New BATHY reporting code form
A new form of the BATHY code has been approved and will come into effect on 3 May, 2000. Everyone encoding observations into BATHY and decoding observations from BATHY should make the necessary software changes in time to send and receive this code form.
The new form is a slight modification of the present form. The only change is in the code form identifier and in the way latitudes and longitude are reported. Below is shown the complete code form with the changes highlighted in bold. M
| Section 1 | MiMiMjMj | YYMMJ | GGgg/ | QcLaLaLaLaLa | LoLoLoLoLoLo | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1 | (iuddff) | (4snTTT) | - | - | - | - |
| Section 2 | 8888k1 | IXIXIXXRXR | z0z0T0T0T0 | z1z1T1T1T1 | . . . . . | znznTnTnTn |
| Section 2 | - | - | 999zz | z1z1T1T1T1 | . . . . . | znznTnTnTn |
| Section 2 | - | - | (00000) | - | - | - |
| Section 3 | (66666 | (1ZdZdZdZd) | (k5DcDcVcVc)) | - | - | - |
| Section 4 | D....D or 99999 |
A1bwnbnbnb | - | - | - | - |
Changes
- LaLaLaLaLa
- Latitude in tenths, hundredths and thousandths of a degree, depending on the capability of the positioning system. When the position is in tenths of a degree, the latitude position group shall be encoded as QcLaLaLa//. When the position is in hundredths of a degree, the latitude position group shall be encoded as QcLaLaLaLa/.
- LoLoLoLoLoLo
- Longitude in tenths, hundredths and thousandths of a degree, depending on the capability of the positioning system. When the position is in tenths of a degree, the longitude position group shall be encoded as LoLoLoLo//. When the position is in hundredths of a degree, the longitude position group shall be encoded as LoLoLoLoLo/.
- MiMi
- Identification letters of the report. These remain JJ.
- MjMj
- Identification letters of the part of the report or the version of the code form. These becomes VV.
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