CATMAB

FEATURE OBJECT ATTRIBUTES

Attribute: Category of maritime broadcast

Acronym: CATMAB Code: ??

Camel case: categoryOfMaritimeBroadcast

Attribute type: Simple

Data type: Enumeration

Expected input:

ID Meaning INT 1 M-4

1 : Navigational warning

2 : Meteorological warning

3 : Ice report

4 : SAR information

5 : Pirate attack warning

6 : Meteorological forecast

7 : Pilot service message

8 : AIS information

9 : LORAN message

10 : SATNAV message

11 : Gale warning

12 : Storm warning

13 : Tropical revolving storm warning

14 : NAVAREA warning

15 : Coastal warning

16 : Local warning

17 : Low water level warning/Negative tidal surge

18 : Icing warning

19 : Tsunami broadcast

Definitions:

Navigational warning
message containing urgent information relevant to safe navigation broadcast to ships in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (Maritime Safety Information Manual 2009 [Identical])

Meteorological warning
warning of adverse weather conditions

Ice report
report of the ice situation and restrictions to shipping

SAR information
broadcast message with information about an ongoing SAR operation

Pirate attack warning
warning of possible attack by pirates

Meteorological forecast
broadcast message containing meteorological forecast

Pilot service message
broadcast message about pilot service

AIS information
broadcast message about AIS information

LORAN message
broadcast message about the LORAN service

SATNAV message
broadcast message about Satellite Navigation service

Gale warning
warning of winds of Beaufort force 8 or 9

Storm warning
warning of winds of Beaufort force 10 or over

Tropical revolving storm warning
warning of hurricanes in the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific, typhoons in the Western Pacific, cyclones in the Indian Ocean and cyclonesof similar nature in other regions

NAVAREA warning
navigational warning or in-force bulletin promulgated as part of a numbered series by a NAVAREA coordinator (Maritime Safety Information Manual 2009 [Identical])

Coastal warning
navigational warning promulgated as part of a numbered series by a National coordinator (Maritime Safety Information Manual 2009 [Identical])

Local warning
warning which covers inshore waters, often within the limits of jurisdiction of a harbour or port authority (Maritime Safety Information Manual 2009 [Identical])

Low water level warning/Negative tidal surge
warning of actual or expected low water level

Icing warning
warning of accretion of ice on ships

Tsunami broadcast
broadcasts about tsunamis, including watches, advisories, and other types of messages relating to tsunamis or potential tsunamis

Remarks:

If transmission cannot be described by CATMAB, populate TRMCTN.

Definitions may be amended by IMO Nav 54 and IMO Nav 55

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