| Field | Name | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 01-14 | JODC Ref. No. | |
 01-02 | Country Code | Originator's nationality code |
| 03-06 | Year | Year |
| 07-08 | Inst. Code | JODC institution code |
| 09-10 | Consec. Cruise No. | JODC consecutive cruise number |
| 11-14 | Consec. St. No. | JODC consecutive station number |
| 15-16 | Ship Code | JODC ship code |
| 17-21 | Latitude | Degrees and minutes to tenths |
| 22 | Lat. Hem. | Hemisphere of latitude (N or S) |
| 23-28 | Longitude | Degrees and minutes to tenths |
| 29 | Lon. Hem. | Hemisphere of longitude (E or W) |
| 30-40 | Observation Date(GMT) | |
| 30-33 | Year | Year |
| 34-35 | Month | Month |
| 36-37 | Day | Day |
| 38-40 | Hour | Hours to tenths |
| 41-42 | Project Code | Project name code |
| 43-49 | Station Name | Originator's station name |
| 50-53 | Depth | Depth to bottom in meters |
| 54-56 | Wave | |
| 54-55 | Direction | Wave direction in 36 points, 00 : Calm |
| 56 | Class | Sea state in WMO code 3700 |
| 57-60 | Wind | |
| 57-58 | Direction | Wind direction in 36 points, 00 : Calm |
| 59-60 | Class | Wind force in Beaufort scale |
| 61-63 | Air Pressure | Air pressure in hPa to tenths 500 - 999 : 950.0 - 999.9 hPa 000 - 499 : 1000.0 - 1049.9 hPa |
| 64-66 | Air Temp. | Dry-bulb temperature in degree Celsius to tenths |
| 67-69 | Obs. Interval | Observation depth interval in 10 Kilo Pascal(kPa) |
| 70-73 | Max. Depth | Maximum observation depth in 10 kPa |
| 74-78 | Square Key | |
| 74-76 | 10 Deg. | Marsden square number |
| 77-78 | 1 Deg. | 1 degree square number |
| 79 | Filler | Blank |
| 80 | Record Type | Always "1" |
| Field | Name | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 01-79 | Comment | Comment - in plain language |
| 80 | Record Type | Always "2" |
| Field | Name | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
| 01-05 | Pressure (1) | Value(kPa) to tenths |
| 06 | QC | QC flag, Blank: Normal, 1: Abnormal |
| 07-11 | Temperature (1) | Value(degree Celsius) to thousandths |
| 12 | QC | QC flag, Blank: Normal, 1: Abnormal |
| 13-17 | Salinity (1) | Value(ps) to thousandths |
| 18 | QC | QC flag, Blank: Normal, 1: Abnormal |
| 19-23 | DO (Dissolved Oxygen) (1) | Value(ml/liter) to thousandths |
| 24 | QC | QC flag, Blank: Normal, 1: Abnormal |
| 25-30 | Pressure (2) | See Pressure (1) |
| 31-36 | Temperature (2) | See Temperature (1) |
| 37-42 | Salinity (2) | See Salinity (1) |
| 43-48 | DO (2) | See DO (Dissolved Oxygen) (1) |
| 49-54 | Pressure (3) | See Pressure (1) |
| 55-60 | Temperature (3) | See Temperature (1) |
| 61-66 | Salinity (3) | See Salinity (1) |
| 67-72 | DO (3) | See DO (Dissolved Oxygen) (1) |
| 73-75 | Filler | Blank |
| 76-79 | Record No. | Record Sequential Number |
| 80 | Record Type | Always "3" |