Base Mode-of-Transport Category 

The concept of base mode-of-transport categories allows you to create your own mode-of-transport categories and assign them to a base mode-of-transport category.

In the system, base mode-of-transport categories are programmed on which all mode-of-transport categories in the standard system and any customer-specific mode-of-transport categories are based. The system is not designed for you to create your own base mode-of-transport categories: The base mode-of-transport categories in the standard system cover the requirements of all dangerous goods regulations.

The base mode-of-transport categories are:

Base MTC	Description
01	Road
02	Rail
03	Inland Waterway
04	Sea
05	Air Cargo
06	Air Passenger
07	Collective Mode-of-Transport Category Note that the concepts behind base mode-of-transport categories and collective mode-of-transport categories are different.
08	Tanker
09	Other
20	Pipeline

 

In the standard system, these base mode-of-transport categories are assigned the mode-of-transport categories with the same names: Road (01), Rail (02), Inland Waterway (03), Sea (04), Air Cargo (05), Air Passenger (06), Tanker (08), and Pipeline (20).

 

In Customizing for Dangerous Goods Management, you can create your own mode-of-transport categories and assign them to the base mode-of-transport categories. Examples for this are:

MTrCat	Base MTC
11 Truck	01 Road
12 Semitrailer	01 Road
13 Pick-up	01 Road
41 Car ferry	04 Sea
42 Container ship	04 Sea
43 Cargo freighter	04 Sea