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Mooring Chain (BD074)

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

RDF: bd074.ttl

Name

MooringChain

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A chain or similar physical connection (for example: a cable) used to moor a vessel.

Description

For example, used between an anchor and a mooring buoy or between a bollard on a dock and a hulk.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, multipoint, curve, multicurve, surface, multisurface, solid, multisolid

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

• FTL Feature Length — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
• MCT Mooring Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MooringChain_mooringTypeMeta; values: MCT_1 Buoy Mooring, MCT_2 Fore and Aft Mooring, MCT_3 Island Mooring, MCT_4 Swing Mooring, MCT_5 Trot Mooring
• PCF Physical Condition — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MooringChain_physicalConditionMeta; values: PCF_1 Construction, PCF_2 Intact, PCF_3 Unmaintained, PCF_4 Damaged, PCF_5 Dismantled, PCF_6 Destroyed
• THI Thickness — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_00522 Buoy Mooring Chain
• RWO_01339 Fore and Aft Mooring Chain
• RWO_01783 Island Mooring Chain
• RWO_02282 Mooring Chain
• RWO_03671 Swing Mooring Chain
• RWO_03897 Trot Mooring Chain

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.