EDI 324 Vessel Stow Plan (Ocean)

Functional Group SO

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Vessel Stow Plan (Ocean) Transaction Set (324) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide all the information relative to the stowage of equipment and cargo on a vessel.

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1. 010 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

2. 020 · V1 · Vessel Identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To provide vessel details and voyage number

3. R4 Loop Mandatory Repeat 20

   1. 040 · R4 · Port · Max 1 · Mandatory

      Contractual or operational port or point relevant to the movement of the cargo.

   2. 050 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max 15 · Optional

      To specify pertinent dates and times

4. N7 Loop Mandatory Repeat 9999

   1. 060 · N7 · Equipment Details · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify the equipment.

   2. 065 · M7 · Seal Numbers · Max 5 · Optional

      To record seal numbers used and the organization that applied the seals.

   3. 070 · ED · Equipment Description · Max 1 · Optional

      To adequately identify the equipment being referred to

   4. 075 · NA · Cross-Reference Equipment · Max 2 · Optional

      To cross-reference additional equipment to a primary piece of equipment.

   5. 080 · V4 · Cargo Location Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To specify the cargo location on board the vessel.

   6. 085 · R4 · Port · Max 9 · Optional

      Contractual or operational port or point relevant to the movement of the cargo.

   7. 087 · W09 · Equipment and Temperature · Max 1 · Optional

      To relate equipment type and required temperatures

   8. 090 · H3 · Special Handling Instructions · Max 6 · Optional

      To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format

   9. 100 · H1 · Hazardous Material · Max 4 · Optional

      To specify information relative to hazardous material

   10. 105 · N9 · Reference Number · Max 10 · Optional

       To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier

5. 110 · SE · Transaction Set Trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).