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This package supports the parsing of AIS messages in Java. AIS, the Automatic Identification System, is a system aiming at improving maritime safety by exchanging messages between ships, other vehicles in particular aircraft involved in search-and-rescue (SAR), and (fixed) base stations. To be precise, this package support the ITU-R M.1371-4 AIS standard. See our extensive javadoc and in particular the class AISParser for more information on how to use this package. The parser was used in the Poseidon project, and is improved in the Metis project to better handle uncertain information. Both projects were led by the Embedded Systems Institute. In both projects Thales Nederlands was the carrying industrial partner, and multiple Dutch universities participated.

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/* ESI AIS Parser
 * 
 * Copyright 2011/2012 by Pierre van de Laar & Pierre America (Embedded Systems Institute)
 * Copyright 2008 by Brian C. Lane 
 * All Rights Reserved
 * 
 */
package nl.esi.metis.aisparser;

/** This is the common interface for all AIS messages of type 24: Static data report.
 * There are (currently) two variants of type 24 messages: Part A and Part B.
 * For each variant (and for invalid messages) there is a corresponding subinterface.
 * They can be distinguished by the method {@link #getPartNumber}.
 * @author Pierre van de Laar
 * @author Pierre America
 */
public interface AISMessage24 extends AISMessage {

	/** Returns the part number.
	 * @return the part number: 

	 * 0: Part A, see {@link AISMessage24PartA} 

	 * 1: Part B, see {@link AISMessage24PartB} 

	 * others: invalid, see {@link AISMessage}
	 */
	public int getPartNumber();

}