The transfer of cargo message
The transfer cargo message can be made by going to the tab “Trip Information” and in it, click on the tab “Tranship”. This opens the screen below. The transfer message can be sent to achieve two goals. Either one receives fish, in which case it must be a “receiving vessel” flagged message, or one transfers fish from one ship to another in which case the field “donor vessel” must be flagged.
The fields which must be filled in at the left side of the overview, are date and time, the longitude and latitude, the position where the transfer is to be made. The catch area (division and statistical zone) This can be done either manually, or by clicking on the GPS button. All previous mentioned values will then be automatically filled in. This can only be done when a GPS module is attached to the computer. When the latitude and longitude is filled out manually you can use the “ruler” icon button. This action will calculate your “Division” and your “Statistical Rectangle”. The fishing method and the economy zone must also be filled in. These last three fields can be chosen from the local database in which they may be saved. At the right side of the overview the details of the other ship (receiving or donating) must be filled in. These details are the call sign, the FRN- number and the RSS-number. Also the country to which the other ship belongs has to be chosen. When the transhipment takes place in a port, this has to be chosen too. If not, the port value can be left blank.
After all required fields are filled out you have to click on “save” and afterwards the fish species which are received or transferred can be altered. Adding is done by choosing the specie quality and so on, plus at the end the weight which is going to be transferred. When all the fields are filled in click on the “+ Add” button and the fish species will appear in the overview.
Once all fish species which are transferred or received are selected and filled in, one clicks on “export” and the transfer message will be created.
If several transfers are made during a fishing trip then a new message can be created by clicking on “+ new”.
