ISO/PRF 9897-1

Freight containers — Container equipment data exchange (CEDEX) — Part 1: General communication codes for general purpose containers

Conteneurs pour le transport de marchandises — Échange de données sur les équipements de conteneurs (CEDEX) — Partie 1: Codes des communications générales

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• ICS: 55.180.10 - General purpose containers
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 104/SC 4 - Identification and communication
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 104/SC 4/WG 3 - Communication and terminology
• Current Stage: 5098 - Project deleted
• Start Date: 20-Jan-2020
• Completion Date: 08-Nov-2025

Relations

• Revises: ISO 9897:1997 - Freight containers — Container equipment data exchange (CEDEX) — General communication codes
• Effective Date: 28-Feb-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 9897-1
Second edition
Freight containers — Container
equipment data exchange (CEDEX) —
Part 1:
General communication codes for
general purpose containers
Conteneurs pour le transport de marchandises — Échange de données
sur les équipements de conteneurs (CEDEX) —
Partie 1: Codes des communications générales
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ISO 9897-1:2016(E)
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ISO 9897-1:2016(E)
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ISO 9897-1:2016(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Principle . 1
4 Data elements and codes . 2
4.1 Data elements . 2
4.2 Data assignments . 2
4.2.1 CEDEX codes . 2
4.2.2 Message sets . 2
4.3 Updating data elements . 3
Annex A (normative) Code — Message types . 4
Annex B (normative) Structural condition, repair condition, outside coating, inside coating,
full/empty indicator . 5
Annex C (normative) Damage location. 6
Annex D (normative) Damage types .11
Annex E (normative) Material types .14
Annex F (normative) Repair types .15
Annex G (normative) Measure unit specifier, repair size dimension and work scales .18
Annex H (normative) Responsibility .20
Annex I (normative) Components of the general purpose container.21
Annex J (informative) Alphabetical list of CEDEX codes .29
Bibliography .32
ISO 9897-1:2016(E)
Foreword
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Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
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Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following URL: www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 104, Freight containers, Subcommittee SC 4,
Identification and communication.
This second edition of ISO 9897-1, together with ISO 9897-2, ISO 9897-5 and ISO 9897-6, cancels and
replaces ISO 9897:1997, which has been technically revised with the following change:
— It has been split into parts to simplify and relate the technical content of each part to each type of
container and also to harmonize the parts of ISO 9897 with the order of container types as contained
in the parts of ISO 1496.
It also incorporates the Technical Corrigendum ISO 9897:1997/Cor 1:2001.
ISO 9897 consists of the following parts, under the general title Freight containers — Container
equipment data exchange (CEDEX):
— Part 1: General communication codes for general purpose containers
— Part 2: Refrigerated containers
— Part 5: General communication codes for chassis
— Part 6: Message sets for data transfer between local computer and host computer
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 9897-1:2016(E)
Freight containers — Container equipment data exchange
(CEDEX) —
Part 1:
General communication codes for general purpose
containers
1 Scope
This part of ISO 9897 specifies the general communication codes for container equipment data exchange
(CEDEX).
It is intended for business entities for use in communications relating to freight container transactions.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes
ISO 6346:1995, Freight containers — Coding, identification and marking
ISO 9897-6, Freight containers — Container equipment data exchange (CEDEX) — Part 6: Message sets for
data transfer between local computer and host computer
3 Principle
In the ISO 9897 series, codes are assigned to pieces of information, called “data elements”, which are
commonly used in transactions relating to freight containers. These data elements are named and
defined and each element is assigned a CEDEX alphabetical or alphanumeric code. Separate code lists
for each type of information (damage, component, repair, location, etc.) are maintained. A code may be
reused in several different code lists, but a code is never used for more than one data element within a
single code list.
The data element may be phrased about material of construction of a container. For example, CEDEX
code “LS” in material type code list (see Annex E) stands for “wood, soft laminated plank”. A code may
define the component of the container that is damaged, its location or its operating defect depending on
which data element is being defined. A selection is made from the appropriate code list to indicate which
component, location or defect, respectively, is chosen. Other coded data elements indicate essential
physical characteristics of the container and information pertinent to the use and management of the
container, such as names and addresses of owners.
It can be seen from these examples that the text of a message can be substantially reduced in length
by using the CEDEX codes instead of plain language. Use of the CEDEX codes results in messages much
reduced in length, transmission time and communication cost, yet conveying information as complete
as a much longer plain-language message.
Through proper programming of a computer, a CEDEX-encoded message can be printed out in plain
language for the benefit of the communicators, if so desired, or it can be left in its encoded form. The
personnel using the code routinely will develop the skill of being able to read messages in coded form;
ISO 9897-1:2016(E)
in fact, experience using the code has borne out this assertion. Also, many operators will not require
use of all CEDEX codes assigned in ISO 9897, but only a portion of them due to the limited variety of
containers and chassis in their domain.
Specific information about manufacturer, type and model of a container or chassis and its equipment is
contained in the message (see 4.2.2).
4 Data elements and codes
4.1 Data elements
Data elements and corresponding code sets required to describe equipment components, their
condition, repair methods, etc. are included in the appropriate annex shown in Table 1.
4.2 Data assignments
4.2.1 CEDEX codes
All codes assignments of CEDEX shall be taken as obligatory. That is, an operator shall not pick and
choose alternative codes unilaterally, nor depart from the established protocol, nor introduce new
codes without having registered the codes in accordance with 4.3.
However, two trading partners may agree mutually to use alternative codes if the necessary codes
are not included in this part of ISO 9897. It is strongly recommended that such code be registered in
accordance with 4.3 as soon as possible after introduction.
4.2.2 Message sets
Message sets as per ISO 9897-6 are alternative interface messages used for electronic data interchange
transmission. An owner or operator can pick and choose among other standards and the standard
serves as a list of required and optional data elements.
The specific information about manufacturer, type and model of a container or chassis and its equipment
is contained in the message sets.
ISO 9897-6:—, Annex A describes the manner in which a directory of users is developed. The directory
is maintained by Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal (BIC) listed as BIC-
LOCODES at www.bic-code.org.
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Table 1 — Data elements and code sets
Data elements Code set
Message type Annex A
Full/empty indicator (container) Annex B
Structural condition (container) Annex B
Repair condition (container) Annex B
Outside coating (container) Annex B
Inside coating (container) Annex B
Damage location Annex C
Damage type Annex D
Material type Annex E
Repair type Annex F
Measure unit specifier Annex G
Work scale (standard time factor) Annex G
Responsibility (for repair action) Annex H
Component for container Annex I
4.3 Updating data elements
The ISO Council has, in accordance with the provisions of the Directives for the technical work of
ISO, designated the Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal (BIC) as the
Registration authority for the data elements.
Registration authority for ISO 9897
Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal (BIC)
41, rue Réaumur
FR 75003 Paris
France
Phone: [phone]
Telefax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
www.bic-code.org
Additional data elements will be added to Table 1 at the request of international organizations,
ISO/TC 104 member bodies and approval of TC 104/SC 4. The actual process of registration will be
performed by the TC 104/SC 4 Secretariat in consultation with the experts of TC 104/SC 4.
Each additional data element will be allocated an alphabetic or alphanumeric code, not at present used
within the same code list coverin
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