TANSTA Tank status report

Joint Rapporteurs Message Design Group JM4

A message from a vessel to the shipplanning department of a shipping line and vice versa (e.g. via satellite), giving details about the contents of ballast tanks, fuel tanks, water tanks and other figures necessary for the calculation of the stability of the vessel.

Header

1. 0010 · UNH · Message header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To head, identify and specify a message.

2. 0020 · BGM · Beginning of message · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.

3. 0030 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To specify date, and/or time, or period.

4. 0040 · NAD · Name and address · Max 9 · Conditional

   To specify the name/address and their related function, either by CO82 only and/or unstructured by CO58 or structured by CO80 thru 3207.

5. Segment group 1 Repeat 9

   1. 0060 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To specify a reference.

   2. 0070 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

      To specify date, and/or time, or period.

6. Segment group 2 Repeat 9

   1. 0090 · TDT · Details of transport · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To specify the transport details such as mode of transport, means of transport, its conveyance reference number and the identification of the means of transport. The segment may be pointed to by the TPL segment.

   2. 0100 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

   3. 0110 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Mandatory

      To specify date, and/or time, or period.

   4. 0120 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Conditional

      To specify a reference.

   5. 0130 · FTX · Free text · Max 1 · Conditional

      To provide free form or coded text information.

7. Segment group 3 Repeat 999

   1. 0150 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

   2. 0160 · MEA · Measurements · Max 9 · Mandatory

      To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.

   3. 0170 · DIM · Dimensions · Max 9 · Conditional

      To specify dimensions.

   4. 0180 · FTX · Free text · Max 1 · Conditional

      To provide free form or coded text information.

8. 0190 · UNT · Message trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To end and check the completeness of a message.