Attribute: Date start

Acronym: DATSTA

Code: 86

Attribute type: A

Definition:

References:

Indication:

The 'date, start' should be encoded using 4 digits for the calendar year (CCYY), 2 digits for the month (MM) (e.g. April = 04) and 2 digits for the day (DD), according to ISO 8601: 1988.

Format:

CCYYMMDD (mandatory)

Example:

19960822 for 22 August 1996 as starting date.

Remarks:

The attribute 'date, start' indicates the earliest date on which an object (e.g. a buoy) will be present.

This attribute is to be used to indicate the deployment or implementation of an object at a specifi c date in the future. See also 'periodic date start'.