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Message Type : TANSTA
Version : D
Release : 01C
Contr. Agency: UN
Revision : 1
Date : 2001-11-07
SOURCE: D4 Transport (SWG)
CONTENTS
Tank status report message
0. INTRODUCTION
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
1.2 Field of application
1.3 Principles
2. REFERENCES
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
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For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data
Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM
General Introduction
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0. INTRODUCTION
This specification provides the definition of the Tank status
report message (TANSTA) to be used in Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in
administration, commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
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.
1.2 Field of application
The Tank status report message may be used for both national
and international applications. It is based on universal
practice related to administration, commerce and transport, and
is not dependent on the type of business or industry.
1.3 Principles
This message serves to transmit information about all non-cargo
deadweight items on board a vessel. This includes all ballast
and service tanks, stores, crew and effects and other
miscellaneous items including deadweight constants.
The message can be used for transmission of either current or
forecast status of tank and deadweight items. For example, the
message may be used to transmit information relating to an
actual departure condition from one port but can also be used
to transmit data relating to a forecast arrival condition at
another port.
In general, the message will be generated on board by the
ship's operator and transmitted to other parties interested in
the vessel's stability and safety. This is normally the
operations or tonnage centre but may also be a third party such
as a terminal operator.
In certain circumstances the message can also be transmitted to
the vessel. In this case the contents of the message may be
used to advise the ship's master of a desirable arrival
condition.
2. REFERENCES
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 2.
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
This section should be read in conjunction with the segment
table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating
requirements.
0010 UNH, Message header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Tank status report message is
TANSTA.
Note: Tank status report messages conforming to this document
must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:
Data element 0065 TANSTA
0052 D
0054 01C
0051 UN
0020 BGM, Beginning of message
A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to
transmit identifying number.
0030 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate a date and time applying to the whole
message, such as:
- document or message date and or time
0040 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify a party's name, address, and function,
such as:
- message recipient
- message sender
0050 Segment group 1: RFF-DTM
A group of segments to specify a reference (and its related
date and or time) which applies to the whole message.
0060 RFF, Reference
A segment to specify a reference, such as:
- reference to previous message
0070 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate a date and or time related to the
reference.
0080 Segment group 2: TDT-LOC-DTM-RFF-FTX
A group of segments to provide details of the main carriage
transport, including related locations and date and times.
0090 TDT, Details of transport
A segment to specify transport details for the main
carriage, such as:
- discharge voyage number
- radio call sign of the vessel
- nationality of the vessel
0100 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to specify either the place of departure or the
place of arrival for the main carriage.
0110 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify a date and or time related to the main
carriage transport, such as:
- estimated date/time of departure
- estimated date/time of arrival
0120 RFF, Reference
A segment to specify a reference related to the transport
details, such as:
- loading voyage number (if different from the voyage number
assigned by the carrier or his agent in the TDT-segment).
0130 FTX, Free text
A segment to specify supplementary information related to
the main carriage transport.
0140 Segment group 3: LOC-MEA-DIM-FTX
A group of segments to identify a tank or deadweight item by
its place on or in the means of transport.
0150 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to specify the location of a tank or deadweight
item on the means of transport, such as:
- fore peak tank
0160 MEA, Measurements
A segment to provide a measurement related to the tank or
deadweight item, such as:
- gross weight of tank contents
- volume of liquid in the tank
- specific gravity
- percentage full
0170 DIM, Dimensions
A segment to specify dimensions of the deadweight item, such
as:
- length expressed in 'longitudinal centre of gravity'
- width expressed in 'transverse centre of gravity (from
centerline)'
- height expressed in 'vertical centre of gravity (from
keel)'
0180 FTX, Free text
A segment to describe the actual contents of tanks, such as
lubricating oil, marine fuel oil, fresh water.
0190 UNT, Message trailer
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the
control reference number of the message.
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
BGM Beginning of message
DIM Dimensions
DTM Date/time/period
FTX Free text
LOC Place/location identification
MEA Measurements
NAD Name and address
RFF Reference
TDT Details of transport
UNH Message header
UNT Message trailer
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
Pos Tag Name S R
0010 UNH Message header M 1
0020 BGM Beginning of message M 1
0030 DTM Date/time/period M 1
0040 NAD Name and address C 9
0050 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 9-----------+
0060 RFF Reference M 1 |
0070 DTM Date/time/period C 9-----------+
0080 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ M 9-----------+
0090 TDT Details of transport M 1 |
0100 LOC Place/location identification M 1 |
0110 DTM Date/time/period M 9 |
0120 RFF Reference C 1 |
0130 FTX Free text C 1-----------+
0140 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 999---------+
0150 LOC Place/location identification M 1 |
0160 MEA Measurements M 9 |
0170 DIM Dimensions C 9 |
0180 FTX Free text C 1-----------+
0190 UNT Message trailer M 1
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