BS ISO 28005-1:2013

1   Scope This part of ISO 28005 specifies necessary guidance information related to electronic port clearance ( EPC ), such as message transmission requirements, business scenarios, message structures and software requirements. Within the context of this part of ISO 28005, EPC incudes the activities that a user, such as a ship 's master, a shipping agency or a ship owner undertakes to submit electronic data to appropriate organizations that approve or reject the clearance for the ship to enter or leave port . Annex A provides implementation advice for a single window ( SW ). Annex B suggests a methodology for the development of a SW . This part of ISO 28005 defines XML message structures for the transmission of information between a ship or its representatives and certain organizations responsible for the processing of the ship 's port clearance request . The information intended to be transferred is that which is defined by the FAL Convention and other related international instruments as identified by ISO 28005-2. These message structures are primary intended for machine­-to-­machine data transfers. This part of ISO 28005 allows different configurations of the SW , from a minimum solution to support basic clearance requirements to a more complex system to facilitate more extensive cooperation between ship and shore organizations.