# 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, Division A: NEAFC sighting report

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/433/annex/VI/division/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-433/annex-VI/division-A
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.