最初の4レコードはヘッダー情報が入っている。
Header record No.1
Character Code Description
1         I1   Record Type "1"
2         I1  "1" for No.1 record
3-10      8A1  Cruise identifer (eg. GH91-A  )
11-12     I2   Survey Departure Year (eg.91)
13-15     I3   Survey Departure Day (Julian Day, eg. 171)
16-43     28A1 Port of Departure(eg. FUNABASHI, JAPAN            )
44-45     I2   Survey Arrival Year (eg.91)
46-48     I3   Survey Arrival Day (Julian Day, eg. 186)
49-76     28A1 Port of Arrival(eg. SAKATA, JAPAN               )
77-80     4A1  Available Data Identifer
               "NBMG", when navigational, bathymetric,
               magnetic and gravity data are in the file.
  
Header record No.2
Character Code Description
1         I1   Record Type "1"
2         I1  "2" for No.2 record
3-40      38A1  Magnetic Reference Field, Geodesic System, Time
 (e.g. IGRF85TOKYO GMT)
41-49     9A1   Gravity Reference Field (e.g. IAG1967)
50-57     8A1   Gravity Reference System (e.g. IGSN71)
58-59     I2    Year at Gravity Base Station
60-62     I3    Julian Day at Gravity Base Station
63-69     I7    Absolute Gravity Value at the Base Station
                (×0.1mgal)
70-75     I6    Gravity Reading by the Sea Gravimeter at the Base Station(×0.1)
76-80     I5    Drift Rate of the Sea Gravimeter (×0.01/day)
  
Header record No.3 and No.4
Character Code Description
1         I1   Record Type "2"
2         I1  "1" for No.3 record, "2" for No.4 record
3         blank
4-5       I2   Number of 10 degrees Identifiers
6-80      15(I4,1H,) 10 degree Identifier ("9999", if no more data)
  
Data Record
Character Code Description
1         I1   Record Type "3"
2-3       I2   Year
4-6       I3   Julian Day
7-10      I4   Time (GMT in minutes)
11        A1   "N" Navigational data
12-19     I8   Latitude   4046046 = 40.46046 degree N
20-28     I9   Longitude  13958521 = 139.58521 degree E
29        A1   "V" Velocity data
30-33     I4   Ship's speed " 374" = 3.74 kt
34-37     I4   Ship's course "2234" = 223.4 deg crockwise from North
38        A1   "B" Bathymetric data
39-43     I5   Uncorrected Depth (m), 1sec 2-way travel time=750m
44-48     I5   Corrected Depth (m)
49-50     I2   Matthews Zone Code
51        A1   "M" magnetic data
52-56     I5   Total Magnetic Force (nT)
57-61     I5   Magnetic anomaly (nT)
62        A1   "G" gravity data
63-68     I6   Gravity Reading (×0.1)
69-75     I7   Absolute Gravity Value (×0.1mgal)
76-80     I5   Free-air Anomaly  (×0.1mgal)
  
11GH91-A  91171FUNABASHI, JAPAN            91186SAKATA, JAPAN               NBMG
12 IGRF85TOKYO GMT                      IAG1967  IGSN71  911719797894 42692   17
21  41313,1314,1414,1413,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,
22  49999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,
391171 240N99999999999999999V99999999B999999999999M9999999999G999999999999999999
391171 241N99999999999999999V99999999B999999999999M9999999999G999999999999999999
391173 423N 4046046 13958835V 3742234B  835  81778M48975  189G 475879802639  547
391173 424N 4045955 13958725V 4522228B  850  83278M48953  167G 475919802615  526
391173 425N 4045866 13958621V 4622211B  861  84278M48962  176G 475939802619  530
391173 426N 4045776 13958521V 4152207B  876  85778M48954  168G 475949802639  550