0.    INTRODUCTION

       This specification provides the definition of the Passenger
       list message (PAXLST) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange
       (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration,
       commerce and transport.

1.    SCOPE

1.1   Functional Definition

       This Passenger List Message (PAXLST) permits the transfer of
       passenger/crew data from a Customs, Immigration or other
       designated authority in the country of departure to the
       appropriate authorities in the country of arrival of the means
       of transport.
       
       Where national privacy legislation permits, and with the
       agreement of all parties involved, this message may also be
       exchanged between carriers and Customs, Immigration, Police or
       any designated authorities.
       
       This transfer of data may occur upon departure from the sending
       agency and prior to arrival of the vessel/ flight at the
       receiving agency. This is to permit the designated authority at
       the place of destination to screen this data and take timely
       decisions related to the clearance of passengers and crew.
       
       The transfer of data may also occur prior to departure,
       carriers may transmit passenger listings to customs and
       immigration for pre-arrival clearance.
       
       Endorsement of this message by the Customs Cooperation Council
       does not necessarily mean endorsement by national Immigration
       or Police authorities, nor does it place any obligations on
       parties to apply the message.

1.2   Field of Application

       This message may be applied for international passenger
       movement and is not dependent on the mode of transport.

1.3   Principles

       It is envisaged that the message will:
       
       (a) facilitate the clearance of low risk passengers/crew.
       
       (b) allow Customs, Immigration or police authorities to more
       effectively and efficiently concentrate resources on areas of
       highest risk.

2.    REFERENCES

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

3.    TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

3.1   Standard 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 Segment
       Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating
       requirements.
       
       The following guidelines and principles apply to the whole
       message and are intended to facilitate the understanding and
       implementation of the message:
       
        - Where a choice of code or text is given only the code
       element should be used wherever possible.
       
       - Data that is not necessary to meet the functional
       requirements of the message should not be included.
       
       - Free text information within the message should be avoided as
       this inhibits automatic processing.

   UNH, Message header
       A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
       The message type code for the Passenger list message is PAXLST.
       
       Note: Passenger list messages conforming to this document must
       contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:

       Data element  0065 PAXLST
                     0052 D
                     0054 97B
                     0051 UN

   BGM, Beginning of message
       A segment to indicate the type and function of the message.

   RFF, Reference
       A segment to specify message reference.

   DTM, Date/time/period
       A segment to specify associated dates/times as required related
       to the message.


   Segment group 1: NAD-CTA-COM
       A group of segments to specify name/address, person or
       department in the originating administration who can provide
       further information about the data in the message.

      NAD, Name and address
          A segment to identify the name, address and related
          function.

      CTA, Contact information
          A segment to identify a person or department in the sending
          administration to contact.

      COM, Communication contact
          A segment to identify communication numbers of departments
          or persons to whom communication should be directed (e.g.
          telephone/fax number).


   Segment group 2: TDT-DTM-SG3
       A group of segments to indicate information related to each leg
       of the mode of transport.

      TDT, Details of transport
          A segment to specify details of transport related to each
          leg, including means of transport, mode of transport
          name/number of vessel/vehicle/flight.

      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment to specify associated dates/times as required
          related to details of transport.


      Segment group 3: LOC-DTM
          A group of segments indicating associated locations and
          dates.

 |       LOC, Place/location identification
             A segment to specify locations such as place of
             departure, place of destination, country of ultimate
             destination, country/place of transit, country of transit
             termination, etc. of the means of transport.

         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment to specify associated dates/times as required
             related to locations.


 | Segment group 4: NAD-ATT-DTM-MEA-GIS-FTX-LOC-COM-SG5-SG6-SG7
       A group of segments to indicate if passenger or crew member,
       personal details (name, title, sex and marital status), date of
       birth, attributes such as height, hair and eye colour, and
       other related details.

      NAD, Name and address
          A segment specifying name of the passenger or crew member.

      ATT, Attribute
          A segment specifying passenger's/crew attributes such as
          complexion and build.

      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment to specify date of birth.

      MEA, Measurements
          To specify physical measurements, (e.g. height).

      GIS, General indicator
          A segment to specify indicators such as risk assessment.

      FTX, Free text
          A segment specifying other related passenger/crew
          information (e.g. ticketing information).

      LOC, Place/location identification
          A segment indicating country of nationality, country of
          birth and port/place of origin (embarkation), transit and
          destination (disembarkation) of a passenger/crew.

      COM, Communication contact
          A segment to identify a communication number of a department
          or a person to whom communication should be directed (e.g.
          passenger telephone details).


      Segment group 5: DOC-DTM-GIS-RFF-LOC-CPI-QTY
          A group of segments to indicate the travel document details,
          date and time, reference, place/location identification,
          charge payment instructions and quantity.

         DOC, Document/message details
             A segment identifying passenger/crew travel documents,
             such as passports, visas etc.

         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment to specify associated dates/times related to
             documents.

         GIS, General indicator
             A segment to specify processing indicators, such as
             document holder, alias, endorsee etc.

         RFF, Reference
             A segment to specify document reference.

         LOC, Place/location identification
             A segment indicating the country that issued the
             document.

         CPI, Charge payment instructions
             A segment to identify methods of payment for transport
             charges.

         QTY, Quantity
             A segment to identify passenger type counts (e.g. child,
             adult, infant, etc.).


 +    Segment group 6: GID-FTX-QTY
          A group of segments indicating the personal effects
          associated with a passenger or crew member.

 +       GID, Goods item details
             A segment to identify the line item number, as well as
             the type and number of packages.

 +       FTX, Free text
             A segment to indicate the description of the effects.

 +       QTY, Quantity
             A segment to indicate the quantity of the effects.


      Segment group 7: TDT-FTX
          A group of segments identifying transport details related to
          the passenger or crew member.

         TDT, Details of transport
             A segment to identify transport details related to the
             NAD segment.

         FTX, Free text
             A segment to identify free text information on passenger
             transport details.

   CNT, Control total
       A segment specifying control totals such as the total number of
       passengers/ crew members in the message.

   AUT, Authentication result
       A segment to specify the results of the application of an
       authentication procedure, including the authenticity of sender
       to ensure integrity of data.

   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)

          ATT Attribute
          AUT Authentication result
          BGM Beginning of message
          CNT Control total
          COM Communication contact
          CPI Charge payment instructions
          CTA Contact information
          DOC Document/message details
          DTM Date/time/period
          FTX Free text
       +  GID Goods item details
          GIS General indicator
          LOC Place/location identification
          MEA Measurements
          NAD Name and address
          QTY Quantity
          RFF Reference
          TDT Details of transport
          UNH Message header
          UNT Message trailer

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