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Old 29th June 2010 | 21:38
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UWS Message Help

Hello
I need a help, from you
Do you know and or use a message UWS? UNIT LOAD DEVICE/BULK LOAD WEIGHT SIGNAL.
What is this message use for?
how an when do you use it ?
what kind of aircraft do you use it for ?


Can you put here an example


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Old 2nd July 2010 | 05:43
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UWS = Unit Weight Statement

Our cargo department would use this to transmit what cargo is being sent, it would include type of unit load device.. ie AKE/PAG (aircraft bins or pallets) serial number of ULD.... final destination.... gross weight.

This would be sent to central load control for aircraft trim planning purposes and then they would use this information along with excpected traffic load to issue LIR (loading instruction report).

The aicraft loading team/dispatcher would then use this LIR to load aircraft correctly.

UWS example:
Flight details here... ie BA707 12/JUL
.PAG80720BA/BGI/2307
.AKE14258BA/BGI/459
.PMC80733BA/GND/4606

Total gross weight: 7372

we used this message for every flight and our aircraft were boeing 747-400, Airbus 340-300/600
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Old 3rd July 2010 | 15:16
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thanks a lot

Hello thanks a lot for the answer
So it is used for you CARGO department to inform the guys to make the LIR.
The cargo department already sent it to the destination????

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Old 3rd July 2010 | 16:52
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Yes the cargo dept use this message to transmit what cargo they are sending and it is used to produce LIR... we (traffic dept) would also send to CLP a required baggage bin breakdown that would be needed based on a formula in relation to booked passenger load..... they then use all this info to produce LIR.

No the destination station didnt receive a copy of UWS.... once aircraft has departed and LMC's have been action, CLP would produce an LDM and CPM and this would be sent to all stations that needed to know what the aircraft contained etc.

LDM = load distribution message what weights are in what hold and males/females/children/infants etc

CPM = Container pallet message, what bins/pallets are loaded where and the weight of each item, this would also contain details of any special loads/dangerous goods etc
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