Explain how vessel's flags code are derived from AIS.
Flag Code is Identified from the uniquely assigned 9 digit MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) number to the Vessel. Frist 3 digit of MMSI specify the Vessel's Flag and country
MMSI first 3 digits also known as MID (Maritime Identification Digits). MID First digit represent the assigned region, It is always between 2 to 7. Region Defined with examples respect to the First MID digit:
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- 2 Europe (e.g., Italy has MID 247; Denmark has MIDs 219 and 220)
- 3 North and Central America and Caribbean (e.g., Canada, 316; Greenland, 331; Panama, 351 through 357, plus 370 through 373; United States, 303(Alaska), 338(domestic), plus 366 through 369)
- 4 Asia (not the southeast) ( Maldives, 455; Japan, 431)
- 5 Oceania (Australia, 503; New Zealand, 512), and Southeast Asia (Philippines, 548; Indonesia, 525)
- 6 Africa (Eritrea, 625)
- 7 South America (Peru, 760)
Table below represents MID respect to country code and Name:
|
MID |
Country Name |
Country Code |
|
201 |
Albania |
AL |
|
202 |
Andorra |
AD |
|
203 |
Austria |
AT |
|
204 |
Portugal |
PT |
|
205 |
Belgium |
BE |
|
206 |
Belarus |
BY |
|
207 |
Bulgaria |
BG |
|
208 |
Vatican |
VA |
|
209 |
Cyprus |
CY |
|
210 |
Cyprus |
CY |
|
211 |
Germany |
DE |
|
212 |
Cyprus |
CY |
|
213 |
Georgia |
GE |
|
214 |
Moldova |
MD |
|
215 |
Malta |
MT |
|
216 |
Armenia |
AM |
|
218 |
Germany |
DE |
|
219 |
Denmark |
DK |
|
220 |
Denmark |
DK |
|
224 |
Spain |
ES |
|
225 |
Spain |
ES |
|
226 |
France |
FR |
|
227 |
France |
FR |
|
228 |
France |
FR |
|
229 |
Malta |
MT |
|
230 |
Finland |
FI |
|
231 |
Faroe Is |
FO |
|
232 |
United Kingdom |
GB |
|
233 |
United Kingdom |
GB |
|
234 |
United Kingdom |
GB |
|
235 |
United Kingdom |
GB |
|
236 |
Gibraltar |
GI |
|
237 |
Greece |
GR |
|
238 |
Croatia |
HR |
|
239 |
Greece |
GR |
|
240 |
Greece |
GR |
|
241 |
Greece |
GR |
|
242 |
Morocco |
MA |
|
243 |
Hungary |
HU |
|
244 |
Netherlands |
NL |
|
245 |
Netherlands |
NL |
|
246 |
Netherlands |
NL |
|
247 |
Italy |
IT |
|
248 |
Malta |
MT |
|
249 |
Malta |
MT |
|
250 |
Ireland |
IE |
|
251 |
Iceland |
IS |
|
252 |
Liechtenstein |
LI |
|
253 |
Luxembourg |
LU |
|
254 |
Monaco |
MC |
|
255 |
Portugal |
PT |
|
256 |
Malta |
MT |
|
257 |
Norway |
NO |
|
258 |
Norway |
NO |
|
259 |
Norway |
NO |
|
261 |
Poland |
PL |
|
262 |
Montenegro |
ME |
|
263 |
Portugal |
PT |
|
264 |
Romania |
RO |
|
265 |
Sweden |
SE |
|
266 |
Sweden |
SE |
|
267 |
Slovakia |
SK |
|
268 |
San Marino |
SM |
|
269 |
Switzerland |
CH |
|
270 |
Czech Republic |
CZ |
|
271 |
Turkey |
TR |
|
272 |
Ukraine |
UA |
|
273 |
Russia |
RU |
|
274 |
FYR Macedonia |
MK |
|
275 |
Latvia |
LV |
|
276 |
Estonia |
EE |
|
277 |
Lithuania |
LT |
|
278 |
Slovenia |
SI |
|
279 |
Serbia |
RS |
|
301 |
Anguilla |
AI |
|
303 |
USA |
US |
|
304 |
Antigua Barbuda |
AG |
|
305 |
Antigua Barbuda |
AG |
|
306 |
Curacao |
CW |
|
307 |
Aruba |
AW |
|
308 |
Bahamas |
BS |
|
309 |
Bahamas |
BS |
|
310 |
Bermuda |
BM |
|
311 |
Bahamas |
BS |
|
312 |
Belize |
BZ |
|
314 |
Barbados |
BB |
|
316 |
Canada |
CA |
|
319 |
Cayman Is |
KY |
|
321 |
Costa Rica |
CR |
|
323 |
Cuba |
CU |
|
325 |
Dominica |
DM |
|
327 |
Dominican Rep |
DO |
|
329 |
Guadeloupe |
GP |
|
330 |
Grenada |
GD |
|
331 |
Greenland |
GL |
|
332 |
Guatemala |
GT |
|
334 |
Honduras |
HN |
|
336 |
Haiti |
HT |
|
338 |
USA |
US |
|
339 |
Jamaica |
JM |
|
341 |
St Kitts Nevis |
KN |
|
343 |
St Lucia |
LC |
|
345 |
Mexico |
MX |
|
347 |
Martinique |
MQ |
|
348 |
Montserrat |
MS |
|
350 |
Nicaragua |
NI |
|
351 |
Panama |
PA |
|
352 |
Panama |
PA |
|
353 |
Panama |
PA |
|
354 |
Panama |
PA |
|
355 |
Panama |
PA |
|
356 |
Panama |
PA |
|
357 |
Panama |
PA |
|
358 |
Puerto Rico |
PR |
|
359 |
El Salvador |
SV |
|
361 |
St Pierre Miquelon |
PM |
|
362 |
Trinidad Tobago |
TT |
|
364 |
Turks Caicos Is |
TC |
|
366 |
USA |
US |
|
367 |
USA |
US |
|
368 |
USA |
US |
|
369 |
USA |
US |
|
370 |
Panama |
PA |
|
371 |
Panama |
PA |
|
372 |
Panama |
PA |
|
373 |
Panama |
PA |
|
374 |
Panama |
PA |
|
375 |
St Vincent Grenadines |
VC |
|
376 |
St Vincent Grenadines |
VC |
|
377 |
St Vincent Grenadines |
VC |
|
378 |
British Virgin Is |
VG |
|
379 |
US Virgin Is |
VI |
|
401 |
Afghanistan |
AF |
|
403 |
Saudi Arabia |
SA |
|
405 |
Bangladesh |
BD |
|
408 |
Bahrain |
BH |
|
410 |
Bhutan |
BT |
|
412 |
China |
CN |
|
413 |
China |
CN |
|
414 |
China |
CN |
|
416 |
Taiwan |
TW |
|
417 |
Sri Lanka |
LK |
|
419 |
India |
IN |
|
422 |
Iran |
IR |
|
423 |
Azerbaijan |
AZ |
|
425 |
Iraq |
IQ |
|
428 |
Israel |
IL |
|
431 |
Japan |
JP |
|
432 |
Japan |
JP |
|
434 |
Turkmenistan |
TM |
|
436 |
Kazakhstan |
KZ |
|
437 |
Uzbekistan |
UZ |
|
438 |
Jordan |
JO |
|
440 |
Korea |
KR |
|
441 |
Korea |
KR |
|
443 |
Palestine |
PS |
|
445 |
DPR Korea |
KP |
|
447 |
Kuwait |
KW |
|
450 |
Lebanon |
LB |
|
451 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
KG |
|
453 |
Macao |
MO |
|
455 |
Maldives |
MV |
|
457 |
Mongolia |
MN |
|
459 |
Nepal |
NP |
|
461 |
Oman |
OM |
|
463 |
Pakistan |
PK |
|
466 |
Qatar |
QA |
|
468 |
Syria |
SY |
|
470 |
UAE |
AE |
|
471 |
UAE |
AE |
|
472 |
Tajikistan |
TJ |
|
473 |
Yemen |
YE |
|
475 |
Yemen |
YE |
|
477 |
Hong Kong |
HK |
|
478 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
BA |
|
501 |
Antarctica |
AQ |
|
503 |
Australia |
AU |
|
506 |
Myanmar |
MM |
|
508 |
Brunei |
BN |
|
510 |
Micronesia |
FM |
|
511 |
Palau |
PW |
|
512 |
New Zealand |
NZ |
|
514 |
Cambodia |
KH |
|
515 |
Cambodia |
KH |
|
516 |
Christmas Is |
CX |
|
518 |
Cook Is |
CK |
|
520 |
Fiji |
FJ |
|
523 |
Cocos Is |
CC |
|
525 |
Indonesia |
ID |
|
529 |
Kiribati |
KI |
|
531 |
Laos |
LA |
|
533 |
Malaysia |
MY |
|
536 |
N Mariana Is |
MP |
|
538 |
Marshall Is |
MH |
|
540 |
New Caledonia |
NC |
|
542 |
Niue |
NU |
|
544 |
Nauru |
NR |
|
546 |
French Polynesia |
PF |
|
548 |
Philippines |
PH |
|
553 |
Papua New Guinea |
PG |
|
555 |
Pitcairn Is |
PN |
|
557 |
Solomon Is |
SB |
|
559 |
American Samoa |
AS |
|
561 |
Samoa |
WS |
|
563 |
Singapore |
SG |
|
564 |
Singapore |
SG |
|
565 |
Singapore |
SG |
|
566 |
Singapore |
SG |
|
567 |
Thailand |
TH |
|
570 |
Tonga |
TO |
|
572 |
Tuvalu |
TV |
|
574 |
Vietnam |
VN |
|
576 |
Vanuatu |
VU |
|
577 |
Vanuatu |
VU |
|
578 |
Wallis Futuna Is |
WF |
|
601 |
South Africa |
ZA |
|
603 |
Angola |
AO |
|
605 |
Algeria |
DZ |
|
607 |
St Paul Amsterdam Is |
TF |
|
608 |
Ascension Is |
IO |
|
609 |
Burundi |
BI |
|
610 |
Benin |
BJ |
|
611 |
Botswana |
BW |
|
612 |
Cen Afr Rep |
CF |
|
613 |
Cameroon |
CM |
|
615 |
Congo |
CG |
|
616 |
Comoros |
KM |
|
617 |
Cape Verde |
CV |
|
618 |
Antarctica |
AQ |
|
619 |
Ivory Coast |
CI |
|
620 |
Comoros |
KM |
|
621 |
Djibouti |
DJ |
|
622 |
Egypt |
EG |
|
624 |
Ethiopia |
ET |
|
625 |
Eritrea |
ER |
|
626 |
Gabon |
GA |
|
627 |
Ghana |
GH |
|
629 |
Gambia |
GM |
|
630 |
Guinea-Bissau |
GW |
|
631 |
Equ. Guinea |
GQ |
|
632 |
Guinea |
GN |
|
633 |
Burkina Faso |
BF |
|
634 |
Kenya |
KE |
|
635 |
Antarctica |
AQ |
|
636 |
Liberia |
LR |
|
637 |
Liberia |
LR |
|
642 |
Libya |
LY |
|
644 |
Lesotho |
LS |
|
645 |
Mauritius |
MU |
|
647 |
Madagascar |
MG |
|
649 |
Mali |
ML |
|
650 |
Mozambique |
MZ |
|
654 |
Mauritania |
MR |
|
655 |
Malawi |
MW |
|
656 |
Niger |
NE |
|
657 |
Nigeria |
NG |
|
659 |
Namibia |
NA |
|
660 |
Reunion |
RE |
|
661 |
Rwanda |
RW |
|
662 |
Sudan |
SD |
|
663 |
Senegal |
SN |
|
664 |
Seychelles |
SC |
|
665 |
St Helena |
SH |
|
666 |
Somalia |
SO |
|
667 |
Sierra Leone |
SL |
|
668 |
Sao Tome Principe |
ST |
|
669 |
Swaziland |
SZ |
|
670 |
Chad |
TD |
|
671 |
Togo |
TG |
|
672 |
Tunisia |
TN |
|
674 |
Tanzania |
TZ |
|
675 |
Uganda |
UG |
|
676 |
DR Congo |
CD |
|
677 |
Tanzania |
TZ |
|
678 |
Zambia |
ZM |
|
679 |
Zimbabwe |
ZW |
|
701 |
Argentina |
AR |
|
710 |
Brazil |
BR |
|
720 |
Bolivia |
BO |
|
725 |
Chile |
CL |
|
730 |
Colombia |
CO |
|
735 |
Ecuador |
EC |
|
740 |
UK |
UK |
|
745 |
Guiana |
GF |
|
750 |
Guyana |
GY |
|
755 |
Paraguay |
PY |
|
760 |
Peru |
PE |
|
765 |
Suriname |
SR |
|
770 |
Uruguay |
UY |
|
775 |
Venezuela |
VE |