Stow Plan form

Operations Vessel Vessel Stow Plan Stow Plan form

Prerequisites

To access this form, you need to assign the Vessel Stow Plan - Add privilege to your user role.

The Stow Plan form enables you to add containers to a vessel stow plan.

In general, N4 creates the stow plan for a vessel as part of processing an inbound STOWPLAN EDI message, such as a BAPLIE file. However, you can use this form if either you do not receive STOWPLAN EDI messages or you want to add a container to an existing stow plan.

To add a chassis as part of a vessel stow plan, you must set ARGODOUBLEBLIND002 (DYNAMIC_CREATE) to false. For more information on editing a setting, see Edit Configuration form.

To add a unit to a vessel stow plan:

From the Visit Reference lookup field, select the vessel visit reference for which you want to add the unit.

The lookup field displays the vessel visits for the current facility that are in any one of the following visit phases: Created, Inbound, Arrived, or Working.

In the Equipment Number field, enter the equipment ID.

If the equipment number already exists, N4 automatically fills in the Equipment Type field. If the selected equipment is already pre-advised against another order, N4 displays an error when you save the record.

If the equipment number does not exist or does not pass the check digit algorithm specified for the equipment prefix, N4 displays the Action form to enable you to re-enter the equipment number.

If the equipment number exists in N4 but the check digit that you enter as part of the equipment number does not match the check digit in the existing master record, N4 performs one of the following actions:

If the check digit that you enter is incorrect according to the check digit calculation standard specified for the equipment prefix, N4 displays a warning message and updates the equipment number that you entered to match the existing master record.
If the check digit that you enter is correct according to the check digit calculation standard specified for the equipment prefix, N4 updates the existing master record to reflect the correct check digit.

If you are adding a transship container to a vessel stow plan, N4 updates the outbound carrier visit of the unit to GEN_VESSEL for a single facility terminal, and GEN_CARRIER for a multi-facility terminal.

From the Equipment Type lookup field, select the appropriate equipment type for the specified equipment.

If the equipment number already exists, N4 automatically fills in the equipment type.

From the Line Operator lookup field, select the line operator for the equipment.
From the Freight Kind drop-down list, select the freight kind of the equipment:

Empty: Empty container
FCL: Full Container Load
LCL: Less-than Container Load

In the Gross Weight field, enter the gross weight of the equipment. To enter weight using a specific unit, type the standard unit symbol, such as lb (pounds), mt (metric ton), lt (long ton), or st (short ton), immediately after the numeric value. For example, to specify weight in Pounds, enter 50000 lb in the text field. The symbol for the default unit for a field is displayed as part of the field label.
In the VGM Weight (kg) field, enter the verified gross mass of a loaded container.
In the VGM Verifier field, enter the business party or entity that authorized the VGM Weight.
From the Port of Load lookup field, select the port where the equipment is loaded on the vessel.

The lookup list displays only the routing points that exist at the current scope level. To add a new routing point, use the Routing Point form.

From the Port of Discharge lookup field, select the port where the equipment off loads from the vessel.

The lookup list displays only the routing points that exist at the current scope level. To add a new routing point, use the Routing Point form.

If the port of discharge is not the same as the routing point for the current facility but is the same as a sub-point of the routing point for the facility in the itinerary of the vessel visit, N4 updates the following for the specified equipment:

Sets the Intended Outbound Carrier to a generic carrier, such as GEN_VESSEL or GEN_TRUCK, based on the Default Carrier Mode specified for the facility relay service between the current facility and the selected port of discharge
Sets the Declared Outbound Carrier to GEN_TRUCK

If not automatically filled-in, from the Category drop-down list, select the category of the specified equipment. If the INVROUTING002 (UNIT_CATEGORY_SYSTEM_DERIVED) configuration setting is set to true, N4 automatically fills-in the Category field based on the specified Port of Load and Port of Discharge.
Enter any optional information, such as the slot, special stow, or commodity code for the equipment.
Optionally, select the Retain Field Values? check box if you want to leave the order related fields filled in for the next vessel stow plan entry. If you do not select this check box, N4 clears all the form fields after you successfully complete a vessel stow plan entry.
Click Save.

When you stowplan a container that was created using the LOADLIST EDI message, N4 updates the unit's Actual Outbound Carrier only if the current outbound carrier is a generic carrier, such as GEN_VESSEL. If the unit has a valid outbound carrier visit associated with it, N4 does not change the Actual Outbound Carrier of the unit.

The following table lists the optional fields in the Stow Plan form:

Field Label	Description
Slot	Enter the stow position of the container on the selected vessel.
Special Stow	Select any special stow requirement that applies to the container. The lookup list displays only the special stow codes that exist at the current scope level. To add a new special stow code, use the Special Stow form.
Original Port of Load	Select the original port of load for the container. For cargo that passes through domestic relay ports, the original port of load is usually an international port.
Second Port of Discharge	Select a second port of discharge for the container. The lookup list displays only the routing points defined at the current scope level. To add a new routing point, use the Routing Point form.
Destination	Enter the final destination for the cargo in the unit. This is the location where the cargo is stripped from the container.
Commodity Code	Select a commodity code from the lookup field. The lookup field displays only the commodity codes that exist at the current scope level. To add a new commodity code, use the Commodity form.
Temp. Required (C)	If the selected container is a reefer, enter the required temperature for the container.
ERO#	Select the ERO reference number associated with the specified unit. You can associate an ERO reference number only with Empty containers. You can associate an ERO reference with a unit, only if the following conditions are satisfied: ERO reference number must exist in the system For more information on adding an ERO, see Equipment Receive Orders view. Container must not already be pre-advised against another ERO Container must not already be pre-advised against the same ERO If the container is already pre-advised against the same ERO, N4 displays the ERO reference number in the ERO # field and makes the field, view-only. Line operator for the container must match the line operator for the ERO ERO order item must exist for the specified equipment type If the Prevent Type Substitution check box is not selected and an Equipment Type Equivalent exists for the specified equipment type, N4 allows you to associated the ERO reference number with the specified container. For the applicable ERO order item, the sum of (Tally In), Pre-advised units with Advised State(Master), and the selected unit, must not be greater than the Quantity. You can use the ERO Inspector Units tab to view all the units received or advised against the selected ERO. Earliest Date for the ERO, if specified, must be earlier than the current date Latest Date for the ERO, if specified, must be later than the current date
Order Item	Select the order item for the unit. The field displays the order items associated with the selected ERO#.

Notes

To add a new vessel visit, use the Vessel Visit form, and to advance a vessel visit to the appropriate phase, use the Advance Vessel Visit form.
If you set ARGODOUBLEBLIND002 to true, N4 clears the contents of the Equipment Number field before it displays the Action form. However, if you set ARGODOUBLEBLIND002 to false, N4 does not clear the contents of the Equipment Number field before it displays the Action form.