0.    INTRODUCTION

       This specification provides the definition of the
       Bayplan/stowage plan total numbers message (BAPLTE) 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 to transmit information about the total numbers of
       equipment and quantity of goods on a means of transport. The
       message can be exchanged between (liner's) agents, tonnage
       centers, stevedores and ships masters/operators (see section
       1.3 for more details).

1.2   Field of Application

       This message may be applied for both national and international
       trade. It is based on universal practice and is not dependent
       on the type of business or industry.

1.3   Principles

       In the shipping industry the BAPLTE message can be used between
       partners as indicated below: 
       
       ships/liner ============== 1 ============== ships/liner
       agents      =======2=====     =====13====== agents
       |    |                  |     |
       |    3                  |     |
       |    |                  |     |
       |    |                  |     |
       I   tonnage ==5 ======  |     |   ======11= tonnage
       I   centre  =========|==|=====|===|==6===== centre
       |    |               |  |     |   |            |
       |    7               |  |     |   |            |
       4    |               |  |     |   |            |
       |    |  =============|==|==8==|===|=============
       |    |  |            |  |     |   |
       |    |  |            |  |     |   |
       |    |  |            |  |     |   |
       |    |  |            |  |     |   |
       stevedore============|==|==9==|===|======== stevedore
               |            |  |     |   |            |
               |            |  |     |   |            |
               ====10=== ships master/operator ===12===
              
       PORT OF DEPARTURE(PD)            NEXT PORT OF CALL(NC)
       
       1) Agent (PD) to agent (NC) 
       2) Agent (PD) to ships master/operator (PD) 
       3) Agent (PD) to tonnage centre (PD) 
       4) Agent (PD) to stevedore (PD) 
       5) Tonnage centre (PD) to ships master/operator (PD) 
       6) Tonnage centre (PD) to tonnage centre (NC) 
       7) Tonnage centre (PD) to stevedore (PD) 
       8) Stevedore (PD) to tonnage centre 
       9) Stevedore (PD) to stevedore (NC) 
       10) Stevedore (PD) to ships master/operator (PD) 
       11) Ships master/operator to tonnage centre (NC) 
       12) Ships master/operator to stevedore (NC) 
       13) Ships master/operator to agent (NC) 
       
       The above gives only one set of communication channels per
       organisation but in practice there will be a combination of one
       or more channels per organisation from or to port of
       departure/next port of call.
       
       - The message will contain only one vessel/voyage combination,
       giving details regarding carrier, mode of transport, means of
       transport and total numbers of equipment or packages by
       location (i.e., port) and/or by type or equipment or packages.
       
       - The bayplan message BAPLIE must be used to transmit detailed
       information about equipment, location on the means of
       transport, goods descriptions and properties of equipment
       and/or goods.

2.    REFERENCES

       See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
       Section 1.

3.    TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

       See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
       Section 2.

4.    MESSAGE DEFINITION

4.1   Data Segment Clarification

       This section should be read in conjunction with the Branching
       Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory,
       conditional and repeating requirements.

0010 | UNH, Message header
       A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
       The message type code for the Bayplan/stowage plan total
       numbers message is BAPLTE.
       
       Note: Bayplan/stowage plan total numbers messages conforming to
       this document must contain the following data in segment UNH,
       composite S009:

       Data element  0065 BAPLTE
                     0052 D
                     0054 95B
                     0051 UN

0020   BGM, Beginning of message
       A segment to indicate the beginning of the message and to
       transmit function, type and number of the message.

0030   DTM, Date/time/period
       A segment to indicate date and time of the preparation of the
       message.

0040   RFF, Reference
       A segment to indicate a message reference number.

0050   NAD, Name and address
       A segment to identify the liner service operating or
       responsible for a particular vessel/voyage.


0060   Segment group 1: TDT-LOC-DTM-RFF-FTX
       A group of segments identifying the means of transport and
       related details.

0070      TDT, Details of transport
          A segment to identify a means of transport and discharge
          voyage number.

0080      LOC, Place/location identification
          A segment to identify the locations to which the following
          information applies.

0090      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment to indicate date and time of events in local time,
          else the time zone specifier is to be used.

0100      RFF, Reference
          A segment to identify the loading voyage number.

0110      FTX, Free text
          A segment to transmit general information about
          vessel/voyage.


0120   Segment group 2: LOC-GID-SG3
       A group of segments containing information about the total
       numbers of equipment and/or goods by location.

0130      LOC, Place/location identification
          A segment to identify locations (ports) relevant to the
          equipment or goods carried.

0140      GID, Goods item details
          A segment to identify the number of packages of the goods.


0150      Segment group 3: EQD-EQN
          A group of segments containing information about the type of
          equipment and the number of units.

0160         EQD, Equipment details
             A segment to identify the type of equipment to which the
             following totals apply. Only transport equipment
             size/type coded or plain language is used here further to
             identify the type of equipment.

0170         EQN, Number of units
             A segment to specify the number of equipment units.

0180   UNT, Message trailer
       A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
       segments in the message and the control reference number of the
       message.

4.2   Data segment index (Alphabetical sequence by tag)

          BGM Beginning of message
          DTM Date/time/period
          EQD Equipment details
          EQN Number of units
          FTX Free text
          GID Goods item details
          LOC Place/location identification
          NAD Name and address
          RFF Reference
          TDT Details of transport
          UNH Message header
          UNT Message trailer

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