# 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, Division C: Format for electronic exchange of fisheries monitoring information

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

(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 (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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/124/annex/division/31/division/C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-124/annex/division-31/division-C
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