{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-124/annex/division-31/division-C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-124/annex/division-31/division-C.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2020/124",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 of 15 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-124",
  "path": "annex/division/31/division/C",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "C",
  "heading": "Format for electronic exchange of fisheries monitoring information",
  "text": "(The North Atlantic Format)\nThe plus sign (+) does not need to be transmitted; leading zeros can be omitted.\nCategory\nData Element\nField code\nType\nContents\nDefinitions\nSystem\nStart Record\nSR\nIndicates start of the record\nDetails\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, see Annex II.D.D(2)\nMessage\nAddress destination\nAD\nChar*3\nISO-3166 Address\nAddress of the party receiving the message, ‘ XNW ’ for NAFO\nDetails\nFrom\nFR\nChar*3\nISO-3166 Address\nAddress of the transmitting party, (Contracting Party)\nType of Message\nTM\nChar*3\nCode\nCode for the message type\nSequence Number\nSQ\nNum*6\nNNNNNN\nSerial 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.\nRecord Number\nRN\nNum*6\nNNNNNN\nSerial 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.\nRecord Date\nRD\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nYear, month and day in UTC from the FMC\nRecord Time\nRT\nNum*4\nHHMM\nHours and minutes in UTC from the FMC\nDate\nDA\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nYear, 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.\nTime\nTI\nNum*4\nHHMM\nHours 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.\nCancelled report\nCR\nNum*6\nNNNNNN\nRecord Number of the record to be cancelled\nYear of the report cancelled\nYR\nNum*4\nNNNN\nYear in UTC of the report to be cancelled\nVessel\nRadio Call Sign\nRC\nChar*7\nIRCS Code\nInternational Radio Call Sign of the vessel\nRegistration\nVessel name\nNA\nChar*30\nName of the vessel\nDetails\nExt. registration\nXR\nChar*14\nSide Number of the vessel\nFlag State\nFS\nChar*3\nISO-3166\nState of registration\nContracting Party internal ref. number\nIR\nChar*3\nNum*9\nISO-3166 +max. 9N\nUnique vessel number attributed by the flag State in accordance with registration\nPort Name\nPO\nChar*20\nPort of registration of the vessel/homeport\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 IMO Number\nIMO Number\nIM\nNum*7\nNNNNNNN\nIMO ship identification number\nVessel Character. Details\nVessel Tonnage Unit\nVT\nChar*2\nNum*4\n‘ OC ’ / ‘ LC ’\nTonnage\nAccording to: ‘ OC ’ OSLO 1947 Convention/ ‘ LC ’ LONDON ICTM-69\nVessel Power\nUnit\nVP\nChar*2\nNum*5\n0-99999\nTotal main engine power in ‘ KW ’\nVessel Length\nVL\nChar*2\nNum*3\n‘ OA ’\nLength in meters\nUnit ‘ OA ’ length overall.\nTotal length of the vessel in meters, rounded to the nearest whole meter\nVessel Type\nTP\nChar*3\nCode\nAs listed in Annex II.I\nFishing Gear\nGE\nChar*3\nFAO Code\nInternational Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear as Annex II.J\nAuthorization details\nStart Date\nSD\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nLicence detail; date on which the authorization starts\nEnd Date\nED\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nLicence detail; date on which the authorization ends\nTargeted species and Area\nTA\nChar*3\nChar*10\nStock specifications,\nFAO Species code and NAFO defined area code or ‘ ANY ’\nSpecies 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//\nActivity\nDetails\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.ddd\nValue negative if latitude is in the southern hemisphere (WGS84)\nLongitude (decimal)\nLG\nChar*8\n+/-DDD.ddd\nValue negative if longitude is in the western hemisphere (WGS84)\nTrip Number\nTN\nNum*3\n001-999\nNumber of the fishing trip in current year\nCatch\nSpecies\nQuantity\nCA\nChar*3\nNum*7\nFAO species code\n0-9999999\nDaily catch by species and by Division, retained on board, in kilograms live weight\nQuantity onboard\nSpecies\nQuantity\nOB\nChar*3\nNum*7\nFAO species code\n0-9999999\nTotal quantity by species on board the vessel at the moment of sending the hail message concerned in kilograms live weight\nDiscard Species\nQuantity\nRJ\nChar*3\nNum*7\nFAO species code\n0 – 9999999\nCatch discarded by species and by Division in kilograms live weight\nUndersize\nSpecies\nQuantity\nUS\nChar*3\nNum*7\nFAO species code\n0 – 9999999\nUndersize catch by species and by Division in kilograms live weight\nTransferred species\nSpecies\nQuantity\nKG\nChar*3\nNum*7\nFAO species code\n0-9999999\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.\nRelevant Area\nRA\nChar*6\nICES/NAFO Codes\nCode for the relevant fishing area\nDirected Species\nDS\nChar*3\nFAO species codes\nCode for the species for which the vessel directed as per Article 5.2. Allow for several species, separated by a space.\ne.g.//DS/species species species//\nObserver on board\nOO\nChar*1\nY or N\nPresence of a compliance observer on board\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\nMaster Name\nMA\nChar*30\nName of the vessels master\nCoastal State\nCS\nChar*3\nISO-3166\n3 Alpha Code\nCoastal State of Port of Landing\nPredicted Date\nPD\nNum*8\nYYYYMMDD\nEstimated date UTC when the master intends to be in port\nPredicted Time\nPT\nNum*4\nHHMM\nEstimated time UTC when the master intends to be in port\nPort Name\nPO\nChar*20\nName of the actual port of landing\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\nChartering Flag Catches\nCH\nChar*3\nISO-3166\nFlag of Chartering Contracting Party\nArea of Entry\nAE\nChar*6\nICES/NAFO Codes\nNAFO Division entering into\nDays fished\nDF\nNum*3\n1-365\nNumber of days the vessel spent in the fishing zone during the trip.\nApparent Infringement\nAF\nChar*1\nY or N\nFor onboard observer to report his observations\nMesh Size\nME\nNum*3\n0 – 999\nAverage mesh size in millimetres\nProduction\nPR\nChar*3\nCode\nCode for the production Annex II.K\nLogbook\nLB\nChar*1\nY or N\nFor onboard observer to confirm the entries in the vessels logbook\nHails\nHA\nChar*1\nY or N\nFor onboard observer to confirm the hails sent from the vessel\nObserver Name\nON\nChar*30\nText\nName of the onboard observer\nFree Text\nMS\nChar*255\nText\nActivity detail; for further comments by observer",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The plus sign (+) does not need to be transmitted; leading zeros can be omitted."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/124/annex/division/31/division/C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:51.433020+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}