CWA 16505:2012

Container Security & Tracking Devices - Technical Specifications and Communication Standards

Scope

The Scope of this CEN Workshop, and its deliverable the CEN Working Agreement (CWA), were defined in the "Business Plan for a CEN Workshop".
The SMART-CM project, through the real life testing of the applications it has developed, concluded on lack of standardization on two major subjects:

a) Key Performance Indicators for Container Tracking & Security devices in fulfilling security requirements, and
b) Messages for communicating the container security status by these devices.

In the context of the CEN standardization workshop, the SMART-CM consortium also wishes to start a dialogue with the industry in order to achieve interconnectivity with existing internal to industry information systems in order to acquire input information

The Value added Service communications were determined to be out of scope for the purposes of the CEN standardizations workshop discussions.

Conceptual point of view, the CWA should cover the requirements for harmonization of interfaces between CSD (Container Security Devices) and a "common neutral layer" for quick communication to relevant stakeholders (container owners, CSD equipment suppliers; insurance companies, customs authorities . The CWA should permit a quasi-holistic approach for container equipment and facilities (but not working procedures at this stage). Consensus is required regarding the features of container-related data. Major pursuit is to facilitate standardization and neutrality, calling for investigation of the relation between user needs and SMART-CM architecture.

Protocol point of view, consensus should be reached on the content of Container Security Device (CSD) messages in case of:
Authorized Closing
Authorized Opening
Breach (Real or False Alarm)
Customs check during a container trip
Geographic location of the container (latitude/longitude)
Service oriented and security oriented information (shock, temperature, humidity, nuclear, etc)

The discussions should also take into account any possible need for standard message format (fields), which has been stressed during a SMART-CM expert review meeting (noting WCO regulations).


The objectives proposed will have to:

o provide stakeholders with a preliminary standard to be used in setting requirements for relevant installations in the international supply chain;
o facilitate international exchange and collaboration;
o implement, maintain and continually improve goods data devices and their use;
o ensure correct interface, protection and authentication, using set formats;
o demonstrate conformity between clients and authorities;
o specification of standardized vis-à-vis neutral security related information;
o establish a management system to minimize risk to goods carried by containers and to enhance security;
o carry out a self-assessment of the required conformity;
o improve performance through the adoption of recognized good practice, product requirements and testing methods;
o Increase awareness and adoption of best system approaches within the sector; Promote training and learning.