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Light Vessel (BC070)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: bc070.ttl

Name

LightVessel

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A distinctively marked vessel anchored or moored at a charted point, to serve as an aid to navigation.

Description

By night, it displays a characteristic light(s) and is usually equipped with other devices (for example: a fog signal, a submarine sound signal, and/or a radio-beacon) to assist navigation.

Synonyms

Lightship

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, curve, surface

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

CMS Commissioned Status — multiplicity 0..1; datatype LightVessel_commissionedStatusMeta; values: CMS_1 Commissioned and Operational, CMS_2 Commissioned and on Test, CMS_3 Commissioned but Out of Service, CMS_4 Operational but Not Commissioned, CMS_5 On Test but Not Commissioned, CMS_6 Not Commissioned and Out of Service
CAI Controlling Authority Identification — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
COA Conspicuous Air Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype LightVessel_conspicuousAirCategoryMeta; values: COA_1 Visual and Radar, COA_2 Visual, COA_3 Radar, COA_4 Not Conspicuous
COG Conspicuous Ground Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype LightVessel_conspicuousGroundCategoryMeta; values: COG_2 Visual, COG_4 Not Conspicuous
COC Conspicuous Sea Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype LightVessel_conspicuousSeaCategoryMeta; values: COC_1 Visual and Radar, COC_2 Visual, COC_3 Radar, COC_4 Not Conspicuous
CAA Controlling Authority — multiplicity 0..1; datatype LightVessel_controllingAuthorityMeta; values: CAA_17 Public, CAA_3 Private
DIR Directivity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype LightVessel_directivityMeta; values: DIR_1 Unidirectional, DIR_2 Bidirectional, DIR_3 Omnidirectional
COS Facility Operational Status — multiplicity 0..1; datatype LightVessel_facilityOperationalStatusMeta; values: COS_13 Operational, COS_14 Partially Operational, COS_2 Intermittent, COS_4 Non-operational, COS_6 Planned, COS_8 Not in Operation, COS_9 Temporarily Non-operational
FLT Floodlit — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
HGT Height Above Surface Level — multiplicity 0..1; datatype HeightMeasureMeta
ZVH Highest Elevation — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ElevationMeasureMeta
NSC Hydrographic NAVAID System — multiplicity 0..1; datatype LightVessel_hydrographicNavaidSystemMeta; values: NSC_10 No System, NSC_2 IALA Region A, NSC_3 IALA Region B, NSC_6 SIGNI, NSC_7 US Intracoastal Waterway, NSC_8 US Uniform State, NSC_9 US Western Rivers
IAA IALA A or B Adopted — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
MRP Maritime Radiobeacon Present — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
MOS Monitored — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
NMC Navigation Mark Colour — multiplicity 0..*; datatype LightVessel_navigationMarkColourMeta; values: NMC_1 White, NMC_10 Violet, NMC_11 Orange, NMC_12 Magenta, NMC_13 Pink, NMC_2 Black, NMC_3 Red, NMC_4 Green, NMC_5 Blue, NMC_6 Yellow, NMC_7 Grey, NMC_8 Brown, NMC_9 Amber
PRM Permanent — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
PCF Physical Condition — multiplicity 0..1; datatype LightVessel_physicalConditionMeta; values: PCF_1 Construction, PCF_2 Intact, PCF_3 Unmaintained, PCF_4 Damaged, PCF_5 Dismantled, PCF_6 Destroyed
REF Radar Reflector Present — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
RSI Radar Significance — multiplicity 0..1; datatype LightVessel_radarSignificanceMeta; values: RSI_1 Metal, RSI_2 Part Metal, RSI_3 Masonry, RSI_4 Composition, RSI_5 Earthen
MCC Structural Material Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype LightVessel_structMatTypeMeta; values: MCC_107 Steel, MCC_117 Wood, MCC_64 Metal

Associations

LightVesselAeronauticalObstacleInfo → ZI130 Aeronautical Obstacle Information (0..1)
LightVesselLandmarkInfo → LM010 Landmark Information (0..1)

Inverse associations

supportsHelipad (inverse of LightVesselHelipad) → GB030 Helipad (0..*)

RWOI terms naming it

RWO_01948 Light Vessel