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Contents
About GTeNOADPlus ......................................................................................................................................... 3
System Requirements........................................................................................................................................ 3
Installing GTeNOADPlus .................................................................................................................................... 4
Configuration ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Configuring the GTeNOADPlus Client ............................................................................................................ 7
Creating a Mail Account in GTMailPlus ....................................................................................................... 11
Creating a Mail Account in GTMail .............................................................................................................. 12
The GTeNOADPlus Dashboard......................................................................................................................... 13
Dashboard Window ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Dashboard Buttons ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Form List Filter ............................................................................................................................................. 14
Dashboard Menus ....................................................................................................................................... 15
File Menu ................................................................................................................................................. 15
Help Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Creating a New Initial eNOAD Submission ...................................................................................................... 17
Form Editor Menus ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Send an Update ............................................................................................................................................... 20
Cancel a Submission ........................................................................................................................................ 22
Using a Stored Form as a Template ................................................................................................................. 22
Submitting a Form ........................................................................................................................................... 20
Checking Submission Status ............................................................................................................................ 25
Importing and Migrating Forms ...................................................................................................................... 26
Import or Migrate? ...................................................................................................................................... 26
Migrate Forms Created in H2OENOAD Software ........................................................................................ 27
Import Forms Created in GTeNOADPlus Client ........................................................................................... 28
Support and Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 29
I have validation errors when trying to submit my form ............................................................................ 29
I have validation warnings when trying to submit my form ....................................................................... 29
How do I check the Status of my submission? ............................................................................................ 30
My Submission was Rejected – What should I do? ..................................................................................... 31
Contact Information ........................................................................................................................................ 31
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About GTeNOADPlus
The purpose of this guide is to provide the user with a comprehensive guide to the GTeNOADPlus client
software.
This guide is best viewed using Adobe® Reader® software version X or above.
GTeNOADPlus is an application that merges efficiency and ease-of-use for the preparation and submission
of the Arrival and Departure notice information required by the United States Coast Guard National Vessel
Movement Centre (NVMC) for vessels visiting U.S. ports.
It provides a means for viewing and updating recently submitted forms and allows a partially completed
form to be saved as a draft for later submission.
Additionally, forms created in GTMaritime’s previous eNOAD solution (H2OENOAD) can be imported and
used as templates.
System Requirements
Before getting started, please check your computer meets the Minimum system requirements for running
GTeNOADPlus:
1GB RAM
5GB free disk space
1GHz processor
Microsoft Windows XP SP3/Windows Server 2003 SP2 or later (32 and 64bit compatible)
.Net4 Framework (Available to download from GTMaritime Web Portal)
If you have any queries regarding your system suitability, please contact our Support Centre prior to install.
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Installing GTeNOADPlus
To install the GTeNOADPlus software please ensure your computer meets the minimum system
requirements and continue as below:-
1.3 You must click to accept the End User Licence Agreement to proceed
1.4 Click to select I accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next
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1.5 Use the Destination Folder screen to select where the GTeNOADPlus system files will install to
and where the program’s data files will be stored. You can either accept the default or click on
Change… to alter to a path of your choice
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Configuration
The GTeNOADPlus client software requires the use of a POP3 email account to send NoA/D submissions
and to receive status updates regarding submissions from the US Coast Guard NVMC.
Please ensure you have a POP3 email account configured for the GTeNOADPlus Client software to use
before configuring the GTeNOADPlus Client.
If you are using GTMailPlus for your email system, you can find detailed instructions on creating a user
account for the GTeNOADPlus client software in the Creating a Mail Account in GTMailPlus section of this
guide.
If you are using GTMail as your email system, please refer to the Creating a Mail Account in GTMail section
of this guide.
If you are using any other email system, please refer to your provider’s technical documentation.
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1.1 Launch the GTeNOADPlus client from the newly created icon on your desktop
1.2 When the GTeNOADPlus client launches you are prompted for a Username and Password
Note: The default password can be changed within the program (File menu) once you are logged in.
1.3 The first time GTeNOADPlus is launched the below prompt will appear requesting you to configure
mail server settings
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Email Address - Full email address of the ‘enoad’ account you created in your default email program
Server Address - The IP address of your email server
Server Port - The POP3 port used by your email server (Default is 110)
Use SSL - Select if your email server requires an SSL encrypted connection
Username - The Username associated with the ‘enoad’ account in your default email program
For GTMailPlus, this is the Username you specified during the email account creation process
For GTMail, this is the Mailbox ID (XXnn) you specified during the email account creation process
Password - The Password associated with the ‘enoad’ account in your default email program
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1.6 Use Test Settings option to verify that the GTeNOADPlus client can successfully communicate with
your email server
1.7 You will be prompted that the test may take a minute – Click on Start Test
1.8 If settings are correct, the test will complete with incoming and outgoing server tests shown as
‘passed’. Click on Close to continue
1.9 If either of the tests fail please check settings and try again
1.10 When settings are tested correctly click on the Connection Test Close button
1.11 The final part of the configuration is the General Settings section
Important Note
The US Coast Guard NVMC will not
accept eNoA/D forms via direct email.
Email Addresses - List of email addresses (Not USCG NVMC) that you wish to send a copy of your eNoA/D
submission forms to.
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The option to import notices from the previous GTMaritime NOAD solution pops up automatically after
Configuration settings have saved for the first time.
If you have forms you wish to migrate from the H2OENOAD solution into GTeNOADPlus, click on YES and go
to Migrate Forms Created in H2OENOAD Software section of this guide for further details.
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This account is also used to receive status updates for your submitted forms from the NVMC system.
The below instructions guide you through creating an email account for the GTeNOADPlus client in
GTMailPlus
1.1 Log into GTMailPlus Dashboard with a user that has access to Settings
1.2 Select Users and click on New
1.3 Enter the details you wish to use for the GTeNOADPlus client’s email account (example settings
below)
1.4 Enter your choice of Username and Password
and display name for the GTeNOADPlus Client
software to use
1.5 Click on the ADD button to enter the email
address.
1.6 The software will suggest an address based on
the Username you have entered and the ships
Primary email address – recommend accepting
the software suggested address
1.7 The GTeNOADPlus Client will communicate
directly with GTMailPlus.
Leave Gateway as default
1.8 Ensure the Policy selected has ‘External Email
Allowed’ permission
1.9 Make a note of the Username, Password and
Email Address you have entered as these will
be required for configuring the GTeNOADPlus
Client
1.10 Click on SAVE to complete the account
creation in GTMailPlus and return to
Configuring the GTeNOADPlus Client section of
this guide
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This account is also used to receive status updates for your submitted forms from the NVMC system.
The below instructions guide you through creating an email account for the GTeNOADPlus client in GTMail.
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The GTeNOADPlus Dashboard lists all submitted, imported and draft forms in the window shown below
Dashboard Buttons
Opens a new window with a reader friendly version of any form in the list.
When inside the viewer there are additional options to Print a copy of the form, Save a copy
of the form as a file on disc or Email a copy of the form.
The Print, Save and Email options use the reader friendly format displayed by the viewer
Important Note
The forms, as displayed in View, are not in a format accepted by the US Coast Guard NVMC.
The NVMC will reject forms emailed to them directly from the View window.
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To access the filter click on the + symbol at the bottom of the screen.
This expands the bottom section to reveal the available filtering options
Add/remove check marks from the option boxes to filter the list of forms as required.
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Dashboard Menus
The Dashboard also includes File and Help menus
File Menu
The File menu contains the following options
New
Create a New eNoA/D form
Import Forms
Migrate forms from previous GTMaritime ENoA/D solution
Or
Import forms previously created in GTeNOADPlus
See Importing and Migrating Forms section for more details
Change Password
Change the GTeNOADPlus application login password
Settings
Amend GTeNOADPlus Client settings
See Configuring the GTeNOADPlus Client section for more details
Logout
Log out of the program and return to GTeNOADPlus Client Login page
Exit
Log out of the program and close GTeNOADPlus Client
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Help Menu
The Help menu contains the following options
Help
The Help option contains contact information for the GTMaritime support
team and shortcuts to the Test Settings and Edit Settings pages of the
program.
See Configuring the GTeNOADPlus Client for details
About
The About option contains details of the currently installed version of GTeNOADPlus, including the current
USCG NOA/D schema the form is valid against.
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1.1 From the GTeNOADPlus dashboard menu click on FILE and select NEW or click on the New Notice
button
1.2 In order to proceed with the submission, you will be requested to agree to the GTeNOADPlus
Submission Terms of Use – Click on Accept to continue
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1.3 After accepting the terms of use, a blank eNoA/D form will open
1.8 If validation is successful and you are ready to submit the form, click on Submit.
Please refer to the Submitting A Form section of this guide for further details on submitting the form.
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Select Load as Template to use a previously submitted form as a template for a new Initial submission.
Select Load as Update to issue an Update to a recently submitted and accepted form.
Draft and Rejected forms cannot be loaded as an Update.
Use the Validate button at any time during the completion of the form to run the form
against the minimum requirements of the NVMC.
All sections of the form indicated in RED are mandatory.
When your form is complete and successfully validated, use the Submit button to submit
the form to the US Coast Guard NVMC.
Please refer to the Submitting a Form section of this guide for further details.
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Submitting a Form
With your form completed and successfully validated against US Coast Guard NVMC requirements, you
need to submit the form.
1.1 Click on the Submit button at the top of the form editor window to
begin.
1.2 After clicking on the Submit button the Submit NOA/D screen will
appear
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Send an Update
This section will guide you on sending an Update to a previously submitted eNoA/D form.
In order to submit an Update to a previously submitted form, the form in question MUST be an ACCEPTED
submission. Updates to forms that have not been previously accepted by the US Coast Guard NVMC will be
rejected.
Ensuring your form to update has been previously Accepted, please follow below steps to submit an
Update.
1.1 From the GTeNOADPlus dashboard menu, click once on the form you wish to submit an update for
1.2 With the form you wish to submit an update for
highlighted, click on the Create Update button
Note: The Create Update button is only available on
Accepted or Imported forms.
Please refer to the Submitting a Form section of this guide for further details.
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In order to use a form as a template for a New submission, please follow below steps.
1.1 From the GTeNOADPlus dashboard menu click on FILE and select NEW or click on the New Notice
icon
1.2 In order to proceed with the Update submission, you will be requested to agree to the Global
Technology disclaimer – Click on Accept to continue
1.3 A blank eNoA/D form will open
1.4 Click on the Load button to see a list of all your forms
1.5 Click once on the form you wish to use as a template for your new submission
You can use any form in the list as a template for a new submission.
1.6 Click on Load as Template
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1.7 The form will now open in the GTeNOADPlus form editor window
1.8 As the form is a New submission using previously entered information as a template you will notice
in the editor that the Transaction Type is automatically set to Initial then form will have a new
USCG NOA/D ID number
1.9 Ensure you enter all the details relative to your voyage and Validate and Submit the form when
done
Please refer to the Submitting a Form section of this guide for further details on submitting the form.
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Cancel a Submission
In the event that there is a delay to your arrival/departure time you can Send an Update to advise of the
new time, however there may be circumstances beyond your control that require you to cancel a
submission.
Please be guided as below
1.1 In the GTeNOADPlus Dashboard click on the form you wish to cancel
1.2 Click on the Cancel button
Please Note
The Cancel option is only available for forms that have been Accepted
Please refer to the Submitting a Form section of this guide for further details on submitting the form
1.7 The Transaction Type for the form will be updated to Cancel upon submission
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A notification email is sent to the address specified in the Reporting Party section of the form
Also, status updates will be sent directly back to the GTeNOADPlus client software.
You can monitor the Status of the submission from the GTeNOADPlus Dashboard window in 2 ways:
1. If you leave GTeNOADPlus open, periodically click on the Refresh button. Upon clicking Refresh,
the software will make a connection to its mail client and check for updates
or
2. If GTeNOADPlus client is not running, starting the program will automatically check for updates
The Status will turn to Accepted if the form is accepted by the US Coast Guard NVMC
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You can also import forms previously created in GTeNOADPlus should you ever need to.
Import or Migrate?
If you are Migrating Forms from the previous GTMaritime eNoA/D solution, go to Migrate Forms section of
this guide
If you are Importing Forms you have previously created in GTeNOADPlus, go to Import Forms section of
this guide
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Migrated, Imported or previously submitted forms cannot be edited. Only forms previously saved as a Draft
can be edited.
When selecting the ‘Migrate Form Created by NOAD Application’ option the software will display a list of
forms that it finds in default H2OENOAD folder
1.1 On the Import Forms page select the form(s) you wish to import into GTeNOADPlus
1.2 With the required form(s) selected click on the IMPORT button
1.3 The form(s) will now be imported into GTeNOADPlus and visible as ‘Imported’ from the main
GTeNOADPlus Dashboard screen
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When selecting the ‘Import Form Created by GTeNOADPlus Application’ option you will be prompted to
browse to the folder where the form(s) you wish to import are.
1.1 Browse to the folder where the previously submitted GTeNOADPlus forms are stored
1.2 Click on the folder and select OK
1.3 The Import Forms window will appear with a list of all the forms in the folder you selected
1.4 Select the forms you require (or check Select All if required) and click on the IMPORT button
1.5 The form(s) will now be imported into GTeNOADPlus and visible as ‘Imported’ from the main
GTeNOADPlus Dashboard screen
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The Section in the Error Report advises you which tab you need to go to on the form
The Severity advises if it is an Error (unable to submit unless corrected) or just a Warning
The Field tells you which field in the section is causing the issue
The Description gives a brief explanation of what the issue with the field is
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Submitted The form has been submitted from GTeNOADPlus to your email program
Accepted The form has been accepted by US Coast Guard NVMC
Rejected The form has NOT been accepted by US Coast Guard NVMC and requires attention
Right-click on the form and select Details for rejection information.
Full details of the rejection will be emailed to the address specified in Reporting Party
field of the form by NVMC.
Draft The form is a draft copy and has not been submitted
Imported The form has been migrated from the previous GTMaritime eNoA/D solution or imported
from a previous installation of GTeNOADPlus.
Status details are not available for imported forms
Draft The form is a draft copy and has not been submitted
Imported The form has been migrated from the previous GTMaritime eNoA/D solution or imported
from a previous installation of GTeNOADPlus. When imported, previous Details are no
longer available.
Submitted Form has been submitted from GTeNOADPlus to your email program
Accepted Form has been accepted by US Coast Guard NVMC
Right-click on the form and select Details for date and time of acceptance
Rejected Form has NOT been accepted by US Coast Guard NVMC and requires attention
Accepted
The Details window will give you date and time
your form was Accepted by the US Coast Guard
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You will need to correct the issues reported by the NVMC and resubmit your form as a New Initial
submission. Refer to Using a Stored Form as a Template section of this guide.
Contact Information
If you are in any doubt at all as to the status of your submission, please contact GTMaritime Support (See
Help menu for contact information) or the US Coast Guard NVMC eNOAD Submission Support line.
Email: sans@nvmc.uscg.gov
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