CSIRO VESSEL CODE
The codes below, followed by an asterisk (*) are considered
coastal stations i.e. stations which have been sampled regularly for
a period of time, at the same position(s), usually in 50 meters of
water. The asterisk (*) is not part of the code.
CODE VESSEL
00 ALBATROSS
01 AUSTRALIA
02 ANTARCTICA
03 BANZARE
04 BARCOO
05 BYROND ISLAND
06 CHALLENGER
07 CENTURY
08 COOK
09 DANA
10 DERWENT HUNTER
11 DIMANTINA
12 DISCOVERY
13 DENMAN
14 DAIFUJI MARU
15 DULVARTON
16 ENDEAVOUR
17 ESTELLE STAR
18 FAIRWIND
19 FRANCIS GANIER
20 GASCOYNE
21 CARONTE
22 CALEDONIEN
23 VITIAZ
24 GALATHEA
25 COMMANDANT CHARCOT
26 LABUAN
27 LA CAPRICIEUSE
28 LA CONFIANCE
29 LARSEN
30 JAY BEE
31 KEITEN MARU
32 LE GRANGE
33 LORRINA
34 MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION
35 MAGGA DAN
36 MALAITA
37 MARRA
38 MARELDA
39 NORTH ESK
40 NORSEL
41 OB
42 ORSOM III
43 PATEENA
44 PLANETA
45 PELAMIS
46 PENGUIN
47 POOLATA
48 PRINCESS OF TASMANIA
49 POLYNESIE
50 QUEENBOROUGH
51 QUICKMATCH
52 QUIBERON
53 QUADRANT
54 PATANELA
55 GONDWANA
56 RISDON
57 RIVER FITZROY
58 SHUNKOTOU MARU
59 SHOYO MARU
60 STANLEY FOWLER
61 RONA
62 STRANGER
63 SWAN
64 TULAGI
65 TAISEI MARU
66 TAHITIEN
67
68 TOBRUK
69 TOTTAN
70 UMITAKA MARU
71 WANGANELLA
72 WARREEN
73 WARRAMUNGA
74 WARREGO
75 WYATT EARP
76 WERRUTTA(INVESTIGATOR)
77 WESTRALIA
78 TAROONA
79 TIARE
80 TALUNE
81 KIMBLA
82 C. & J. CROUCH
83 WAIMEA
84 SEAWAY KING
85 OSHORO MARU
86 NGAKUTA
87 BULOLO
88 SOOCHOW
89 VAMPIRE
90 VENDETTA
91 MAWSON
92 WAIKARE
93 WAREATA
94 WILLIAM SCORESBY
95 NORTHWEST TRADER
96 KABBARLI
97 DUNTROON
98 NACHI MARU
99 "UNKNOWN"
A1 SAORI
A2 TRIASTER
A3 CAP BLANCO
A4 SARANG
A5 CAP FRIO
A6 GERRINGONG
A7 LANCELIN
A8 MALEKULA
A9 MONTORO
B1* ALBATROSS ISLAND
B2 STUART
B3 PERTH
B4 BRISBANE
B5 YARRA
B6 TORRENS
B7* ALBANY
B8 DERWENT
B9* LIZARD ISLAND
C1 KISTNA
C2 ARGO
C3 ANTON BRUUN
C4 PIONEER
C5 METEOR
C6 ZULFIQUAR
C7 VARUNA
C8 GILCHRIST
C9 CONCH
D1 PUCCINI
D2 JAMES COOK
D3 PERINA
D4 CAPTAIN LA PEROUSE
D5 KOYO MARU
D6 HORYO MARU
D7 HASSHIN MARU
D8 NANYO MARU
D9 MAURICIEN
E1 BOGONG
E2* EVANS HEAD
E3* PORT PHILLIP HEADS
E4* PORT HACKING - 100M
E5* PORT HACKING - 50M
E6* COFFS HARBOUR
E7* PORT MACQUARIE
E8* PORT STEPHENS
E9* PORT JACKSON
F1* BOTANY BAY
F2* WOLLONGONG
F3* BATEMANS BAY
F4* KIAMA
F5* JERVIS BAY
F6* EDEN
F7* BERMAGUI
F8* ULLADULLA
F9* MARIA ISLAND
G1* SAINT HELENS
G2* LENNOX HEAD
G3* YAMBA
G4* LAURIETON
G5* BYRON BAY
G6* MORETON BAY
G7 SOUDART DE LAG
G8 CAPTAIN BOUGAINVILLE
G9 SPRIGHTLY
H1 FLINDERS
H2 MOANA RAOI
H3 TRI-ELLIS
H4 SLIDRE TIMUR
H5 BRAESIDE
H6 SLETHOLM
H7 SLETFJORD
H8 IRON ENDEAVOUR
H9 CAPE MORETON
I1* LORD HOWE ISLAND
I2 GYOKURYU
I3 KORYO MARU
I4 FUZAN MARU
I5 HISASHIMA MARU
I6 YUNNAN
I7 MAHENO
I8* BOOBIE ISLAND
I9* LOW ISLES
J1* LOW HEAD
J2* JURIEN BAY
J3* GARDEN ISLAND
J4* SEVEN MILE BEACH
J5* BARROW ISLAND
J6* CLIFF HEAD
J7 UNION ROTORUA
J8 RADIOMETER
J9 SATTELITE BUOY
K1 ISLANDER VI
K2* ROTTNEST ISLAND
K3 AUSTRALIAN TRADER
K4 CAPE PILLAR
K5 KOOLIGA
K6 KOORINGA
K7 PARAMOUNT
K8 ROSIE D
K9 IKATERE
L1 NICOL BAY
L2 TIN CAN BAY
L3
L4 DUNKERQUOISE
L5 CAPTAIN REVIERE
L6 HAMME
L7 NICEL ISLAND
L8 VILLE DE NOUMEA
L9 BOUSELLE
M1 CORAL CHIEF
M2 ISLAND CHIEF
M3 SAFIA
M4 DC LABAYONNAISE
M5 TAIYUAN
M6 CAPTAIN TASMAN
M7 LEIGH
M8 E. V. HENRY
M9 ADMIRAL CHARNER
N1 CAPTAIN COOK
N2 CAPTAIN SCOTT
N3 CAPTAIN WALLIS
N4 MOANA
N5 TWOFOLD BAY
N6 HOLMBURN
N7 KAITOKE
N8 ENNA G
N9 EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA
P1 TOFUA
P2 NINIKORIA
P3 TAULOTO
P4 SALAMAUA
P5 DARWIN TRADER
P6 HAWEA
P7 EIGAMOIYA
P8 MARY HOLYMAN
P9 LA BONITA
Q1 IRON SIRIUS
Q2 SEAWAY QUEEN
Q3 COURAGEOUS
Q4 KARIN
Q5 WARRNAMBOOL
Q6 MORESBY
Q7 PORTOBELLO
Q8* PORT MACDONNELL
Q9 KALINDA
R1 ALPEMA
R2 DAISY
R3 HEATHERMORE
R4 PENAEUS
R5 KAIYO MARU
R6 WILLIS ISLAND
R7 WESER DISPATCHER
R8 MARAMA
R9* HERON ISLAND
T1 FAVOUTITE
T2 DEGEI
T3 HUON
T4 ROBYN JULIE
T5 HERMAY
T6 TWO FREDDIES
T7 TACOMA
T8 CATRIONA B
T9 CAPE BYRON
U1 MAMEEMA
U2 LOCH LOMOND
U3 ROSEBUD
U4 SOUTHERN BLUEFIN
U5 MIRRABOOKA
U6 VIDA
U7 UNION MELBOURNE
U8 SAINT MICHELLE
U9 BIN TANG TERANG
V1 CHANGI
V2 JUDY B
V3 BOUGAINVILLE
V4 NELLA DAN
V5 THALA DAN
V6 BROOME
V7 ATLANTIS II
V8 PACIFIC TRADER
V9 TANGAROA
W1 IBEX
W2 EDEN STAR
W3 MARCONIS CROSS
W4 IMLAY
W5 SMADA
W6 LISMORE STAR
W7 CAPE BARON
W8 MARY ANNE SIMMS
W9 CHALLENGE
X1 ENFIELD
X2 RICHARD ALLEN
X3 AGNES JAMES
X4 KEMBLA
X5 AJAX
X6 UNA VOCE
X7 PETONI
X8 FAIR VENTURE
X9 GLADIATOR
Y1 HUNTER
Y2 GYPSY
Y3 ALLANWOOD
Y4 HALYCON
Y5 SAGA
Y6 FEARNOT
Y7 CAROLINE STAR
Y8 ROSALIND STAR
Y9 ESPRITO SANTO
Z1 DISCOVERER
Z2 CORIOLIS
Z3 HIAWATHA
Z4* CROWDY HEAD
Z5* DIAMOND HEAD
Z6 LAKE CATHIE
Z7 W. A. FISHERIES 14FT
Z8 RANRL
Z9 NZOI
AA ANSON
AB* NORFOLK ISLAND
AC* BROULEE ISLAND
AD KAKUYO MARU
AE KINGFISH B
AF UNION ROTOITI
AG BASS TRADER
AH UNION HOBART
AI CAPE DON
AJ EASTWIND
AK GERALDTON
AL AUGUSTA
AM MELBOURNE TRADER
AN HOKUSEI MARU (*** THIS CODE IS DUPLICATED)
AN ANRO (*** THIS CODE IS DUPLICATED)
AO DEPT. AG. AND FISH. S.A.
AP PAPUAN CHIEF
AQ JAPANESE FISHING BOATS
AR ESPERANCE
AS SOELA
AT CAPE SORELL
AU HAI KUNG
BA ZEEHAN
BB CRAIGMIN
CC CHALLENGER
FR FRANKLIN
MH MACQUARIE HARBOUR
NI (USED IN XBT FILE)
Vessel conversion codes for ORSTOM/SCRIPPS xbt data
CSIRO FIRST TWO CHARACTERS OF CALL SIGN
CODE
OA AM
OB D5
OC DD
OD DG
OE DI
OF DJ
OG FN
OH G0
OI GV
OJ GZ
OK H9
OL HP
OM JM
ON JT
OO SG
OP TP
OQ VL
OR XE
OS XX
OT ZC
OU ZU
Vessel code conversion from NODC country/vessel codes
NODC country/ CSIRO
vessel code code
06 PL UA
26 UB
26 CL UC
26 DA UD
26 GA UE
31 8M UF
31 AN UG
31 AO UH
31 AQ UI
31 AR UJ
31 CD UK
31 CN UL
31 EG UM
31 HO UN
31 HV UO
31 M3 UP
31 OC UQ
31 PI UR
31 RD US
31 RH UT
31 RT UV
31 SB UW
31 SR UX
31 ST UY
31 WT UZ
31 Z9 VA
32 1M VB
32 HT VC
32 TK VD
35 VE
35 BU VF
35 CO VG
35 DU VH
35 NR VI
35 ZE VJ
41 KI VK
42 BU VL
42 JA VM
42 MU VN
42 SA VO
42 SI VP
49 VQ
49 &I VR
49 A3 VS
49 AA VT
49 AQ VU
49 AW VV
49 AY VW
49 CG VX
49 CT VY
49 CY VZ
49 DF WA
49 EK WB
49 ET WC
49 HH WD
49 HI WE
49 HK WF
49 HO WG
49 HS WH
49 K1 WI
49 K2 WJ
49 K3 WK
49 K4 WL
49 K6 WM
49 KA WN
49 KG WO
49 KH WP
49 KI WQ
49 KK WR
49 KM WS
49 KO WT
49 KT WU
49 MN WV
49 MS WX
49 MT WY
49 NA WZ
49 NY XA
49 O2 XB
49 O7 XC
49 OO XD
49 OS XE
49 OY XF
49 QY XG
49 RA XH
49 RY XI
49 SC XJ
49 SG XK
49 SK XL
49 SO XM
49 SP XN
49 ST XO
49 T1 XP
49 T2 XQ
49 T3 XR
49 T8 XS
49 TA XT
49 TC XU
49 TK XV
49 TX XW
49 UA XX
49 UT XY
49 UY XZ
49 Y6 YA
49 Y7 YB
49 Y8 YC
49 YH YD
49 YK YE
49 YM YF
49 YO YG
49 YX YH
49 ZU YI
59 0S YJ
59 OS YK
59 TI YL
64 WS YM
66 RI YN
74 CE YO
74 CH YP
74 CM YQ
74 DA YR
74 DS YS
74 MA YT
77 AL YU
86 CH YV
86 F2 YW
86 KL YX
86 V1 YY
86 V2 YZ
86 V9 ZA
90 AM ZB
90 KN ZC
90 ML ZD
90 NV ZE
90 OB ZF
90 OK ZG
90 OR ZH
90 PD ZI
90 PI ZJ
90 PL ZK
90 PY ZL
90 SC ZM
90 SH ZN
90 UC ZO
90 VB ZP
90 VE ZQ
90 VI ZR
90 VK ZS
90 ZM ZT
MS PE ZU
"UNKNOWN" ZZ