{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-433/annex-X/division-C.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-433/annex-X/division-C.1.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/X/division/C.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "C.1",
  "heading": "Format for electronic exchange of fisheries monitoring, inspection and surveillance information",
  "text": "Category\nData Element\nField code\nType\nContents\nDefinitions\nSystem Details\nStart Record\nSR\nIndicates start of the record\nEnd Record\nER\nIndicates end of the record\nReturn Status\nRS\nChar*3\nCodes\nACK / NAK = Acknowledged / Not Acknowledged\nReturn Error Number\nRE\nNum*3\n001 – 999\nCodes indicating errors as received at operation centre)\nMessage Details\nAddress destination\nAD\nChar*3\nISO-3166 Address\nAddress of the party receiving the message, ‘XNE’ for NEAFC\nFrom\nFR\nChar*3\nISO-3166 Address\nAddress of the transmitting party, (Contracting Party)\nType of Message\nTM\nChar*3\nCode\nFirst three letters of the message type\nSequence Number\nSQ\nNum*6\nNNNNNN\nMessage serial number\nRecord Number\nRN\nNum*6\nNNNNNN\nSerial number of the record in the relevant year\nRecord Date\nRD\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nYear, month and date\nRecord Time\nRT\nNum*4\nHHMM\nHours and minutes in UTC\nDate\nDA\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nYear, month and date\nTime\nTI\nNum*4\nHHMM\nHours and minutes in UTC\nCancelled report\nCR\nNum*6\nNNNNNN\nNumber of the report to be cancelled\nYear of the report to be cancelled\nYR\nNum*4\nNNNN\nYear of the report to be cancelled\nVessel Registration Details\nRadio Call Sign\nRC\nChar*7\nIRCS Code\nInternational Radio Call Sign of the vessel\nVessel name\nNA\nChar*30\nName of the vessel\nExt. registration\nXR\nChar*14\nSide Number of the vessel or IMO number in the absence of a side number\nFlag State\nFS\nChar*3\nISO-3166\nState of registration\nContracting Party internal reference number\nIR\nChar*3\nISO-3166\nUnique vessel number attributed by the flag State following to registration\nNum*9\n+ max. 9N\nPort Name\nPO\nChar*20\nPort of registration of the vessel\nVessel Owner\nVO\nChar*60\nName and address of the vessel owner\nVessel Charterer\nVC\nChar*60\nName and address of the vessel charterer\nVessel Character Details\nVessel capacity\nVT\nChar*2\n‘OC’/‘LC’\nAccording to:‘OC’ OSLO 1947 Convention /‘LC’ LONDON ICTM-69\nUnit\nNum*4\nTonnage\nCapacity of the vessel in metric tons\nVessel Power\nVP\nChar*2\n0-99999\nIndication of which measurement unit applies \"HP\" or \"KW\"\nUnit\nNum*5\nTotal main engine power\nVessel Length\nVL\nChar*2\n‘OA’/‘PP’\nUnit ‘OA’ length overall, ‘PP’ length between perpendiculars\nNum*3\nLength in meters\nTotal length of the vessel in meters, rounded to the nearest whole meter\nVessel Type\nTP\nChar*3\nCode\nAs listed in Part A of Annex XI\nFishing Gear\nGE\nChar*3\nFAO Code\nInternational Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear as (Part C of Annex XI)\nLicence Details\nDate of issuing\nIS\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nDate of Authorisation to fish for one or more regulated species\nRegulated Resources\nRR\nChar*3\nFAO Species Code\nFAO Species Code for the regulated resource\nStart Date\nSD\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nDate on which the validity of the authorisation/suspension commences\nEnd Date\nED\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nExpiry date of the validity of the authorisation to fish for the regulated resource\nLimited Authorisation\nLU\nChar*1\n‘Y’ or ‘N’ to indicate whether a limited authorisation is valid or not\nRelevant Area\nRA\nChar*6\nICES Code\nArea(s) prohibited\nSpecies Name\nSN\nChar*3\nFAO Species Code\nProhibited species\nActivity Details\nLatitude\nLA\nChar*5\nNDDMM *WGS-84)\ne.g. //LA/N6235 = 62°35′ North\nLongitude\nLO\nChar*6\nE/WDDDMM (WGS-84)\ne.g. //LO/W02134 = 21°34′ West\nLatitude (decimal)\nLT\nChar*7\n+/-DD.ddd1\nValue negative if latitude is in the southern hemisphere1 (WGS84)\nLongitude (decimal)\nLG\nChar*8\n+/-DDD.ddd1\nValue negative if longitude is in the western hemisphere1 (WGS84)\nTrip Number\nTN\nNum*3\n001-999\nNumber of the fishing trip in current year\nDays Fished\nDF\nNum*3\n1 – 365\nNumber of days the vessel spent in the Regulatory Area during the trip\nPredicted Date\nPD\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nEstimated date UTC for future event\nPredicted Time\nPT\nNum*4\nHHMM\nEstimated time UTC for future event\nWeekly catch\nCA\nThe cumulative catch retained on board by species, in kilogram live weight rounded to the nearest 100 Kg since the vessel entered the R.A. or, in the event a previous has been transmitted during the same trip, since the last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.\nSpecies\nChar*3\nFAO species code\nQuantity\nNum*7\n0-9999999\nQuantity onboard\nOB\nQuantity onboard the vessel by species in kilograms live weight rounded to the nearest 100 Kg, in pairs as needed\nSpecies\nChar*3\nFAO Codes\nQuantity\nNum*7\n0-9999999\nTransferred species\nKG\nInformation concerning the quantities transferred between vessels by species in kilograms live weight rounded to the nearest 100 Kg. whilst operating in the R.A.\nSpecies\nChar*3\nFAO Codes in pairs\nQuantity\nNum*7\n0-9999999\nTranshipped From\nTF\nChar*7\nIRCS Code\nInternational Radio Call Sign of the donor vessel\nTranshipped To\nTT\nChar*7\nIRCS Code\nInternational Radio Call Sign of the receiving vessel\nCoastal state\nCS\nChar*3\nISO-3166\nCoastal state\nPort Name\nPO\nChar*20\nName of the actual port\nReporting Details\nCatch\nCA\nAggregate catch, landed or transhipped, taken by fishing vessels of the Contracting Party, by species as listed in tonnes live weight, rounded to tonnes, in pairs as needed\nSpecies\nChar*3\nFAO species code\nQuantity\nNum*6\n0-9999999\nCumulative catch\nCC\nCumulative aggregate catch, landed or transhipped, taken by fishing vessels of the Contracting Party, by species as listed in tonnes live weight, rounded to tonnes, in pairs as needed\nSpecies\nChar*3\nFAO species code\nQuantity\nNum*6\n0-9999999\nRelevant Area\nRA\nChar*6\nICES/NAFO Codes\nCode for the relevant fishing area\nZone\nZO\nChar*3\nISO-3166\nThe code for a Contracting Party’s zone\nYear and month\nYM\nNum*6\nYYYYMM\nThe relevant year and month of reporting\nSurveillance/ Observed details\nLatitude\nLA\nChar*5\nNDDMM (WGS-84)\ne.g. //LA/N6535 = 65°35′ North\nLongitude\nLO\nChar*6\nE/WDDDMM (WGS-84)\ne.g. //LO/W02134 = 21°34′ West\nSpeed\nSP\nNum*3\nKnots * 10\ne.g. //SP/105 = 10,5 knots\nCourse\nCO\nNum*3\n360° degree scale\ne.g. //CO/270 = 270°\nActivity\nAC\nChar*3\nActivity code\nFirst 3 characters of the activity, see Part B of Annex XI\nMeans of Surveillance\nMI\nChar*3\nNEAFC Code\n‘VES’ = surface vessel, ‘AIR’ = fixed wing aircraft, ‘HEL’ helicopter\nAssigned Inspector CP ID\nAI\nChar*7\nNEAFC Code\nISO-3166 code for the Contracting Party followed by 4 digit number repeated as needed\nObservation Ser. No.\nOS\nNum*3\n0 - 999\nSerial number of the observation during relevant patrol in the Regulatory Area\nDate of sighting\nDA\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nDate when the vessel is sighted\nTime of sighting\nTI\nNum*4\nHHMM\nTime in UTC when the vessel is sighted\nObject Identification\nOI\nChar*7\nIRCS Code\nInternational Radio Call Sign of the sighted vessel\nPhotography\nPH\nChar*1\nWas there a photography taken, ‘Y’ or ‘N’\nFree Text string\nMS\nChar*255\nFree text area",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/746 of 11 May 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/433/annex/X/division/C.1",
    "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."
}