W09 Equipment and Temperature

To relate equipment type and required temperatures

Position: W09-01 · Element: 40 · Name: Equipment Description Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment

Position: W09-02 · Element: 408 · Name: Temperature · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Temperature

P0203: If either W09-02 or W09-03 is present, then the other is required

W0902 is the minimum allowable temperature condition for shipment; (the qualifying temperature scale is specified in W0903).

Position: W09-03 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

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

Position: W09-04 · Element: 408 · Name: Temperature · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Temperature

P0405: If either W09-04 or W09-05 is present, then the other is required

W0904 is the maximum allowable temperature condition for shipment; (the qualifying temperature scale is specified in W0905).

Position: W09-05 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

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

Position: W09-06 · Element: 3 · Name: Free-form Message · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 60 · Repeat: 1

Free-form text

W0906 is used to describe the environment required within an ocean-type, refrigerated container when other than normal air is required.

Position: W09-07 · Element: 1122 · Name: Vent Setting Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the setting on the air vents on ocean-type containers

Position: W09-08 · Element: 488 · Name: Percent, Integer Format · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Percent given in integer format (e.g., 0 through 100 represents 0% through 100%)

W0908 is the humidity percentage.

Position: W09-09 · Element: 380 · Name: Quantity · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Numeric value of quantity

W0909 is the number of air exchanges per hour.