| Telegraphy
| Function
| Information required
| Example field text
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| System identifier
| CORAL SHIPREP //
| CORAL SHIPREP //
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| A | Ship | Vessel name/call sign/flag/IMO number/Federal documentation or State registration number if applicable // | A/OCEAN VOYAGER/C5FU8/BAHAMAS/IMO 9359165/.
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| B | Date, time (UTC), and month of entry | A 6-digit group giving day of month (first two digits), hours and minutes (last four digits) in coordinated universal time, suffixed by the letter Z (indicating time in UTC), and three letters indicating month // | B/271107Z DEC//.
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| C | Position | A 4-digit group giving latitude in degrees and minutes, suffixed with the letter N (indicating north), followed by a single /, and a five-digit group giving longitude in degrees and minutes, suffixed with the letter W (indicating west) // [Report in the World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS-84)] | C/2728N/17356W//.
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| E | True course | 3-digit number indicating true course // | E/180//.
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| F | Speed in knots and tenths | 3-digit group indicating knots decimal tenths // | F/20.5//.
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| I | Destination and estimated time of arrival | Name of port city/country/estimated arrival date and time group expressed as in (B) // | I/SEATTLE/USA/311230Z DEC//.
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| L | Intended route through the re- porting area | Route information should be reported as a direct rhumbline (RL) course through the reporting area and intended speed (expressed as in E and F) or a series of waypoints (WP). Each waypoint entry should be reported as latitude and longitude, expressed as in (C), and intended speed be- tween waypoints (as in F) // (Note: As many “L” lines as needed may be used to describe the vessel's intended route.) | L/RL/215/20.5//
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L/WP/2734N/17352W/20.5//
L/WP/2641N/17413W/20.5//
L/WP/2605N/17530W/20.5//.
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| O | Vessel draft in meters | Maximum present static draft reported in meters decimal centimeters // | O/11.50//.
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| P | Categories of Hazardous Cargoes * | Classification Code (e.g., IMDG, IBC, IGC, INF) / and all corresponding Categories of Hazardous Cargoes (delimited by commas) // Note: If necessary, use a separate “P” line for each type of Classification Code | P/IMDG/1.4G,2.1,2.2,2.3, 3,4.1,6.1,8,9//.
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| Q | Defects or deficiencies ** | Brief details of defects, damage, deficiencies or limitations that restrict maneuverability or impair normal navigation // (If none, enter the number zero.) | Q/Include details as required//.
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| R | Pollution incident or goods lost overboard ** | Description of pollution incident or goods lost overboard with- in the Monument, the Reporting Area, or the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone// (If none, enter the number zero.) | R/0//.
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| T | Contact information of ship's agent or owner | Name/address/and phone number of ship's agent or owner // | T/JOHN DOE/GENERIC SHIPPING COMPANY INC, 6101 ACME ROAD, ROOM 123, CITY, STATE, COUNTRY 12345/123-123-1234//.
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| U | Ship size (length overall and gross tonnage) and type | Length overall reported in meters decimal centimeters/number of gross tons/type of ship (e.g., bulk carrier, chemical tanker, oil tanker, gas tanker, container, general cargo, fishing vessel, research, passenger, OBO, RORO) // | U/294.14/54592/CONTAINER SHIP//.
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| W | Persons | Total number of persons on board // | W/15//.
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