diff --git a/CRAMv3.tex b/CRAMv3.tex
index f792ed3d..5ad35d8d 100644
--- a/CRAMv3.tex
+++ b/CRAMv3.tex
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ \subsubsection*{Data series encodings}
 FC & encoding\texttt{<}byte\texttt{>} & read features codes & see separate section\tabularnewline
 \hline
 FP & encoding\texttt{<}int\texttt{>} & in-read positions & positions of the read
-features\tabularnewline
+features; a positive delta to the last position (starting with zero)\tabularnewline
 \hline
 DL & encoding\texttt{<}int\texttt{>} & deletion lengths & base-pair deletion lengths\tabularnewline
 \hline
@@ -1571,6 +1571,9 @@ \subsubsection*{\textbf{Read feature records}}
 Read features are used to store read details that are expressed using read coordinates 
 (e.g. base differences respective to the reference sequence). The read feature 
 records start with the number of read features followed by the read features themselves.
+Each read feature has the position encoded as the distance since the
+last feature position, or the absolute position (i.e. delta vs zero)
+for the first feature.
 Finally the single mapping quality and per-base quality scores are stored.
 
 \begin{threeparttable}[t]
@@ -1580,7 +1583,7 @@ \subsubsection*{\textbf{Read feature records}}
 \hline
 int & FN & number of read features & the number of read features\tabularnewline
 \hline
-int & FP & in-read-position\tnote{a} & position of the read feature\tabularnewline 
+int & FP & in-read-position\tnote{a} & delta-position of the read feature\tabularnewline 
 \hline
 byte & FC & read feature code\tnote{a} & See feature codes below\tabularnewline
 \hline
@@ -1735,6 +1738,7 @@ \subsubsection*{Decode mapped read pseudocode}
 \begin{algorithmic}[1]
 \Procedure{DecodeMappedRead}{}
   \State $feature\_number\gets$ \Call{ReadItem}{FN, Integer} 
+  \State $last\_feature\_position\gets 0$
   \For{$i\gets 1 \algorithmicto feature\_number$}
     \State \Call{DecodeFeature}{}
   \EndFor
@@ -1749,7 +1753,8 @@ \subsubsection*{Decode mapped read pseudocode}
 \Procedure{DecodeFeature}{}
     \settowidth{\maxwidth}{feature\_position\ }
     \State \algalign{feature\_code}{\gets}       \Call{ReadItem}{FC, Integer} 
-    \State \algalign{feature\_position}{\gets}   \Call{ReadItem}{FP, Integer} 
+    \State \algalign{feature\_position}{\gets}   \Call{ReadItem}{FP, Integer} $+\ last\_feature\_position$
+    \State $last\_feature\_position\gets feature\_position$
     \settowidth{\maxwidth}{substitution\_code\ }
     \If{$feature\_code = $`B'}
       \State \algalign{base}{\gets}              \Call{ReadItem}{BA, Byte}