Appendix 4 COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
Table II —
Format of VMS data
| Data Element | Code | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start record | SR | System detail — indicates start of record | |
| Addressee | AD | Message detail — addressee. Alpha-3 ISO country code | |
| From | FR | Message detail — sender. Alpha-3 ISO country code | |
| Flag State | FS | ||
| Type of message | TM | Message detail — message type ‘POS’ | |
| Radio call sign | RC | Vessel detail — international radio call sign of vessel | |
| Contracting Party internal reference number | IR | Vessel detail — unique Contracting Party number (flag State ISO-3 code followed by number) | |
| External registration number | XR | Vessel detail — number marked on side of vessel | |
| Latitude | LA | Vessel position detail — position in degrees and minutes N/S DD.ddd (WGS-84) | |
| Longitude | LO | Vessel position detail — position in degrees and minutes E/W DDD.ddd (WGS-84) | |
| Course | CO | Vessel course 360° scale | |
| Speed | SP | Vessel speed in tenths of knots | |
| Date | DA | Vessel position detail — date of record of UTC position (YYYYMMDD) | |
| Time | TI | Vessel position detail — time of record of UTC position (HHMM) | |
| End record | ER | System detail — indicates end of record |
Character set: ISO 8859.1
Each data transmission is structured as follows:
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a double slash (//) and field code indicate the start of the message,
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a single slash (/) separates the field code and the data.
Optional data elements must be inserted between the start and end of the record.
Format for communication of catches and fishing vessel reports
‘Catch on entry to the EEZ’ report
‘Catch on transhipment’ report
‘Catch on exit from the EEZ’ report