PS Protective Service Instructions

To specify mechanical protective service and ventilation instructions.

Position: PS-01 · Element: 746 · Name: Protective Service Rule Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 3 · Max: 9 · Repeat: -

Association of American Railroads (AAR) Protective Service that applies to shipment.

Position: PS-02 · Element: 241 · Name: Protective Service Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Code specifying perishable protective service- rail carriers only.

Position: PS-03 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: PS-04 · Element: 408 · Name: Temperature · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Temperature.

PS04 is the optimum allowable temperature condition for shipment.

Position: PS-05 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

PS05 through PS08 are used to specify the station which the temperature applies. PS05 and PS06 are preferred over PS07 and PS08.

Position: PS-06 · Element: 573 · Name: Freight Station Accounting Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 5 · Repeat: -

Code (Freight Station Accounting) (AAR Managed Code for Locations).

Position: PS-07 · Element: 19 · Name: City Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Free-form text for city name.

Position: PS-08 · Element: 156 · Name: State or Province Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency.

Position: PS-09 · Element: 81 · Name: Weight · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Numeric value of weight.

PS09 is the weight of Body Ice in hundreds.

Position: PS-10 · Element: 745 · Name: Pre-Cooled (Rule 710) Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating whether or not the shipment was precooled per Association of American Railroads Protective Service Rule 710.