Key:seamark:cable_submarine:category
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 seamark:cable_submarine:category
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Categories of submarine cable 
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| Group: maritime |
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Classification of the cable based on the services provided.
| Category | seamark:cable_submarine:category | Definition |
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| Power line | power | A cable used for the supply of electricity. |
| Transmission line | transmission | Multiple uninsulated cables usually supported by steel lattice towers. |
| Telephone | telephone | A cable used for the transmission of telephone signals. |
| Telegraph | telegraph | A cable used for the transmission of telegraph signals. |
| Mooring cable/chain | mooring | A cable or chain used to secure a mooring buoy or other floating structure. |
| Fibre optic cable | optical | A cable made of glass or plastic fibre designed to guide light along its length, fibre optic cables are widely used in fibre-optic communication, which permits transmission over longer distances and at higher data rates than other forms of communication. |
| Ferry cable | ferry | A cable where a cable ferry is connected to |