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ABS |
American Bureau of Shipping |
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AIS |
Automatic Identification System |
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AMNI |
Associate Member of the Nautical Institute |
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AMVER |
US Coast Guard's Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System |
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BFI |
Baltic Freight Index |
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BIMCO |
Baltic and International Maritime Council |
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Bimcosale |
Bimco standard form of bill of sale |
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BOSVA |
British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association |
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BPI |
Baltic Panamax Index |
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CCS |
China Classification Society |
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CEN |
European Committee for Standardisation |
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DGPS |
Differential Global Positioning System |
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DLong |
Difference in Longitude |
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DNC |
Digital Nautical Chart |
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doc |
Document of Compliance |
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DSV |
Diving Support Vessel |
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DWT |
Deadweight Ton |
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DX.90 |
Format for digital cartographic data |
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EC |
European Commission |
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ECDIS |
Electronic Chart Display and Information System |
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ECS |
Electronic Chart System |
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EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
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EN |
European Standard |
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EPIRB |
Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon |
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EPS |
IMO performance standard for ECDIS |
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FNI |
Fellow of the Nautical Institute |
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FO |
Fuel Oil |
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FPSO |
Floating Production, Storage and Offloading System |
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FSA |
Formal Safety Assessment |
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HO |
Hydrographic Office |
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HP |
High Pass |
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HSC |
International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft |
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HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
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HSE |
health safety and environmental |
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HSWA |
Health and Safety at Work Act |
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IACS |
International Association of Classification Societies |
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IBCS |
Integrated Bridge Control System |
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IBIA |
International Bunker Industry Association |
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IFSMA |
International Federation of Ship Masters Associations |
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IFTPA |
International Forest Product Transport Association |
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IGO |
Inter-governmental Organisation |
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IGS |
Inert Gas System |
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IICL |
Institute of Internatioanl Container Lessors |
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IS |
International Standard |
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ISM |
Code International Safety Management Code |
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ISMA |
International Ship Managers Association |
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ISO |
International Standards Organisation |
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ISSN |
International Standard Serial Number (ISO 3297) |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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LAN |
Local Apparent Noon |
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LASH |
Lighter Aboard Ship |
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LOC |
Letter of Compliance |
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LOC |
Letter Of Credit |
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LOR |
Letter of Readiness |
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LPG |
Liquid Petroleum Gas |
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LR |
Lloyd's Register |
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LSA |
Lloyd's Standard Form of Salvage Agreement |
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LSA |
Life Saving Appliances |
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LST |
Local Standard Time |
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LW |
Winter Load Line |
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LW |
Low Water |
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MAIIF |
Marine Accident Investigators' International Forum |
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MARISAT |
Maritime Satellite System |
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MB |
Megabyte |
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MCA |
Maritime & Coastguard Agency |
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MDO |
Marine Diesel Oil |
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MEO |
Medium-Earth Orbit |
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MEPC |
Marine Environment Protection Committee |
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MERSAR |
Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual |
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NDT |
Nondestructive Test |
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NECSA |
Navigational Electronic Chart System Association |
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NFTZ |
Non Free Trade Zone |
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Ni |
Nautical Institute |
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OMBO |
One-Man Bridge Operation |
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OOD |
Officer Of the Day |
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OOD |
Officer Of the Deck |
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OOW |
Officer of the Watch |
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OPA 90 |
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 |
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opEc |
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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OPPR |
Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response |
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P&I |
Protection and Indemnity insurance |
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PRS |
Polish Register of Shipping |
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PSC |
Port State Control |
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PV |
Pressure/Vacuum |
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PV |
Prime Vertical |
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Qa |
Center for Quality Assurance in International Education |
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RCC |
Rescue Coordination Centre |
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RCDS |
Raster Chart Display Systems |
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RMT |
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers |
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RNC |
Raster Navigational Chart |
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SCOPIC |
Special Compensation P&I Clause |
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SCR |
Special Casualty Representative |
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SMC |
Safety Management Certificate |
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SPI |
Ship-Port Interface |
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SPM |
Single Point Mooring |
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STCW |
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers |
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TFLL |
Tropical Fresh Load Line |
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TLL |
Timber Load Line |
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TPI |
Tonnes Per Inch Immersion |
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