EDI 324 Vessel Stow Plan (ocean)

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Vessel Stow Plan (Ocean) Transaction Set (324) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide all the information relative to the stowage of equipment and cargo on a vessel.

Segments

Position

Segment

Name

Max use

100

Transaction Set Header

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

200

Vessel Identification

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To provide vessel details and voyage number

LOOP

Mandatory

AtMax 20

400

Port or Terminal

Mandatory

AtMax 1

Contractual or operational port or point relevant to the movement of the cargo

500

DTM

Date/Time Reference

Opt

AtMax 15

To specify pertinent dates and times

LOOP

Mandatory

AtMax 9999

600

Equipment Details

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To identify the equipment

650

Seal Numbers

Opt

AtMax 5

To record seal numbers used and the organization that applied the seals

700

Equipment Description

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify further the referenced equipment

750

Cross-Reference Equipment

Opt

AtMax 2

To cross-reference additional equipment to a primary piece of equipment

800

Cargo Location Reference

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To specify the cargo location on board the vessel

850

Port or Terminal

Opt

AtMax 9

Contractual or operational port or point relevant to the movement of the cargo

870

W09

Equipment and Temperature

Opt

AtMax 1

To relate equipment type and required temperatures

900

Special Handling Instructions

Opt

AtMax 6

To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format

1000

Hazardous Material

Opt

AtMax 4

To specify information relative to hazardous material

1050

Reference Identification

Opt

AtMax 10

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

1100

Transaction Set Trailer

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

Elements

Position	Element	Name	Requirement	Type	Min/Max	Repeat

1	143	Transaction Set Identifier Code	Mandatory	ID	3/3	1

2	329	Transaction Set Control Number	Mandatory	Alphanumeric	4/9	1

3	1705	Implementation Convention Reference	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/35	1

EDI Dictionary

EDI 324 Vessel Stow Plan (ocean)

Segments

Elements