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0. INTRODUCTIONThis specification provides the definition of the Bayplan/stowage plan total numbers message (BAPLTE) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport. 1. SCOPE1.1. Functional DefinitionA message to transmit information about the total numbers of equipment and quantity of goods on a means of transport. The message can be exchanged between (liner's) agents, tonnage centers, stevedores and ships masters/operators (see section 1.3 for more details). 1.2. Field of ApplicationThis message may be applied for both national and international trade. It is based on universal practice and is not dependent on the type of business or industry. 1.3. PrinciplesIn the shipping industry the BAPLTE message can be used between partners as indicated below: ships/liner ============== 1 ============== ships/liner agents =======2===== =====13====== agents | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | I tonnage ==5 ====== | | ======11= tonnage I centre =========|==|=====|===|==6===== centre | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | =============|==|==8==|===|============= | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | stevedore============|==|==9==|===|======== stevedore | | | | | | | | | | | | ====10=== ships master/operator ===12=== PORT OF DEPARTURE(PD) NEXT PORT OF CALL(NC) 1) Agent (PD) to agent (NC) 2) Agent (PD) to ships master/operator (PD) 3) Agent (PD) to tonnage centre (PD) 4) Agent (PD) to stevedore (PD) 5) Tonnage centre (PD) to ships master/operator (PD) 6) Tonnage centre (PD) to tonnage centre (NC) 7) Tonnage centre (PD) to stevedore (PD) 8) Stevedore (PD) to tonnage centre 9) Stevedore (PD) to stevedore (NC) 10) Stevedore (PD) to ships master/operator (PD) 11) Ships master/operator to tonnage centre (NC) 12) Ships master/operator to stevedore (NC) 13) Ships master/operator to agent (NC) The above gives only one set of communication channels per organisation but in practice there will be a combination of one or more channels per organisation from or to port of departure/next port of call.
2. REFERENCESSee UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1. 3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONSSee UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2. 4. MESSAGE DEFINITION4.1. Data Segment ClarificationThis section should be read in conjunction with the Branching Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements. 0010 UNH, Message headerA service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Bayplan/stowage plan total numbers message is BAPLTE. Note: Bayplan/stowage plan total numbers messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:
0020 BGM, Beginning of messageA segment to indicate the beginning of the message and to transmit function, type and number of the message. 0030 DTM, Date/time/periodA segment to indicate date and time of the preparation of the message. 0040 RFF, ReferenceA segment to indicate a message reference number. 0050 NAD, Name and addressA segment to identify the liner service operating or responsible for a particular vessel/voyage. 0060 Segment Group 1: TDT-LOC-DTM-RFF-FTXA group of segments identifying the means of transport and related details. 0070 TDT, Details of transportA segment to identify a means of transport and discharge voyage number. 0080 * LOC, Place/location identificationA segment to identify the locations to which the following information applies. 0090 DTM, Date/time/periodA segment to indicate date and time of events in local time, else the time zone specifier is to be used. 0100 RFF, ReferenceA segment to identify the loading voyage number. 0110 FTX, Free textA segment to transmit general information about vessel/voyage. 0120 Segment Group 2: LOC-GID-SG3A group of segments containing information about the total numbers of equipment and/or goods by location. 0130 LOC, Place/location identificationA segment to identify locations (ports) relevant to the equipment or goods carried. 0140 GID, Goods item detailsA segment to identify the number of packages of the goods. 0150 Segment Group 3: EQD-EQNA group of segments containing information about the type of equipment and the number of units. 0160 EQD, Equipment detailsA segment to identify the type of equipment to which the following totals apply. Only transport equipment size/type coded or plain language is used here further to identify the type of equipment. 0170 EQN, Number of unitsA segment to specify the number of equipment units. 0180 UNT, Message trailerA service segment ending a 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)
4.3. Message structure4.3.1. Segment table
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