Object Class: New Object

NEW in S-57 Edition 3.1.1

The ‘New Object’ must only be used in conjunction with an ENC Encoding Bulletin issued by the IHO. The Bulletin will provide the specifics on how to use the object class for a particular application. The ‘New Object’ must not be used under any other circumstances.


Acronym: NEWOBJ (P,L,A)

Code: 163

Set Attribute_A: *CLSDEF; *CLSNAM; COLOUR; COLPAT; CONDTN; CONRAD; CONVIS; DATEND; DATSTA; NATION; NOBJNM; OBJNAM; PEREND; PERSTA; RESTRN; STATUS; WATLEV;

Set Attribute_B: #INFORM; NINFOM; NTXTDS; PICREP; SCAMIN; SYMINS; #TXTDSC;

Set Attribute_C: RECDAT; RECIND; SORDAT; SORIND;

Definition:

A new feature specified by the IMO and that affects safety of navigation which cannot adequately be encoded by any existing object class for use in an S-57 data set.

References:

INT 1: not specified;

S-4: not specified;

Remarks:

The 'New Object' feature object class has been included in order to cater for possible future requirements of the IMO that affects safety of navigation which cannot adequately be encoded by any existing object class. It must not be used unless approved by the Transfer Standard Maintenance and Application Development Working Group (TSMAD) and the Colours and Symbols Maintenance Working Group (CSMWG) and issued as an ENC Encoding Bulletin.

Distinction: caution area;