This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Intermodal Ramp Activity Transaction Set (622) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to transmit specific intermodal ramp facility activities to consignors and other carriers or shippers' agents, when the activity takes place. This activity includes in-gate, out-gate, ramp, and de-ramp.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To transmit identifying numbers, dates and other basic data relating to the transaction set.
To specify the status of the shipment in terms of dates, time, reference numbers, and location
To communicate specific equipment information.
To cross-reference additional equipment to a primary piece of equipment.
To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier
To record seal numbers used and the organization that applied the seals.
To specify the status of the shipment in terms of dates, time, reference numbers, and location
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
To specify protective service information
To provide vessel details and voyage number
Contractual or operational port or point relevant to the movement of the cargo.
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).
