AIS Message Definitions

AIS Message: sls_waterlevel (366 316:1:3)

Description:

St Lawrance Seaway water level message

Name NumberOfBits ArrayLength Type Units Description
time_month 4 uint Time tag of measurement month 1..12
time_day 5 uint Time tag of measurement day of the month 1..31
time_hour 5 uint Time tag of measurement UTC hours 0..23
time_min 6 uint Time tag of measurement minutes
stationid 6 7 aisstr6 Character identifier of the station. Usually a number.
pos_longitude 25 decimal degrees Location of measurement East West location
pos_latitude 24 decimal degrees Location of measurement North South location
type 1 uint How to interpret the water level
0: Relative to datum
1: Water depth
waterlevel 16 int cm Water level in centimeters
datum 2 uint What reference datum applies to the value
0: MLLW
1: IGLD-85
2: Reserved
3: Reserved
reserved 14 uint Reserved bits for future use