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Maritime Mobile Service Identity Code (MMS)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: mms.ttl
- Name
mmsiCode- Datatype
- MMSICodeStructuredText
- Definition
- The Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) Code is formed of a series of nine digits which are transmitted over the radio path in order to uniquely identify ship stations, ship earth stations, coast stations, coast earth stations, and group calls.
- Description
- These identities are formed in such a way that the identity or part thereof can be used by telephone and telex subscribers connected to the general telecommunications network principally to call ships automatically.
- Accepted
- 2025-04-23
- Defined by
- S101
- Used by
- BC005 Physical Automatic Identification System
- BC006 Virtual Automatic Identification System
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.