Division A NEAFC sighting report
United Kingdom
| Positive identification can only be achieved by means of visual verification of the Radio Call sign or the External Registration Number displayed on the vessel. | |||
| If positive identification is not possible the reason shall be specified in the comments field. | |||
| Data Element | Code | Mandatory/Optional | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start record | SR | M | System detail; indicates start of record |
| Address | AD | M | Message detail; destination, ‘XNE’ for NEAFC |
| From | FR | M | Message detail; address of the transmitting party (Contracting Party) |
| Record Number | RN | M | Message detail; serial number in current year |
| Type of Message | TM | M | Message detail; message type, ‘OBS’ as Observation report |
| Radio call sign | RC | M | Surveillance detail; international radio call sign of the surveillance craft |
| Record Date | RD | M | Message detail; date of transmission |
| Record Time | RT | M | Message detail; time of transmission |
| Observation Serial Number | OS | M | Surveillance detail; observation serial number |
| Date | DA | M | Surveillance detail; date when vessel sighted |
| Time | TI | M | Surveillance detail; time when vessel sighted |
| Latitude | LA | M | Surveillance detail; latitude when vessel sighted |
| Longitude | LO | M | Surveillance detail; longitude where vessel sighted |
| Object Identification | OI | M | Vessel registration detail; radio call sign of the sighted vessel |
| External Registration Number | XR | M | Vessel registration detail; side number of the sighted vessel or IMO number in the absence of a side number |
| Vessel Name | NA | O | Vessel registration detail; name of the sighted vessel |
| Flag State | FS | M | Vessel registration detail; flag state of the sighted vessel |
| Vessel Type | TP | O | Vessel characteristics; type of the sighted vessel |
| Speed | SP | O | Surveillance detail; speed of the sighted vessel |
| Course | CO | O | Surveillance detail; heading of the sighted vessel |
| Activity | AC | M | Surveillance detail; activity of the sighted vessel Annex XI (B) |
| Photograph | PH | M | Surveillance detail; was there a photograph taken of the sighted vessel, ‘Y’ or ‘N’ |
| Comments | MS | O | Surveillance detail; free text to complete the report |
| End of record | ER | M | System detail; indicates end of an individual record |