cave id must end in a digit - online edit of handbook/l/new-cave-form.html

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holding the plastic survey wallets, after the index sheet. holding the plastic survey wallets, after the index sheet.
<p>This has fallen out of use in recent years, but is needed because the online form for registering a new cave <p>This has fallen out of use in recent years, but is needed because the online form for registering a new cave
is complicated and needs some thought, whereas anyone can fill out this paper data sheet immediately. is complicated and needs some thought, whereas anyone can fill out this paper data sheet immediately.
<p>The Cave Tag Number is the identifier on the aluminium tage (if mounted at the entrance) e.g. "2025-DW-01". This encodes the year of discovery, two letters, usually the unique initials of one of the discoverers, and a serial number for caves discovered this year by that person. <br>Note that this identifier must NOT end in a LETTER. It must end in a DIGIT. Only entrance identifiers end in a (lower-case) letter. Cave identifiers must end in a digit.
<p>Usually the paper sheet will be put away in the same plastic wallet as that used for the underground survey notes <p>Usually the paper sheet will be put away in the same plastic wallet as that used for the underground survey notes
and sketches of the newly-discovered cave, and the entrance location will be entered as GPS coordinates. and sketches of the newly-discovered cave, and the entrance location will be entered as GPS coordinates.