{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-433/annex-VI/division-A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-433/annex-VI/division-A.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/433",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 of 23 May 2012 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-433",
  "path": "annex/VI/division/A",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "A",
  "heading": "NEAFC sighting report",
  "text": "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.\nIf positive identification is not possible the reason shall be specified in the comments field.\nData Element\nCode\nMandatory/Optional\nRemarks\nStart record\nSR\nM\nSystem detail; indicates start of record\nAddress\nAD\nM\nMessage detail; destination, ‘XNE’ for NEAFC\nFrom\nFR\nM\nMessage detail; address of the transmitting party (Contracting Party)\nRecord Number\nRN\nM\nMessage detail; serial number in current year\nType of Message\nTM\nM\nMessage detail; message type, ‘OBS’ as Observation report\nRadio call sign\nRC\nM\nSurveillance detail; international radio call sign of the surveillance craft\nRecord Date\nRD\nM\nMessage detail; date of transmission\nRecord Time\nRT\nM\nMessage detail; time of transmission\nObservation Serial Number\nOS\nM\nSurveillance detail; observation serial number\nDate\nDA\nM\nSurveillance detail; date when vessel sighted\nTime\nTI\nM\nSurveillance detail; time when vessel sighted\nLatitude\nLA\nM\nSurveillance detail; latitude when vessel sighted\nLongitude\nLO\nM\nSurveillance detail; longitude where vessel sighted\nObject Identification\nOI\nM\nVessel registration detail; radio call sign of the sighted vessel\nExternal Registration Number\nXR\nM\nVessel registration detail; side number of the sighted vessel or IMO number in the absence of a side number\nVessel Name\nNA\nO\nVessel registration detail; name of the sighted vessel\nFlag State\nFS\nM\nVessel registration detail; flag state of the sighted vessel\nVessel Type\nTP\nO\nVessel characteristics; type of the sighted vessel\nSpeed\nSP\nO\nSurveillance detail; speed of the sighted vessel\nCourse\nCO\nO\nSurveillance detail; heading of the sighted vessel\nActivity\nAC\nM\nSurveillance detail; activity of the sighted vessel Annex XI (B)\nPhotograph\nPH\nM\nSurveillance detail; was there a photograph taken of the sighted vessel, ‘Y’ or ‘N’\nComments\nMS\nO\nSurveillance detail; free text to complete the report\nEnd of record\nER\nM\nSystem detail; indicates end of an individual record",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/433/annex/VI/division/A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:25.936519+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}