{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-2032/annex/division-4/division-4.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-2032/annex/division-4/division-4.2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/2032",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2032 of 20 November 2018 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2007 concerning the technical specifications for Notices to Skippers",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-2032",
  "path": "annex/division/4/division/4.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.2",
  "heading": "Explanation of XML tags and code values in the NtS Reference Tables",
  "text": "The meaning of the different elements used in the NtS XML schema definition (XSD) is described in the NtS Reference Tables provided in Appendix E. The structure, format and possible values of all XML elements are described in the NtS XSD in Appendix C.\n(a) Latitude and longitude coordinates are encoded according to the World Geodetic System 1984 and are presented in degrees and minutes with at least three, but preferable four decimals ([d]d mm.mmm[m] N, [d][d]d mm.mmm[m] E).\n(b) Decimals in numeric fields are indicated with a decimal point (‘.’). No separators for thousand are used.\n(c) NtS messages shall only use the following units for the values included in the XML message: cm, m3/s, h, km/h and kW, m/s (wind), mm/h (rain) and degree Celsius. National applications may convert the units for user-friendly display.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/2032/annex/division/4/division/4.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:42.938213+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}