D18A | EDIFACTORY

Message D18A/IFTDGN

Dangerous goods notification message

The International Forwarding and Transport Dangerous Goods Notification message is a message from the party responsible to declare the dangerous goods (e.g. carrier's agent, freight forwarder) to the party acting on behalf of the local authority performing the checks on conformance with the legal requirements on the control of dangerous goods, normally Port Authority, conveying the information relating to one conveyance/voyage of a means of transport such as a vessel, train, truck or barge, on the dangerous goods being loaded, unloaded, and/or in transit.

Message description

UNH

M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Dangerous goods notification message is IFTDGN. Note: Dangerous goods notification messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 IFTDGN 0052 D 0054 18A 0051 UN

BGM

M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment to indicate the beginning of the message by identifying the message by a document/message number. It is recommended to sequentially number the messages relating to the same conveyance/voyage of the means of transport. Update (change or replace) messages can be accommodated using Message function code together with the Reference to previous message (in RFF segment) quoting the document/message number of the message being updated by this message.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to indicate a date and time applying to the whole message, such as date and time of document/message issue.

FTX

C(9) : Free text

A segment to give information on the changes in the message in case of changes to previously sent message. The text subject to be qualified: - Change information

HAN

C(1) : Handling instructions

A segment to report a handling operation to be taken on the hazardous cargo. (Some ports oblige the agents to report only one handling operation of hazardous cargo per IFTDGN message).

SG1 C(9) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments to specify a reference relating to the whole message and its date and time.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment to express a reference which applies to the entire message. The reference to be qualified: - Carrier's agent reference number - Freight forwarders reference number - Reference to previous message

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference.

SG2 C(1) : TDT-DTM-RFF-SG3

A group of segments to indicate the details of the movement of goods such as means of transport, locations, arrival date/times. The following conditions apply: 1 This group should be completed when the IFTDGN relates to a seagoing vessel. 2 This group is not necessarily used when the IFTDGN does not relate to a seagoing vessel.

TDT

M(1) : Transport information

A segment to indicate the transport information related to the visit of a means of transport in the port. The transport details to be specified: - Main transport

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date(s) and time(s) related to the transport stage.

RFF

C(9) : Reference

A segment to indicate the transport licence reference number(s) of the main transport.

SG3 C(99) : LOC-DTM

A segment group to specify locations related to the arrival of the means of transport.

LOC

M(1) : Place/location identification

A segment to indicate locations related to the arrival of the means of transport including port of discharge, port of origin as well as berths.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify estimated date(s) and time(s) of arrival at, and departure from the location.

SG4 C(9) : NAD-SG5

A group of segments to identify a party relevant to the entire message, and its related contacts.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify a party's name, address and function relevant to the entire message. The functions to be qualified: - Carrier - either Carrier's agent or Freight forwarder Remark: the place of this segment group in the message is derived from the single consignment based (IFTMxx) messages (and not the IFCSUM message). e.g.: Message recipient, Message sender, Acknowledgement recipient, Notify party (in case of calamity).

SG5 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party, e.g. to whom an acknowledgement is to be sent or who is to be contacted in case of a calamity.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department within a party.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed, e.g. e- mail number, telefax number, telephone number.

SG6 C(999) : EQD-MEA-SEL

A group of segments to specify the equipment in which the dangerous cargo is transported.

EQD

M(1) : Equipment details

A segment to specify the equipment identification and the equipment size and type of the equipment used in the transport. The equipment to be qualified: - Barge, lighter - Container - Trailer

MEA

C(9) : Measurements

A segment to specify measurements, other than dimensions, associated with the equipment. The measurement to be qualified: - Maximum payload (of the barge)

SEL

C(99) : Seal number

A segment to identify the seal(s) and seal issuer associated with the equipment.

SG7 M(999) : CNI-HAN-DTM-LOC-SG8-SG10-SG12

A group of segments to describe a consignment of dangerous goods carried or to be carried on the means of transport specified before.

CNI

M(1) : Consignment information

A segment to identify the consignment and to indicate whether the consignment is to be loaded, discharged or in transit.

HAN

C(1) : Handling instructions

A segment to report a handling operation to be taken on the hazardous cargo of the consignment. Some ports allow to report one handling operation of hazardous cargo per consignment in the IFTDGN message.

DTM

C(4) : Date/time/period

A segment to indicate time and date of the load or discharge operation. The date/time to be qualified: - Date/time of operation - Estimated date/time of arrival - Estimated date/time of departure

LOC

C(4) : Place/location identification

A segment to indicate locations related to the arrival of a consignment. The location to be qualified: - place/port of loading - place/port of discharge - berth (as the place where the discharge/load/in transit action is to take place) - warehouse (as the place where the consignment will be stored)

SG8 C(1) : TDT-RFF-SG9

A group of segments to specify transport details of the consignment.

TDT

M(1) : Transport information

A segment to indicate the transport information related to the arrival (pre-carriage) or the departure (on-carriage) of the consignment. The transport details to be specified: - Pre-carriage - On-carriage

RFF

C(9) : Reference

A segment to indicate the transport licence number(s) of the pre- or on- carriage transport.

SG9 C(9) : LOC-DTM

A group of segments to specify the location and associated date(s) and time(s) related to the arrival and departure of the consignment.

LOC

M(1) : Place/location identification

A segment to specify a location related to the pre- carriage and on-carriage of the consignment.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify the date(s) and time(s) related to the arrival and departure of the consignment.

SG10 C(2) : NAD-SG11-RFF

A group of segments to identify a party related to the consignment.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify a party's name and address relevant to the consignment. The function to be qualified: - Consignor - either Carrier's agent or Freight forwarder

SG11 C(1) : CTA-COM

A group of segments to identify a contact and its communications related to the party.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or a department within the party.

COM

C(1) : Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of the contact to whom communication should be directed.

RFF

C(1) : Reference

A segment to express a reference for the consignment related to the party. The reference to be qualified: - Carrier's agent reference number - Freight forwarders reference number

SG12 M(99) : GID-FTX-PCI-SG13-SG14

A group of segments to specify a goods item within the consignment.

GID

M(1) : Goods item details

A segment to identify a goods item within the consignment and to indicate the heading of a goods item with the number of packages.

FTX

C(2) : Free text

A segment to specify processable supplementary information relating to the goods item. The text subject to be qualified: - Description of goods - Remarks

PCI

C(1) : Package identification

A segment to specify marks and numbers of the goods item.

SG13 C(99) : SGP-MEA

A group of segments to specify the distribution of a goods item among the transport equipment.

SGP

M(1) : Split goods placement

A segment to identify the equipment (such as barge identification) in which the goods are transported.

MEA

C(9) : Measurements

A segment to specify measurements of that portion of the goods item in the equipment.

SG14 M(1) : DGS-FTX-MEA-LOC-RFF-SG15

A group of segments to specify the dangerous goods details of the goods item. A goods item can be classified by only one dangerous goods class.

DGS

M(1) : Dangerous goods

A segment to indicate the dangerous goods regulation information, e.g. IMO code, UNDG number, dangerous goods class, packing group.

FTX

M(9) : Free text

A segment to specify processable supplementary information relating to the dangerous goods. The text subject to be qualified (each qualifier may occur only once): - Dangerous goods technical name - Dangerous goods additional information

MEA

M(9) : Measurements

A segment to specify a measurement of the dangerous part of the goods item. The measurement to be qualified: - Net weight - Gross weight

LOC

C(99) : Place/location identification

A segment to indicate the cell location on board of the means of transport.

RFF

C(9) : Reference

A segment by which the declaring party can refer to (a) number(s) of approval concerning exceptions on the existing hazardous goods regulation, obtained from the responsible authority.

SG15 C(99) : SGP-LOC-MEA

A group of segments to specify the distribution of the dangerous goods among transport equipment.

Message structure

UNH, Message header                           M        1
BGM, Beginning of message                     M        1
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9
FTX, Free text                                C        9
HAN, Handling instructions                    C        1

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C        9 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C        1 -------+
TDT, Transport information                    M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
RFF, Reference                                C        9        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C       99 ------+|
LOC, Place/location identification            M        1       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++

--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- C        9 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
CTA, Contact information                      M        1       ||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++

--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C      999 -------+
EQD, Equipment details                        M        1        |
MEA, Measurements                             C        9        |
SEL, Seal number                              C       99        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- M      999 -------+
CNI, Consignment information                  M        1        |
HAN, Handling instructions                    C        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        4        |
LOC, Place/location identification            C        4        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- C        1 ------+|
TDT, Transport information                    M        1       ||
RFF, Reference                                C        9       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 9 ------------------------- C        9 -----+||
LOC, Place/location identification            M        1      |||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------++|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 10 ------------------------ C        2 ------+|
NAD, Name and address                         M        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 11 ------------------------ C        1 -----+||
CTA, Contact information                      M        1      |||
COM, Communication contact                    C        1      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+||
RFF, Reference                                C        1       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 12 ------------------------ M       99 ------+|
GID, Goods item details                       M        1       ||
FTX, Free text                                C        2       ||
PCI, Package identification                   C        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 13 ------------------------ C       99 -----+||
SGP, Split goods placement                    M        1      |||
MEA, Measurements                             C        9      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 14 ------------------------ M        1 -----+||
DGS, Dangerous goods                          M        1      |||
FTX, Free text                                M        9      |||
MEA, Measurements                             M        9      |||
LOC, Place/location identification            C       99      |||
RFF, Reference                                C        9      |||
                                                              |||
--- Segment Group 15 ------------------------ C       99 ----+|||
SGP, Split goods placement                    M        1     ||||
LOC, Place/location identification            C        1     ||||
MEA, Measurements                             C        9     ||||
---- --------------------------------------------------------++++
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1