Record Layout for Merchant Vessels of the United States,,,
"Revised January 7, 2008",,,
Data Element Name,Data Type,Length,Position
Vessel ID,AN,10,1-10
Vessel Database Key,AN,10,11-20
Name of Vessel,AN,33,21 - 53
Call Sign,AN,8,54 - 61
Official Number,AN,10,62 - 71
IMO Number,AN,30,72 - 101
Hull Number,AN,30,102 - 131
Hull Identification Number,AN,30,132 - 161
Vessel Service Type,CH,30,162 - 191
Flag,CH,2,192 - 193
Self Propelled Indicator,Logical,1,194 - 194
Registered Gross Tons,DS,7,195 - 201
Registered Net Tons,DS,7,202 - 208
Registered Length,DS,7,209 - 215
Registered Breadth,DS,6,216 - 221
Registered Depth,DS,6,222 - 227
ITC Gross Tons,DS,7,228 - 234
ITC Net Tons,DS,7,235 - 241
ITC Length,DS,7,242 - 248
ITC Breadth,DS,6,249 - 254
ITC Depth,DS,6,255 - 260
Measuring Organization Name,CH,50,261 - 310
Hailing Port,CH,50,311 - 360
Hailing Port State,CH,2,361 - 362
Hailing Port Province,CH,50,363 - 412
Trade Indicator - Coastwise Unrestricted,CM,1,413 - 413
Trade Indicator – Limited Coastwise Bowaters Only,CM,1,414 - 414
Trade Indicator – Limited Coastwise Restricted MARAD Waiver,CM,1,415 - 415
Trade Indicator – Limited Coastwise Oil Spill Response Only,CM,1,416 - 416
Trade Indicator – Limited Coastwise Under Charter to Citizen,CM,1,417 - 417
Trade Indicator – Limited Coastwise Trade Fish Products Only,CM,1,418 - 418
Trade Indicator – Fishery,CM,1,419 - 419
Trade Indicator – Limited Fishery Only,CM,1,420 - 420
Trade Indicator - Recreation,CM,1,421 - 421
Trade Indicator – Limited Recreation Great Lakes Use Only,CM,1,422 - 422
Trade Indicator – Registry,CM,1,423 - 423
Trade Indicator – Limited Registry Cross Border Financing,CM,1,424 - 424
Trade Indicator – Limited Registry No Foreign Voyage by Sea,CM,1,425 - 425
Trade Indicator – Limited Registry Trade with Canada Only,CM,1,426 - 426
Trade Indicator - Great Lakes,CM,1,427 - 427
Vessel Complete Build City,CH,50,428 - 477
Vessel Complete Build State,CH,2,478 - 479
Vessel Complete Build Province,CH,50,480 - 529
Vessel Complete Build Country,CH,64,530 - 593
Vessel Build Year,CH,4,594 - 597
Vessel Hull Build City,CH,50,598 - 647
Vessel Hull Build State,CH,2,648 - 649
Vessel Hull Build Province,CH,50,650 - 699
Vessel Hull Build Country,CH,64,700 - 763
Party Identification Number,AN,10,764 - 773
Organization Name/Company Name,CH,80,774 - 853
Organization Type,CH,30,854 - 883
Person First Name,CH,30,884 - 913
Person Middle Name,CH,50,914 - 963
Person Last Name,CH,50,964 - 1013
Person Name Suffix,CH ,10,1014 - 1023
Street Address Line 1,CH,255,1024 - 1278
Street Address Line 2,CH,255,1279 - 1533
Street Address Line 3,CH,255,1534 - 1788
Street Address Line 4,CH,255,1789 - 2043
City,CH,30,2044 - 2073
State,CH,2,2074 - 2075
Province,CH,30,2076 - 2105
Country,CH,64,2106 - 2169
Postal Code,CH,30,2170 - 2199
Main HP Ahead,IS,7,2200 - 2206
Main HP Astern,IS,7,2207 - 2213
Propulsion Type,CH,30,2214 - 2243
Hull Material,CH,30,2244 - 2273
Ship Yard,CH,50,2274 - 2323
Ship Builder,CH,80,2324 - 2403
Hull Configuration,CH,30,2404 - 2433
Hull Shape,CH,30,2434 - 2463
COD Status,CH,30,2464 - 2493
COD issue date,CH,10,2494 - 2503
COD expire date,CH,10,2504 - 2513
Filler,CH,1,2514 - 2514
*CR/LF,CH,1,2515 - 2515
*Carriage return line feed terminates each record,,,

Data Types:,,,
AN - Alpha Numeric,,,
CH - Character,,,
IS - Integer,,,
Logical  - 1/0,,,
DS - Decimal (Floating),,,
CM – “X”/ blank,,,