Open Marine Data Standards
A7: Ship Builder Version History

1.0.0

28 September 2022

Data Standards
A1: Vessel A2: Organisation A3: Port A4: Terminal A5: Berth A6: Classification Society A7: Ship Builder A8: Certification A9: Restriction A10: Inspection A11: Incident A12: Vetting Data A13: Contract A14: Port Call

A7: Ship Builder

This data standard should be used to record all data about ship builders- a person or company whose job or business includes the design and construction of vessels.

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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 ship builder for fields not defined in this standard- the standard only defines common fields.

A7.1 Ship builder name

STRING NA

Cannot be null

The current company name of the ship builder- the name most commonly used to identify the builder.

A7.2 Ship builder code

STRING NA

Can be null

This is a unique identifier by which a builder can be identified. Most builders have an associated code as used by vessel operators and regulatory bodies.

1: If the ship builder name (“A7.1 Ship builder name”) is not unique within the dataset, this value cannot be null.

A7.3 Ship builder current status

LOOKUP B8: Ship Builder Statuses

Can be null

The value in the dictionary which best describes the current state of operations for the ship builder, representing what type of activity they currently partake in.

A7.4 Ship builder country of operation

LOOKUP Country ISO Codes

Can be null

This is the ISO code identifying the country in which the ship builder currently performs its primary operations.

A7.5 Ship builder town of operation

STRING NA

Can be null

The name of the town in which the ship builder currently performs its primary operations.

A7.6 Ship builder address

STRING NA

Can be null

The primary address at which the shipbuilding organisation can be reached. This should be provided in the form: Number Street name Town name City name County name State name Country name Postcode

A7.7 Ship builder web address

STRING NA

Can be null

The web address of a site owned by, or providing information about, the ship builder.

A7.8 Additional Particulars Attributes

TABLE Rows

Can be null

A table recording data about the builder 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.

  • A7.8.1 Key

    STRING

    Can be null

    A description or name for the attribute that this piece of data describes.

  • A7.8.2 Value

    STRING

    Can be null

    The 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.

A7.9 Internal ID

STRING NA

Can be null

An ID for internal purposes used to identify this entity and link it to other entities.