| Data-element |
Field-code |
Definition |
| Activity |
AC |
Letter code of the activity of the vessel |
| Address destination |
AD |
3-Alpha country or area code of party receiving the message/report (addressee) |
| Apparent infringement |
AF |
Infringement observed "Yes" or "No" |
| Assigned inspectors |
AI |
Identification of the inspector; 3-Alpha country code and number, in pairs as needed |
Catch
Weekly catch |
CA
CA |
Aggregate catch, landed or transhipped, by species in tonnes live weight, rounded to the nearest tonne, in pairs as needed
The cumulative catch retained onboard, by species in kilogram live weight, rounded to the nearest 100 Kg, in pairs as needed |
| Catch discarded |
RJ |
Quantity of catch discarded, by species in kilograms live weight, in pairs as needed |
| Course |
CO |
Heading of the vessel in degrees (360° scale) |
| Cumulative catch |
CC |
Cumulative aggregate catch, landed or transhipped, by species in tonnes live weight, rounded to the nearest tonne, in pairs as needed |
| Cumulative production |
AP |
Total quantity produced since entry into fishing area, by species in kilograms, with product form code, in pairs as needed |
| Coastal state |
CS |
3-Alpha country code of the relevant coastal state |
| Daily catch |
CD |
The total catch retained onboard from fishing operations per 24 hour period, in kilograms live weight, in pairs as needed |
| Date |
DA |
Date of reported event (year, month, day in UTC) |
| Date of issuing |
IS |
Date of the authorisation (license) to fish for one or more regulates species |
| Days fished |
DF |
Number of days the vessel spent in the fishing zone during the trip |
| End date |
ED |
Expiry date of the validity of the "authorisation" |
| End record |
ER |
Indicates the end of the message/report |
| External registration |
XR |
Side (hull) number of registration of the vessel |
| Fishing gear |
GE |
Letter code according to FAO's "International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear" |
| Fishing operations |
FO |
Number of fishing operations (hauls) per 24 hour period |
| Flag State |
FS |
State of registration of the vessel |
| Free text |
MS |
Free text area for inspectors to comment on vessel's observation/sighting |
| From |
FR |
3-Alpha country or area code of party transmitting the message/report (sender) |
| Hails |
HA |
Observer approves hail "Yes" or "No" |
| Inspection requirement |
RQ |
Prepare for inspection, latitude, longitude and ETA |
| Internal reference number |
IR |
Unique vessel number attributed by the flag-State |
| Latitude |
LA |
Latitude expressed in degrees and minutes (WGS-84) |
| Latitude (decimal) |
LT |
Latitude expressed in degrees and decimals (WGS-84) |
| Limited authorisation |
LU |
Limited authorisation "Yes" or "No" |
| Log book |
LB |
Observer approves log book "Yes" or "No" |
| Longitude |
LO |
Longitude expressed in degrees and minutes (WGS-84) |
| Longitude (decimal) |
LG |
Longitude expressed in degrees and decimals (WGS-84) |
| Master name |
MA |
Name of the master of the vessel |
| Means of surveillance |
MI |
Letter code for the type of inspection craft |
| Mesh size |
ME |
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| Name |
NA |
Name of the vessel |
| Number of units |
NU |
Number of units packed |
| Object identification |
OI |
International Radio Call Sign of the observed/sighted vessel |
| Observation serial number |
OS |
Serial number of the observation by inspectors onboard an inspection craft during relevant patrol |
| Observer name |
ON |
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| Photography |
PH |
Photography of the observed/sighted vessels taken, "Yes" or "No" |
Port name
Port name |
PO
PO |
Name of the port of registration of the vessel
Name of the port of landing |
| Predicted date |
PD |
Estimated date for future event (year, month, day in UTC) |
| Predicted time |
PT |
Estimated time for future event (hour, minute in UTC) |
| Product form code |
PR |
Letter code of the product form |
| Quantity onboard |
OB |
Quantity onboard the vessel, by species in kilogram live weight, rounded to the nearest 100 Kg, in pairs as needed |
| Quantity produced |
QP |
Quantity produced per day, by species in kilograms, with product form code, in pairs as needed |
Radio call sign
Radio call sign |
RC
IV |
International Radio Call Sign (IRCS)
International Radio Call Sign of the observed/sighted vessel |
| Record date |
RD |
Date of retransmission of message/report (year, month, day in UTC) |
| Record number |
RN |
Serial number of retransmission of the message/report by the FMC (annual count) |
| Record time |
RT |
Time of retransmission of message/report (hour, minute in UTC) |
| Regulated resources |
RR |
Letter code according to FAO's "Species Code" |
| Relevant area |
RA |
Prohibited area(s)
Relevant fishing area(s) |
| Return error code |
RE |
Numerical codes indicating errors on messages/reports received |
| Return status |
RS |
Indicates the status of received message/report, either "acknowledged" or "not acknowledge" |
| Sequence number |
SQ |
Serial number of the message/report as transmitted by the vessel (annual count) |
Species name
Species name |
SN
SN |
Prohibited species
Produced species |
| Speed |
SP |
Speed of the vessel in knot multiplied by10 |
| Start date |
SD |
Starting date of the validity of the "authorisation" or "suspension" |
| Start record |
SR |
Indicates the start of the message/report |
| Time |
TI |
Time of reported event (hour, minute in UTC) |
| Transferred species |
KG |
Quantities transferred between vessels, by species in kilogram live weight, rounded to the nearest 100 Kg, in pairs as needed |
| Transhipped from |
TF |
International Radio Call Sign of the offloading vessel |
| Transhipped to |
TT |
International Radio Call Sign of the receiving vessel |
| Transmission used |
TU |
Name of radio station through which the report is transmitted |
| Trip number |
TN |
Number of fishing trips of the vessel (annual count) |
| Type of message |
TM |
Letter code of the type of message |
| Type of packing |
TY |
Letter code of the type of packing |
| Undersize |
US |
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| Unit weight |
NE |
Net product weight in kilograms |
| Vessel capacity |
VT |
Capacity of the vessel according either to " Oslo 1947" or to "London ICTM 1969" conventions, in metric tonnes (rounded to the nearest whole unit) |
| Vessel charterer |
VC |
Name and address of the vessel's charterer |
| Vessel length |
VL |
Total length of the vessel in metres using either "Overall" or "Between Perpendiculars" measurements (rounded to the nearest whole unit) |
| Vessel owner |
VO |
Name and address of the vessel's owner |
| Vessel power |
VP |
Total main engine power expressed either using "Horse Power" or "Kilowatt" (rounded to the nearest whole unit) |
| Vessel type |
TP |
Letter code of the type of vessel |
| Year and month |
YM |
The relevant year and month of reporting |
| Zone |
ZO |
3-Alpha country code for the relevant zone |
