| Version: | D |
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| Release: | 99B |
| Contr. Agency: | UN |
| Revision: | 2 |
| Date: | 1999-09-11 |
| SOURCE: | Western European EDIFACT Board - MD2 |
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For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM General Introduction |
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This message also occurs in the following versions of this standard: D97A, D97B, D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B, D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B |
This specification provides the definition of the Means of transport and equipment position message (MEQPOS) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport.
A message containing the position of a means of transport (e.g. a vessel or truck) and/or equipment related to a means of transport.
The Means of transport and equipment position message may be used for both national and international applications. It is based on universal practice related to administration, commerce and transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or industry.
Business area: control of pollution by a means of transport (e.g. maritime pollution)
Sending function: truck's driver, vessel's master, authority (e.g. port, police), centralised database of authorities
Receiving function: authority (e.g. port), search and rescue organisation
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1.
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2.
This section should be read in conjunction with the segment table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements.
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Means of transport and equipment position message is MEQPOS.
Note: Means of transport and equipment position messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:
| Data element | 0065 | MEQPOS |
| 0052 | D | |
| 0054 | 99B | |
| 0051 | UN |
A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to transmit the identifying number.
A segment to provide the date and time of the message.
A segment to indicate a quantity, such as the number of passengers on board the means of transport for a certain conveyance.
A segment to specify the position of the means of transport, e.g. by giving longitude and latitude coordinates of the vessel at sea.
A group of segments to specify a reference applying to the whole message.
A segment to specify a reference, e.g. reference to previous message.
A segment to indicate a date and time related to the reference.
A group of segments to indicate the details of the means of transport, and related locations and arrival dates and times.
A segment to identify the means of transport (e.g. by Lloyd's Register number of a vessel, or by the license plate number of a truck).
A segment to indicate the estimated date and time of arrival and departure.
A group of segments to specify locations related to the means of transport.
A segment to indicate a location relating to the means of transport, such as: - place or port of departure - next place or port of call.
A segment to specify date(s) and time(s) related to a location.
A group of segments to identify a party and related contacts.
A segment to identify a party's name, address and function.
A group of segments to identify a contact and its communications related to the party.
A segment to identify a person or department within the party.
A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed.
A group of segments to identify equipment related to the means of transport, and associated locations and dates and times.
A segment to identify equipment, such as railcars.
A segment to specify the location of the equipment.
A segment to specify a date and time related to the equipment.
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.
| BGM | Beginning of message | |
| COM | Communication contact | |
| CTA | Contact information | |
| DTM | Date/time/period | |
| EQD | Equipment details | |
| LOC | Place/location identification | |
| NAD | Name and address | |
| QTY | Quantity | |
| RFF | Reference | |
| TDT | Details of transport | |
| UNH | Message header | |
| UNT | Message trailer |
| ├─UNH Message header | ×1 | (M) |
| ├─BGM Beginning of message | ×1 | (M) |
| ├─DTM Date/time/period | ×9 | (C) |
| ├─QTY Quantity | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─LOC Place/location identification | ×1 | (M) |
| ├─Segment Group 1 | ×9 | (C) |
| │─├─RFF Reference | ×1 | (M) |
| │─└─DTM Date/time/period | ×9 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 2 | ×1 | (M) |
| │─├─TDT Details of transport | ×1 | (M) |
| │─├─DTM Date/time/period | ×9 | (C) |
| │─└─Segment Group 3 | ×9 | (C) |
| │───├─LOC Place/location identification | ×1 | (M) |
| │───└─DTM Date/time/period | ×9 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 4 | ×9 | (C) |
| │─├─NAD Name and address | ×1 | (M) |
| │─└─Segment Group 5 | ×9 | (C) |
| │───├─CTA Contact information | ×1 | (M) |
| │───└─COM Communication contact | ×9 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 6 | ×999 | (C) |
| │─├─EQD Equipment details | ×1 | (M) |
| │─├─LOC Place/location identification | ×9 | (C) |
| │─└─DTM Date/time/period | ×9 | (C) |
| └─UNT Message trailer | ×1 | (M) |