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D99A

Message D99A/DESTIM

Equipment damage and repair estimate message

A message for use by the container repair, shipping and leasing industry. It may be used by a container equipment repair depot to send an owner or user a description of damages to the equipment, as an estimate of the repair actions and costs needed to rectify such damages. A recipient owner may forward the estimate to a lessee. The message may also be used by an owner or lessee as an authorization message to the repair depot to perform the repairs indicated in the estimate, and as an acknowledgment of his willingness to pay for those repairs indicated in the estimate for his account.

Message description

UNH M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Equipment damage and repair estimate message is DESTIM. Note: Equipment damage and repair estimate messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 DESTIM 0052 D 0054 99A 0051 UN

BGM M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to transmit identifying number and type of message.

DTM M(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time of the event being reported or requested by the message.

GIS C(1) : General indicator

A segment to indicate whether the container is damaged and not available for leasing or still available for leasing (i.e. without damages that require repair).

CUX C(9) : Currencies

A segment to specify various currencies associated with the message such as labor currency, material currency and Damage Protection Plan currency.

RFF C(9) : Reference

A segment indicating a reference number applicable to the entire estimate, such as customer reference, lease number, etc.

FTX C(9) : Free text

A segment to specify free form or processable supplementary information (such as coverage of equipment under an Approved Continuous Examination Program [ACEP] complying with the International Convention for Safe Containers [CSC]) that applies to the entire message.

SG1 M(1) : EQD-DIM-IMD

A group of segments to identify equipment-related data, including equipment number, type, size, etc.

EQD M(1) : Equipment details

A segment to specify equipment-related data, including equipment number, type, size, etc.

DIM C(1) : Dimensions

A segment indicating the actual dimensions of the equipment, if the size and type is not known.

IMD C(9) : Item description

A segment to specify material of which the equipment is and other specialized data (such as maximum gross weight, tare weight, etc.).

SG2 C(9) : NAD-MOA-SG3

A group of segments to identify parties, such as owners, lessors, users, lessees, equipment depots, agents, etc., sending or receiving the estimate. The group also summarizes responsibility for repair costs by party, with a detailed enumeration and allocation of such costs, including labor, tax on labor, materials, tax on materials, subtotal labor and materials, subtotal tax, and grand totals for the estimate.

NAD M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the name, address, and function of parties to whom the estimate is sent.

MOA C(9) : Monetary amount

A segment used to indicate labor, materials, and tax cost attributable to a party pertaining to the entire estimate.

SG3 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments to identify individuals or departments to whose attention the estimate will be directed.

CTA M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department to whom communications should be directed.

COM C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to identify telephone, fax, etc. numbers at which the person or department to receive the estimate may be contacted.

SG4 C(1) : TDT-LOC-DTM

A group of segments identifying details of the transport, if any, such as carrier, mode and means of transport, locations and related date(s) and time(s).

TDT M(1) : Details of transport

A segment to specify details of transport such as carrier, the means of transport, voyage number etc.

LOC C(9) : Place/location identification

A segment to specify any locations related to the transport details such as ports, terminals, etc.

DTM C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify associated date(s) and time(s).

UNS M(1) : Section control

A segment to avoid segment collision.

SG5 C(9) : DTM-LOC-NAD

A group of segments identifying dates and locations of current and previous inspections, and may include the date of the next safety inspection due as required under the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) or the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), if indicated on the equipment. It may also indicate the date and location of manufacture, and name of manufacturer.

DTM M(1) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify the date and time of the current or previous inspection, or of manufacture.

LOC C(1) : Place/location identification

A segment to specify the location at which the event described in the previous DTM occurred.

NAD C(9) : Name and address

A segment to indicate the name and address of the inspection company, manufacturer, etc. relating to the event described in the previous DTM.

SG6 C(9) : RFF-DTM-NAD-MOA

A group of segments indicating information relating to authorization for repair to proceed and acceptance of responsibility for respective charges for such repairs. The approval number, date, and name and address of the approving party, and the monetary amount authorized are included within the group.

RFF M(1) : Reference

A segment indicating the authorization number attributable to all or part of the estimate, which is provided by the party.

DTM C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment indicating the date and time at which the authorization is provided.

NAD C(9) : Name and address

A segment indicating the name and address of the authorizing party.

MOA C(1) : Monetary amount

A segment indicating the amount of money authorized to be expended to the account of the authorizing party.

SG7 C(999) : LIN-DIM-QTY-FTX-SG8-SG9-SG10

A group of segments indicating the type and amount of damage found on the equipment during an inspection, and a description of, and allocation of responsibility for, amount, type, extent, and estimated cost of repairs needed to rectify such damage.

LIN M(1) : Line item

A segment indicating a number for each damage line-item in the message. The line number corresponding to a damage and repair will remain constant throughout all versions of the message, so that subsequent versions of the repair estimate may be compared to previous versions. Items to be deleted or altered in subsequent versions may also be highlighted in this segment.

DIM C(1) : Dimensions

A segment used to indicate the dimensions of the repaired area.

QTY C(1) : Quantity

A segment used to indicate the number of repairs of the identical type to be performed.

FTX C(9) : Free text

A segment to specify free form or processable supplementary information (such as an indication of conjunctive or alternate repair) that apply to a single damage and repair line item.

SG8 C(1) : DAM-COD

A group of segments describing damages, involved components (including material for such components), and action to be taken due to presence of the damage (such as repair).

DAM M(1) : Damage

A segment to specify equipment damages, such as location, type, and size of damage; and repair or other action taken.

COD C(1) : Component details

A segment to specify components involved in the repair, by type of material.

SG9 C(9) : RTE-QTY

A group of segments indicating the labor rate per hour (or other unit time), and the number of hours (or time units) needed to perform the repair.

RTE M(1) : Rate details

A segment indicating the labor rate per unit of time (e.g. hour) at which the repair will be charged.

QTY M(1) : Quantity

A segment indicating the number of time units (e.g. hours) of labor to be charged for the repair.

SG10 C(9) : NAD-SG11

A group of segments indicating parties responsible for the repair described, and the allocation of charges, broken down category, applicable to such repairs, including any tax or discount.

NAD M(1) : Name and address

A segment indicating the name and address of the party to whose account the repair will be charged.

SG11 M(9) : MOA-TAX-MEA

A group of segments indicating the monetary amount of charges for, the repair, and any tax and or discounts and surcharges associated with labor and or materials charges for the repair.

MOA M(1) : Monetary amount

A segment indicating the monetary amount of labour, materials, or tax applicable to the repair for which the indicated party is responsible.

TAX C(1) : Duty/tax/fee details

A segment indicating the rate of tax applicable to the associated labor or materials charges.

MEA C(1) : Measurements

A segment indicating a multiplier associated with charges for labor or materials. If a discount applies, the multiplier will be less than one; if a surcharge applies, the multiplier will be greater than one.

CNT C(9) : Control total

A segment to provide message control totals.

UNT M(1) : Message trailer

A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message and the control reference number of the message.

Message structure

UNH, Message header                           M        1
BGM, Beginning of message                     M        1
DTM, Date/time/period                         M        9
GIS, General indicator                        C        1
CUX, Currencies                               C        9
RFF, Reference                                C        9
FTX, Free text                                C        9

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- M        1 -------+
EQD, Equipment details                        M        1        |
DIM, Dimensions                               C        1        |
IMD, Item description                         C        9        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C        9 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
MOA, Monetary amount                          C        9        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
CTA, Contact information                      M        1       ||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++

--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- C        1 -------+
TDT, Details of transport                     M        1        |
LOC, Place/location identification            C        9        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+
UNS, Section control                          M        1

--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C        9 -------+
DTM, Date/time/period                         M        1        |
LOC, Place/location identification            C        1        |
NAD, Name and address                         C        9        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C        9 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1        |
NAD, Name and address                         C        9        |
MOA, Monetary amount                          C        1        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- C      999 -------+
LIN, Line item                                M        1        |
DIM, Dimensions                               C        1        |
QTY, Quantity                                 C        1        |
FTX, Free text                                C        9        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- C        1 ------+|
DAM, Damage                                   M        1       ||
COD, Component details                        C        1       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 9 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
RTE, Rate details                             M        1       ||
QTY, Quantity                                 M        1       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 10 ------------------------ C        9 ------+|
NAD, Name and address                         M        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 11 ------------------------ M        9 -----+||
MOA, Monetary amount                          M        1      |||
TAX, Duty/tax/fee details                     C        1      |||
MEA, Measurements                             C        1      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++
CNT, Control total                            C        9
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1