Inside the <owner> element all data of the owner are given. Only one <owner> element is allowed to appear inside the <diver> section. <owner> must be the first element inside <diver>.
The attribute serves for the data import from another UDDF file so that the owner of the imported file can now be managed as a buddy.
<diver>
<address>, <contact>, <diveinsurances> <divepermissions>, <education>, <equipment>, <medical>, <notes>, <personal>
(see also <buddy>)
<uddf version="3.1.0">
<generator>
<!-- description of the program generating the UDDF file -->
</generator>
<mediadata>
<image id="img_steeltank_new">
<objectname>steeltank_new.jpg</objectname>
<imagedata>
<!-- date when the picture was taken -->
<datetime>2001-05-02</datetime>
</imagedata>
</image>
<image id="steeltank_after_2_years">
<objectname>steeltank_after_2_years.jpg</objectname>
<imagedata>
<!-- date when the picture was taken -->
<datetime>2003-07-06</datetime>
</imagedata>
</image>
<image id="img_flatfoot">
<objectname>flatfoot.jpg</objectname>
</image>
<image id="img_my_equipment_and_me_1978">
<objectname>my_equipment_and_me_1978.jpg</objectname>
<!-- picture data unknown, <imagedata> is omitted -->
</image>
<image id="img_my_first_divecomputer_1992">
<objectname>my_first_divecomputer_1992.jpg</objectname>
<!-- picture data unknown, <imagedata> is omitted -->
</image>
<image id="img_dive_1111-our_group">
<objectname>dive_1111-our_group.jpg</objectname>
<!-- picture data unknown, <imagedata> is omitted -->
</image>
<audio id="audio_talk_for_celebration of dive_888">
<objectname>talk_for_celebration of dive_888.wav</objectname>
</audio>
<video id="video_party_dive_1000">
<objectname>party_dive_1000.avi</objectname>
</video>
</mediadata>
<diver>
<owner id="robertpeterroth">
<personal>
<firstname>Robert</firstname>
<middlename>Peter</middlename>
<lastname>Roth</lastname>
<honorific>Dr.</honorific>
<sex>male</sex>
<birthdate>
<datetime>1954-07-22</datetime>
</birthdate>
</personal>
<address>
<street>Newtonstr. 123</street>
<city>Turingtown</city>
<postcode>54345</postcode>
<country>Texas, USA</country>
</address>
<contact>
<language>English</language>
<phone>0123/456789</phone>
<mobilephone>0321/987654</mobilephone>
<fax>0123/456780</fax>
<email>robert-peter.roth@robert-peter-roth.org</email>
<homepage>http://www.robert-peter-roth.org</homepage>
</contact>
<equipment>
<!-- listing of all parts of equipment of the ownwe of the UDDF file -->
<!-- regulator -->
<regulator id="roberts_best_piece">
<name>Black Shark</name>
<manufacturer>
<name>Neptun</name>
</manufacturer>
<model>Black Shark 5</model>
<serialnumber>111111</serialnumber>
<purchase>
<datetime>1967-10-13</datetime>
<price currency="USD">100.00</price>
<shop>
<name>Diving Equipment Muller</name>
<address>
<street>Betterstr. 46</street>
<city>Atown</city>
<postcode>87678</postcode>
<country>Texas, USA</country>
</address>
<contact>
<language>English</language>
<phone>0345/123123</phone>
</contact>
</shop>
</purchase>
<nextservicedate>
<!-- date of next service interval -->
</nextservicedate>
</regulator>
<!-- diving watch -->
<watch id="roberts_diving_watch">
<name>Tigershark diving watch</name>
<manufacturer>
<name>Neptun</name>
</manufacturer>
<model>Tigershark</model>
<serialnumber>007</serialnumber>
<purchase>
<datetime>1969-09-13</datetime>
<price currency="USD">90.00</price>
<shop>
<notes>
<para>
My first diving watch, very hard to save the money for it!
Unfortunately, I don't remember the shop where I bought it...
</para>
</notes>
</shop>
</watch>
<!-- Buoyancy Control Device -->
<buoyancycontroldevice id="roberts_bcd">
<name>DeepDown</name>
<manufacturer>
<name>BestBCD</name>
</manufacturer>
<model>Dive King</model>
<serialnumber>23456</serialnumber>
<purchase>
<datetime>1988-05-13</datetime>
<price currency="USD">3.0.10</price>
<shop>
<name>Dive In Here</name>
<address>
<street>Emmastr. 3</street>
<city>Otown</city>
<postcode>98789</postcode>
<country>Texas, USA</country>
</address>
<contact>
<language>English</language>
<phone>0234/234543</phone>
<fax>0234/234544</fax>
<email>info@dive-in-here.com</email>
<homepage>http://www.dive-in-here.com</homepage>
</contact>
</shop>
</purchase>
<nextservicedate>
<!-- date of next service interval -->
</nextservicedate>
</buoyancycontroldevice>
<!-- tank -->
<tank id="tank_1">
<name>FavoriteTank</name>
<manufacturer>
<name>Super-Tank-Manufacturer</name>
</manufacturer>
<model>Hard as Steel</model>
<serialnumber>12345</serialnumber>
<purchase>
<datetime>
<!-- date of purchase -->
</datetime>
<price currency="USD">125.00</price>
<shop>
<!-- information about the shop where the tank was bought -->
</shop>
</purchase>
<nextservicedate>
<!-- date of next service interval -->
</nextservicedate>
<tankmaterial>steel</tankmaterial>
<notes>
<link ref="img_steeltank_new"/>
<link ref="img_steeltank_after_2_years"/>
</notes>
</tank>
<!-- Here more descriptions of parts of equipment can be given. Of course, several -->
<!-- regulators, tanks, masks etc. can be given. -->
</equipment>
<medical>
<examination>
<datetime>2003-04-12</datetime>
<doctor id="doctorDusel">
<personal>
<firstname>Diego</firstname>
<lastname>Dusel</lastname>
<honorific>Dr.</honorific>
<sex>male</sex>
<birthdate>
<!-- if date of birth is known it can be given here -->
</birthdate
</personal>
<address>
<street>Duddlestr. 34</street>
<city>Acity</city>
<postcode>54321</postcode>
<country>New Mexico, USA</country>
</address>
<contact>
<language>English</language>
<phone>01234/987654</phone>
<!-- no mobile phone, neither email address nor homepage known -->
</contact>
</doctor>
<examinationresult>passed</examinationresult>
<notes>
<para>
Flatfeet are no problem for diving! :-)
</para>
<link ref="img_flatfoot"/>
</notes>
</examination>
<examination>
<datetime>2004-04-20</datetime>
<!-- following a cross reference to the doctor examining -->
<!-- because information about the person is given above -->
<link ref="doctorDusel"/>
<examinationresult>passed</examinationresult>
</examination>
</medical>
<education>
<!-- all levels of diving education -> several -->
<!-- <certification> elements one after the other -->
<certification>
<level>OWD</level>
<organisation>PADI</organisation>
<!-- because the data of the then diving instructor were not -->
<!-- written into the UDDF file a cross refence via -->
<!-- <link ref="..."/> is omitted -->
<issuedate>
<datetime>1994-03-15</datetime>
</issuedate>
</certification>
<certification>
<level>AOWD</level>
<organisation>PADI</organisation>
<!-- because the data of the then diving instructor were not -->
<!-- written into the UDDF file a cross refence via -->
<!-- <link ref="..."/> is omitted -->
<issuedate>
<datetime>1997-11-26</datetime>
</issuedate>
</certification>
<certification>
<level>Divemaster</level>
<organisation>PADI</organisation>
<!-- because the data of the then diving instructor were not -->
<!-- written into the UDDF file a cross refence via -->
<!-- <link ref="..."/> is omitted -->
<issuedate>
<datetime>2000-05-10</datetime>
</issuedate>
</certification>
</education>
<divepermissions>
<!-- as many dive permissions as needed can be listed here -->
<permit>
<name>DiveCard</name>
<region>Austria</region>
<issuedate>
<datetime>2004-08-24</datetime>
</issuedate>
<validdate>
<datetime>2005-08-23</datetime>
</validdate>
</permit>
<permit>
<name>Zeeland</name>
<region>Zeeland (The Netherlands)</region>
<issuedate>
<datetime>1996-09-03</datetime>
</issuedate>
<validdate>
<datetime>2001-08-31</datetime>
</validdate>
</permit>
<!-- here more permissions if necessary -->
</divepermissions>
<diveinsurances>
<insurance>
<name>For Ever Diving</name>
<issuedate>
<datetime>2004-02-30</datetime>
</issuedate>
<validdate>
<datetime>2005-02-29</datetime>
</validdate>
</insurance>
</diveinsurances>
<notes>
<link ref="img_my_equipment_and_me_1978"/>
<link ref="img_my_first_divecomputer_1992"/>
<link ref="img_dive_1111-our_group"/>
<link ref="audio_talk_for_celebration of dive_888"/>
<link ref="video_party_dive_1000"/>
</notes>
</owner>
<buddy id="buddy_1">
<!-- description of buddy No. 1 -->
</buddy>
<buddy id="buddy_2">
<!-- description of the second listed buddy -->
</buddy>
<!-- here more buddies can be listed -->
</diver>
<!-- here more sections -->
</uddf>