BA3 Beginning Segment for Demurrage Guarantee

To indicate the beginning of the demurrage guarantee transaction set and to transmit identifying numbers and dates

Position: BA3-01 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: BA3-02 · Element: 597 · Name: Vessel Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 7 · Repeat: -

Code identifying vessel

Position: BA3-03 · Element: 55 · Name: Flight/Voyage Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Identifying designator for the particular flight or voyage on which the cargo travels

Position: BA3-04 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BA304 is the terminal operator reference number.

Position: BA3-05 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BA305 is the broker number.

Position: BA3-06 · Element: 113 · Name: Pier Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Identifying number for the pier

Position: BA3-07 · Element: 112 · Name: Pier Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 14 · Repeat: -

Free-form name of the pier

Position: BA3-08 · Element: 115 · Name: Port Function Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code defining function performed at the port with respect to a shipment

Position: BA3-09 · Element: 114 · Name: Port Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 24 · Repeat: -

Free-form name for the place at which an offshore carrier originates or terminates (by transshipment or otherwise) its actual ocean carriage of property

Position: BA3-10 · Element: 310 · Name: Location Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Code which identifies a specific location

Position: BA3-11 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD)

BA311 is the date as required by customs.

Position: BA3-12 · Element: 897 · Name: Vessel Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code specifying vessel code source