| Name | Example | Units | Description |
| Message ID | $GPRMC | - | RMC protocol header |
| UTC Position | 161229.487 | - | hhmmss.sss |
| Status | A | - | A = data valid; V = data not valid |
| Latitude | 3723.2475 | - | ddmm.mmmm |
| N/S Indicator | N | - | N = north; S = south |
| Longitude | 12158.3416 | - | dddmm.mmmm |
| E/W Indicator | W | - | E = east; W = west |
| Speed Over Ground | 0.13 | Knots | - |
| Course Over Ground | 309.62 | Degrees | True |
| Date | 120598 | - | ddmmyy |
| Magnetic Variation | - | Degrees | E = east; W = west |
| Checksum | *10 | - | - |
| <CR><LF> | - | - | End of message termination |
| Table 1—The NMEA RMC data values are based on the following example: $GPRMC,161229.487,A,3723.2475,N,12158.3146,W,0.13,309.62,120598,,*10. | |||