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Inland ship static and voyage related data

Introduction/Additional information: 

This message should be used by inland vessels only, to broadcast ship static and voyage related data in addition to message 5. The message should be sent with binary message 8 as soon as possible (from the AIS point of view) after message 5.

Permitted as from: 
10/10/2007
Registrant: 
EU
Physical link: 
AIS
Message number (0=VDES-VDE): 
8
DAC or VPFI: 
200
FI / Message ID: 
10
State: 
in force
Number of slots (max): 
1
Last modified: 
29/01/2021 - 23:18
Used by: 
EU
Details: 
Parameter  Number of bits   Description  
Message ID  6Identifier for Message 8;  always 8
Repeat Indicator  2Used by the repeater to indicate how many times a message has been repeated. Default = 0 ;  3 = do not repeat any more  
Source ID  30MMSI number 
Spare  2Not used, should be set to zero. Reserved for future use.  
Application Identifier  16DAC=200 FI=10
Unique European Vessel Identifcation Number  488*6 Bit ASCII characters  
Length of ship  131 - 8000 (rest not to be used) length of ship in 1/10m 0 = default  
Beam of ship  101 - 1000 (rest not to be used) beam of ship in 1/10m;  0 = default  
Ship or combination type  14Numeric ERI Classification (CODES): 1 Vessel and Convoy Type as described in ANNEX E ERI ship types  
Hazardous cargo  3Number of blue cones/lights 0 - 3;  4 = B-Flag, 5 = default = unknown  
Draught  111 - 2000 (rest not used) draught in 1/100m, 0 = default = unknown  
Loaded/unloaded  21 = loaded, 2 = unloaded, 0 = not available/default, 3 should not be used  
Quality of speed information  11 = high, 0 = low/GNSS = default *  
Quality of course information  11 = high, 0 = low/GNSS = default *  
Quality of heading information  11 = high, 0 = low = default *  
Spare  8Not used, should be set to zero. Reserved for future use.  
  168Occupies 1 slot