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UN/EDIFACT DRAFT RECOMMENDATION

Stowage instruction message

This message is available for formal trial for at least six months from the date of approval by UN/ECE/TRADE/WP.4.

Organisations are invited to trial this message. Comments on the results from the trial should be forwarded to their Rapporteur's Team Secretariat as soon as they are available. Based on the results of the trials, a UNSM may be issued.

The segments, composite data elements, data elements and codes for use in the trial of this message are contained in the Draft directory. However, this information may differ from that in the Standard Directory (UNTDID), even for material having the same identifying tags.

Message Type:	MOVINS
Version:	D
Release:	94A
Contr. Agency:	UN
Status:	1
Revision:	1
Date:	94-09-21
SOURCE:	Joint Transport Group (JM4)

CONTENTS Stowage instruction message

INTRODUCTION
SCOPE
REFERENCES
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
MESSAGE DEFINITION

For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.6, UN/ECE UNSM General Introduction

This message also occurs in the following versions of this standard:
D94A, D94B, D95A, D95B, D96A, D96B, D97A, D97B, D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B, D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B

0. INTRODUCTION

This specification provides the definition of the Stowage instruction message (MOVINS) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners, involved in administration, commerce and transport.

1. SCOPE

1.1. Functional Definition

A Stowage instruction message contains details of one means of transport vehicle, giving instructions regarding the loading, discharging and restowage of equipment and/or cargoes and the location on the means of transport where the operation must take place.

1.2. Field of Application

The Stowage instruction message may be used for both national and international trade. It is based on universal commercial practice and is not dependent on the type of business or industry.

1.3. Principles

In the shipping industry the Stowage instruction message can be used between partners involved in the loading and discharging of vessels and other means of transport, like stevedores, shipping lines, tonnage centres, etc..

2. REFERENCES

See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1.

3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2.

4. MESSAGE DEFINITION

4.1. Data Segment Clarification

This section should be read in conjunction with the Branching Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements.

0010 UNH, Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Stowage instruction message is MOVINS.

Note: Stowage instruction messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:

Data element	0065	MOVINS
	0052	D
	0054	94A
	0051	UN

0020 BGM, Beginning of message

A segment to indicate the beginning of the message and to transmit identifying number and type of the message.

0030 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate the date of the preparation of the message.

0040 RFF, Reference

A segment to indicate a message reference number.

0050 NAD, Name and address

A segment to identify liner service, carrier, consortium, container terminal or other party.

0060 Segment Group 1: TDT-LOC-DTM-RFF-FTX

A group of segments identifying the means of transport and related details.

0070 TDT, Details of transport

A segment to identify the means of transport and discharge voyage number.

0080 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to identify the locations to which the following information applies.

0090 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time of events in local time, else the time zone must be indicated.

0100 RFF, Reference

A segment to identify the loading voyage number.

0110 FTX, Free text

A segment to transmit general information.

0120 Segment Group 2: HAN-SG3

A group of segments containing information about the equipment and/or goods to be discharged or to be loaded and its (intended) stowage location on board a means of transport.

0130 HAN, Handling instructions

A segment to specify the type of handling, e.g. discharging or loading.

0140 Segment Group 3: LOC-RFF-FTX-MEA-DIM-LOC-NAD-SG4-SG5-SG6-

SG7-SG8 A group of segments containing information about the location, the identification and the type of equipment and other details regarding equipment and/or goods to be handled.

0150 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to identify a stowage location relevant to the equipment or goods carried.

0160 RFF, Reference

A segment to give reference numbers on equipment or goods carried (i.e. reference numbers allocated by the carrier for special goods and/or equipment).

0170 FTX, Free text

A segment to transmit the goods description, additional equipment details or other relevant free text.

0180 MEA, Measurements

A segment specifying physical weights related to an equipment detail or a goods item detail.

0190 DIM, Dimensions

A segment to identify off-standard measurements (e.g. overheight, overlength, overwidth, etc.).

0200 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to identify the locations (ports) to which the given information applies.

0210 NAD, Name and address

A segment to identify the owner/operator of a particular piece of equipment.

0220 Segment Group 4: TMP-RNG

A group of segments to specify a temperature (and range).

0230 TMP, Temperature

A segment which identifies the temperature setting in relation to an equipment detail.

0240 RNG, Range details

A segment to indicate a minimum and maximum range of temperatures in relation to an equipment detail.

0250 Segment Group 5: EQD-EQN

A group of segments containing information about the number and type of equipment or the identification of the equipment to be loaded or discharged.

0260 EQD, Equipment details

A segment to identify a single piece of equipment or the type and number of equipment to which the following details apply. Only transport equipment size/type coded or plain language is used here to further identify the equipment.

0270 EQN, Number of units

A segment to identify the number of units.

0280 Segment Group 6: EQA-EQN

A group of segments containing information about the number or the identification of attached equipment.

0290 EQA, Attached equipment

A segment to identify the type and/or identification of equipment attached to the main piece of equipment.

0300 EQN, Number of units

A segment to identify the number of units of attached equipment.

0310 Segment Group 7: GID-GDS

A group of segments containing information about the number of packages and kind of goods.

0320 GID, Goods item details

A segment to identify the number of packages of the goods.

0330 GDS, Nature of cargo

A segment to describe the nature of the cargo.

0340 Segment Group 8: RFF-SG9

A group of segments containing information about dangerous cargo.

0350 RFF, Reference

A segment to indicate a reference number allocated by the carrier to a piece of equipment containing dangerous cargo.

0360 Segment Group 9: DGS-FTX

A group of segments to specify dangerous goods and additional information.

0370 DGS, Dangerous goods

A segment which identifies dangerous goods related to an equipment or goods detail.

0380 FTX, Free text

A segment which gives additional information concerning dangerous goods.

0390 UNT, Message trailer

A service segment ending the message giving the total number of segments in the message and the control reference number of the message.

4.2. Data segment index (Alphabetical sequence by tag)

	BGM	Beginning of message
	DGS	Dangerous goods
	DIM	Dimensions
	DTM	Date/time/period
	EQA	Attached equipment
	EQD	Equipment details
	EQN	Number of units
	FTX	Free text
	GDS	Nature of cargo
	GID	Goods item details
	HAN	Handling instructions
	LOC	Place/location identification
	MEA	Measurements
	NAD	Name and address
	RFF	Reference
	RNG	Range details
	TDT	Details of transport
	TMP	Temperature
	UNH	Message header
	UNT	Message trailer

4.3. Message structure

4.3.1. Segment table

├─UNH Message header	×1	(M)
├─BGM Beginning of message	×1	(M)
├─DTM Date/time/period	×1	(M)
├─RFF Reference	×1	(C)
├─NAD Name and address	×3	(C)
├─Segment Group 1	×3	(M)
│─├─TDT Details of transport	×1	(M)
│─├─LOC Place/location identification	×1	(M)
│─├─DTM Date/time/period	×99	(M)
│─├─RFF Reference	×1	(C)
│─└─FTX Free text	×1	(C)
├─Segment Group 2	×9999	(M)
│─├─HAN Handling instructions	×1	(M)
│─└─Segment Group 3	×9999	(M)
│───├─LOC Place/location identification	×1	(M)
│───├─RFF Reference	×99	(M)
│───├─FTX Free text	×9	(C)
│───├─MEA Measurements	×9	(C)
│───├─DIM Dimensions	×9	(C)
│───├─LOC Place/location identification	×9	(C)
│───├─NAD Name and address	×99	(M)
│───├─Segment Group 4	×1	(C)
│───│─├─TMP Temperature	×1	(M)
│───│─└─RNG Range details	×1	(C)
│───├─Segment Group 5	×99	(C)
│───│─├─EQD Equipment details	×1	(M)
│───│─└─EQN Number of units	×1	(C)
│───├─Segment Group 6	×99	(C)
│───│─├─EQA Attached equipment	×1	(M)
│───│─└─EQN Number of units	×1	(C)
│───├─Segment Group 7	×9999	(C)
│───│─├─GID Goods item details	×1	(M)
│───│─└─GDS Nature of cargo	×1	(C)
│───└─Segment Group 8	×999	(C)
│─────├─RFF Reference	×1	(M)
│─────└─Segment Group 9	×99	(M)
│───────├─DGS Dangerous goods	×1	(M)
│───────└─FTX Free text	×1	(C)
└─UNT Message trailer	×1	(M)

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