An Arrival Report informs AMVER of the termination of the current voyage and should be sent upon Arrival at the port of destination. Saving an Arrival Report closes out the current Sail Plan. For JASREP a Final Report is sent using the Arrival form when exiting the JASREP area.

Definitions:

Date - Date that ship is at given position in format indicated: YYYY MM DD.

Forward - Used for forwarding Amver Information to other programs. (LINK)See Administration definition.

Latitude - Ship position in degrees, minutes and direction.
Formatted as DD MM N/S

Longitude - Ship position in degrees, minutes and direction.
Formatted as DDD MM E/W

Port - The ports names and locations are restricted to the 6000+ ports identified by AMVER. In the binary AMVER message, port numbers are sent instead of names and locations. The AMVER port list locations are often the sea buoys where tracking starts and stops. As a result several ports located within restricted waters may have a common position. Always use the closest port.

Time - Time that ship is at given position in format indicated: HH MM.

Dialog Operation:

Dialog Access - In order to create a Arrival Report, select 'AMVER' and then 'Arrival Report' from the AMVER/SEAS menu. Clicking the button on the AMVER SEAS main menu also opens the report.

Data Entry -Data is automatically entered into the Arrival Report form the destination value of the Sail Plan.

Data Transmission - Once the Arrival Report is filled out then the data is saved in binary for transmission. From the menu select 'Transmit'|'Save Binary' to save the data in binary format or alternatively click on the 'Save Binary for Transmit' button. The transmitted file name is FR.bin. This converts the data to binary for transmission on the Standard - C unit for distribution to the Coast Guard. Data can also be saved in ASCII by selecting 'Transmit'|'Save ASCII' from the menu.

Menu Operation:
File:
Print - Prints the Arrival Report information.
Cancel - Cancels all changes and returns user to AMVER SEAS main screen.

Transmit:
Save Binary - Saves the data in binary for data transmission.
Save ASCII - Saves the data in ASCII for transmission.