MEQPOS Means of transport and equipment position

TBG3 Transport

A message containing the position of a means of transport (e.g. a vessel or truck) and/or equipment related to a means of transport.

Header

1. 00010 · UNH · Message header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Means of transport and equipment position message is MEQPOS. Note: Means of transport and equipment position messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 MEQPOS 0052 D 0054 13B 0051 UN

2. 00020 · BGM · Beginning of message · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

3. 00030 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

   A segment to provide the date and time of the message.

4. 00040 · QTY · Quantity · Max 1 · Conditional

   A segment to indicate a quantity, such as the number of passengers on board the means of transport for a certain conveyance.

5. 00050 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

   A segment to specify the position of the means of transport, e.g. by giving longitude and latitude coordinates of the vessel at sea.

6. Segment group 1 Repeat 9

   1. 00070 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

      A segment to specify a reference, e.g. reference to previous message.

   2. 00080 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

      A segment to indicate a date and time related to the reference.

7. Segment group 2 Repeat 1

   1. 00100 · TDT · Transport information · Max 1 · Mandatory

      A segment to identify the means of transport (e.g. by Lloyd's Register number of a vessel, or by the license plate number of a truck).

      040 D5(040,030) If first, then all

   2. 00110 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

      A segment to indicate the estimated date and time of arrival and departure.

   3. Segment group 3 Repeat 9

      1. 00130 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

         A segment to indicate a location relating to the means of transport, such as: - place or port of departure - next place or port of call.

      2. 00140 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

         A segment to specify date(s) and time(s) related to a location.

8. Segment group 4 Repeat 9

   1. 00160 · NAD · Name and address · Max 1 · Mandatory

      A segment to identify a party's name, address and function.

   2. Segment group 5 Repeat 9

      1. 00180 · CTA · Contact information · Max 1 · Mandatory

         A segment to identify a person or department within the party.

      2. 00190 · COM · Communication contact · Max 9 · Conditional

         A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

9. Segment group 6 Repeat 999

   1. 00210 · EQD · Equipment details · Max 1 · Mandatory

      A segment to identify equipment, such as railcars.

   2. 00220 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 9 · Conditional

      A segment to specify the location of the equipment.

   3. 00230 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

      A segment to specify a date and time related to the equipment.

10. 00240 · UNT · Message trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

    A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.