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Division C Format for electronic exchange of fisheries monitoring informationF1

United Kingdom

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(The North Atlantic Format)

The plus sign (+) does not need to be transmitted; leading zeros can be omitted.

Category Data Element Field code Type Contents Definitions
System Start Record SR Indicates start of the record
Details End Record ER Indicates end of the record
Return Status RS Char*3 Codes ACK/NAK = Acknowledged/Not Acknowledged
Return Error Number RE Num*3 001 – 999 Codes indicating errors as received at operation centre, see Annex II.D.D(2)
Message Address destination AD Char*3 ISO-3166 Address Address of the party receiving the message, ‘ XNW ’ for NAFO
Details From FR Char*3 ISO-3166 Address Address of the transmitting party, (Contracting Party)
Type of Message TM Char*3 Code Code for the message type
Sequence Number SQ Num*6 NNNNNN Serial number of messages sent from a vessel to the final destination (XNW). It is unique for each vessel for a calendar year. At the beginning of the current year this value will be reset to 1 for each vessel and will increment at the sending of each message.
Record Number RN Num*6 NNNNNN Serial number of records sent from the FMC to XNW. It is unique for each FMC for a calendar year. At the beginning of the current year this value will be reset to 1 and will increment at the sending of each record.
Record Date RD Num*8 YYYYMMDD Year, month and day in UTC from the FMC
Record Time RT Num*4 HHMM Hours and minutes in UTC from the FMC
Date DA Num*8 YYYYMMDD Year, month and day in UTC of first transmission. In cases of RET messages first transmission is from the FMC, in all other cases first transmission is from the vessel.
Time TI Num*4 HHMM Hours and minutes in UTC of first transmission. In cases of RET messages first transmission is from the FMC, in all other cases first transmission is from the vessel.
Cancelled report CR Num*6 NNNNNN Record Number of the record to be cancelled
Year of the report cancelled YR Num*4 NNNN Year in UTC of the report to be cancelled
Vessel Radio Call Sign RC Char*7 IRCS Code International Radio Call Sign of the vessel
Registration Vessel name NA Char*30 Name of the vessel
Details Ext. registration XR Char*14 Side Number of the vessel
Flag State FS Char*3 ISO-3166 State of registration
Contracting Party internal ref. number IR

Char*3

Num*9

ISO-3166 +max. 9N Unique vessel number attributed by the flag State in accordance with registration
Port Name PO Char*20 Port of registration of the vessel/homeport
Vessel Owner VO Char*60 Name and address of the vessel owner
Vessel Charterer VC Char*60 Name and address of the vessel charterer
Vessel IMO Number IMO Number IM Num*7 NNNNNNN IMO ship identification number
Vessel Character. Details Vessel Tonnage Unit VT

Char*2

Num*4

‘ OC ’ / ‘ LC ’

Tonnage

According to: ‘ OC ’ OSLO 1947 Convention/ ‘ LC ’ LONDON ICTM-69

Vessel Power

Unit

VP

Char*2

Num*5

0-99999 Total main engine power in ‘ KW ’
Vessel Length VL

Char*2

Num*3

‘ OA ’

Length in meters

Unit ‘ OA ’ length overall.

Total length of the vessel in meters, rounded to the nearest whole meter

Vessel Type TP Char*3 Code As listed in Annex II.I
Fishing Gear GE Char*3 FAO Code International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear as Annex II.J
Authorization details Start Date SD Num*8 YYYYMMDD Licence detail; date on which the authorization starts
End Date ED Num*8 YYYYMMDD Licence detail; date on which the authorization ends
Targeted species and Area TA

Char*3

Char*10

Stock specifications,

FAO Species code and NAFO defined area code or ‘ ANY ’

Species and area allowed for directed fishery. Regulated species of Annex I.A or I.B must refer to the stock specification. For unregulated species use Sub Area or division or ‘ ANY ’ . Allow for several pairs of fields. e.g.//TA/GHL 3LMNO COD 3M RED 3LN RED 3M HER ANY//

Activity

Details

Latitude LA Char*5 NDDMM (WGS-84) e.g.//LA/N6235 = 62°35′ North
Longitude LO Char*6 E/WDDDMM (WGS-84) e.g.//LO/W02134 = 21°34′ West
Latitude (decimal) LT Char*7 +/-DD.ddd Value negative if latitude is in the southern hemisphere f1 (WGS84)
Longitude (decimal) LG Char*8 +/-DDD.ddd Value negative if longitude is in the western hemisphere (WGS84)
Trip Number TN Num*3 001-999 Number of the fishing trip in current year

Catch

Species

Quantity

CA

Char*3

Num*7

FAO species code

0-9999999

Daily catch by species and by Division, retained on board, in kilograms live weight

Quantity onboard

Species

Quantity

OB

Char*3

Num*7

FAO species code

0-9999999

Total quantity by species on board the vessel at the moment of sending the hail message concerned in kilograms live weight

Discard Species

Quantity

RJ

Char*3

Num*7

FAO species code

0 – 9999999

Catch discarded by species and by Division in kilograms live weight

Undersize

Species

Quantity

US

Char*3

Num*7

FAO species code

0 – 9999999

Undersize catch by species and by Division in kilograms live weight

Transferred species

Species

Quantity

KG

Char*3

Num*7

FAO species code

0-9999999

Information concerning the quantities transferred between vessels by species in kilograms live weight rounded to the nearest 100 Kg. whilst operating in the R.A.
Relevant Area RA Char*6 ICES/NAFO Codes Code for the relevant fishing area
Directed Species DS Char*3 FAO species codes

Code for the species for which the vessel directed as per Article 5.2. Allow for several species, separated by a space.

e.g.//DS/species species species//

Observer on board OO Char*1 Y or N Presence of a compliance observer on board
Transhipped From TF Char*7 IRCS Code International Radio Call Sign of the donor vessel
Transhipped To TT Char*7 IRCS Code International Radio Call Sign of the receiving vessel
Master Name MA Char*30 Name of the vessels master
Coastal State CS Char*3

ISO-3166

3 Alpha Code

Coastal State of Port of Landing
Predicted Date PD Num*8 YYYYMMDD Estimated date UTC when the master intends to be in port
Predicted Time PT Num*4 HHMM Estimated time UTC when the master intends to be in port
Port Name PO Char*20 Name of the actual port of landing
Speed SP Num*3 Knots*10 e.g.//SP/105 = 10.5 knots
Course CO Num*3 360° degree scale e.g.//CO/270 = 270
Chartering Flag Catches CH Char*3 ISO-3166 Flag of Chartering Contracting Party
Area of Entry AE Char*6 ICES/NAFO Codes NAFO Division entering into
Days fished DF Num*3 1-365 Number of days the vessel spent in the fishing zone during the trip.
Apparent Infringement AF Char*1 Y or N For onboard observer to report his observations
Mesh Size ME Num*3 0 – 999 Average mesh size in millimetres
Production PR Char*3 Code Code for the production Annex II.K
Logbook LB Char*1 Y or N For onboard observer to confirm the entries in the vessels logbook
Hails HA Char*1 Y or N For onboard observer to confirm the hails sent from the vessel
Observer Name ON Char*30 Text Name of the onboard observer
Free Text MS Char*255 Text Activity detail; for further comments by observer

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/989 of 27 April 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards certain provisions of, and Annexes to, the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO).

Footnotes

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