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0. INTRODUCTIONThis specification provides the definition of the Passenger list message (PAXLST) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport. 1. SCOPE1.1. Functional DefinitionThis Passenger List Message (PAXLST) permits the transfer of passenger/crew data from a Customs, Immigration or other designated authority in the country of departure to the appropriate authorities in the country of arrival of the means of transport. Where national privacy legislation permits, and with the agreement of all parties involved, this message may also be exchanged between carriers and Customs, Immigration, Police or any designated authorities. This transfer of data may occur upon departure from the sending agency and prior to arrival of the vessel/ flight at the receiving agency. This is to permit the designated authority at the place of destination to screen this data and take timely decisions related to the clearance of passengers and crew. The transfer of data may also occur prior to departure, carriers may transmit passenger listings to customs and immigration for pre-arrival clearance. Endorsement of this message by the Customs Cooperation Council does not necessarily mean endorsement by national Immigration or Police authorities, nor does it place any obligations on parties to apply the message. 1.2. Field of ApplicationThis message may be applied for international passenger movement and is not dependent on the mode of transport. 1.3. PrinciplesIt is envisaged that the message will: (a) facilitate the clearance of low risk passengers/crew. (b) allow Customs, Immigration or police authorities to more effectively and efficiently concentrate resources on areas of highest risk. 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. The following guidelines and principles apply to the whole message and are intended to facilitate the understanding and implementation of the message:
0010 | UNH, Message headerA service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Passenger list message is PAXLST. Note: Passenger list messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:
0020 BGM, Beginning of messageA segment to indicate the type and function of the message. 0030 RFF, ReferenceA segment to specify message reference. 0040 DTM, Date/time/periodA segment to specify associated dates/times as required related to the message. 0050 Segment Group 1: NAD-CTA-COMA group of segments to specify name/address, person or department in the originating administration who can provide further information about the data in the message. 0060 NAD, Name and addressA segment to identify the name, address and related function. 0070 CTA, Contact informationA segment to identify a person or department in the sending administration to contact. 0080 COM, Communication contactA segment to identify communication numbers of departments or persons to whom communication should be directed (e.g. telephone/fax number). 0090 Segment Group 2: TDT-DTM-SG3A group of segments to indicate information related to each leg of the mode of transport. 0100 TDT, Details of transportA segment to specify details of transport related to each leg, including means of transport, mode of transport name/number of vessel/vehicle/flight. 0110 DTM, Date/time/periodA segment to specify associated dates/times as required related to details of transport. 0120 Segment Group 3: LOC-DTMA group of segments indicating associated locations and dates. 0130 LOC, Place/location identificationA segment to specify locations such as place of departure, place of destination, country of ultimate destination, country/place of transit, country of transit termination, etc. of a passenger/crew. 0140 DTM, Date/time/periodA segment to specify associated dates/times as required related to locations. 0150 Segment Group 4: NAD-ATT-DTM-MEA-GIS-FTX-LOC-COM-SG5-SG6A group of segments to indicate if passenger or crew member, personal details (name, title, sex and marital status), date of birth, attributes such as height, hair and eye colour, and other related details. 0160 NAD, Name and addressA segment specifying name of the passenger or crew member. 0170 ATT, AttributeA segment specifying passenger's/crew attributes such as complexion and build. 0180 DTM, Date/time/periodA segment to specify date of birth. 0190 MEA, MeasurementsTo specify physical measurements, (e.g. height). 0200 GIS, General indicatorA segment to specify indicators such as risk assessment. 0210 FTX, Free textA segment specifying other related passenger/crew information (e.g. ticketing information). 0220 LOC, Place/location identificationA segment indicating country of nationality, country of birth and port/place of origin (embarkation), transit and destination (disembarkation) of a passenger/crew. 0230 + COM, Communication contactA segment to identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed (e.g. passenger telephone details). 0240 Segment Group 5: DOC-DTM-GIS-RFF-LOC-CPI-QTYA group of segments to indicate the travel document details, date and time, reference, place/location identification, charge payment instructions and quantity. 0250 DOC, Document/message detailsA segment identifying passenger/crew travel documents, such as passports, visas etc. 0260 DTM, Date/time/periodA segment to specify associated dates/times related to documents. 0270 GIS, General indicatorA segment to specify processing indicators, such as document holder, alias, endorsee etc. 0280 RFF, ReferenceA segment to specify document reference. 0290 LOC, Place/location identificationA segment indicating the country that issued the document. 0300 + CPI, Charge payment instructionsA segment to identify methods of payment for transport charges. 0310 + QTY, QuantityA segment to identify passenger type counts (e.g. child, adult, infant, etc.). 0320 Segment Group 6: TDT-FTXA group of segments identifying transport details related to the passenger or crew member. 0330 + TDT, Details of transportA segment to identify transport details related to the NAD segment. 0340 + FTX, Free textA segment to identify free text information on passenger transport details. 0350 CNT, Control totalA segment specifying control totals such as the total number of passengers/ crew members in the message. 0360 AUT, Authentication resultA segment to specify the results of the application of an authentication procedure, including the authenticity of sender to ensure integrity of data. 0370 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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