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<p>Dear Platform Group,<br /><br />A call sign correction has come in for the vessel Pytheas from GREECE<br /><br /><b>Original Requester : Roy Lowry (rkl@bodc.ac.uk)</b><br /><br />Code : 36PY<br />Name : Pytheas<br />Flag : GREECE - GR (ISO Country Code)<br />Call Sign : SZFF<br />Platform Class : Naval vessel<br />Pennant : A474<br />Current Length : 50<br />Built : 1983<br />Notes : Hellenic Navy hydrographic vessel.<br />Information Source : http://jcs.dtic.mil/j6/cceb/acps/acp113/ACP113AH.pdf (URL)<br /><br /><b>General Comments:</b><br />From Alexandra Grodsky: Call sign 'AGSC' for Greek ship Pytheas isn't valid because The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) assigns particular call sign prefixes for given country.<br /><br />Greece J4A-J4Z, SVA-SZZ<br />http://www.citymaphq.com/codes/itu.html<br /><br />and 'Call Sign Book for ships' shows call sign SZFF for ship PYTHEAS<br /><br />SZFF PYTHEAS (AGSC) (A474) (GRC-N)<br />http://jcs.dtic.mil/j6/cceb/acps/acp113/ACP113AH.pdf<br /><br />'AGSC' means Coastal Surveying Ship.<br />List of official class designators and their meanings for Greek Naval Ships shows:<br /><br />AGSC Coastal Surveying Ship<br />http://jcs.dtic.mil/j6/cceb/acps/acp113/ACP113AH.pdf<br /><br />'GRC-N' stays for Greek Navy<br /><br />(added by: Marilynn Sorensen - 17/08/2010 00:00:00)<br /><br /><br />Kind regards,<br />The ICES Data Centre<br /><br />International Council for the Exploration of the Sea <br />Email: accessions@ices.dk<br />Web: http://www.ices.dk<br /><br />Tel: +45 3338 6718 Fax: +45 3393 4215<br />H.C. Andersens Boulevard 44-46<br />1553 Copenhagen V. Denmark<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/requests" target="_new">ICES Platform Code Requests Application</a><br />Read the latest ICES Data Centre e-News <a href="http://www.ices.dk/datacentre/updates/DC_update.htm" target="_new">online</a><br /><br /></p><hr /><p>This email has been generated by the ICES Platform Code Requests Application</p>
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