In 2023 WCPFC have enabled manual reports to be submitted in the NAF format directly to the Commission VMS.


Reports submitted to WCPFC must be:

  1. Plain text format
  2. Be in the NAF format described below
  3. Not include any other text
  4. Include the vessel Name in the email subject


NAF Format for Manual Reports:


//TM//POS//SQ/nn//ID/ vvvvv //NA/vsl_name//LT/yy.yyyy//LG/xxx.xxxx//DA/yyyymmdd//TI/hhmm//ER//


The following will be replaced in the string by actual values based on the following:

  • nn is an arbitrary sequence number that can be ignored
  • vvvvv is the Vessel VID uniquely identifying a vessel
  • vsl_name is the name of a vessel and can be ignored
  • yy.yyyy are the decimal degrees of latitude
  • xxx.xxxx are the decimal degrees of longitude
  • yyyymmdd is the date in the format identified - no separator
  • hhmm is the time also in the format identified - no separator