Fields within this standard can be compulsory (must be completed to meet the standard) or optional. Fields are optional if they ‘can be null’. Data can be recorded against a classification society for fields not defined in this standard- the standard only defines common fields.
A6.1 Classification society name
STRING NA
The given name of the classification society.
A6.2 Classification society code
STRING NA
The code of the classification society- all classification societies have a code used as an identifier.
A6.3 Is the classification society an IACS member?
BOOLEAN NA
The International Association of Classification Societies is a governing body for classification societies enforcing standards. This field states whether the classification society is a member of IACS and therefore follows their standards.
A6.4 Classification society standards
LIST (STRING) NA
For a vessel to be registered under a classification society, the vessel must meet a set of conditions and standards as determined by the classification society. This field is a list of the conditions set by the classification society.
A6.5 Additional Particulars Attributes
TABLE Rows
A table recording data about the society that does not allign with other fields in the schema. This data can be very generic and is recorded in a table with two fields as defined below.
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A6.5.1 Key
STRING
Can be nullA description or name for the attribute that this piece of data describes.
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A6.5.2 Value
STRING
Can be nullThe value of the particulars attribute. Note that while this is a string value, xml or other data forms can be stored as a string in this field.
A6.6 Internal ID
STRING NA
An ID for internal purposes used to identify this entity and link it to other entities.