generated: '2026-08-09'
method: searched
source: https://docs.shipfinder.com/llms.txt
name: ShipFinder maritime reference vocabularies
description: Controlled vocabularies ShipFinder publishes as appendix reference tables in its API documentation.
  Each one binds to a numeric code field returned by, or accepted as a parameter of, the REST API. Captured verbatim
  from the published tables.
x-evidence:
  fetched: '2026-08-09'
  index: https://docs.shipfinder.com/llms.txt
  http_status: 200
vocabularies:
- name: vessel_type
  title: Vessel Type Comparison Table
  description: Vessel type comparison table (AIS ship_type numeric codes)
  binds_to_field: ship_type
  source: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8401311m0.md
  term_count: 27
  terms:
  - code: 20-29
    term: Wing-in-Ground (WIG)
  - code: '30'
    term: Fishing Ship
  - code: '31'
    term: Tug
  - code: '32'
    term: Tug (length of ship > 200m or breadth of ship > 25m)
  - code: '33'
    term: Dredger
  - code: '34'
    term: Diving Support Vessel
  - code: '35'
    term: Military Vessel
  - code: '36'
    term: Sailing Vessel
  - code: '37'
    term: Pleasure Craft
  - code: 40-49
    term: High-speed Vessel
  - code: '50'
    term: Pilot Vessel
  - code: '51'
    term: Search and Rescue Vessel
  - code: '52'
    term: Tug
  - code: '53'
    term: Port Supply Vessel
  - code: '54'
    term: Pollution Control Vessel
  - code: '55'
    term: Patrol Vessel
  - code: '56'
    term: Spare - for assignment to local vessels
  - code: '57'
    term: Spare - for assignment to local vessels
  - code: '58'
    term: Hospital Ship
  - code: '59'
    term: Ships complying with Resolution 18 (Mob-83)
  - code: 60-69
    term: Passenger Ship
  - code: 70-79
    term: Cargo Ship
  - code: 80-89
    term: Oil Tanker
  - code: 90-99
    term: Other Vessel
  - code: '100'
    term: Container Ship
  - code: '255'
    term: Invalid value, displays as 255 when information cannot be correctly obtained
  - code: Other values
    term: Other values represent unknown types
- name: navigation_status
  title: Navigation Status Comparison Table
  description: Navigation status comparison table (AIS navistat codes)
  binds_to_field: navistat
  source: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8401506m0.md
  term_count: 11
  terms:
  - code: '0'
    term: Underway
  - code: '1'
    term: At Anchor
  - code: '2'
    term: Out of Control
  - code: '3'
    term: Maneuver Restricted
  - code: '4'
    term: Draught Restricted
  - code: '5'
    term: Moored
  - code: '6'
    term: Stranding
  - code: '7'
    term: Fishing
  - code: '8'
    term: Sail-Powered
  - code: '255'
    term: Invalid value, displays as 255 when information cannot be correctly obtained
  - code: Other values
    term: Other values represent unknown states
- name: sea_area
  title: Sea Area Reference Table
  description: Sea area reference table used to map sea areas in ETA queries
  binds_to_field: sea area code
  source: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8401498m0.md
  term_count: 67
  terms:
  - code: '1'
    term: Baltic Sea
  - code: '2'
    term: Kattegat
  - code: '3'
    term: Skaggerak
  - code: '4'
    term: North Sea
  - code: '5'
    term: Greenland Sea
  - code: '6'
    term: Norwegian Sea
  - code: '7'
    term: Barentsz Sea
  - code: '8'
    term: White Sea
  - code: '9'
    term: Kara Sea
  - code: '10'
    term: Laptev Sea
  - code: '11'
    term: East Siberian Sea
  - code: '12'
    term: Chukchi Sea
  - code: '13'
    term: Beaufort Sea
  - code: '14'
    term: Northwestern Passages
  - code: '15'
    term: Davis Strait
  - code: '16'
    term: Hudson Bay
  - code: '17'
    term: Arctic Ocean
  - code: '18'
    term: Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
  - code: '19'
    term: Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
  - code: '20'
    term: Bristol Channel
  - code: '21'
    term: English Channel
  - code: '22'
    term: Bay of Biscay
  - code: '23'
    term: North Atlantic Ocean
  - code: '24'
    term: Gulf of St-Lawrence
  - code: '25'
    term: Bay of Fundy
  - code: '26'
    term: Gulf of Mexico
  - code: '27'
    term: Caribbean Sea
  - code: '28'
    term: Mediterranean Sea
  - code: '29'
    term: Sea of Marmara
  - code: '30'
    term: Black Sea
  - code: '31'
    term: Sea of Azov
  - code: '32'
    term: South Atlantic Ocean
  - code: '33'
    term: Rio de La Plata
  - code: '34'
    term: Gulf of Guinea
  - code: '35'
    term: Gulf of Suez
  - code: '36'
    term: Gulf of Aqaba
  - code: '37'
    term: Red Sea
  - code: '38'
    term: Gulf of Aden
  - code: '39'
    term: Arabian Sea
  - code: '40'
    term: Gulf of Oman
  - code: '41'
    term: Persian Gulf
  - code: '42'
    term: Laccadive Sea
  - code: '43'
    term: Bay of Bengal
  - code: '44'
    term: Andaman or Burma Sea
  - code: '45'
    term: Indian Ocean
  - code: '46'
    term: Malacca Strait
  - code: '47'
    term: Gulf of Thailand
  - code: '48'
    term: East Indian Archipelago (Indonesia)
  - code: '49'
    term: South China Sea
  - code: '50'
    term: Eastern China Sea
  - code: '51'
    term: Yellow Sea
  - code: '52'
    term: Japan Sea
  - code: '53'
    term: Inland Sea
  - code: '54'
    term: Sea of Okhotsk
  - code: '55'
    term: Bering Sea
  - code: '56'
    term: Philippine Sea
  - code: '57'
    term: North Pacific Ocean
  - code: '58'
    term: Gulf of Alaska
  - code: '59'
    term: The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
  - code: '60'
    term: Gulf of California
  - code: '61'
    term: South Pacific Ocean
  - code: '62'
    term: Great Australian Bight
  - code: '63'
    term: Tasman Sea
  - code: '64'
    term: Coral Sea
  - code: '65'
    term: Solomon Sea
  - code: '66'
    term: Bismarck Sea
  - code: '67'
    term: Southern Ocean
- name: deviation_node
  title: Deviation Node List
  description: Deviation node list used by the route-planning operations
  binds_to_field: avoid / through
  source: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8401507m0.md
  term_count: 42
  terms:
  - code: '1'
    term: MALACCA STRAIT
  - code: '2'
    term: SUEZ CANAL
  - code: '3'
    term: SUNDA STRAIT
  - code: '4'
    term: PANAMA CANAL
  - code: '5'
    term: LOMBOK STRAIT
  - code: '6'
    term: TAIWAN STRAIT
  - code: '7'
    term: BAB EL MANDEB STRAIT
  - code: '8'
    term: TSUSHIMA STRAIT
  - code: '9'
    term: DAVIS STRAIT
  - code: '11'
    term: PALK STRAIT
  - code: '12'
    term: MAKASSAR STRAIT
  - code: '13'
    term: BASS STRAIT
  - code: '14'
    term: KATTEGAT STRAIT
  - code: '15'
    term: LUZON STRAIT
  - code: '16'
    term: MESSINA STRAIT
  - code: '17'
    term: CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
  - code: '18'
    term: MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
  - code: '19'
    term: MAGELLAN STRAIT
  - code: '20'
    term: STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA
  - code: '21'
    term: TORRES STRAIT
  - code: '22'
    term: GIBRALTAR STRAIT
  - code: '23'
    term: NEMURO STRAIT
  - code: '24'
    term: COOK STRAIT
  - code: '25'
    term: DIXON ENTRANCE
  - code: '26'
    term: GREATER BEIT STRAIT
  - code: '28'
    term: YUCATAN CHANNEL
  - code: '29'
    term: SKAGERRAK STRAIT
  - code: '30'
    term: TSUGARU STRAIT
  - code: '31'
    term: ENGLISH CHANNEL
  - code: '34'
    term: WINDWARD PASSAGE
  - code: '35'
    term: TATAR STRAIT
  - code: '36'
    term: HUDSON STRAIT
  - code: '37'
    term: HECATE STRAIT
  - code: '38'
    term: DOVER STRAIT
  - code: '39'
    term: MIYAKO STRAIT
  - code: '40'
    term: BERING STRAIT
  - code: '41'
    term: DRAKE PASSAGE
  - code: '42'
    term: FLORIDA STRAIT
  - code: '43'
    term: STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE
  - code: '44'
    term: KOREA STRAIT
  - code: '46'
    term: SOYA KAIKYO
  - code: '47'
    term: DENMARK STRAIT
- name: aton_type
  title: Aids to Navigation (AtoN) Type Table
  description: Aids to Navigation (AtoN) type table
  binds_to_field: AtoN type
  source: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8401508m0.md
  term_count: 32
  terms:
  - code: '0'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Default, AtoN Type Not Specified
  - code: '1'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Reference Point
  - code: '2'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Radar Beacon (RACON)
  - code: '3'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Fixed Offshore Structures, e.g. Oil Platforms, Wind Farms (this code denotes obstructions equivalent
      to AtoN AIS stations)
  - code: '4'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Spare, Reserved for Future Use
  - code: '5'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Light, Non-Sector
  - code: '6'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Sector Light
  - code: '7'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Front Light
  - code: '8'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Rear Light
  - code: '9'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Cardinal North (N)
  - code: '10'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Cardinal East (E)
  - code: '11'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Cardinal South (S)
  - code: '12'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Cardinal West (W)
  - code: '13'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Port-hand
  - code: '14'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Starboard-hand
  - code: '15'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Preferred Channel Port-hand
  - code: '16'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Preferred Channel Starboard-hand
  - code: '17'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Isolated Danger
  - code: '18'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Safe Water
  - code: '19'
    term: Fixed Aids to Navigation
    definition: Beacon, Special Mark
  - code: '20'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Cardinal North (N) Beacon
  - code: '21'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Cardinal East (E) Beacon
  - code: '22'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Cardinal South (S) Beacon
  - code: '23'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Cardinal West (W) Beacon
  - code: '24'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Port-hand Beacon
  - code: '25'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Starboard-hand Beacon
  - code: '26'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Preferred Channel Port-hand
  - code: '27'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Preferred Channel Starboard-hand
  - code: '28'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Isolated Danger
  - code: '29'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Safe Water
  - code: '30'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Special Mark
  - code: '31'
    term: Floating Aids to Navigation
    definition: Lightship/LANBY (Large Automated Navigation Buoy) / Drilling Platform
- name: service_return_code
  title: Service Return Code
  description: Service return codes carried in the JSON response envelope
  binds_to_field: status
  source: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8401497m0.md
  term_count: 26
  terms:
  - code: '0'
    term: Success
  - code: '1'
    term: Failure
  - code: '3'
    term: Operation target does not exist (e.g., vessel, fleet, etc.)
  - code: '6'
    term: Key expired
  - code: '7'
    term: Key locked
  - code: '9'
    term: Key does not exist
  - code: '12'
    term: Request data volume exceeds limit, execution rejected
  - code: '13'
    term: Server busy
  - code: '14'
    term: Request from unbound domain
  - code: '15'
    term: Multi-vessel request quantity exceeds limit
  - code: '16'
    term: Regional vessel query out of specified area
  - code: '17'
    term: Invalid write authorization code
  - code: '19'
    term: Internal program error
  - code: '21'
    term: No service usage permission
  - code: '22'
    term: Vessel query quantity exceeds limit
  - code: '23'
    term: Vessel query frequency exceeds limit
  - code: '24'
    term: Queried vessel outside the specified vessel set
  - code: '25'
    term: Vessel archive query quantity exceeds limit
  - code: '26'
    term: Vessel current status query quantity exceeds limit
  - code: '27'
    term: Queried port outside the specified port set
  - code: '28'
    term: Track query time exceeds limit
  - code: '29'
    term: Request frequency too high, please try again later
  - code: '30'
    term: Request parameter exceeds limit
  - code: '100'
    term: Parameter error (missing required parameters or invalid parameters)
  - code: '10000'
    term: Network connection failed
  - code: '10001'
    term: Unsupported operation