Lorenzo Cimador Maritime Acronyms and Abbreviations 2003

2003
Maritime
A C R O N Y M S
and
Abbreviations
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Maritime Acronyms and Abbreviations
1
Ac
actinium
AC
Alternating Current
AC
altocumulus.
altitude intercept (Ho~Hc); altitude

factor (change of altitude in 1 minute
of time from meridian transit);
assumed: ampere.
AC&I
Acquisition, Construction &

Improvement
ACADIS
amplitude; augmentation; away

(altitude intercept); Arctic/Antarctic (air
mass). a semimajor axis; anode;
angstrom; area of pipe; Area;
Acceleration (in general); Ampere;
search area.
Coast Guard Academy Information

System
ACC
Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
ACC
Area Control Centre
ACC
Automatic Control System Certified
ACCU
Automatic Control System Certified for

Unattended Engine Room
ACD
Allocated Configuration
Documentation
angstrom
A.L.R.S.
Admiralty List of Radio Signals.
A.M.C.
American Maritime Cases
ACE
American Council on Education
A/C
aircraft
ACFN
A/D
analog/digital
American Committee for Flags of

Necessity
A/F
All Fast
ACG
Annual Cargo Gear Survey
A/M
automatic/manual
ACI
Allocated Configuration Identification
A/S
Alongside
ACINT
Acoustic Intelligence
AA
arithmetical average and Aluminum

Association
ACIP
Aviation Career Incentive Pay
ACK
ACKnowledge
AAAA
Always Afloat, Always Accessible
ACMS
AAC
Activity Address Code
Aviation Computerized Maintenance

System
AAE
Administration Acquisition Executive
ACN
Activity Control Number
AAP
Affirmative Action Plan
ACN
Advance Change Notice
AAPA
American Association of Port Authority
ACO
Administrative Contracting Officer
AAPS
Automated Aid Positioning System
ACO
Aircraft Co-ordinator
AAR
After Action Report
ACO
Authorized Certifying Officer
AARA
Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
ACOPS
AAS
Annual Automation Control Survey
Advisory Committee on Protection of

the Sea
AASO
Association of American Shipowners
ACOT
AAW
Anti-Air Warfare
Advisory Committee on Offshore

Technology
ABAND
abandoned.
ACP
Agency Capital Plan
ABC
Activity-Based Costing
ACP
Alternate Compliance Program
ABCI
Allocated Baseline Configuration Index
ACP
Area Contingency Plan
ABCM
Activity Based Cost Management
ACR
Allowance Change Request
ABCU
Automated Bridge Control System For

Unattended Engine Room
ACS
American Chemical Society
ACS
Arab Classification Society
ACU
Air Control Unit
ACV
Air Cushion Vehicle
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAS
Automatic Data Annotation System
ADB
African/Asian Development Bank
ADC
Analog to Digital Converter
ADCCP
Advanced Data Communications

Control Procedures
ABL
Allocated Baseline
ABN
Abandoned
ABS
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
ABS
American Bureau of Shipping

(classification society)
ABS
Class of Vessel
ABT
About
ADCOM
Address Commission
AFB
Air Force Base
Add
Addendum
AFC
Allotment Fund Code
add'l
additional.
AFC
Automatic Frequency Control
ADE
Above-Deck Equipment
AFC
automatic frequency control.
ADEC
Alaska Department of Environmental

Conservation
AFDD
Accumulated Freezing-Degree Days
AFIPS
American Federation of Information

Processing Societies
AFL-CIO
American Federation of Labor and

Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFM
Abrasive Flow Machinery
AFMDC
Air Force Machinability Data Center
AFN
aeronautical fixed network
AFRA
Average Freight Rate Assessment
AFRAMAX
A tanker of such size as to take

commercial advantage under
Worldscale (generally, tankers 80,000119,000 DWT)
AFRASEC
Afro Asian Organization for Economic

Co-operation
AFSPS
Arrival First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)
AFTN
aeronautical fixed telecommunications

network
AFTS
Automated Funds Transfer System
AG
Accessibility Guidelines
AG
Algeria (Flag)
AG
Arabian Gulf (See PG)
Ag
Silver
AGA
American Gas Association
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
AGMA
American Gear Manufacturers

Associations
AHL
Australian Hold Ladders
AHP
Analytic Hierarchy Process
AHS
Annual Hull Survey
AHT
Anchor handling tug
AHTS
AHT which is also a combined supply

vessel
AI
Airborne Interceptor
AI
Artificial Intelligence
AIChE
American Institute of Chemical

Engineers
AICP
Aviation Inventory Control Point
AID
Agency for International Development

(USA)
ADF
Automatic Direction Finding
ADIOS
Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills
ADIZ
Air Defense Identification Zone
ADLC
Advanced Data Link Control
ADM
Acquisition Decision Memorandum
ADM
Admiral
ADM
Assistant Deputy Minister
ADNET
Anti Drug Network
ADOC
Air Defense Operations Center
ADOT
Active Duty Other Than Training
ADP
Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate
ADP
Automated Data Processing
ADPCM
Adaptive Differential Probe Code

Modulation
ADPL
Active Duty Promotion List
ADR
Alternative Dispute Resolution
ADS
Application Development System
ADS
Automated Data Systems
ADS
Automated Dependance Surveillance
ADSEG
Active Duty Supplemental Education

Grants
ADSS
Automated Dependent Surveillance

System
ADSW-AC
Active Duty Special Work in Support of

Active Component
ADSW-RC
Active Duty Special Work in Support of

Reserve Component
ADT
Active Duty for Training
ADT-AT
Active Duty for Annual Training
ADT-OTD
Active Duty for Training - Other

Training Duty
AEA
AEA Technology Plc
AEB
acquisition exclusion boundary.
AEL
Allowance Equipage List
AEP
Affirmative Employment Program
AERO
aeronautical.
AES
Aeronautical Earth Station
AES
Atmospheric Environment Services
AIGSS
Annual Inert Gas System Survey
AEW
Airborne Early Warning
AIM
Academy Introduction Mission
AF
Audio Frequency

AIMS
AIMU
American Institute of Merchant

Shipping
AMCONSUL
American Consulate
American Institute of Marine

Underwriters
Amd
Amendment
AMEMBASSY
American Embassy
AMIG
Australian MAP Interest Group
AMIO
Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations
AMMI
Aviation Maintenance Management

Information System
AMNI
Associate Member of The Nautical

Institute
AIP
Aeronautical Information Publication
AIRSTA
Air Station
AIS
Aeronautical Information Services
AIS
Automated Information System
AIS
Automatic Identification System
AISC
American Institute of Steel

Construction
AMOSUP
Associated Marine Officers' and

Seamen's Union of the Philippines
AISM
Association Internationale de
Signalisation Maritime (International
Association of Lighthouse Authorities).
AMP
Aftmost Measuring Point
AMS
Aeronautical Mobile Service
AMS
Annual Machinery Survey
AMS
Customs' Automated Manifest System
AMS(R)S
Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route)

Service
AMSA
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
AMSS
Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service
AMT
Aviation Maintenance Technician
AMVER
Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel

Rescue System
AMWELSH 93
Americanized Welsh Coal Charter

(1993)
AIT
Autogenous Ignition Temperature
Al
Aluminum
aL
assumed latitude.
al
assumed longitude.
Al.,Alt,
alternating (light).
Al2O3
aluminum oxide (alumina)
ALAMAR
Associacon Latinamericano de
Armadores (Valparaiso)
ALARA
as low as reasonably achievable
ALC
automatic level control
ALCOAST
Message Traffic Intended for Servicewide Distribution
ANB
Buoy Tender
ALCON
All Concerned
ANC
Air Navigation Commission
ALDIST
Message Traffic Intended for Districtwide Distribution
Anch
anchorage.
ANG
Air National Guard
ANGRC
Air National Guard Readiness Center
ANMS
Automated Notice to Mariners System.
ANPRM
Advanced Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking
ANS
Aquatic Nuisance Species
ANSC
Auxiliary National Supply Center
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ANSO
Association of Naval Service Officers
ANT
Netherlands Antilles (Flag)
ANTHAM
Antwerp-Hamburg Range
antilog
antilogarithm.
AO
Assignment Officer
AODC
Association of Offshore Diving

Contractors
AOI
Area of Interest
AOO
Area of Operations
AOP
Area of Probability
AOPS
Abstract of Operations Data System
ALE
Automatic Link Establishment
ALGOL
ALGorithmic Oriented Language
ALJC
Administrative Law Judge Circular
ALJIPP
Administrative Law Judge Internal

Practices and Procedures
ALLI
Annual Load Line Inspection
ALMIS
Aviation Logistics Management

Information System
ALPAT
Alaskan Patrol
ALT
Administrative Lead Time
ALU
Arithmetic Logic Unit
ALU TUCP
Philippine Seafarers' Union
am
amber.
Am
americium
AM
amplitude modulation
AM
ante meridian (before noon).
AMAB
Arctic Marine Advisory Board
AMB
Ambassador
AOR
Area of Responsibility
ARPA
Advanced Research Projects Agency
AOR-E
Atlantic Ocean Region-East
ARPA, ARPAs
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
AOR-W
Atlantic Ocean Region-West
ARS
AOU
Area of Uncertainty
Annual Cargo Refrigeration System

Survey
AP
Acquisition Plan
ARSC
aeronautical rescue sub-centre
AP
Assumed Position.
ARTCC
Air Route Traffic Control Center
APA
Administrative Procedure Act
ARTIC
APA
Appropriation Purchase Account
Abolish Red Tape in Contracting

Program
APB
Acquisition Project Baseline
AS
air supply
APCIS
Asian Pacific Computerized

Information System
AS
Annual Survey
As
arsenic
APD
avalanche photodiode
AS
Australian Standard
APEC
Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASA
American Standards Association
APHA
American Public Health Association
ASA
Applied Science Associates Limited
API
American Petroleum Industry
ASAM
anti-ship action message.
APL
A Programming Language
ASAP
As Soon as Possible
APL
Allowance Parts List
ASBA
APLMRI
Atlantic Protected Living Marine

Resources Initiative
Association of Shipbrokers and Agents

(U.S.A.) Inc.
ASBA II
APP
Application Portability Profiles
A Type of Standard Voyage Charter

Party Issued by ASBA
approx.
approximate, approximately.
ASBATANKVOY
APS
Acquisition Phase Summary
A Type of Standard Voyage Charter

Party Issued by ASBA
APS
Arrival Pilot Station
ASC
Accredited Standards Committee
APSO
Asylum Pre-Screening Officer
ASCII
American Standard Code for

Information Interchange
APT
Automatically Programmed Tools
ASCM
Anti Ship Cruise Missile
APV
Air pressure vessel
ASD
Allowable stress design
AQL
Acceptable Quality Level
ASD
Alternative Service Delivery
Ar
Argon
ASEAN
AR&SC
Aircraft Repair and Supply Center
ARA
Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam

(range)
Association of South East Asian

Nations (Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore)
ASEE
ARAG
Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent
Range
American Society for Engineering

Education
ASF
Additional Secondary Phase Factor.
ASF
Asian Shipowners' Forum (East Asia

and Oceania)
ASGEN
As Generated
ASM
Anti-Ship Missile/Air-to-Surface Missile
ARCC
Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination

Centre
ARCS
Admiralty Raster Chart Service (U.K.

Hydrographic Office)
ARE
United Arab Emirates (Flag)
ASMD
Anti-Ship Missile Defense
ARES
Associazione Ricerca e Salvataggio
ASME
ARM
asset recycle management
American Society of Mechanical

Engineers
ARMS
Automated Requisitioning
Management System
ASO
Aviation Supply Office
ASPPR
ARNG
Army National Guard
Arctic Shipping Pollution Prevention

Regulations
ARNGRC
Army National Guard Readiness

Center
ASPR
Armed Services Procurement

Regulations
ARO
Agreement on Rules of Origin (GATT

1994)
ASR
Automatic Send/Receive
ASREQ
As Requested
ASSM
Anti-Surface Ship Missile
AUX KW
Auxiliary/Generators Kilowatts (total)
AST
Aviation Survival Technician
AUX(AX)
Auxiliary
ASTM
American Society for Testing and

Materials
AUXMIS
Auxiliary Management Information

System
ASUW
Anti-Surface Warfare
AUXOP
Auxiliary Operated Stations
ASW
Anti-Submarine Warfare
AUXSARDET
AT
Annual Training
Auxiliary Search & Rescue

Detachment
At
astatine
AV
Audiovisual
AT
atomic time.
AVDET
Aviation Detachment
AT
Avionics Technician
AVIP
at.wt.
atomic weight
Anthrax Vaccine Immunization

Program
AT/FP
Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection
AVTRACEN
Aviation Training Center
ATA
Automated Tracking Aid
AW
Air Warfare
ATB
Aviation Training Boat
AWACS
ATC
Affordability Through Commonality

(NAVSEA Program)
Airborne Early Warning and Command

System
AWES
ATC
Air Traffic Control
Association of Western European

Shipbuilders
ATC
Aviation Training Center
AWG
American Wire Gauge
ATDNSHINC
Any Time Day/Night Sundays and

Holidays Included
AWO
American Waterways Operators
AWPPA
Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act
AWS
American Welding Society
AXBS
Auxiliary Boiler Survey
AXFTBS
Auxiliary Eire-Tube Boiler Survey
AXWHBS
Auxiliary Waste-Heat Boiler Survey
ATE
Automated Test Equipment
atm
Atmosphere, Atmospheres
ATN
aeronautical telecommunications
network
ATON
Aids to Navigation
AXWTBS
Auxiliary Water-Tube Boiler Survey
ATONIS
Aids To Navigation Information

System
AY
Anniversary Year
AZE
Azerbaijan (Flag)
ATP
Acceptance Test Plan
ATP
Allied Tactical Publication
ATPG
Automatic Test Program Generator
ATR
Ammunition Transaction Report
barn
ATS
Air Traffic Services
ATU
Administrative Target Unit
ATU
Appropriation Target Unit
atmospheric pressure correction

(altitude), bearing, bearing angle
boron
ATUTC
Actual Time Used To Count
B&I
Benchmark and Improve
ATW
Airborne Tactical Workstation
B/L or BL
Bill of Lading
AU
Astronomical Unit.
B/N
Booking Note
Au
Gold
Ba
barium
AUI
Access Unit Interface
BA
Bridge Administration
AURS
Aviation Utilization to Recapitalization

Study
BA
Business Analysis
BAF
Bunker Adjustment Factor
BAFO
Best and Final Offer
BAH
Basic Allowance for Housing
BAP
best available practice
BAQ
Basic Allowance for Quarters
BARD
Boat Accident Reporting Data
AUS
Australia (Flag)
AUSREP
Australian Ships Reporting System.
AUTODAM
Automated Damage Control
AUTODIN
Automatic Digital Network
AUTRAN
Automatic Utility Translator

BASEEFA
British Approvals Service for Electrical

Equipment in Flammable
Atmospheres
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BHD
Bulkhead
BHN
Brinell hardness
BHS
Bahamas (Flag)
Bi
bismuth
BI
Both Inclusive
BIAC
Business and Industry Advisory

Committee (OECD)
BIB
Budget in Brief
BIC
Basic Instructor Course
BICC
Bureau International des Chambres de

Commerce
BIFA
British International Freight

Association
BIFFEX
Baltic International Freight Futures

Exchange (London)
BASIC
Beginner's All purpose Symbolic

Instruction Code
BAT
best available technology
BBB
Before Breaking Bulk (i.e. before

discharge of cargo commences)
bbl
Barrel
BBLS
Barrels
BC
Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk

Cargoes
BCCP
Business Continuity Contingency Plan
BCD
Binary Coded Decimal
BCH
Code for the Construction and

Equipment of Ships Carrying
Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
BIH
Bureau Internationale de l'Heure.
BCH 23
Bulk Chemicals Sub-Committee
BIIBA
BCIT
British Columbia Insititute of

Technology (BCIT)
British Insurance and Investment

Brokers Association
BIMCO
BCM
Bow to Center Manifold
The Baltic and International Maritime

Council (Copenhagen)
BCMEA
British Columbia Maritime Employers

Association
Bimcosale
The Bimco standard form of bill of sale
BINM
BCN
Billet Control Number
Bureau of International Narcotics

Matters
BCOMP
Buffer COMPlete
BIPM
BDC
buffered data channel
International Bureau of Weights and

Measures.
BDE
below-deck equipment
BIS
Bank for International Settlements,

(Basel)
BDI
Baltic Dry Index
BISCO
British Iron and Steel Corporation
BDI
Both Dates Inclusive
BISD
BDT
British Dependent Territories
Basic Instruments and Selected

Documents (GATT)
Bdy Mon
boundary monument.
BISYNC
BInary SYNchronous Communications
Be
beryllium
BIT
Built-In Test
BEA
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BITE
Built-In Test Equipment
BECU
Billion ECU
Bk
berkelium
BEEP
Black Executive Excellence Program
BK
Book
BefNr
Baume fNr specific gravity scale
bk
broken.
BEI
Backscattered Electron Imaging
BKI
BEI
Banque Europeenne d'lnvestissement
Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia (Indonesian

Class Society)
BEL
Belgium (Flag)
bkw
breakwater.
BENDS
Both Ends
bl
blue.
BER
bit error rate
BL
Bulgarian Lloyd (Class Society)
Bev
One billion electron volts; also written

BEv, or BEV
BLADING
See B/L
BLG
BFDR
Boat and Fire Drill Regulations
Subcommittee on Bulk Liquids and

Gases (IMO)
BFI
Baltic Freight Index (Bulk cargoes)
BLK
Bulk
BFO
beat frequency oscillator.
BLKCAR (B/C)
Bulk Carrier
BH
Belize (Flag)
BLR
Boiler
BLRHS
Boiler Heating Surface (Combined)
BRG
Bearing
BM
Beam
Brg.
BM
bench mark.
bearing (as distinguished from bearing

angle).
BM
Boatswain's Mate
BRM
Bridge Resource Management
BM
Boom
BROA
British Rig Owners Association
BM
Mayanmar (Burma) (Flag)
BROB
Bunkers Remaining On Board
BMLA
British Maritime Law Association
BRPSU
Battle Roster Port Security Unit
BMP
Best Manufacturing Practices (U.S.

Navy Program)
BRR
Boating Restriction Regulations
BS
Boiler Survey
BMT
BMT Marine Information Systems

Limited
BS
British Standard
BMU
Bermuda (Flag)
BS&W
See S&W
Bn
beacon.
BSC
Binary Synchronous Communications
BNI
Bureau d'Orientation de la
Normalisatin en Informatique
BSC
British Shippers Council
BSI
British Standards Institution
BSS
Basis
BSS 1/1
Basis 1 Port to 1 Port
BST
Builder's Sea Trials
BT
Berth Terms
BT
Bow Thruster
BT
Break Transmission
BTM
Boarding Team Member
BTM
Bottom
BTS
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Btu
British Thermal Unit 0.252 kcal
bu
blue.
BURRIER
Airline Drug Smuggler (Peru)
BUSL
Stern Loading Buoy Boat
BV
Bureau Veritas
BVI
British Virgin Islands
BVS
Berggewerkschafitliche
Versuchsstrecke (Germany)
BW
Biological Warfare
BWAD
Brackish Water Arrival Draft
BWI
Boating While Intoxicated
BWM
Ballast Water Management
BWT
Breakwater Vessel
BY
Budget Year
BZ
Bravo Zulu
Celsius (centigrade); chronometer

time; compass (direction); correction;
course, course angle; can; cylindrical;
cove, coverage factor
BNM
Broadcast Notice to Mariners
BNTM
Broadcast Notice to Mariners
BO
Boarding Officer
BOATALT
Boat Alteration
BOB
Bunkers on Board
BOD
Biological Oxygen Demand
BOD
Board of Directors
BOFFER
Best Offer
BOP
Blow Out Preventer
BOPEC
Bonaire Petroleum Corporation N.V.
BORCO
Bahamas Oil Refining Corp.
BOSS
Boat Outfit and System Support
BOSVA
British Offshore Support Vessel

Owners Association
BOTB
British Overseas Trade Board

(London)
BP
Business Plan
BPA
Blanket Purchase Agreement
Bpgc
bearing per gyrocompass.
BPI
Baltic Panamax Index
BPR
Business Process Redesign
BPR
Business Process Review
bps
bits per second
BPSK
binary phase shift keying
BR
Brazil (Flag)
BR
Brazilian Class Society
br
breakers.
Br
bromine
BRAC
Base Realignment and Closure
BRD
By-Catch Reduction Device
BRF
Best Replacement Factor

C
Coulomb, Carbon, or coefficient of

discharge, dimensionless
Center (CNTR)
C&E
Customs and Excise (British)
C&F
Cost, Insurance & Freight
C&F FO
Cost and Freight Free Out
c.ft./cuft
Cubic Feet (ft )
C/B
Cost/Benefit
C/C
cabin cruiser
C/P (CP)
Charterparty or Charter Party
C/S
call sign
C/V
Consecutive Voyage
C2
Command and Control
C2CEN
Command and Control Engineering

Center
C2PC
Command and Control Personal

Computer
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CAI
Computer-Assisted Instruction
CAIRO
Consulted, Approves, Informed,

Responsible, Not Involved or No Role
CAJEA
Council of All Japanese Exporters'

Association
cal
calorie
CAL
Computer Aided Learning or

Conversional Algebraic Language
cal/cm
cal/in
calorie per cubic centimeter

calories per cubic inch
CALM
catenary anchor leg mooring.
CALMS
Combined Allowance for Logistics and

Maintenance Support
CALS
Continuous Acquisition Life-Cycle

Support
CAM
Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAM
Computer Assisted Manufacture
CAMAC
Computer Automated Measurement

And Control
CAMP
Competitive Acquisition Management

Panel
CAMS
Communications Area Master Station
CAMTRAP
Canadian Arctic Marine Transportation

Advisory Panel
C3I
Command, Control, Communications,

and Intelligence
C4

and Computers
C4I

Computers, and Intelligence
C4ISR

Computers, Intelligence, Sensors, and
Reconnaissance
CANDEL
Canadian Deleqation
CANTRAC
Catalog of Navy Training Courses
Ca
calcium
CAODC
CA
Center Aft
Canadian Association of Oil Well

Drilling Contractors
CA
Competition Advocate
CAP
Civil Air Patrol
CA
constant amplitude
CAP
Combat Air Patrol
CA
Controlled Atmosphere
CAP
CAA
Commander, Atlantic Area
Condition Assesment Programme

Survey
CAACE
Comite des Associations d'Armateurs

de la Communaute Europeenne (EU,
Brussel)
CAP
Condition Assessment Program
CAPESIZE
Bulk Carrier 100,000-180,000 DWT
CAPMAN
Capabilities Manual
CAPRO
Canadian Association of Professional

Radio Operators
CAPs
Central Alerting Posts
CAPT
Captain
CAR
Computer-Aided Repair
CARAC
Canadian Aviation Regulation

Advisory Council
CARICOM
Caribbean Common Market and

Community
CART
Concept analysis and Review Team
CAS
Combined Antenna System
CAS
Condition Assessment Survey
CAB
Civilian Advisory Board
CAC
Canadian Advisory Council
CAC
Citizens Advisory Council
CAC
command-and-control (regulation)
CACM
Central American Common Market
CAD
Computer Aided Design
CAD
Computer Assisted Design
CAD/CAM
Computer Aided Design/Computer

Aided Manufacturing
CAE
Computer Aided Engineering
CAGE
Commercial and Government Entity

Code

CAS
Continuous Automatic Control System

Survey
CCA
Chemical Carriers Association
CAS
Cost Accounting Standards
CCA
Clinger-Cohen Act
CASA/SME
Computer and Automated Systems

Association of the Society of
Manufacturing Engineers
CCA
Contamination Control Area
CCAF
Comite des Armateurs de France
CCARIB
Central Caribbean
CASCO
ISO Committee on conformity

assessment
CCB
Configuration Control Board
CCC
Carrier container council
CASCOR
Casualty Correct
CCC
Clean Caribbean Cooperative
CASE
Common Applications Service

Elements
CCC
Commodity Credit Corp.
Council of American flag Ship

Operators
CCC
Customs Co-operation Council
CCD
charge-coupled device
CCDB
Consolidated Counterdrug Database
CCDG#
Commander, Coast Guard District #
CASO
CASP
Computer Assisted Search Planning

System
CASREP
Casualty Report
CCDR
CAT
Catalog; Chemical Addition Tank,

Computer-Aided Test
Central Configuration Data

Responsibility
CCEU
CAT
Conformance Acceptance Test
Cabinet Committee for the Economic

Union
CATS
Current Analysis for Trajectory

Simulations
CCF
Capital Construction Fund (U.S.)
CCG
Canadian Coast Guard
CATV
Community Antenna Television
CCGAIR
CAW
Canadian Auto Workers
Canadian Coast Guard Air Reporting

System
CAXBS
Composite Auxiliary Boiler Survey
CCIR
CB
Change Bulletin
International Radio Consultative

Committee.
CB
Citizen's Band
CCITT
CB
compass bearing.
Consultative Committee on
International Telephony and
Telegraphy
CBA
Collective Bargaining Agreement
CCLEC
CBA
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement

Council
CBD
Commerce Business Daily
CCME
CBDR
constant bearing, decreasing range.
Canadian Council of Ministers of the

Environment
CBEMA
Computer and Business Equipment

Manufacturers Association (See ITI)
CCMP
Cutter Class Maintenance Plan
CCMT
Canadian Council on Marine Training
CBFT
Cubic Feet
CCP
Contolable Pitch Propeller
CBI
computer-based information
CCPA
cbm/cu.m.
Cubic Meters
Canadian Chemical Producers'

Association
CBOC
Council of Boating Organizations of

Canada
CCR
control complexity ratio
CCS
CBR
Chemical, Biological and Radiological
Communication Station Control

System
CBRs
Citizens Band Radios
CCS, CS
China Class Society (Formerly ZC)
CBS
Cyprus Bureau of Shipping (Class

Society)
CCU
Consultative Committee for Units of

the International Committee of
Weights and Measures (CIPM).
CBT
Clean Ballast Tanks
CCZ
Coastal Confluence Zone.
CBT
Computer-Based Training
Cd
cadmium
CBW
Chemical and Biological Warfare
cd
candela, candelas.
CBW
constant bandwidth
CD
chart datum.
CC
compass course; chronometer

correction.
CD
Collateral Duty

CD
compact disc read-only memory
CD
Counter Drug
CD
Cut Down, Critical Dimension
Cd
relative capacity factor (Cd=Cv/d2)
CDA
Career Development Advisor
CDB
Corporate Database
CDC
Center For Disease Control
CDC
Course Designers Course
CDCP
Central Data Collection Point
CDCRO
Collateral Duty Civil Rights Officer
CDG
Carriage of Dangerous Goods
CDI
Chemical Distribution Institute
CDM
Configuration Data Manager
CDOC
Counterdrug Operations Center
CDR
Commander
CDR
Contract Deficiency Report
CDR
Critical Design Review
CDRL
10
CEN
European Committee for

Standardisation
CEN
European Standardization
Organization
CENELEC
European Committee for

Electrotechnical Standardization
CENSA
Council of European and Japanese

National Shipowners' Associations
(London)
CENTAM
Central America
CEO
Central Engine Overhaul
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CEP
circular probable error.
CEPA
Canadian Evironmental Protection Act
CERCHA
Centre dEtudes et Recherches des

Chourbonnage de France (France)
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental
Response Compensation and Liability
Act
Contract Data Requirements List
CERT
Certificate
CD-ROM
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
CES
coast earth station
CDS
Construction-Differential Subsidy (46

USC Title V)
CESI
Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale

Italiano (Italy)
CDSP
Coast Guard Counter Drug Strategic

Plan
CESMA
Confederation of European Union

Shipmasters Associations
CDSPP
Counter Drug Strategic Planning

Process
CEU
Civil Engineering Unit
Cf
californium
Ce
cerium
CF
Center Forward
CE
chronometer error- compass error.
CF
Contractor Furnished
CE
Civil Engineering
Cf
CE
Concept Exploration
liquid pressure recovery factor; same

as FL
CE
Conseil de l'Europe (Strasbourg)
CFATF
CEA
Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Caribbean Financial Action Task

Force
CEAA
Canadian Environmental Assessment

Act
CFC
Chlorofluorocarbone
CFE/TLE
CEB
Concept Exploration Benchmark
Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty

Implementation
CEC
Canadian Electrical Code
CFIVAC
cec
centicycle.
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel

Advisory Committee
CEC
Commission of the European

Communities
CFIVSA
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel

Safety Act
CE-CAD
Civil Engineering CAD
cfm
cubic foot per minute
CEDS
Civil Engineering Database System
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
CEIA
cumulative environmental impact

assessment
CFOA
Canadian Ferry Operators

Association
cel
centilane.
CFP
Contractor Furnished Property
CEMT
Conference Europeenne des Ministres

des Transports (OECD)
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations (US)
CFTBS
Cylindrical Fire-Tube Boiler Survey
CFTRR
Centralized First Term Reenlistment

Review
11
CFVS
Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety
CGSIC
CFVSC

Coordinator
Civil Global Positioning System (GPS)

Service Interface Committee
CGSW
Coast Guard Standard Workstation
CFVSE

Examiner/Exam
CGSWAP
Coast Guard Software Application

Conversion
CG
Coast Guard
CGWeb
Coast Guard Intranet
CGA
Coast Guard Academy
CGYD
Coast Guard Yard
CGAA
Coast Guard Authorization Act
CH
China (Flag)
CGAAA
Coast Guard Academy Alumni

Association
CH
compass heading.
CGAAP
Coast Guard Affirmative Action

Program
CHAR
character
CHAYKA
CGAP
Coast Guard Acquisition Procedures
CGARC
Coast Guard Acquisition Review

Council
A radionavigation system, similar to

LORAN-C, operated by the
Government of the Russian
Federation
CHCP
Cargo Handling Cooperative Program
CGAUX
Coast Guard Auxiliary
CHET
Customs High Endurance Tracker
CGC
Coast Guard Cutter
CHIL
Consolidated Hazardous Item List
CGCOE
Coast Guard Common Operating

Environment
CHOP
Change of Operational Commander
CGDDMS
CG Digital Data Management System
CHOPT
Charterer's Option
CGDF
Coast Guard Dining Facility
CHRC
Canadian Human Rights Commission
CGDN
Coast Guard Data Network
CHRIS
Chemical Hazard Response

Information System
CGDS
Coast Guard Directives System
CHS
Canadian Hydrographic Service
CGHQ
Coast Guard Headquarters
CHS
Continuous Survey of Hull
CGHRMS
Coast Guard Human Resources

Management System
CHTRS
Charterers
CGI
Coast Guard Institute
CI
Configuration Information/Identification
CGI
Coast Guard Intelligence
CI
Counterintelligence
CGI
Coast Guard Investigations
Ci
curie
CGI
Compressed Gas Institute
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CGISS
Coast Guard Intelligence Support

System
CIBS
Classification information breakdown

structure
CGLC
Coast Guard Leadership Council
CIC
Combat Information Center
CGMA
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
CID
Component Identification
CGMS
Coast Guard Message System
CID
Computer Interface Device, Charge

Injection Device
CGPC
Coast Guard Personnel Command
CIE
Computer-Integrated Engineering
CGPM
General Conference of Weights and

Measures.
CIE
International Commission on
Illumination
CGPMS
Coast Guard Preventive/Planned

Maintenance System
CIF
Cost Insurance Freight
Coast Guard Recruiting Initiative for

the 20th Century
CIFP
Change in Financial Plans
CIM
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CIMS
Computer Integrated Manufacturing

System
CINC
Commander-In-Chief
CIO
Chief Information Officer
CIP
Capital Investment Plan
CIP
Carriage and Insurance Paid To
CGRIT
CGRS
Coast Guard Radio Stations
CGS
centimetre gram second
CGSB
Canadian General Standard Board
CGSD
Coast Guard Support Date
12
2
square centimetre
cm
cubic centimetre
International Committee of Weights

and Measures.
cm /min
cubic centimetre per minute
CIRC
Circulating
cm /s
cubic centimetre per second
CIRM
Centro lnternazionale Radio Medico
CMA
Companie d'Affretement
CIRM
International Radio-Maritime
Committee
CMAN
Configuration Manager
CMC
Center for Marine Conservation
CMC
Certification of materials and

components
CMC
Classified Material Control
CMC
Command Master Chief
CMC
Commandant of the Marine Corps
CMC
COSPAS mission control centre

(Moscow)
CMC
Council of Marine Carriers
CMCCS
Continuously Manned Central Control

Station
CME
Assessment Model for Coastal and

Marine Environments
CME
Courtesy Marine Examination
CMF
Composite Meter Factor
CMG
course made good.
CMI
Comite Maritime International

(International Maritime Committee)
CMI
Committee Maritime International

(Maritime Law Association)
CMIG
Canadian MAP Interest Group
CMLA
Canadian Maritime Law Association
CMMA
Canadian Marine Manufacturers

Association
CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide

Semiconductor
CMP
(Cutter) Class Maintenance Plan

Commodity Management Plan
CIP
Container Inspection Program
cm
CIPA
Classified Information Procedures Act
CIPM
3
3
CIRRS
Commercial Interest Reference Rates
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
CIS
Contract Information System
CIT
Chartered Institute of Transport
CIT
U.S. Court of International Trade
CITAT
Container Inspection Training

Assistance Team
CITS
Commandant International Technical

Series
CIVNA
Civilian Needs Assessment
CIVPMIS
Civilian Personnel Management

Information System
CIWS
Close-In Weapon System
CJCS
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
CJTK
Chief Joint Task Force
CKD
Completely Knocked Down
Cl
chlorine
Cl
clearance.
CL
Continuous Liner
CL
cutter location
CLAMS
Clinic Automated Management

System
CLARC
Coast Guard Legislative Affairs

Review Council
Class
Category in classification register
CLC
Canada Labour Code
CMP
CLC
International Convention on Civil

Liability for Oil Pollution Damage,
1969 (and 1992 Protocols)
CMP
Configuration Management Plan
CMPLUS
Configuration Management Unit Level

System
CLEP
College-Level Examination Program
CMR
Common Mode Rejection
CLIA
Cruise Lines International Association
CMRA
Canadian Marine Rescue Auxiliary
CLIN
Contract Line Item Number
CMRMC
CLK
clock
Canadian Marine Response

Management Corporation
CLPR
Czech Register of Shipping (Class

Society)
CMRR
common mode rejection ratio
CMS
COMSEC Material System
cm
centimeter(s).
CMS
Continuous Survey of Machinery
CM
Configuration Management
CMV
common mode voltage
Cm
curium
CN
Counter Narcotics
cm/s
centimetre per second

Cn
13
course (as distinguished from course

angle).
COG
Cognizance
CNA
Center for Naval Analysis
COG
course over ground.
CNC
Computer Numerical Control
COGLA
Canada Oil and Gas Lands

Administration
CNG
Compressed Natural Gas
COGSA
CNIWG
Crime and Narcotics Imagery Working

Group
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act(s)

(USA)
COI
Certificate of Inspection
CNMI
Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands
COI
Certificate of Insurance
CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
COI
Critical Operational Issue
CNOPB
Canada Newfoundland Offshore

Petroleum Board
coL
colatitude.
COLA
Cost of Living Allowance
colog
cologarithm.
COLREG
International Regulations for

Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972
COM
Computer Output Microfilm
COMA
Committee on Measurement
Accountability
CO
carbon monoxide or compliance officer
CO
Cargo Oil
Co
cobalt
CO
Commanding Officer
co
coral.
co-
the complement of (90 minus).
COMA
Council of Maritime Affairs
CO/OIC
Commanding Officer / Officer-inCharge
COMB
Combination
CO2
carbon dioxide
COMCEN
Communications Center
COA
Contract of Affreightment
COMCON
Command Concern
COA
course of advance.
COMDT
Commandant, U S Coast Guard
COB
Close / Closing of Business
COMDTINST
Commandant Instruction
COB
Container Oil Bulk Carrier
COMDTNOTE
Commandant Note
COBOL
Common Business Oriented

Language
COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act, 1985
COMLANTAREA Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic

Area
COMM
Commenced
COMMS
Communications
COMMSYS
Communications System
COMPACAREA
Commander, Coast Guard Pacific

Area
COMPSTAT
Enlisted Comparative Status Report
COMSAR
Radio Communication and Search and

Rescue
COMSEC
Communications Security
COMSTA
Communications Station
COMTAC
Communications Tactical
CONCAWE
The International Companies'

European Organization for
Environmental Health Protection
COBSEA
Coordinating Body on the Seas of

East Asia
COCO
Chief of Contracting Operations
COCO
Command and Control
COCO
Commander of Chain Operations

(LORAN)
COD
Cash On Delivery
COD
Certificate of Documentation
COD
chemical oxygen demand
COD
Collect on Delivery
CODAB
COnfiguration DAta Block
CODEL
Congressional Delegation
cond
conductivity content.
CODIL
COntrol DIagram Language
CONFIG
Configuration
COE
Committee on ECDIS (IHO).
CONOP
Concept of Operations
COE
Common Operating Environment
CONOPS
Contingency Operations
COE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CONREP
COFR
Certificate of Financial Responsibility

(OPA 90) (USA)
Continuous Alongside Underway

Replenishment
CONS
Construction (CONSTR)
14
CONS
Consumption
Cp stg c
course per steering compass.
CONT
Continued
CP/DO
CONUS
Continental United States
Contingency Preparedness/Defense
Operations
CONVER
Conversion
CPA
Canada Petroleum Association
COOP
Continuity of Operations Planning
CPA
Closest Point of Approach
COORD
Coordinator
CPA
Commander, Pacific Area
COP
Custom of the Port
CPB
Coastal Patrol Boat
COR
Certificate of Registry (U.S. Coast

Guard)
CPC
Continued Proficiency Certificate
CPE
circular probable error.
COR
Circular of Requirements
CPE
Continued Proficiency Endorsement
Cor.
Corrigendum
CPEB
Central Physical Evaluation Board
CORE
National Contingency Response
Cpgc
course per gyrocompass.
CORM
Commission on Roles and Missions
CPM
Critical Path Method
CORMV
Coalition of Retired Military Veterans
CPO
Chemical Protective Over-Garment
corr.
correction.
CPO
Chief Petty Officer
COS
Corporation for Open Systems
CPOA
Chief Petty Officer Academy
cos
cosine.
CPONA
Chief Petty Officer Needs Assessment
COSAL
Consolidated Shipboard Allowance

List
CPPI
Canadian Petroleum Producers

Institute
COSCO
China Ocean Shipping Co.
CPPS
COSH
Canada Occupational Safety and

Health
Permanent Commission of the South

Pacific
CPRMS
COSPAS
Space System for Search of Vessels

in Distress
Civilian Personnel Resource

Management System
CPS
COSPAS-SARSAT
(Cosmicheskaya Sistyema Poiska

Avariynich Sudov), Space System for
the Search of Vessels in Distress,
Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided
Tracking
characters/cycles per second or

conversions per second depending on
content
Cpsc
course per standard compass.
CPT
Carriage Paid To
Code of Safe Working Practices For

Merchant Seamen
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CPY
Cargo Preference Year
CQA
Commandant's Quality Award
CR
carriage return character
CR
China Corporation Register of

Shipping (Taiwan Class Society)
Cr
chromium
CR
Civil Rights
Configuration Review
CoSWP
COT
Cargo Oil Tank
COT
Consecutive Overseas Tour
cot
cotangent.
COT
Curacao Oil Terminal
COTHEN
Customs Over-the-Horizon
Enforcement Network
COTP
Captain of the Port
CR
COTR
Contracting Officer's Technical

Representative
CR
Current Rate
CRADA
COTS
Commercial Off-the-Shelf
Cooperative Research and

Development Agreement
cov
coversine.
CRB
Contract Review Board
COW
Crude Oil Washing
CRC
cyclic redundancy check
COW/IGS
Crude oil Washing & Inert Gas

Systems
CRF
Construction Reserve Fund
CRI
Circular radio information
COWP
Contracting Officer Warrant Program
CRISTAL
CP
Center Point
Contract Regarding a Supplement to

Tanker Liability for Oil Pollution. Oil
Companies' supplement to TOVALOP

CRISTAL
15
Contract Regarding an Interim

Supplement to Tanker Liability
CSR
Contractor Status Report
CRN
Crane
CSR
Cutter Support Review
CRO
Civil Rights Officer
CSRS
Civil Service Retirement System
CRS
coast radio station
CSS
Centralized Shipboard/Shoreside
Supply
CRS
Continuous Refrigeration Survey
CSS
Code of Shipmanagement Standards
crs
course.
CSS
co-ordinator surface search
CRS
Croatian Register of Shipping (Class

Society)
CSSQAT
Combat System Ship Qualification

Assistance Team
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
CSSQT
Cs
cesium
Combat System Ship Qualification

Trial
CS
creeping line search
CST
Caribbean Support Tender
CS
ISO Central Secretariat
CST
Centistokes
CSA
Canada Shipping Act
CST
Central Standard Time
CSA
Canada Standards Association
CSTT
Combat System Training Team
CSA
Canadian Shipowners Association
CSU
channel service unit
CSA
Caribbean Shipping Association
CT
Cargo Tank
CSA
Command Staff Advisor
CT
Country Team
CSA
Configuration Status Accounting
CTAC
CSAT
Combat System Alignment Test
Chemical Transportation Advisory

Committee
CSB
Canada Shipping Board
CTAC
CSBC
Canadian Safe Boating Council
Chemical Transportation Advisory

Committee
CSC
Civil Service Commission
CTAISB
Canadian Transportation Accident

Investigation and Safety Board
CSC
Container Safety Convention
CTC
Cargo Tank, Center
CSC
Convention for Safe Containers
CTG
Commander Tactical Group
csc
cosecant.
CTI
comparative tracking index
CSC
creeping line search, co-ordinated
CTL
Constructive Total Loss
CSCC
Coastal Sea Control Commander
CTOS
CSCI
Computer Software Configuration Item
Convergent Technologies Operating

System
CSD
Combat System Doctrine
CTR
Container Fitted
CSFR
Continental Shelf Fisheries Resources
CTS
Clear To Send (from DCE)
CSG
Consultative Shipping Group (Forum

for shipping discussions with
authorities with 14 West European
countries and Japan)
CTSH
Correction Temperature of Tank Shell
CTT
Canadian Transportation Tribunal
CTT
Communications Training Team
CTU
cargo transport unit
CTU
Commander Task Unit
CTVEP
Cooperative Towing Vessel

Examination Program
CTW
Cargo Tank, Wing
CTX
Cargo Tank, Common
Cu
copper
cu in
cubic inch
cup
cupola.
CUPS
Civilian Unified Pay System
Cus Ho
customs house.
CSM
Cargo Securing Manual
CSM
Closed System Measurement
CSMA/CD
carrier sense multiple access with

collision detect
CSMP
Current Ship's Maintenance Project
CSMTT
Combat System Mobile Training Team
CSP
Career Sea Pay
CSP
commence search point
CSP
computer set point
CSPI
College Student Pre-Commissioning

Initiative
16
CV
Cape Verde Islands (Flag)
DAC
digital to analog converter
Cv
value sizing coefficient
DAC
Diversity Advisory Committee
CVM
Contingent Valuation Method
DACOWITS
CVN
C- Carrier, (V) Fixed Wing, (N)

Nuclear Powered
Defense Advisory Committee on

Women in the Services
DAF
Delivered At Frontier Cargo
CVS
Commercial Vessel Safety
DAFIS
CW
Chemical Warfare
Departmental Accounting and

Financial Information System
CW
Continuous Wave
DALY
disability-adjusted life year
CWA
Clean Water Act
DAM
Damage
CWA
Cooperative Working Agreements
DAMFORDET
Damages for Detention
CWA
current word address
DANTES
CWBS
Contract Work Breakdown Structure
Defense Activity for Non-Traditional

Education Support
CWO
Chief Warrant Officer
DAPS
Days All Purposes
CWS
Compressed Work Schedule
DARE
Drug Abuse Resistance Education
CWTBS
Cylindrical Water-Tube Boiler Survey
DAS
data acquisition system
CxC
Come by Chance
DASD
direct access storage device
CY
Calendar Year
DATT
Defense Attache
CY
Cyprus (Flag)
DAU
Defense Acquisition University
CYCLD
Cycloidal Propeller
DAVIS
CZ
Coastal Zone
Defense Audiovisual Information

System
CZ
Contiguous Zone
DAWIA
Defense Acquisition Workforce

Improvement Act
CZn
compass azimuth.
DB
Data Base
dB
decibel
DB
Double-Bottom
DBA
Database Administrator
DBH
Destroyed By Hurricane
DBOF
Defense Business Operating Fund
declination change in 1 hour

(astronomical); altitude difference;
diameter of a valve inlet in inches
deviation; dip (of horizon); distance;

destroyed; diameter of pipe, total drift
DBS
Destroyed By Storm
DC
Damage Control/Damage Controlman
D&F
Determinations and Findings
DC
data communication
D&ID
Duct and instrument diagram
DC
Direct Current
D&M
Detection and Monitoring
DCA
Damage Control Assistant
D&O
Directors And Officers (Insurance

Policy)
DCAA
Defense Contract Audit Agency
D. Lat.
difference of latitude.
DCC
Damage Control Central
d.p.p.
Dirty Petroleum Products
DCE
Data Communications Equipment
D/A
digital to analog
DCM
Dangerous Cargo Manifest
D/I
Due In
DCN
Design Change Notice
D/O
Due Out
DCO
Direct Commission Officer
dA
difference of longitude (time units).
DCS
Distributed Control System
DA
Double-Acting
DCV
chemical vapor deposition
DAA
Data Access Arrangement
DD
Dry-Docking
DAAS
Defense Automatic Addressing

System
DDA
digitally directed analog
DDC
Direct Digital Control
DDCMP
Digital Data Communications

Message Protocol
DAC
Diagnostic Analysis of Currents
17
DDCS
Distributed Digital Control Systems
DFSC
Defense Fuel Support Center
DDD
direct distance dialing
DFT
diagnostic function test
DDP
Delivered Duty Paid
DG
degaussing.
DDS
dataphone digital service
DG
Directorate General (EU)
DDT
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DGIN
DDU
Delivered Duty Unpaid
Direction gnrale de l'inspection des

navires
DE
Subcommittee on Ship Design and

Equipment (IMO)
DGLONASS
Differential Global Navigation Satellite

System
De
total drift error
DGPS
Differential Global Positioning System
DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration
DGS
Dangerous Goods Shipping
Dec.
declination.
DGSR
Dec. Inc.
declination increment.
Dangerous Goods Shipping

Regulations
DECCA
A low frequency (LF) hyperbolic

radionavigation system based on
harmonically related continuous wave
transmissions
DHDATSBE
Dispatch Half Demurrage on All Time

Saved Both Ends
DHQ
mean diurnal high water inequality.
DI
Detect and Identify
Danmarks Elektriske Material Kontrol

(Denmark)
DI
Domestic Icebreaking
Defense Enrollment and Eligibility

Reporting System
DI/OU
data input/output unit
Dia
diaphone.
dia. or diam
diameter
DID
Data Item Description
DIDS
Defense Integrated Data System
DIES
Diesel
diff.
difference.
DII COE
Defense Information Infrastructure

Common Operating Environment
DIN
Deutsches Institut fur Normung e.V.

(Germany)
DIOC
Domestic Interdiction Operations

Center
DEDMKO
DEERS
DEFCON
Defense Condition
deg.
degree(s).
DEM
Demolished
DEM
Demurrage
DEMIL
Demilitarization
DEMVAL
Demonstration and Validation
DEN
(See HSE)
DEOMI
Defense Equal Opportunity

Management Institute
Dep.
departure.
DEQ
Delivered Ex Quay (Duty Paid)
DIP
DERA
Defence Evaluation and Research

Agency (UK)
Dust-ignition-proof, Dual In line

Package
DIR
Direct
DES
Delivered Ex Ship
DIRLAUTH
Direct Liaison Authorized
DES
Digital Encryption Standard
DIS
Danish International Ship Register
DESC
Defense Energy Support Center
DIS
destr.
destroyed.
DCE Independent Sublayer, Draft

International Standard
DETR
Department of the Environment,

Transport and the Regions (UK)
DIS
Draft international standard (ISO)
DISA
Defense Information Systems Agency
DEU
Germany (Flag)
DISCH
Discharge
Dev.
deviation.
DIST
District Commander
DEVCO
Committee on developing country

matters
Dist.
distance.
DF
Direction Finding
DISTNET
District's Record Message System
DF
Direction-Finder
DITCO
Defense Information
Telecommunication Certification Office
DFD
Data Flow Diagram
DITY
Do-It-Yourself Move
DFO
Department of Fisheries & Oceans
DIU
Digital Interface Unit

DIW
Dead in the Water
DK
Deck
DL
18
DNV
Det Norske Veritas (classification

society) (Norway)
Data Link - Approximately Layer 2 of

the OSI model (ISO 7498), Drawing
List
DO
Defense Operations
DO
Delivery Order
DLA
Defense Logistics Agency
DO
Diesel Oil
DLA
Dislocation Allowance
DOC
Document Of Compliance (Part of ISM

Code)
DLat
difference in latitude
DOR
Dispersant to Oil Ratio
DLE
Data Link Entity
DOCARE
DLEA
Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Department of Conservation and

Resource Enforcement
DLL
Data Link Layer - Defined in ISO 7498
DOCR
Departmental Office of Civil Rights
DLo
difference of longitude (arc units).
DOD
Department of Defense
DLong
difference in longitude
DODISS
DLQ
mean diurnal low water inequality.
Department of Defense Index of

Specifications and Standards
DLR
Depot Level Reparable
DOE
Department Of Energy
DLRP
Data Link Reference Point
DOE
Department of Environment's
DLS
Decoy Launching System
DOI
Department Of the Interior
DLSC
Defense Logistics Service Center
DOJ
Department of Justice
DLSU
Department Legal Services Unit
dol
dolphin.
dm
decimeters.
DOP
Designated Overhaul Point
DMA
Defense Mapping Agency
DOP
Dropping Outward Pilot
DMA
Direct Memory Access
DOS
Department of State
DMACS
Debt Management and Collection

System
DOS
Disk Operating System
DOT
Department of Trade
Department of Transportation
DMAHTC
Defense Mapping Agency

Hydrographic/Topographic Center.
DOT
DoT
Department of Transportation (British)
DMB
Datum Marker Buoy
DoTI
DMB
Disposition Medical Board
Department of Trade and Industry

(British)
DMDO
Distilate Marine Deisel Oil
DOTRES
Department of Treasury
DME
distance measuring equipment
DP
Data Processing Technician
DMG
distress message generator
DP
Deployment Plan
DMI
Depot Maintenance Inter-Service
dp
differential pressure
DMISA
Defense Maintenance Interservice

Support Agreement
DP
Door Post; Dew Point; Dash Pot; Draft

Proposal
DMM
Digital Multimeter
DP
dynamic positioning
DMP
Dispersant Mission Planner
DPA
Designated Person(s) Ashore
DMS
Debt Management Services
DPB
Deployable Pursuit Boat
DMS
Defense Message System
DPM
Digital Panel Meter
DMT
dead man timer
DPOSD
DNC
Digital Nautical Chart
Deployed Port Operations, Security,

and Defense
DNC
Digital Navigation Chart.
DPRI
DND
Deparartment of National Defence
Directives, Publications, and Reports

Index
DNK
Denmark (Flag)
DPVOA
Dynamic Positioning Vessel Owners

Association
DNME
Dynamic Non Member Economies (in

OECD).
DR
Dead Reckoning; Dead Reckoning

Position.
DR
Defense Readiness
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DR
Double Reduction
DTS
Defense Transportation System
DRE
dead reckoning equipment.
dur.
duration.
DRIS
Defense Regional Interservice Support
DUT
Device Under Test
DRK
Derrick
DVR
Design Verification Report
DRM
Direction of Relative Movement
DW
Deep Water Route.
DRT
Dead Reckoning Tracer
DW
Distilled Water
DRU
desert rescue unit
DWCT
Ds
dip short of horizon.
DSAA
Defense Security Assistance Agency
Deadweight Cargo Tons, or the weight

of to be transported under a charter
party
DSB
Dispute Settlement Body
DWFN
Distant Water Fishing Nations
DSC
Digital Selective Calling
DWMA
Deep Water Mission Analysis
DSC
Subcommittee on the Carriage of

Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes, and
Containers (IMO)
DWRRA
Deep Water Royalty Relief Act of 1995
Dwt
deadweight tonnes
DWT
Deadweight Tons
Code of Safety for Dynamically

Supported Craft
DX.90
Format for digital cartographic data
DSCS
Defense Satellite Communications

System
Dy
dysprosium
DZ
danger zone.
DSD
double second difference.
DSO
Designated Senior Official
DSO
Digital Storage Oscilloscope
DSOT
Daily System Operation Test
base of Naperian logarithms; origin of

own ship's true vector; eccentricity.
DSP
diarrhoeic shellfish poisoning
DSP
Digital Signal Processor/Processing
east; modulus of elasticity; total

probable error of position.
DSR
Data Set Ready
E&P
Exploration And Production
DSR
Disability Separation Representative
E&P FORUM
DSRK
Deutsche Schiffs Revision und

Klassifikation (previous German class
society in DDR, now incorporated in
GL)
The Oil industry International

Exploration and Production Forum
(London)
E. Int.
equal interval; isophase.
E2CEN
Electronics Engineering Center
DSS
decision support system
E3
Electromagnetic Environmental Effects
DSU
Digital Service Unit
EA
Electronic Attack
DSU
Dispute Settlement Understanding
EA
Environmental Assessment
DSV
Diving Support Vessel
EA
Executive Assistant
DSVL
doppler sonar velocity log.
EAA
Export Administration Act
DT
Defense Tactics
EAD
Extended Active Duty
DT
Developmental Test
EAF
Eastern African Region
DT&E
Developmental Test and Evaluation
EAR
Enforcement Action Report
DTC
Desktop Tactical Computer
EAROM
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
Electrically Alterable Read Only

Memory
DTG
Date-Time Group
EARS
DTL
diode transistor logic
Excellence, Achievement, and

Recognition System
DTMF
dial tone, multi-frequency
EAS
East Asian Seas Region
DTO
Direct Turnover Material
EATA
DTO
Drug Trafficking Organization
Europe Asia Trades Agreement

(Conference)
DTR
data terminal ready
EBA
Emergency Breathing Apparatus
DSC Code

EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal

Interchange Code
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ECS
Electronic Chart Systems
ECSA
European Community Shipowners'

Association (EU)
EBL
electronic bearing line.
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction

and Development
ECSA
Exchange Carriers Standard

Association
EC
East Coast
ECSC
European Coal and Steel Communit y
EC
electronic chart.
ECU
European Currency Unit
EC
European Comunity or European

Commission
ED
Environmental Defense
Environmental Compliance and

Restoration
ED
existence doubtful.
Ed.
Edition
EDA
Excess Defense Articles
EDC
Electronic Docking Charts
EC&R
EC/EDI
Electronic Commerce and Electronic

Data Interchange
ECAREG
Eastern Canada Traffic Regulation

System
EDCs
endocrine disrupting chemicals
EDD
estimated date of departure.
ECARIB
Eastern Caribbean
EDH
Effecient Deckhand
ECC
Environmental Coordinating
Committee
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
Engineering Casualty Control Training

Team
EDM
electrical discharge machining
EDP
electronic data processing
EE
Employee Express
EEA
European Economic Area
ECCTT
ECD
envelope to cycle difference; envelope

to cycle discrepancy.
ECDB
electronic chart data base.
EEBA
ECDIS
Electronic Chart Display and

Information System
Emergency Escape Breathing

Apparatus
EEBD
Emergency Escape Breathing Device
ECDP
Enlisted Career Development Program
EEBDs
Emergency Escape Breathing Devices
ECE
Economic Commission for Europe,

Geneva (UN)
EEC
European Economic Community
EED
Electro-Explosive Devise
ECE
Environmental Compliance Evaluation

Program
EEE
ECI
Employment Cost Index
"European-Economic-Ecological"
Tanker Design
ECJ
European Court of Justice (EU)
EEF
Eastern Fishermen Federation
ECLA
Economic Commission for Latin

America (UN)
EEIS
Electronic Equipment Information

System
ECM
electrochemical machining or
electrochemical milling
EEMUA
Engineering Equipment and Materials

Users Association
ECM
Electronic Countermeasures
EEO
Equal Employment Opportunity

(civilian)
ECMA
ECMA (formerly European Computer

Manufacturers Association)
EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission
ECMT
European Conference of Ministers of

Transport
EEPROM
electrically erasable and

programmable read only memory
ECNH
East Coast North of Hatteras
EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone
ECONOP
Engineering Logistics Concept of

Operations
EFTA
European Free Trade Association

(Norway, Luxembourg and Iceland)
ECOSOC
Economic and Social Council of the

United Nations, New York
EFTO
Encrypted for Transmission Only
EGC
Enhanced Group CallIing.
ECP
Engineering Change Proposal
ECRC
Eastern Canada Response

Corporation
EGICP
Electronics General Inventory Control

Point
EGL
Equipment Guide List

EGNOS
European Geostationary Navigation

Overlay System developed by the
European Union
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emf
electromotive force
EMI
Electro-Magnetic Interference
EMI/EMC
Electromagnetic
Interface/Electromagnetic
Compatibility
EGT
Emergency Gas Turbine
EHF
Extremely High Frequency
EIA
Electronics Industry Alliance
EMIF
European Maritime Industries Forum
EIA
Environmental Impact Analysis
EMIS
EIA
environmental impact assessment
Enforcement Management Information

System
EIB
European Investment Bank (EU)
EMP
electromagnetic pulse
EIC
Equipment Identification Code
EMR
Electromagnetic Radiation
EILSP
Electronics Integrated Logistics

Support Plan
EMR
Energy Mines and Resources

(Canada)
EIR
Electronic Installation Record
EmS
EIR
Electronic Inventory Record
Emergency Procedures for Ships

Carrying Dangerous Goods
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EmS
Emergency Response Schedules
EIS
extended instruction set
EMSIS
EIU
Even If Used
Emergency Shipping Information

System
EJMA
Expansion Joint Manufacturer's

Association Inc.
EMT
Emergency Medical Technicians
EMU
Economic and Monetary Union
EMU
Electronics Maintenance Unit
EMUG
European MAP Users Group
EMW
Electromagnetic Wave
EN
Ensign
EN
European Norm (Standard)
ENC
Electronic Navigation Chart
ENCDB
electronic navigation chart data base.

Engine
ELA
Euzko Langilleen Alkartasuna

(Spanish Basque trade union)
ELC
Engineering Logistics Center
ELEX
Electronics
ELEXALTS
Electronics System Alterations
ELF
Extremely Low Frequency
ELINT
Electronic Intelligence
ELR
extra-long-range aircraft
ENG
ELSC
Engineering Logistics Steering

Committee
ENG
Engineers
ENGOs
ELT
Emergency Locator Transmitter
Environmental Non-government
Organizations
ELT
Enforcement of Laws and Treaties
ENID
enhanced identity
ELT-A
Enforcement of Laws and Treaties Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations
ENQ
inquire
ENR
En Route
ELT-D
Enforcement of Laws and Treaties Drugs
ENSO
El Nino / Southern Oscillation
Enforcement of Laws and Treaties Living Marine Resources
EO
Enabling Objective
EO
Engineer Officer
EO
Equal Opportunity (military)
EO
Executive Order
EOA
Equal Opportunity Advisor
EOB
Explanation of Benefits
EOC
End of Contract
EOCT
End-of-Course Test
EOD
Explosive Ordnance Detail
EOD
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EOF
end of file
EOIT
Engineer Officer in Training Program
ELT-L
ELVENT
Electric Ventilation
EM
Electrician's Mate
EM
electromagnetic (underwater log).
em
other ship's true vector.
EMA
European Monetary Agreement
E-MAIL
Electronic Mail
EMAS
Eco Management and Audit Scheme
EMCON
Emissions Control
EMD
Electronics Maintenance Detachment
EMER
Emergency

EOM
End of Month
EOQ
Economic Order Quantity
EOQ
End of Quarter
EOS
End of Season
EOS
Equal Opportunity Specialist
EOT
end of tape
EOW
Engineer Officer of the Watch
EP
Electronic Protection
EP
Explosion proof; Emergency Power
EPA
Enhanced Performance Architecture
EPA
EPAC
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ESCA
Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical

Analysis
ESCAPE
Economic and Social Commission for

Asia and South Pacific (UN)
ESD
Electro-Static Discharge
ESD
Emergency shutdown
ESD
Estimated Shipping Date
ESERB
Enlisted Selective Early Retirement

Board
ESFRS
Electronic Supply Fund Reporting

System
Environmental Protection Agency
ESI
Environmental Sensitivity Index
Eastern Pacific Ocean Area
ESM
Electronic Surveillance Measures
EPC
Ecole des peches de Caraquet
ESO
Educational Services Officer
EPCRA
Emergency Planning and Community

Right-To-Know Act
ESP
Enhanced Survey Program
EPFS
Electronic Position Fixing System
ESP
Spain (Flag)
EPFS
Electronic Position Fixing System
est
estimated
EPIB
Emergency Position Indicating Buoy
EST
Estonia (Flag)
EPIC
El Paso Intelligence Center
ET
Electronic Technician
EPIRB
Emergency Position Indicating Radio

Beacon
ET
Ephemeris Time.
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETC
Estimated Time of Completion
ETD
Estimated Time of Departure
ETR
Estimated Time of Repair
ETS
Estimated Time of Sailing
ETS
European Telecommunication
Standard
ETSF
Electronic Trading Stasndard Format
ETSI
European Telecommunications
ETX
end of text
EU
European Union
Eu
Europium
EURO
European Vessel
EUROS
European Community Ship Register
EUSC
Effective United States Control

Vessels
eV
electron volt
EW
Electronic Warfare
EWICS
European Workshop on Industrial

Computer Systems
EWO
Electronic Warfare Officer
EWS
Early Warning System
EWT
Extended Well Testing
EXIMBANK
Export Import Bank of the United

States
EXIMBANK
Export-Import Bank
EPOY
Enlisted Person of the Year
EPPP
Emergency Planning, Preparedness,

and Prevention Guide
EPROM
erasable programmable read only

memory
EPS
IMO performance standard for ECDIS
Eq.T
equation of time.
EQS
Environmental Quality Standard
EQUIP
Equipment
EQUIV
Equivalent
ER
Engine Room
Er
erbium
ER
Extended Range
er
own ship's true vector.
ERA
Engine Room Assistant
ERPAL
Electronic Repair Parts Allowance List
ERQ
Economic Repair Quantity
Es
Einsteinium
ES
Electronic Warfare Support
ES/EA
Electronic Support/Electronic Attack
ESA
EFTA Surveillance Authority
ESA
Endangered Species Act
ESC
European Shippers' Council, Haag
ESC
Executive Steering Committee
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EXP
Expires
FCA
Free to Carrier
EXT
Entity External to the Coast Guard
FCA
Functional Configuration Audit
EXT
Extension
FCC
Exting
extinguished.
Federal Communications Commission;

Frame Code Complement
EXW
Ex Works
FCC
Fisheries Council of Canada
FCC
fully cellular containership
FCD
Functional Configuration
Documentation
FCI
Functional Configuration Identification
FCO
financed,constructed and operated
FCS
Fire Control System
FCZ
Fisheries Conservation Zone
FD
Free Discharge
Fd
valve style modifier
FD&CC
Facilities Design and Construction

Center
FD&D/FDD
Freight, Demurrage, And Deadfreight
FDCC
Facilities Design and Construction

Center
FDDI
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDESP
Free Dispatch
FDIS
Free Discharge
FDM
Frequency Division Multiplex
FDSS
Federal-Wide Drug Seizure System
FDX
full duplex
fast; longitude factor; phase correction

(altitude); fixed (light)
flattening or ellipticity; friction factor;
force, pounds; velocity of approach;
latitude factor.
farad, Fahrenheit, or fluorine
F&G
Fire and gas
F.Fl.
fixed and flashing.
F/V
Fishing Vessel
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FACNET
Federal Acquisition Computer Network
FACS
Federation of American Controlled

Shipping
FAD
Force Activity Designator
FAI
Final Acceptance Inspection
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization,

Roma (UN)
FAQ
Frequently Asked Question
FAR
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Fe
iron
FARA
Federal Acquisitions Regulations

Automated
FEA
Feature; Finite Element Analysis
FeCl 3
ferric chloride
FAS
Free Alongside Ship
FEEF
Facilities Energy Efficiency Fund
FASA
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of

1994
FEHB
Federal Employees Health Benefits
FEM
Federation Europeenne De La
Manutetion
FEM
Finite Element Methods
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management

Agency
FEMSS
Facility Engineering Management

Support System
FEORP
Federal Equal Opportunity

Recruitment Program
FEPORT
Federation of European Private

Terminal Operator
FERS
Federal Employees Retirement

System
FEU
Forty-Foot Equivalent Unit (Container)
FF
form feed
FFA
Forum Fisheries Agency
FFAW
Fisherman, Food, and Allied Workers
FASA
Federation of Asian Shipowners'

Associations
FAT
Factory Acceptance Test
FAT
Final Acceptance Test
FAT
First Article Test
FAX
Facsimile
FBCI
Functional Baseline Configuration

Index
FBE
Fleet Battle Experiment
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBL
Functional Baseline
FBM
Foot Board Measure
FBR
Feedback Report
FC
Facilitation Committee (IMO)
FC
Firing Channel

FFLA
Family Friendly Leave Act
FFT
Fast Fourier Transform
FFV
Foreign Fishing Vessel
FG
Fighter Group
FGP
Fiberglass Pipe
FHEX
Fridays, Holidays Excepted (Muslim

Countries)
FHINC
Fridays, Holidays Included (Muslim

Countries)
FHWA
Federal Highway Administration
FI
Facility Inventory
FIA
Financial Inventory Accounting
FIATA
Federation Internationale des

Associations de Transifaires et
Assimiles (Zurich)
FIATA
Federation of Freight Forwarders

Associations
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FLP
combined liquid pressure recovery

factor and piping geometry factor of a
valve with reducers
FLS
Fleet Logistics Savings
FLS
Fleet Logistics System
FLSA
Fair Labor Standard Act
FLSIP
Fleet Logistics Support Improvement

Program
Fm
fermium
FM
Field Manuals
FM
Flowmeter; Fire Main; Field Multiplex;

Frequency Modulation; Factory Mutual
FM
Frequency Modulation
fm(s)
fathom(s).
FMC
Federal Maritime Commission (USA)
FMEA
Failure mode and effect analysis
FMECA
Failure Mode and Effects Criticality

Analysis
FIC
Flight Information Centre
FID
Foreign Internal Defense
FMF
Foreign Military Financing
FIFO
First In, First Out
FMFIA
FIIG
Federal Item Identification Guide
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity

Act
FIIN
Federal Item Identification Number
FMFP
Foreign Military Financing Program
FILO
Free In/Liner Out
FMIS
FIN
Finland (Flag)
Facility Management Information

System
FINAIDS
Financial Aid Sheets
FMLA
Family and Medical Leave Act
FINCEN
Finance Center
FMP
Fishery Management Plan
FIO
Free In and Out
FMP
Fleet Modernization Program
FIR
flight information region
FMP
Foremost Measuring Point
FIT
Fault Isolation Test
FMS
flexible manufacturing system
FK
ratio of specific heats factor
FMS
Foreign Military Sales
FL
liquid pressure recovery factor
FN
fl oz
fluid ounce
Fidenavis S.A. (Spanish Class

Society)
Fl.
flashing (light).
FND
Foundered
Fl. (2)
group flashing (light).
FNI
Fellow of The Nautical Institute
Fl. (2+1)
composite group flashing (light).
FNP
Federal Navigation Plan
FLAR
Forward Looking Airborne Radar
FO
Fuel Oil
FLAR
forward-looking airborne radar
FOB
Free On Board
FLC
Fleet Logistics Center
FOC
Flag of Convenience
FLETC
Federal Law Enforcement Training

Center
FOC
FLIR
Forward-Looking Infrared Radar
Full Operational Capability Global

Navigation Satellite System, based on
GPS and EGNOS, developed by the
European Union
FLIS
Federal Logistics Information System
FOCA
FLO/FLO
Float On / Float Off
Federation of Ontario Cottager's

Association
FLOCS
Fast Lube Oil Change System
FOG
For Our Guidance
Fog Det.
fog detector.
Fog Sig.
fog signal.
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FOIA
Freedom of Information Act
FRA
France (Flag)
FOIRL
Fiber Optic Inter Repeater Link
FRAM
Fleet Renovation and Modernization
FOM
Flag/Ownership/Management
FRATE
frame rate
FON
Freedom Of Navigation
FRC
Federal Records Center
FONASABA
Federation of National Associations of

Shipbrokers and Agents
FREDIM
FINCEN's Rapid Electronic Data

Interchange Method System
FONASBA
Federation Of National Associations of

Shipbrokers & Agents
FRHC
Fraser River Harbour Commission
Finding Of No Significant Impact

(Environmental Assessment)
FRN
Foreign Vessel
FRP
Facility Response Plan
FRP
Fiber Reinforced Plastic
FS
Fire & Safety Technician
FS
Food Service Specialist

laminar flow coefficient
FONSI
FOQ
Free On Quay
FORACS
Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy

Check Sight
FORMICA
Foreign Military Intelligence Collection

Activity
FS
fs
optimal search factor
FORTRAN
FORmula TRANslating system
FSA
Family Separation Allowance
FOS
Full Operational Status
FSA
formal safety assessment
FOSC
Federal On-Scene Coordinator
FSC
Federal Supply Classification
FOT&E
Follow-On Operational Test and

Evaluation
FSD
Full Scale Development
FSG
Federal Supply Group
FSH
Fishing Vessel
FSI
Flag State Implementation
FSI
Subcommittee on Flag State

Implementation
FOUO
For Official Use Only
FOW
First Open Water
FOW
Free On Warf
FP
IMO Sub-committee on Fire Protection
FP
piping geometry factor
FSK
frequency shift keying
FP
Subcommittee on Fire Protection

(IMO)
FSR
Frequency Spectrum Reallocation
FSR
full scale range
FSS Code
Fire Safety Systems Code
FSY
frame synchronizer
FT
Fire Control Technician
ft
foot
ft lb
foot pound
ft.
foot, feet.
ft/min
feet per minute
ft/s
feet per second; also written ft/sec
FPA
Financial Property Accounting
FPA
Free of Particular Average
FPDEER
Fire Protection, Detection, and

Extinguishing Equipment Regulation
FPEB
Formal Physical Evaluation Board
FPLA
Field-Programmable Logic Array
fpm
foot per minute
FPMR
Federal Property Management

Regulation
FPR
Failed Parts Reporting
ft
square feet
FPS
Floating Production and Storage
ft
cubic feet
fps
foot per second
ft /hr
FPSO
floating production,storage and

offloading system
ft /min
FR
Federal Register (U.S.)
FR
Force Revision
FR
Frame (FRM)
Fr
Francium
FR
Reynolds number factor
FRA
Federal Railroad Administration
cubic feet per hour
cubic feet per minute
ft /s
cubic feet per second
FTA
Federal Transit Authority
FTA
Financial Transfer Authorization
FTAM
file transfer access and management
FTBS
Fire-Tube Boiler Survey
FTC
fast time constant.
FTE
Full Time Employee
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FTE
Full Time Equivalency
GA
General Alarm
FTP
file transfer protocol
GAA
General Agency Agreement
FTP
Full Time Permanent Position
gal
gallon
FTP Code
Fire Test Procedures Code
gal/min
gallons per minute
FTQMC
Flag Total Quality Management

Coordinator
gal/s
gallons per second
FTS
Federal Telecommunications System
GAO
General Accounting Office
FTSC
Fleet Technical Support Center
GAT
Greenwich apparent time.
FTX
Field Training Exercises
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in

Services
FUND
Ship Financing Revolving Fund
GATT
FV
First Visit
General Agreement On Tariffs and

Trade (Geneva) (now WTO)
FV
Fishing Vessel
GB
grid bearing.
FVS
Fishing Vessel Safety
GBD
global burden of disease
FW
Free Water
GBL
Government Bill of Lading
FW
Fresh Water
GBR
United Kingdom (Flag)
fw
weather correction factor
GBS
Gravity Base Structure
FWA
first word address
GC
grid course.
FWAD
Fresh Water Draft On Arrival
GC Code
FWD
Forward
FWDD
Fresh Water Departure Draft

Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied
Gases in Bulk
FWE
Finished With Engines
GCBS
General Council of British Shipping
FWP
Federal Women's Program
GCLWD
Gulf Coast Low Water Datum.
FWPCA
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
GCM
General Court-Martial
FWS
Fish and Wildlife Service
GCP
Gun Control Panel
FXP
Fleet Exercise Publication
Gd
gadolinium
FY
Fiscal Year
GDOC
Geographic Display Operations

Computer
FYG
For Your Guidance
GDOP
geometric dilution of precision.
FYI
For Your Information
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
fz
effort factor
Ge
germanium
GE
gyro error.
GEF
Global Environment Facility
GEN
General Cargo
GES
ground earth station
GESAMP
Joint Group of Experts on the

Scientific Assess-ment of Marine
Environmental Protection
GF
Government Furnished
GFCS
Gun Fire Control System
GFE
Government Furnished Equipment
GFI
Government Furnished Information

Government Furnished Material
acceleration due to gravity; Greenwich

meridian (lower branch): gram.
Greenwich meridian (upper branch);

grid (direction); gravel; green; specific
gravity
G-
USCG Headquarters Office Staff

Symbol
G.A./GA
General Average
g/cm
grams per cubic centimetre
g/L
grams per litre
GFM
G7
Group of Seven Nations (United

States, Canada, Japan, Britain,
France, Germany, and Italy)
GFP
Government-Furnished Property
GH
grid heading.
gallium
GHA
Greenwich Hour Angle
GHz
gigahertz
Ga
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GI
Greenpeace International
GOV
Gross Observed Volume
GIFA
Governing International Fisheries

Agreements
GP
geographical position.
GILS
Government Information Locator

Service
GP
Group
GP&C
GIS
Geographic Information System
Global Positioning and

Communications
GIS
German International Ship Register
Gp. Fl.
group flashing.
GIWA
Global International Waters

Assessment
GPA
GATT Procurement Agreement
GPA/LBA
GL
Germanischer Lloyd (German Class

Society)
Global Programme of Action for the

Protection of the Marine Environment
from Land-Based Activities
GLA
General Lighthouse Authority
GPETE
General Purpose Electronic Test

Equipment
GLA
Great Lakes Area
GPG
General Policy Group (IACS)
GLIB
Great Lakes Icebreaker
gph
gallons per hour (flow)
GLIPM
Great Lakes Icebreaking Performance

Model
GPIB
General Purpose Instrumentation Bus
GLONASS
Global Navigation Satellite System

operated by the Government of the
Russian Federation
GPO
Government Printing Office
GPRA
Government Performance and Results

Act
GLRC
Great Lakes Response Corporation of

Canada
GPS
Global Positioning System
GPSS
general purpose simulation system
GLS
Gearless
GQ
General Quarters
GM
Gunner's Mate
Gr.
Greenwich.
GMAW
Gas Metal Arc Welding
GRC
Greece (Flag)
GMDSS
Global Maritime Distress and Safety

System (IMO)
GRD
Geared
GRI
group repetition interval.
GMF
Ground Mobile Forces
GRIN
graded index fiber (optical fiber)
GMFA
Grand Manan Fishermens Assn
GRN
Grounded
GMR
Ground Mobile Radar
GRP
Glass Reinforced Plastic
GMS
Gun Mount System
GRP
Group
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time (Universal/Zulu

Time)
GRS
Gears
GRT
Gross Registered Tonnage
GS
General Schedule (civilian)
GS
ground speed
GSA
Government Service Administration
GSB
Guaranteed Safe Berth
GSR
Ground Surveillance Radar
GST
Greenwich sidereal time.
Government of the Northwest

Territories
GSV
Gross Standard Volume
GO
Gas Oil
GT
Gross Tonnage
GOC
General Operators' Certificate with

regard to GMDSS
GT
Gross Tons
gt
gross tons
GTAW
Gas Tungston Arc Welding
GTEE
Guarantee
GTMO
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
GUCL
General Use Consumables List
GV
grid variation.
GN
Grain
GNCN
General Conditions
GNP
gross national product
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GNSS/2
Future Global Navigation Satellite

System, partially developed by the
European Union
GNWT
GOM
Government of Mexico
GOM
Gulf of Mexico
GOMEX
Gulf of Mexico
GOTS
Government Off the Shelf System

GWS
Gun Weapon System
Gy
gray
GZn
grid azimuth.
altitude (astronomical); height above

sea level; hours (also abbreviated hr);
valve travel function (fluid head feet)
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HDLTSBENDS
Half Dispatch Lay Time Saved Both

Ends
HDPS
Harbor Defense/Port Security
HDWTS
Half Dispatch Working Time Saved
HDX
half duplex
HE
heeling error; height of eye.
HE
High Explosive
HE
Human Element
HEC
High Endurance Cutter
HELCOM
Baltic Marine Environment Protection

Commission
HEL-H
heavy helicopter
HEL-L
light helicopter
HEL-M
medium helicopter
HEP
Hispanic Employment Program
HERF
Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation

to Fuel
HERO

to Ordnance
henry, hydrogen, and valve travel in

inches (fluid head)
hH.W.F.&C.
high water full and change.
H 2CrO 4
chromic acid
H 2O
water
H 2S
hydrogen sulphide
H 2S4
sulphuric acid
ha
apparent altitude.
HA
Hatch
HA
Humanitarian Assistance
HACS
Hazards Assessment Computer

System
HERP

to Personnel
HACU
Hispanic Association of Colleges and

Universities
Hf
hafnium
HANDYMAX
hf
height above sea level in feet.
HANDYSIZE
HF
High Frequency
HAZMAT
NOAA's Hazardous Materials

Response and Assessment Division
HFDL
High Frequency Data Link
HFO
Heavy Fuel Oil
Hg
mercury
HGE
Harmonisation Group on ECDIS
HH
Small Arms Instructor Designator
HHP
High holding power (anchors)
HHS
Health and Human Services
HHW
higher high water.
HHWI
higher high water interval.
HICOM
High Command Worldwide Voice

Network
HIDTA
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
HIG
High Interest Grid
HIN
Hull Identification Number
HIPPS
High integrity pressure protection

system
HIPS
High integrity protection system
Hk
hulk.
HLCD
high level computing device
HLHI
high level human interference
HLOI
high level operator interface
HLW
higher low water.
HAZOP
Hazard and operability (study)
HBA
Health Benefits Advisor
HBCU
Historically Black Colleges and

Universities
HBL
Hydrostatic Balanced Loading
Hc
computed altitude.
HC
Hydraulic Coupling
HCA
Head of the Contracting Activity
HCFC
Hydro-Chlorofluorocarbone
HCG
Haitian Coast Guard
HCl
hydrochloric acid
HCPV
High Capacity Passenger Vessel
HCRF
Hydrographic Chart Raster Format
HDC
Harbor Defense Commander
HDCU
Harbor Defense Command Unit
HDDR
high density digital recording
Hdg.
heading.
HDIP
Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay
HDLC
high level data link control
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HLWI
higher low water interval.
HQINST
Headquarters Instruction
HM
Hazardous Materials
HQPC
Headquarters Planning Coordinator
hm
height above sea level in meters.
HR
Hellenic Register of Shipping (Greece)
HM&E
Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical
HR
Human Relations
HMDC
High Management & Development

Company
HR
Human Resources
Hazardous Materials Emergency

Response
hr
rectified (apparent) altitude.
hr. hour, hrs.,
hours.
HRD
Human Resource Development
HRDC
Human Resources Department

Corporation
HRP
Human Resources Plan
HRSIC
Human Resource Services and

Information Center
HS
Harmonized Commodity Description

and Coding System
HS
Health Services Technician
hs
sextant altitude.
HSC
Hardware Systems Command
HSC
Headquarters Support Command
HSC
International Code of Safety for HighSpeed Craft (IMO)
HSD
high speed data.
HSDN
High Seas Drift Net
HSE
health safety and

environmental,Health and Safety
Executive (UK)
HSE/HSI
Human Systems Engineering/Human

Systems Interface
HSI
Human Systems Integration
HSRP
Hydrographic Standardized Raster

Product
HSSC
Harmonized System of Survey and

Certification
HSWA
Health and Safety at Work Act
ht
tabulated altitude.
HTA
High Threat Area
HTS
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
HTSUS
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States
HMER
HMIN
Hazardous Material Inventory
HMIS
Housing Mangement Information

System
HMS
Heavy Metal Scraps
HMT
Harbor Maintenance Tax
HN
Host Nation
HNS
Convention on the Carriage of

Noxious and Hazardous Substances
by Sea
HO
Heavy Oil
HO
Hold
Ho
holmium
HO
Honduras (Flag)
HO
Hydrographic Office (UK), observed

height
Ho
observed altitude.
HOA
Head of Operating Administration
Hor
Cl horizontal clearance.
HOR
Horizontal
Hor
horizontal.
HOWG
Haiti Operational Working Group
HP
high pressure
HP
horizontal parallax.
HP
Horsepower
Hp
precomputed altitude.
Hp/h
horsepower hour
Hp stg c
heading per steering compass.
hp/in.
horse power per inch
hp/in. /min
horse power per cubic inch per minute
Hpgc
heading per gyrocompass.
HPHT
High pressure high temperature
HUMINT
Human Intelligence
HPMS
Highway Performance Monitoring

System
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation and

Airconditioning
Hpsc
heading per standard compass.
HVR
Hague-Visby Rules
HPT
Human Performance Technology
HW
Hazardous Waste
HPTB
High Pressure Turbine
HW
Heavy Weather
HPU
Hydraulic power unit
HW
High Water
HQ
headquarters
HWC
Health and Welfare Canada
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HWCI
Hardware Configuration Item
IAMSAR
HWI
high water interval, mean high water

lunitidal interval.
International Aeronautical and

Maritime Search and Rescue Manual
IAPH
HWQ
tropic high water inequality.
International Association of Ports and

Harbors
HYPOT
High Potential Test for Electric

Equipment
IAR
instruction address register
IAS
Initial Assessment Survey Program
HYT
High Year Tenure (enlisted)
IASST
Hz
Hertz.
International Association for Sea

Survival Training
IAU
International Astronomical Union.
IAW
In Accordance With
IB
Ice Breaker
IBC
International Code for the Construction

and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
IBCS
Integrated bridge control system
IBCs
Intermediate Bulk Containers
IBIA
International Bunker Industry

Association Ltd
IBM
Integrated Business Management
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction

and Development, Washington
current or moment of inertia; also

iodine; inclination (of satellite orbit);
instrument correction.
I&C
instrument and control
I&S
Interchangeability and Substitutability
I.Q.
interrupted quick flashing.
I.S.
Intrinsic Safety
I.U.Q.
interrupted ultra quick flashing.
I.V.Q.
interrupted very quick flashing.
I/B
inboard
IBS
Integrated Bridge System
I/O
input/output
I/P
current to pressure transducer;

current/pneumatic; current/pressure
IBU
Inshore Boat Unit
IBUDS
IA
institutional analysis
Integrated Budget Development

System
IC
index correction.
IA
instrument air
IAC
Information Analysis Center
IC
Industry Canada
IACM
Interagency Assessment of Cocaine

Movement
IC
integrated circuit
IC
Internal Combustion
ICAB
International Cargo Advisory Bureau
ICAM
integrated coastal area management
ICAO
International Civil Aviation

Organization
ICC
Intelligence Coordination Center
ICC
International Chamber of Commerce
IACS
International Annealed Copper

Standard
IACS
International Association of
Classification Societies
IADC
International Association of Drilling

Contractors (Houston/Amsterdam)
IADT
Initial Active Duty for Training
ICCB
Internet Configuration Control Board
IAE
integral absolute error
ICCL
International Council of Cruise Lines
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
ICD
IAG
Interagency Agreement
Interface Control
Drawing/Documentation
IAGC
Independent Analysis Government

Contractor
ICES
International Council for the

Exploration of the Sea
IAIN
International Association of Institutes

of Navigation
ICFTU
International Confederation of Free

Trade Unions
IALA
International Association Lighthouse

Authorities
ICHC
AInternational Cargo Handling

Coordination Association
IAlN
International Association of Institutes

of Navigation
ICHCA
International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (London)
ICJ
International Court of Justice

ICLL
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International Convention on Load

Lines
IFB
Invitation for Bid
ICM
integrated coastal management
IFC
Intelligence Fusion Center
ICOTAS
International Committee on the

Organization of Traffic at Sea
(London)
IFC
International Finance Corporation
IFF
Identification Friend or Foe
IFF
if and only if
IFIP
International Federation for

Information Processing
IFO
Intermediate Fuel Oil
IFQ
Individual Fishing Quota
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules
IFR
Interim Final Rule
IFRB
International Frequency Registration

Board
IFSMA
International Federation of Ship

Masters Association
IFTPA
International Forest Product Transport

Association
IG
Inert Gas
IG
Inspector General
IGC
Intergovernmental Conference (EU)
IGC
International Code for the Construction

and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IMO).
ICP
integrated circuit piezoelectric
ICP
Inventory Control Point
ICPL
International Committee on Passenger

Lines
ICS
Incident Command System
ICS
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers:
ICS
International Chamber of Shipping

(London)
ICS
International classification for

standards
ICS
International Code of Signals
ICS
International Commission on Shipping
ICVE
Initial Control Verification Examination
ICW
Interactive Courseware
ICW
Intracoastal Waterway.
ICWG
Interface Control Working Group
ICZM
Integrated Coastal Zone Management
ID
Owner Identification Number
IGLD
International Great Lakes Datum.
IDA
Institute for Defense Analysis
IGO
inter-governmental organisation
IDAD
Internal Defense and Development
IGS
Inert Gas System
IDLH
Immediate Danger to Life and Health
IHB
International Hydrographic Bureau
IDP
Individual Development Plan
IHMA
IDPL
Inactive Duty Promotion List
International Harbour Masters'

Association
IDS
Integrated Deepwater System
IHO
IDT
Inactive Duty for Training
International Hydrographic
Organisation
IDU
Interface Data Unit - Defined in ISO

7498
IHP
Indicated Horsepower
IICL
IE
International Engagement
Institute of Internatioanl Container

Lessors
IEC
International Electrotechnical
Commission
IIMS
International Institute of Marine

Surveyors
IEE
Institution of Electrical Engineers

(England)
IIP
International Ice Patrol
IIR
Intelligence Information Report
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic

Engineers Inc.
IIW
International Institute for Welding
IJC
International Joint Commission
IEP
Item Entry Proposal
IL
Identification List
IETMS
Interactive Electronic Technical

Manuals
ILA
International Law Association
ILA
International Longshoremen's
Association
ILLC
International Convention on Load

Lines
ILO
International Labor Organization

(Geneva) (UN)
IEU
Independent Economic Unit

(Employed Person)
IF
intermediate frequency
IFAC
International Federation of Automatic

Control

ILS
instrument landing system
ILSM
Integrated Logistics Support Manager
ILSMT
Integrated Logistics Support

Management Team
ILSP
Integrated Logistics Support Plan
ILU
Institute of London Underwriters
ILWA
International Longshoremen's and

Warehousemen's Union
ILWU
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IMPA
International Marine Purchasing

Association
IMPA
International Maritime Pilots

Association
IMPAC
International Merchant Purchase

Authorization Card
IMPT
Integrating Matrix Project Team
IMQR
Institut maritime du Qubec, Rimouski
International Longshoremen's &

Warehousemen's Union
IMS
Integrated Maintenance Standards
IMSA
Institute of Marine Safety Auditors
IM
Integrity Monitoring
IMU
IMA
Individual Mobilization Augmentation
International Maritime Union (Latin

America)
IMAGE
International Mexican American

Association of Government
Employees
IN
India (Flag)
In
indium
IMarE
Institute of Marine Engineers
in.
inch, inches.
IMAT
Incident Management Assist Team
in. lb
inch pound
IMB
Initial Medical Board
in. or [.30]
inch
IMB
International Maritime Bureau

(Established by ICC to fight against
fraud)
in./min
inch per minute
in./rev
inches per revolution
in./s
inches per second
in.
IMC
Institute of Measurement and Control
IMC
instrument meteorological conditions
in. /h
IMCA
International Maritime Contractors

Association
in. /min
in.
IMDG Code
International Maritime Dangerous

Goods Code
IMEC
International Maritime Employers'

Committee
IMET
International Military Education and

Training
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMIF
International Maritime Industries

Forum
IMIF
International Maritime Industry Forum
IMINT
Imagery Intelligence
IMISS
International Maritime Information

Safety System
square inches
square inch per hour
square inch per minute
cubic inches
in. /h
cubic inch per hour
in. /min
cubic inch per minute
INBD
Inboard
INCOTERMS
International Commercial Terms
INCSR
International Narcotics Control

Strategy Report
IND
Indication
INF Code
International Code for the Safe

Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel,
Plutonium and High-level Radioactive
Wastes in Flasks on Board Ships
INFO
Information
INIEX
Institut National des Industries

Extractives (Belgium)
INLS-code
International Noxious Liquid

Substances
INM
International Nautical Mile.
INMARSAT
International Maritime Convention on

Communication by Satellite (London).
IMLA
International Maritime Lecturers

Association
IMLI
International Maritime Law Institute

(IMO)
IMMARSAT
International Maritime Satellite

Organisation
IMMS
Inventory Maintenance Management

System
INS
Immigration and Naturalization Service
IMO
International Maritime Organization

(London) (UN)
INS
inertial navigation system
INS
Integrated Navigational Systems
IMOSAR
IMO Search and Rescue Manual
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INSROP
International Northern Sea Route

Programme
IPTS
International Practical Temperature

Scale
INT
Intermediate Survey or Interval
ir
infrared
int.
interval.
Ir
iridium
Int.
Qk. Interrupted quick flashing.
IR
interference rejection.
INTEL
Intelligence
IR/UV
Infrared/Ultraviolet
IntelCoordCen
Intelligence Coordination Center
IRAFS
Ice Route Assistance Fee Structure
INTERCARGO
International Association of Dry Cargo

Shipowners (London)
IRIG
Inter Range Instrumentation Group
INTERCO
International Code of Signals
IRIS
Incident Reporting Information System
INTERPOLE
International Criminal Police

Organization
IRL
Republic of Ireland (Flag)
IRM
Information Resources Management
IRN
Inspection release note
IRN
Iran (Flag)
IRP
image-retaining panel.
IRQS
Indian Register Quality Systems
IRR
Individual Ready Reserve
IRS
Indian Register of Shipping (Class

Society)
IRT
In Reference To
IS
Information System
IS
Intact Stability Code (IMO)
IS
Intrinsically Safe; inside; International

Standard
ISA
Instrument Society of America
ISAR
Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar
ISB
In Situ Burn
ISBN
International standard book number

(ISO 2108)
ISC
Integrated Support Command
ISD
Instructional Systems
Design/Development
Intertanko
International Association of
Independent Tanker Owners (Oslo).
INTSUM
Intelligence Summary
IO
Ice Operations
IO
Investigating Officer
IOA
Independent Operational Assessment
IOC
Initial Operational Capability
IOC
Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission of UNESCO
IOI
International Ocean Institute
IOL
Initial Outfitting List
IOLT
Institute of Logistics and Transport
ION
Institute of Navigation.
IOPC
International Oil Pollution

Compensation Fund (See CLC)
IOPP
International Oil Pollution Prevention

Certificate
IOR
Indian Ocean Region
IOT&E
Independent Operational Test and

Evaluation
IOTEA
Independent Operational Test and

Evaluation Advisor
ISDN
Integrated Systems Digital Network
ISDP
integrated ship design and production
IP
initial position
ISEA
In-Service Engineering Activity/Agent
IP
Institute of Petroleum
ISF
Indian Seafarers' Federations
IPB
Illustrated Parts Breakdown
ISF
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change
International Shipping Federation

(London)
ISGOTT
IPD
Issue Priority Designator
International Safety Guide for Oil

Tankers and Terminals
IPDE
Integrated Product Data Environment
ISI
Initial Safety Inspection
IPG
Issue Priority Group
ISID
IPO
Indoctrination Petty Officer
International Ship Identification

Database
IPPS
Integrated Personnel and Payroll

System
ISIL
Interim Support Items List
ISIP
IPT
Implementation Planning Team
International School for Inspectors of

Petroleum
ISL
Inactive Status List
ISLW
Indian spring low water.

ISM Code
International Safety Management

Code (IMO).
ISMA
International Ship Managers

Association
ISMC
International Ship Management Code
ISO
International Organisation for

Standardisation
ISOA
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ITOPF
International Tanker Owner Pollution

Federation Ltd. (London) (Manage
TOVALOP)
ITOS
International Tug of Opportunity

System
ITRO
Inter-Service Training Review

Organization
International Support Vessels Owners'

Association (London)
ITS
Integrated Technical Support
ITS
Intelligent Transport Systems
ISP
Information Strategy Planning
ITS
International Tanker Service
ISP
Information Systems Plan
ITU
ISP
International Standardized Profiles
International Telecommunications
Union.
ISR
Israel (Flag)
ITU-R ITU
ISS
Instructional Systems Specialist
Radiocommunication Sector (former

CCIR)
ISS
Interservice Supply Support
ITU-T ITU
ISSA
International Ship Supplies

Association
Telecommunication Standardization
Sector (former CCITT)
ITW
Independent Tank, Wing
International standard serial number

(ISO 3297)
ITX
Independent Tank, Common
IU
If Used
International Underwiting Association
ISSN
ISSR
Internal Supply support Request
IUA
ISTEA
Intermodal Surface Transportation

Efficiency Act
IUCN
World Conservation Union
IUGG
ISTS
Institute for Space and Terrestrial

Science
International Union of Geodesy and

Geophysics.
IUHTAUTC
If Used, Half Time Actually to Count
ISTU
Inter-Service Training Unit
IUMl
ISU
International Salvage Union
International Union of Marine

Insurance
ISWG
Intersessional Working Group
IUT
Instrument Under Test
IT
Independent Tank
IV
Initial Velocity
IT
Information Technology
IV
Investigator
IT
Instructor Training
IV&V
IT
Italy (Flag)
Independent Verification and

Validation
ITAE
integral time absolute error
IVD
integrated voice data LAN
ITB
Integrated Tug Barge
IWA
International Wheat Agreement
ITC
Independent Tank, Center
IWG
ITC
International Tonnage Convention
Counternarcotics Interagency Working

Group
ITC
International Trade Commission
IWL
Institute Warranty Limits
ITC
International Transport Committee
IWW
Intracoastal Waterway.
ITD
International Training and Technical

Assistance Division
ITF
International Transport Workers'

Federation (London)
irradiation correction (altitude).
ITI
Industrial Technology Institute
ITI
Information Technology Industries

Council (formerly CBEMA)
ITMRA
ITOF
joule
2
joule per square centimetre
JAOC
Joint Air Operations Center
Information Technology Management

Reform Act
JCET
Joint/Combined Exercises for Training
JCL
job control language
International Tankers Oil Pollution

Fund
JCN
Job Control Number
J/cm
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JCS
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kc
cavitation index
JEEP
Joint Emergency Evaluation Program
kc
kilocycles
JEIDA
Japan Electronic Industry

Development Association
kcal
kilocalorie
JETRO
Japan External Trade Organization
KDP
Key Decision Point
JFTR
Joint Federal Travel Regulation
KEYMAT
Cryptological Keying Material
JIATF
Joint Interagency Task Force
kg
kilogram
JIG
Joint Industry/Government Operation
JIP
Joint Industry Project
JIS
Japanese Industrial Standards
JLC
Joint Logistics Commanders
JMCIS
Joint Maritime Command Information

Exchange
JMIE
Joint Maritime Information Element
JOMSCC
Joint Operations/Marine Safety

Coordinating Council
kg/m
kilograms per cubic metre
kg/mm
kilograms per square millimetre
kg/mm
kilograms per cubic millimetre
kg/s
kilograms per second
Kh
fluid force coefficient
kHz
kilohertz.
kl
kilolitre
km
kilometre
km/s
kilometre per second
kn
knot, knots.
JONA
Junior Officer Needs Assessment
JOOD
Junior Officer of the Day/Deck
KO
Contracting Officer
JOTFOC
Justification For Other Than Full and

Open Competition
KOR
South Korea (Flag)
kPa
kilopasca
JOTS
Joint Operational Tactical System
KR
JOVIAL
Jules' Own Version of International

Algorithmic Language
Korean Register of Shipping

Kr
krypton
JPN
Japan (Flag)
KSAA
JPR
Job Performance Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes, and

Abilities
JQR
Job Qualification Requirement
ksi
1,000 pounds per square inch
JR
Jugoslav Register (Yugoslavian Class

Society)
KSR
Keyboard Send/Receive
kt
knot (nautical miles per hour)
JRCC
joint (aeronautical and maritime)

rescue co-ordination centre
kt
knot (nautical miles per hour)
KTM
Keel To Mast
kV
kilovolt
kVA
kilovolt ampere
KVVD
Kelvin Varney voltage divider
KW
Kilowatt
kW
kilowatt
difference of latitude; logarithm,

logarithmic, litre; length; search subarea length
latitude; lower limb correction for

moon.
L.Fl.
long flashing.
L/C
Letter Of Credit
L/min
litre per minute
La
lanthanum
JROTC
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
JRR
Joint Rating Review
JRSC
joint rescue sub-centre
JSG
Joint Steering Group
JTA
Job Task Analysis
JTF
Joint Task Force
JU
Jack-Up (MODU)
JUMPS
Joint Uniform Military Pay System
JV
Joint Venture
Kelvin; also ratio of specific heats;

Kilobyte
Ka
air spring rate (lb/in)
KB
Bernoulli coefficient
kbit/s
Thousand bits per second
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LAC
Leadership Advisory Council
LCDR
Lieutenant Commander
LAFTA
Latin American Free Trade

Association
LCF
longitudinal centre of flotation
LAMP
Large Amplitude Motions and Loads
LCI
Little Cornwallis Island
LAMPS
Light Airborne Multipurpose
LCIE
Laboratoire Central Des Industries

Electriques (France)
LAMS
Leadership and Management School
LCL
Less than Container Load
LAN
local apparent noon (nautical),local

area network
LCP
Legislative Change Proposal
LAN
local apparent noon.
LCU
local control unit
LAN
Local Area Network
LDC
Leadership Development Center
LANBY
large automatic navigational buoy.
LDGINST
Loading Instrument
LANT
Atlantic
LDGMANUAL
Loading Manual
LANTAREA
Atlantic Area
LDM
Limited Distance Modem
Lash
lighter aboard ship
LDP
Coast Guard's Leadership

Development Program
LASH
lighter aboard ship.
LDRS
Legal Document Research System
LAT
Latitude
LDT
Light Displacement Ton
Lat
latitute, local apparent time
LE
Law Enforcement
LAT
Local Apparent Time
LEA
Law Enforcement Agency
lat.
latitude.
LEAN
Law Enforcement Asset Needs
LATAM
Latin America
LED
light emitting diode
LAWS
Legal Automated Workstation System
LEDET
Law Enforcement Detachment
LAWSDB
Legal Automated Workstation System

Database
LEDs
Emitting Diodes
pound
LEI
Leadership Effectiveness Inventory
LEIS
Law Enforcement Information System
LEIS II
Law Enforcement Information System
LEL
Lower Explosive Limit (Lower

Flammable Limit)
lb
lb/ft
lb/gal
lb/in
pound mass per cubic foot

pound mass per gallon
pound mass per cubic inch
LBAs
land based activities
LEM
Logistics Element Manager
LbE
Loopback Enable signal (to MAU)
LEM
lower explosive mixture
LBP
Length Between Perpendiculars
LEMAN
Law Enforcement Manual
LBR
Liberian (Flag)
LEOS
Low Earth Orbiting Satellite
LBS
lifeboat stations
LES
land earth station
LC
Landing Craft
LEV
Level (LEVL)
LC
Leadership Council
LF
line feed
LCA
least-cost analysis
LF
Low Frequency
LCA
life cycle assessment
LF
summer fresh water load line (timber)
LCAC
Landing Craft Air Cushion
LFL
LCB
line of constant bearing
Lower Flammable Limit (Lower

Explosive Limit)
LCB
longitudinal centre of buoyancy
LGC
Liquefied Gas Carrier
LCC
Life Cycle Cost
LHA
Local Hour Angle
LCCB
Local Configuration Control Board
LHG
Liquefied Hazardous Gas
LCCE
Life Cycle Cost Estimate
LHW
lower high water.
LCCM
Life Cycle Cost Manager
LHWCA
LCCS
LORAN Consolidated Control System
Longshore and Harbor Workers

Compensation Act
LCD
liquid-crystal display
LHWI
lower high water interval.
Li
lithium
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LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
LOF'90
Lloyd Open Form (Salvage at Sea)
LIFDCs
low-income food deficient countries
Log
logarithm, logarithmic.
LIFO
last in, first out
Log10
common logarithm (to the base 10).
LIMS
Laser Ionization Mass Spectrometer
Loge
natural logarithm (to the base e).
LIQD
Liquid
LOI
Letter of Indemnity
LIQDLEVL
Liquid Level
LOIS
LISP
list processing language
LORAN-C Operations Information

System
LIST
London Institute of Shipping and

Transport
LOL
limitation of owner's liability, loss of life
LONG
Longitude
LIT
Logic Integrity Test
Long.
longitude.
LK
factor in sound prediction formula
LOOP
Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
LKP
last known position
LOP
Letter of Protest (See NOP)
LL
Loadline (International Convention on

Load Lines)
LOP
Line of Position
LL
lower limb.
LOR
letter of readiness
LLA
Local Lighthouse Authority
LORA
Level of Repair Analysis
LLC
Logical Link Control
LORAN
Long-Range Aid to Navigation
LLEI
low level engineering interface
Loran
long-range aid to navigation
LLHI
low level human interface
LORAN-C
LLMC
International Convention on Limitation

of Liability for Maritime Claims
LLOI
low level operator interface
A low frequency (LF) hyperbolic

measurements of the differences of
times of arrival of signals using pulse
and phase comparison techniques
LLP
Lloyd's of London Press
LOS
Law of the Sea
LLW
lower low water.
LOS
Line of Sight
LLWD
lower low water datum.
LOT
Load On Top
LLWI
lower low water interval.
LOX
liquid oxygen
lm
lumen
LP
Learning Point
Lm
middle latitude; mean latitude.
LP
Lesson Plan
LMI
Logistics Management Institute
LP
linear programming
LMP
Logistics Master Plan
LP
liquid petroleum
LMR
Living Marine Resources
LP
Local Purchase
LMT
Local Mean Time
LP
Low Pressure
LNB
Large Navigational Buoy
Lp
sound pressure level, dBA
LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas
LPC
London Processing Centre
LNM
Local Notice to Mariners
LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LO
Learning Objective
LPM
lines per minute
LO
Lubricating Oil
LPO
Leading Petty Officer
LO/LO
Lift On/Lift Off
LPO
Lesson Plan Outline
LOA
Length Over All
Lpo
LOB
Line of Bearing
sound pressure level at a point four

feet downstream of a valve and three
feet from the pipe surface
LOC
letter of credit,letter of compliance

(USCG)
LPOC
Last Port of Call
LOC
Location
LPOF
low pass output filter
LOEP
List of Effective Pages
LPOP
Listening Post/Observation Post
LOF (95)
Lloyds Open Form (of Salvage

Agreement) (1995)
LPTB
Low Pressure Turbine
LPV
Low Profile Vessel
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Lr
Lawrencium
LTM
Long Ton/Miles
LR
Lloyd's Register of Shipping (UK)
LU
Laid-Up
LR1
(Large Range 1) Vessels 50,00079,999 DWT
Lu
lutetium
LR2
(Large Range 2) Vessels 80,000159,000 DWT
LUFS
Large Unit Financial System
LUT
LRA
Long Range Aircraft
COSPAS-SARSAT Local User

Terminal
LRC
Longitudinal Redundancy Check
LUT
local user terminal
LRF
Limited Repair Facility
LV
Last Visit
LRFD
Load and resistance factor design
LVA
Latvia (Flag)
LRG
long-range aircraft
LVDT
linear variable differential transformer
LRIP
Low Rate Initial Production
LVRT
linear variable reluctance transducer
LRMP
Long Range Maintenance Plan
LW
leeway
LRRAP
Long Range Resource Allocation Plan
LW
Long Water
LRS
Long Range Surveillance/Search
LW
low water.
LRU
Line Replaceable Unit
LW
Lower
LRV
Long Range Vessel
LW
winter load line (timber)
LSA Code
International Life-Saving Appliances

Code
LWD
low water datum.
LWI
LSA
Lloyd's standard form of salvage

agreement
low water interval; mean low water

lunitidal interval.
LWL
length on water line , low water line
LWOP
Leave Without Pay
LWQ
tropic low water inequality.
Lx
factor in sound prediction formula
Lx
lux
LYCN
Laycan (Layday Canceling Date)
meridian (lower branch); meridional

difference; meter(s); U.S. survey mile,
miles; end of other ship's true vector;
minutes; area ratio.
celestial body; meridian (upper

branch); magnetic (direction);
meridional parts; nautical mile, miles;
other ship.
LSA
Logistic Support Analysis
LSAP
Link Service Access Point. See Sap
LSAR
Logistic Support Analysis

Record/Report
LSB
least significant bit
LSB
lower side band
LSC
Liberian Shipping Council
LSD
Least Significant Digit
LSE
Life Saving Equipment
LSI
large scale integration
LSI
Life-Saving Index (Coast Guard)
LSOS
Local Site Operating Set
LSP
Logistics Support Plan
LST
local sidereal time.
LST
local standard time
M&R
Maintenance And Repair
LSU
LORAN Support Unit
M(MN)
Main
LT
Lieutenant
M/F
Made Fast
LT
Local Time
m/min
meters per minute
LT
Long Ton
M/T or MT
Motor Tanker
Lt Ho
light house.
M/V or MV
Lt V
light vessel.
Motor Vessel (Diesel); Merchant

Vessel
Lt.
light.
LTD
LTJG
square meter
light displacement tonnage, lost during

transhipment
cubic meter
m /h
cubic meter per hour
Lieutenant Junior Grade
mA
milliamperes (electrical)

MA
Mission Analysis
mA s
milliampere second
MAAP
Military Affirmative Action Plan
MAB
Marine Advisory Board
MAB
Mishap Analysis Board
MAC
media access control
mach
machine
mag.
MAIB
MAIIF
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MARTP
Maritime Academy Reserve Training

Program
MAS
Mandatory Annual Survey (SOLAS,

MARPOL)
MASER
Microwave Amplification by the

Stimulated Emission of Radiation
MASINT
Measurement & Signatures

Intelligence
magnetic; magnitude.
MAT
Maintenance Assistance Team
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
MAT
Maintenance Augmentation Team
Marine Accident Investigators'

International Forum
MAT
Materials
MAL
Microcomputer Allowance List
MATE
Modular Automatic Test Equipment
MAM
Maintenance Assistance Module
MAU
Medium Attachment Unit, transceiver

(for wire media)
MAP
Manufacturing Automation Protocol
MAWP
Maximum allowable working pressure
MAP
Mediterranean Action Plan
MAYDAY
Distress Signal (Spoken Word)
MAP
Military Assistance Program
MB
magnetic bearing.
MAP
Mission Analysis and Planning tool set

of MISLE
MB
Main Bearing
Major Acquisition Policies and

Procedures
Mb
megabyte
MB
Merchant Broker
mb
millibar(s).
MBC
Meteor Burst Corporation
Mbit/s
Million bits per second
MBL
Maritime Boundary Line
MBM
magnetic bubble memory
MBS
Multi Year Budget Strategy
MC
magnetic course.
mc
megacycle, megacycles; megacycles

per second.
MC&G
mapping, charting and geodesy.
MCA
Marine Coastguard Agency
MCA
multi-criteria analysis
MCC
COSPAS-SARSAT Mission Control

Centre
MCC
mission control centre
MCC
motor control center
MCEB
Military Communications Electronics

Board
MAPP
MAR
Major Acquisition Review
MAR
Mission Analysis Report
MARAD
Maritime Administration (USA)
MARB
Major Acquisition Review Board
MARB
Marine Assistance Request Broadcast
MARBS
Marine Assistance Request

Broadcasts
MARDEFCOM
Marine Defense Commander
MARDEZ
Maritime Defense Zones
MAREP
Marine Reporting System
MARGRAD
Maritime Academy Graduate
MARIENV
International Conference on
Technologies for Marine Environment
Preservation
MARIS
Marine Information System
Marisat
maritime satellite system
MARITECH
Maritime Systems Technology

Program (U.S.)
MarOpsSim
Maritime Operations Simulation
MCI
Marine Casualty Investigation
MARPAC
Maritime Forces Pacific
MCM
Manual for Courts-Martial
MARPLOT
Mapping Application for Response,

Planning, and Local Operation Tasks
MCPA
minutes to closest point of approach.
MCR
Material Condition Review
MARPOL
International Convention for the

Prevention of Pollution from Ship
(IMO).
MCRC
Marine Casualty Response Center

(ABS Marine Services)
MARRB
Mission Analysis Report Review Board
MCRC/F
Military Civil Rights

Counselors/Facilitators
MCRL
Master Cross-Reference List
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MCT
Marine Custody Transfer
Mer. Pass.
meridian passage.
MCTM
Marine Custody Transfer

Measurement
MERCOSUR
South American Common Market
MERPAC
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory

Committee
MERSAR
Merchant Ship Search and Rescue

Manual
MCTS
Marine Communication and Traffic

Services
Md
mendelevium
MDA
Manufacturing Defects Analyzer
MES
Marine Evacuation System
MDF
Master Data File
MESG
Maximum Experimental Safe Gap
MDL
Management Data Letter
MF
Medium Frequency
MDO
Marine Diesel Oil
MF
Meter Factor
MDS
Maintenance Data System
MFAG
Medical First Aid Guide
MDS
Medium Dependent Sublayer;

Megawatt Demand Setter
MFCMA
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
MDSTF
Maintenance Dredging Services

Tonnage Fee
MFM
modified frequency modulation
MDSU
Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit
MFN
Most Favored Nation
MDT
Maintenance Delay Time
MFZ
Main Fire Zone
MDT
Minimum design temperature
Mg
magnesium
MDZ
Maritime Defense Zone
MGN
Marine Guidance Note
ME
Main Engine
MgO
magnesium oxide
ME
Marine Engineer(ing)
MGO
Marine Gas Oil
MEA
Maintenance Engineering Analysis
MGR
Manager
MEA
Mission Essential Applications
MGRS
military grid reference system.
MEA
Working Group on Marine

Environmental Assessments of
GESAMP
MGT
Management
MH
magnetic heading.
MHA
Military Housing Area
MHC
Manhole Cover
MHHW
mean higher high water.
MHHWL
mean higher high water line.
MHI
Main Hawaiian Islands
MHW
mean high water.
MHWI
mean high water lunitidal interval.

mean high water line.
MEB
Machinery Evaluation Board
MEC
Mechanical Equipment Calculator
MEC
Medium Endurance Cutter
MECP
Military Employment Capability Plan
MED
Marine Emergency Duties
MED
Mediterranean Region
MEDEVAC
Medical Evacuation
MHWL
MEHRA
Marine Environmentally High Risk

Areas
MHWN
neap high water or high water neaps.
MHWS
mean high water springs.
MEIC
Most Easily Ignited Concentration
MHz
Mega Hertz
MEIF
Mandatory Excess Insurance Facility

(Norwegian, Swedish Greek proposal
to solve the COFR problem)
MI
Marine Inspection and Investigation
mi.
mile, miles.
MIC
Maritime Interception Commander
MIC
Minimum Ignition Current
MEO
medium earth orbit (satellite

configuration)
MEO
Most Efficient Organization
MICR
magnetic ink character recognition
MEP
Marine Environmental Protection
mid
middle.
MEPC
Marine Environmental Protection

Committee (IMO)
MIDET
Marine Inspection Detachment
MEQ
Marine Environmental Quality
MIE
Minimum Ignition Energy
MILSATCOM
Military Satellite Communications
MER
Marine Environmental Response
MILSBILLS
Military Standard Billing System
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MILSCAP
Military Standard Contract

Administration Procedures
MLD
Mariner Licensing and Documentation

Program
MILSPEC
Military Specifications
MLD
MILSTAMP
Military Standard Transaction

Reporting and Movement Procedures
Merchant Marine Licensing and

Documentation
MLDT
Mean Logistics Delay Time
MIL-STD
Military Standard
MLE
Maritime Law Enforcement
MILSTEP
Military Standard Supply and

Transportation Evaluation Procedures
MLEM
Maritime Law Enforcement Manual
Military Standard Item Characteristics

Code Structure
MLES
Maritime Law Enforcement School
MLLW
mean lower low water.
MLLWL
mean lower low water line.
MLM
International Convention On Maritime

Liens and Mortgages, 1993
MILSTICCS
MILSTRAP
Military Standard Transaction

Reporting and Accounting
MILSTRIP
Military Standard Requisitioning and

Issue Procedures
MLW
Mean Low Water
MIMO
multiple input multiple output control

system
MLWI
mean low water lunitidal interval.
MLWL
mean low water line.
min
minute(s) or minimum
MLWN
neap low water or low water neaps.
MIO
Marine Inspection Office
MLWS
mean low water springs.
MIO
Marine Interdiction Operations
mm
millimeter (length)
MIO
Maritime Interception Operations
mm/m
millimeters per linear meter
MIP
Maintenance Index Page
mm/min
millimeters per minute
MIPR
Military Interdepartmental Purchase

Request
mm/rev
millimeters per revolution
mm/s
millimeters per second
mips
million instructions per second
MIR
Management Information Reporting
MIS
Management Information System
MIS
Missing
MISC
Malaysian International Shipping

Corporation
square millimeters
mm /min
square millimeters per minute
mm /s
square millimeters per second
mm
cubic millimeters
mm
3
3
cubic millimeters per hour
mm /min
cubic millimeters per minute
mm /s
cubic millimeters per second
mm /h
MISLE
Marine Information for Safety and Law

Enforcement
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MMA
Major Maintenance Availability
MITAP
Message Interface, Transition, and

Automation Project
MMA
maximum minimum algorithm
MIUWU
Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit
MMD
Merchant Marines Document (USCG)
MMDOC
MJM
Military Justice Manual
Merchant Mariner's Documentation

System
MK
Machinery Technician
MMFS
ML
Management Data List
Manufacturing Messaging Format

Standard
ML
Marine Licensing
MMLD
mL
millilitre
Merchant Mariner's Licensing and

Documentation
MLAT
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
MMPA
Marine Mammal Protection Act of

1972
MLB
Motor Life Boat
MMS
Mineral Management Service (USA).
MLC
Maintenance and Logistics Command
MMSI
Maritime Mobile Selective Identity
ML-C
Management List - Consolidated
MMTN
Merchant Marine Technical Notes
MLCLANT

Atlantic
Mn
manganese

Pacific
Mn
mean range of tide.
MNI
Member of The Nautical Institute
MLCPAC
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MNOS
metal nitride oxide semiconductor
MPAs
Marine Protected Areas
MNS
Marine Navigation Services
MPC
Maintenance Procedure Card
MNS
Mission Needs Statement
MPEPO
Mo
molybdenum
Marine Pollution Emergency Plans for

Oil
MO
Month
MPG
Miles Per Gallon
mo(s)
month(s).
mph
miles per hour.
Mo.(U)
Morse Uniform (light).
MPI
Mean Point of Impact
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
MPIRS
MOB
Man Overboard
Marine Pollution Incident Reporting

System
MOC
Memorandum Of Consultation
MPMS
MOCS
multiple output control system
Manual of Petroleum Measurement

Standards (API)
MODU
Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
MPP
most probable position.
MODU Code

Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling
Units
MPT
Matrix Project Team
MPU
MicroProcessor Unit
MRA
Mutual Recognition Agreements
MRB
Medium Response Boat
MRC
Maintenance Requirement Card
MOE
Major Organizational Entity
MOE
Measure of Effectiveness
mol wt
molecular weight
MRC
Medium Range Cutter
MOLCHOPT
More Or Less Charterer's Option (see

MOLCO)
MRCC
Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre
MRD
Marine Regulatory Directorate
MOLCO
More Or Less Charterers Option (see

MOLCHOPT)
MRI
mean rise interval.
MOLOO
More Or Less Owners Option
MRIL
Master Reparable Item List
Mon
monument.
MRM
miles of relative movement.
MOOTW
Military Operations Other Than War
MRO
Material Release Order
MOP
mobile offshore production
MRP
Master Reference Plane
MOPP
Mission Oriented Protective Posture
MRP
Material Return Program
MOPU
Mobile Offshore Production Unit
MRP
Materials Requirements Planning
MORE
Minority Officer Recruiting Effort
MRQ
Maximum Release Quantity
MOS
metal oxide semiconductor
MRR
Maritime Regulatory Reform
MoS2
molybdenum sulfide
MRRA
Military Retirement Reform Act
MOSH
Marine Occupational Safety and

Health
MRS
Medium Range Surveillance/Search
MRS
Mobility Requirements Study
MRSC
Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre
MRU
mountain rescue unit
MS
Marine Safety
MS
Marshall Islands (Flag)
ms
millisecond(s).
MSA
Manufacturing survey arrangement
MSAC
Marine Safety Advisory Council
MSAT
Marine Safety Advisory Traffic
MSB
Maritime Subsidy Board
MSB
most significant bit
MSC
Marine Safety Center
MSC
Marine Safety Committee (IMO)
MOT
Motor
MOTU
Mobile Ordnance Technical Unit
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding (Port

State Control)
MOU
Mobile Offshore Unit
MOV
Material Obligation Validation
MP
Military Police
MP&T
Manpower, Personnel, and Training
MPA
Marine Protection Area
MPA
Maritime Patrol Aircraft
MPA
Maritime Propulsion Assistant
MPAR
Mission Performance Assessment

Report

MSC
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Maritime Safety Center (US Coast

Guard)
MT
Meters
MSC
Military Sealift Command
MT
Metric Ton
MSC
Military Sealift Command.
MT
Metric Tons
MSC/Circ.
Maritime Safety Committee Circular
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
MSD
Marine Safety Detachment
MTBMF
Mean Time Between Mission Failures
MSD
Marine Sanitation Device
MTC
Maritime Transport Committee

(OECD)
MSD
Material Support Date/Data
MTCC
MSD
most significant digit
Multi-mission Transportable
Communications Center
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
MTF
Military Treatment Facility
MSEP
Marine Safety/Environmental
Protection
MTI
moving target indication.
MTIS
Material Turned In To Store
MSF
Marine Services Fee
MTL
Master Training List
MSG
Maintenance Support Guide
MTL
mean tide level.
MSG
Message
MTMC
MSGID
Message Identification
Military Transportation Management

Command
MSHA
Mine Safety and Health Administration
MTR
Mandatory Turn-In Reparable
MSI
Maritime Safety Information
MTR
Module Test and Repair
MSI
medium scale integration
MTS
Marine Transportation System
MSIS
Marine Safety Information System
MTSA
Marine Trasportation Security Act
MSL
mean sea level.
MTSA
MSM
Marine Safety Manual
Transport Satellite System, based on

GPS, developed by Japan
MSMB
Monthly Summary of Military Billets
MTT
Mobile Training Team
MSMP
Modeling and Simulation Master Plan
MTTF
mean time to failure
MSN
Marine Safety Network
MTTR
Mean Time to Repair
MSN
merchant shipping notice 'MNotice',UK
MTW
Major Theatre War
MU
Musician's Mate
MSNAP
Merchant Ship Naval Augmentation

Program
MUI
Maritime Union of Indian Officers
MUX
multiplexer
MSO
Maintenance Support Outline
mV
millivolt
MSO
Marine Safety Office
MVZ
Main Vertical Zone
MSODET
Maintenance Safety Office

Detachment
MWL
mean water level.
MSR
Maintenance Support Requirement
MWLL
mean water level line.
MSR
Military Staffing Requirement
MWP
maximum working pressure
MSRC
Marine Spill Response Corporation
MWR
Moral, Welfare and Recreation
MSRT
Mean Supply Response Time
MX
Mexico (Flag)
MSS
Manufacturers Standardization Society

of the Valves and Fittings Industry Inc.
MZn
magnetic azimuth.
MSS
Mobile Satellite Services
MSSC
Maintenance Software Support Center
MST
Marine Science Technician
natural (trigonometric function); power

law index
MST
Mean Solar Time
New; newton; nitrogen; north; nun.
MSU
Maintenance Support Unit
Nm
newton metre
MSU
Mobile Support Unit
N.I.
No Information
MT
Malta (Flag)
n.mi.
nautical mile(s).

N/B
New Building
N2
nitrogen
Na
nadir.
NA
Non-Appropriated Fund
NA
Not Available/Applicable
Na
sodium
NA&ME
Naval Architecture and Marine

Engineering
Na2SO4
sodium sulphate
NAABSA
Not Always Afloat But Safe Aground
NAACP
National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People
NACE
National Association of Corrosion

Engineers
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NAV
Subcommittee on Safety of Navigation

(IMO)
NAVAID
Navigational Aid
NAVAIR/
Naval Air Systems Command
NAVAIRSYSCOM
NAVCEN
Navigation Center
NAVGARD
Navy-Coast Guard Board
NAVIC
Navigation and Inspection Circular

(U.S. Coast Guard)
NAVINFONET
Navigation Information Network.
NAVORDCEN
IMSD
Naval Ordnance Center Inventory

Management and Systems Division
(formerly SPCC)
NAVSAT
Navy Navigation Satellite System.
NAVSEA
Naval Sea System Command
NaCl
sodium chloride
NaClO 3
sodium chlorate
NAD
North American Datum.
NAER
Navigating Appliances and Equipment

Regulations
NAFO
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries

rganization
NAFTA
North American Free Trade

Agreement
NAIP
North Atlantic Ice Patrol
NAK
negative acknowledgment
NAVSUP/
Naval Supply Systems Command
NAVSUPSYSCOM
NALC
Naval Ammunition Logistics Code
NAVTEX
NaNO3
sodium nitrate
NaOH
sodium hydroxide
Direct-printing telegraphy system for

transmission of warnings and urgent
information to ships
NAPIC
National Action Plan for Injury Control
Nb
columbium (niobium)
NAPS
Naval Academy Preparatory School
NBDP
Narrow Band Direct Printing
NAPS
Non-Appropriated-Fund Automated
Personnel System
NBI
National Bridge Inventory
NBS
NAR
Notice Of Ammunition Reclassification
National Bureau of Standards (now

NIST)
NARA
National Archives and Records

Administration
NBSAC
National Boating Safety Advisory

Council
NAS
National Academy of Science.
NC
National Coarse
NAS
National Aerospace Standards;
NC
Non-Continuous Liner on Tailshaft
NAS
Naval Air Station
NC
Not Carried
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space

Administration
NCB
National Cargo Bureau
NCB
National Codification Bureau
NCBC
National Codification Bureau Code
NCC
network control centre
NCEA
Non-Combat Expenditure Allocation
NCIC
National Crime Information Center
NCMP
Navy Capabilities and Mobilization

Plan
NCO
Non-Commissioned Officer
NASCO
Norwegian Asian Seafarers' Council
NASP
National Aerial Surveillance Program
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAUTO
nautophone.
NAV
Naval Vessel
NAV
Navigation
NAVSEA/
Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSEASYSCOM
NAVSEA/
Naval Sea Supply Center, Atlantic.
NAVSEASUPCENLANT
NAVSEA/
Naval Sea Supply Center, Pacific.
NAVSEASUPCENPAC
NAVSHIP/
Naval Ships Systems Command.
NAVSHIPSYSCOM
NAVSSI
navigation sensor system interface.

NCOB
no cargo on board
NCP
National Contingency Plan
NCP
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NFIC
National Foreign Intelligence

Community
National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan
NFMP
Navy Foreign Material Program
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NCS
Network Co-ordinating Station
NFTZ
non free trade zone
NCW
Naval Coast Warfare
NGB
National Guard Bureau
NDBC
National Data Buoy Center
NGMTS
Negotiating Group on Maritime

Transport
NDCS
National Drug Control Strategy
NGO
Non-Government Organizations
NDE
Normally de energised
NGVD
National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
NDI
Nautical Data International
NHS
National Highway System
NDI
Non-Developmental Item
NHSC
National Home Study Council
NDRF
National Defense Reserve Fleet
NHTSA
NDRS
National Distress and Response

System
National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration
Ni
nickel
NDRSM
National Distress and Response

System Modernization
NI
The Nautical Institute
NDS
National Distress System
NIC
Newly Industrialized Country
NDT
Non-destructive testing
NICET
National Institute for Certification in

Engineering Technologies
NE
Normally energised
NICN
Navy Item Control Number
NEC
National Economic Council
NIHQ
NEC
National Electrical Code
Nautical Institute Headquarters,

London
NECAD
Naval Engineering CAD
NII
National Information Infrastructure
NECOS
Net Control Station
NIIMS
NECSA
Navigational Electronic Chart System

Association
National Interagency Incident

Management System
NIIN
National Item Identification Number

NPFC Integrated Management
System
NEHC
Navy Environmental Health Center
NIMIS
NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturers

Association
NIOSH
NEMCO
Norges Elektriske Materiellkontrol

(Norway)
National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health
NIS
Navigation Information Service
NEMIS
National Pollution Funds Center

Expert Management Information
System
NIS
Newly Independent States
NIS
Norwegian International Ship Register
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NIS
Not in Stock
NEPIMS
National Exercise Program Information

Management System
NIS
Not Intrinsically Safe
NISA
National Invasive Species Act of 1996
NIST
National Institute of Standards and

Technology (formerly NBS)
NJP
Non-Judicial Punishment
NK, NKK.
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (classification

society)
NERO
National Emergency Response

Operations
NESS
National Earth Satellite Service.
NESU
Naval Engineering Support Unit
NE-TIMS
Naval Engineering Technical

Information Management System
NL
No Liner On Tailshaft
NEXTEA
National Economic Crossroads

Transportation Efficiency Act
NLD
Netherlands (Flag)
NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
NF
National Fine
NLS
Noxious Liquid Substances
NFI
National Fisheries Institute
NLT
Not Later Than
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NLT
not less than (used with danger

bearing).
NOSAC
National Offshore Safety Advisory

Committee
NM
Nautical Mile(s)
NOSRO
NM
notice to mariners.
National Oil Spill Removal

Organization
NMC
National Maritime Center
NOTAL
Not to All
NMC
Nunavut Marine Council
NOTAM
Notice to Airmen
NMCS
Not Mission Capable Supply
NOTMAR
Notice To Mariners
NMD
Norwegian Maritime Directorate
NOV
Notice of Violation
NMDMP
National Marine Debris Monitoring

Program
NOx
Nitrogen Oxides
NPD
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
NMEA
National Marine Electronics

Association.
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System
NMEI
National Maritime Enhancement

Institute
NPFC
National Pollution Funds Center
NPFMC
Northern Pacific Fisheries

Management Council
NMFS
National Marine Fisheries Service
NMIC
National Maritime Intelligence Center
NPOC
Next Port of Call
NMPPAC
National Marine Pollution Prevention

Advisory Committee
NPR
National Performance Review
NMREC
National Maritime Resource Center
NPRM
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NMRR
normal mode rejection ratio
NPRN
National Port Readiness Network
NMT
not more than (used with danger

bearing).
NPS
national pipe straight thread; also

nominal pipe size (diameter)
NMU
National Maritime Union (USA)
NPSH
net positive suction head
NNI
Netherlands Standards Institution
NPT
National Pipe Thread
NNOA
National Naval Officers' Association
NPV
Net Present Value
NNR
national nature reserve
NRC
National Research Council
NNS
non nuclear safety
NRC
National Response Center
NNSS
Navy Navigation Satellite System.
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration
NRDA
Natural Resource Damage

Assessment (OPA 90)
NOAA
National Oceanographic
Administrative Agency
NRFI
Not Ready For Issues
NRML
new relative movement line.
NRT
National Response Team
NRT
Net Register Tonnages
NRZ
non return to zero
NS
Navigation Safet
NS
Norwegian Standard (issued by

Norwegian Standards Association)
NSA
National Security Agency
NSA
Norwegian Shipowners Association
NSBA
Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association
NSC
National Security Council
NSC
Near Shore Cutter
NSCC/NI
Nova Scotia Community College

Nautical Institute
NSCSA
National Shipping Company of Saudi

Arabia
NSE
nth sequential algorithm
NOBOB
No Ballast On Board
NOFORN
Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals
NONCOND
Non-Condensing
NOP
Notice of Protest (see LOP)
NOR
Norway (Flag)
NOR
notice of readiness
NOR
Notice of Revision
NOR/N.O.R.
Notice Of Readiness
NORDKOMPASS Nordic Committee on Passenger

Ships
NORDREG
Northern Canada Traffic Regulation

System
NOS
National Ocean Service (Part of

NOAA)
NOS
Naval Ordnance Station
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NSF
National Science Foundation
NUSI
National Union of Seamen of India
NSF
National Strike Force
NUWES
NSFCC
National Strike Force Command

Center
Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering

Station
NVDC
NSFCC
National Strike Force Coordinator
National Vessel Documentation

Center
NSI
National Shipbuilding Initiative
NVG
night vision goggles
NSIDN
Navigation Systems Information

Dissemination Network
NVIC
Navigation and Vessel Inspection

Circular (USCG)
NSN
National Stock Number
NVOCC
NSOAF
North Sea Offshore Authority Forum
Non-Vessel Operating Common

Carrier
NSP
neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
NWG
National Wire Gauge
NSPPAWG
National Ship-Source Pollution

Prevention Advisory Working Group
NWG
Natural Work Group
NWP
Naval Warfare Publication

Navigable Waters Protection Act
NSR
Northern Sea Route (Northeast

Passage - Japan/European Continent)
NWPA
NWPL
Naval Warfare Publication Library
NSR
nuclear safety related
NWS
National Weather Service.
NSRP
National Shipbuilding Research

Program
NWS
Naval Weapons Station
NWSOCC
Northwest Strategic Operations

Command Center
NYME
New York Mercantile Exchange
NYPE
New York Produce Exchange (Time

Charter Party)
NYSA
New York Shipping Association
NYSMA
New York Society of Maritime

Arbitrators
oxygen
O&M
Operations and Maintenance
O&S
Operation and Support
NSSPP
National Ship Source Pollution

Prevention
NSTM
Naval Ships Technical Manual
NSTT
Navigation and Seamanship Training

Team
NSU
National Seafarers' Union (Sri Lanka)
NSU
Norwegian Seamen's Union
NSV
Net Standard Volume
NSW
Net Standard Weight
NSWC
Naval Surface Warfare Center
NT
net tonnage
NT
Net Tons
NTC
Norwegian Training Centre (Manila)
NTCL
Northern Transportation Company Ltd.
O/B
on board
NTCS-A
Naval Tactical Command System

Afloat
O/B
outboard
O/S
on-scene
NTDS
Naval Tactical Data System
OA
Office Automation
NTIS
National Technical Information Service
OA&TP
NTM
Notice to Mariners
Objective Architecture and Transition

Plan
NTP
Naval Tactical Publication
OADR
NTP
normal temperature and pressure
Originating Agency's Determination

Required
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board

(USA)
OAPEC
Organization of Arab Petroleum

Exporting Countries
NTU
Non-Transportation Use
OASIS
NU
Nations-unies
Operational and Shore Facilities

Information System
NUMAST
National Union of Marine Officers (UK)
OAV
Operational Alignment Verification
NUMAST
National Union of Mrine, Aviation &

Shipping Transport Officers
OAW
Oxyacetylene Welding
OB
Oil-Lubricated Stern Bearing
OBA
Oxygen Breathing Apparatus
NUS
National Union of Seamen (UK)
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OBC
Officer Billet Code
OGA
Other Government Agency
OBE
operating basis earthquake
OHA
Overseas Housing Allowance
OBO
Ore/Bulk/Oil Carrier
OHMTADS
OBQ
On-Board Quantity (before loading)
Oil and Hazardous Materials Technical

Assistance Data System
OBS
Office of Boating Safety
OIC
Officer-In-Charge
Obs
Spot Observation spot.
OIG
Office of Inspector General
Obsc
obscured.
OILMAP
Oil Spill Prediction Modelling System
Obstr
obstruction.
OIR
Offense Investigation Report
OC
Oil-Lubricated Stern Bearing,

Continuous Liner on Tailshaft
OIS
Operational Information System
OIT
OC
On Center
Confrence de lorganisation
internationale du travil
Oc.
occulting.
OJT
On-the-Job Training
Oc.(2)
group occulting.
OLSP
Operational Logistics Support Plan
Oc.(2+1)
composite group occulting.
OLSS
OCC
operations control centre
Operational Logistics Support

Summary
Occas
occasional.
OLTP
On Line Transaction Processing
OCI
Oceans Institute
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OCI
Office of Collateral Interest
OMBO
One Man Bridge Operation
OCIMF
Oil Companies International Marine

Forum (London)
OMEGA
OCMI
Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection

(USCG)
A very low frequency (VLF) hyperbolic

phase comparison techniques
OMPT
Overarching Matrix Project Team
OMS
Office of Marine Safety
OMT
Operations Management Team
ON1
Ocean Navigator Class 1
ON2
Ocean Navigator Class 2
ONI
Office of Naval Intelligence
ONR
Office of Naval Research
ONS
Offshore Northern Seas Conference
ONSC
Omega Navigation System Center
OO
Owners Option
OOC
Out of Commission
OOD
Officer of the Deck/Day
OOH
Out of Hemisphere
OOS
Opportunities of Selection
officer of the watch
OCMP
Officer Corps Management Plan
OCONUS
Outside Continental United States
OCR
optical character recognition
OCS
Officer Candidate School
OCS
Outer Continental Shelf
OD
Officer of the Day
OD
Ordnance Databook
OD
Ordnance Drawing
OD
outside diameter
OD
Overdose
ODAS
oceanographic data acquisition

systems.
ODP
Ocean Drilling Program
ODS
Operating Differential Subsidy
OOW
ODSA
Operating Differential Subsidy

Agreement
OPA
1990 Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (USA)
OPA
Oil Pollution Act (USA)
OE
Operating Expense
OPA 90
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (USA)
OECD
Organisation for Economic

Cooperation and Development
OPAREA
Operational Area
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
OPBO
One Person Bridge Operation
OER
Officer Evaluation Report
OPCEN
Operations Center
OET
Office of Emergency Transportation
OPCON
Operational Control
OFAC
Office of Foreign Assets Control
OPD
Operating Program Director
OFCO
Operating Facility Change Order
OPDEC
Operations Deception
OPDS
Offshore Petroleum Discharge System

OPEC
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting

Countries (Vienna)
OSI
open system interconnection
OPEP
Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
OSI
Operating Space Items
OPFAC
Operating Facility Code
OSINT
Open Source Intelligence
OPFAC
Operational Facility
OSIS
Oil Spill Information System
OPGEN
Operation General
OSLTF
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
OPI
Office of Primary Interest
OSPAR
Oslo and Paris Commission
OPLAN
Operation Plan
OSR
Outstanding Recommendation Against

Class
OPM
Office of Personnel Management
OSRO
Oil Spill Removal Organization
OPM
Operating Program Manager
OSS
Optical Sighting System
OPNAV
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OSSM
On Scene Spill Model
OPNOTE
Operational Note
OST
OPORDER
Operations Order
Office of the Secretary of

Transportation
OPP
Ontario Provincial Police
OSV
Offshore Supply Vessel
OPPR
Oil Pollution Preparedness and

Response
OT
Oil Tight
OT
Operational Test
OPPR
Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations
OT&E
Operational Test & Evaluation
OPRC
International Convention on Oil

Pollution Preparedness, Response
and Co-operation (IMO)
OTAD
Over-The-Air-Key-Distribution
OTBD
Outboard
OTC
Officer in Tactical Command
OTC
Offshore Technology Conference
OTCIXS
Officer in Tactical Command

Information Exchange System
OTM
overtempered martensite
OTO
Operations Training Officer
OTSR
Optimum Track Ship Routing.
OUPV
Operator of Uninspected Passenger

Vessels
OPREP
Operational Report
OPSEC
Operational Security
OPSMSN
U S Operations Mission
OPSUM
Operational Summary
OPTAR
Operating Target
OPTEMPO
Operations Tempo
OR
Operational Readiness
Or
orange.
ORD
Operational Requirements Document
OVBD
Overboard
ORD
Ordnance
OWS
Owners
ORDALT
Ordnance Alteration
oz
ounce
ORL
Open Rate List
oz/ft
ORO
Ore/Oil Carrier
OS
contour search
OS
operating system
OS&Y
outside screw and yoke
OSC
On-Scene Commander
OSC
On-Scene Co-ordinator
OSC
Operations Systems Center
OSC2
On-Scene Command and Control

System
OSE
Open System Environment
OSH
Occupational Safety and Health
OSH
Open Shelter Deck
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Act

(or Administration)
ounces per square foot
atmospheric pressure; parallax;

planet; pole; pillar; departure; polar
distance; phosphorous; also poise.
pressure, psia
P in A
parallax in altitude.
p stg c
per steering compass.
P&FD
Piping and instrument diagrams
P&I
International Group of Protection and

Indemnity Associations
P&ID
piping and instrumentation drawing;

process and instrument drawing
(diagram)

P/C
pleasure craft
P/C
pleasure craft
P/I
pneumatic to current coverter
P/V
Pressure Vacuum (Valve)
P=V/C
Productivity is Value Over Cost
P1P
Phase 1 Proposal
Pa
pascal
PA
plant air
PA
Port Aft
PA
position approximate.
PA
Public Affairs Specialist
PAA
Personnel Allowance Amendment
PABX
private automatic branch exchange
PAC
Pacific
PAC
Preaction Calibration
PACAREA
Pacific Area
PACE
Project Analysis and Cost Estimation
PAD
packet access device
PAD
Project Approval Document
PAHH
Pressure alarm high high
PAHs
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PAJ
Petroleum Association of Japan
PAK
PAL
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PBOS
Planning Board for Ocean Shipping

(Brussel) (NATO)
PBPM
Planning, Budgeting, and Performance

Management
PBW
proportional bandwidth
PBX
Private Branch Exchange
PC
Part Cargo
PC
Period Charter
PC
personal computer
PC
personal correction
PC
Product certificate
PC
programmable controller
Pc
thermodynamic critical pressure, psia
PCA
Physical Configuration Audit
PCA
polar cap absorption.
PCAF
Preliminary Crew Assembly Facility
PCB
printed circuit board
PCBs
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PCC
Pure Car Carrier
PCCMP
Preliminary Cutter Class Maintenance

Plan
PCCN
President's Council on Counter

Narcotics
Pakistan (Flag)
PCD
Pacific Coast District
Personnel Allowance List
PCD
polar cap disturbance.
PALT
Procurement Acquisition Lead Time
PCD
Product Configuration Documentation
PAM
pulse amplitude modulated
PCGO
Part Cargo
PAM/FM
frequency modulation of a carrier by

pulse amplitude modulated information
PCI
Product Configuration Identification
frequency modulation by frequency

modulated subcarriers by pulse
PCI
protocol control information
PCIU
process control interface unit
PCLT
Procurement Cycle Lead Team
PCM
pulse code modulation
PCM
Punched Cards Mechanized
PCN
Position Control Number
PCO
Privy Council Office
PCO
Procuring Contracting Officer
PCO(J)
Privy Council Office-Justice
PCO/PXO
Prospective Commanding
Officer/Prospective Executive Officer
PCP
potential point of collision.
PCS
Permanent Change of Station
PCT
Pollution Costing Template
PCT
Percent
PCTC
Pure Car Truck Carrier
PCV
Pressure Control Valve
PCVs
Polyvinyl Chlorides
PAM/FM/FM
PANAMAX
A tanker of the maximum size capable

of transit of the Panama Canal
(approx. 50,000-80,000 DWT)
(breadth normally the limiting factor)
PASS
Passenger
PAT
Preliminary Acceptance Trails
PAT&E
Production Acceptance Test and

Evaluation
PAW
plasma arc welding
PAWSS
Ports and Waterways Safety Systems
PAX
Passenger Vessel
Pb
lead
PB
Patrol Boat
PBCI
Product Baseline Configuration Index
PBL
Product Baseline

PD
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pitch diameter; also proportional

derivative
PFU
plaque forming units
PD
Position Description (civilian)
PG
Persian Gulf (See AG)
PD
position doubtful.
pgc
per gyrocompass.
PD
Presidential Directive
PGE
PD
Project Director
Permanent Group of Experts (In

Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures)
PD2
plastically deformed debris
PGP
Professional Growth Point
PDD
Presidential Decision Directive
Ph
Physical
PDD
Priority Delivery Date
PH&T
PDD
programmable data distributor
Packaging, Handling and

Transportation
PDDS
Personnel Data Decision System
PhE
Physical layer Entity
PDE
Personnel Data Extract
PhICI
PDES
Physical Disability Evaluation System
Physical layer Interface Control

Information
PDM
pulse duration modulation
PhID
Physical layer Interface Data
PDO
Property Disposal Officer/Official
PhIDU
Physical layer Interface Data Unit
PDP
plasma discharge panel
PHL
Philippines (Flag)
PDPR
Per Day Pro-Rated
PhL
Physical Layer
PDR
Personnel Data Records (military)
PHOTINT
Photographic Intelligence
PDR
Preliminary Design Review
PhPCI
Physical layer Protocol Control

Information
PDR
Project Deviation Report
PHPD
Per Hatch Per Day
PDS
Permanent Duty Station
PhPDU
Physical layer Protocol Data Unit
PDS
Personnel Data System
PhS
Physical layer Service
PDS
Project Development Submittal
PHS
Public Health Service
PDU
protocol data unit
PHS&T
PE
Peru (Flag)
Packaging, Handling,
Storage/Stowage and Transportation
PE&E
Peacetime Engagement and

Enlargement
PhSAP
Physical layer Service Access Point
PhSDU
Physical layer Service Data Unit
PEAG
Proposal Evaluation and Analysis

Group
PI
Port Inboard
Programatic Environmental Impact

Statement
PI
proportional integral
PIA
peripheral interface adaptor
PIANC
Permanent International Association of

Navigation Congresses
PEIS
PEP
Proposal Evaluation Procedures
PERIS
Port Emergency Response

Information System
PIAT
Public Information Assist Team
PERSGA
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Environment Programme
PIC
Person In Charge
PICA
PERSRU
Personnel Reporting Unit
Primary Inventory Management

Activity
PERT
Project Evaluation and Review

Technique
PID
proportional integral derivative
PIE
Partnership in Education
PET
Portable Electronic Thermometer
PIIN
PF
Port Forward
Procurement Instrument Identification

Number
PFD
Personal Flotation Device
PIM
Position and Intended Movement
PFD
Position Fixing Device
PIMA
PFD
process flow diagram
Petroleum Industries Marine

Association (of Japan)
PFDMA
PFD Manufacturers Association
PIO
programmed input/output
PFDs
Personal Flotation Devices
PIOPIC
P and I Oil Pollution Indemnity Clause
PIP
peripheral interchange program

PIQAT
PISCES
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Process Implementation Quality Action

Team
POB
Persons on Board
Pollution Incident Simulation, Control

and Evaluation System
POB
Pilot on Board
POC
Point of Contact
POC
probability of containment
POD
Probability of Detection
POE
Port of Embarkation
POE
Port of Entry
POE
Projected Operational Environment
POEA
Philippine Overseas Employment

Administration
POISE
Port Operations Information for Safety

and Efficiency
PIST
Piston
PIW
Person in the Water
PIW
person in water
pk
peak
pk-pk
peak to peak
PL
Public Law
PL/1
programming language/1
PLB
personal locator beacon
PLC
programmable logic controller
POL
Poland (Flag)
PLD
programmable logic device.
POL
problem oriented language
PLL
phase-locked loop
POM
Planned Operations Memorandum
PLMR
Protected Living Marine Resources
POP
PLS
Position Location Systems
Planned Obligation
Process/Program/Project
PLT
Production Lead Time
POPs
persistent organic pollutants
PLTG
Plating
POR
Pacific Ocean Region
PM
post meridian (after noon).
PORD
PM
Preventive Maintenance
Preliminary Operational Requirements

Document
PM
Project/Program Manager
pos
positive
PM
pulse modulation.
POS
probability of success
PM or P/M
powder metallurgy
POS/NAV
PMA
Pacific Maritime Association
DOT Positioning/Navigation Executive

Committee
PMA
Private Messes, Afloat
POSc
cumulative probability of success
PMIS
Personnel Management Information

System
POSH
Port Out Starboard Home
POSH
Prevention of Sexual Harassment
POV
Privately Owned Vehicles
PP
Performance Plan
PP
Port Prefix (For Survey Report

Number)
PP&M
Packing, Preservation and Marking
PPA
Personal Property Accountability
PPA
Program, Projects, and Activities
ppb
parts per billion
PPBES
Planning, Programming, Budgeting

and Evaluation System
PPC
predicted propagation correction.
PPD
pour point depressant
PPDB
point positioning data base.
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PPEP
Pre-Commissioning Program for

Enlisted Personnel
PPI
Plan Position Indicator
PPI
plan position indicator.
PMIS/JUMPS
Personnel Management Information

System/Joint Uniform Military Pay
System
PMO
Project/Program Management Office
PMP
Project Management Plan
PMR
Periodic Maintenance Requirement
PMS
planned maintenance system
PMS
Preventive
PMT
photomultiplier tube
PMTC
Pacific Marine Training Campus
PMU
Portable Measurement Unit
Pn
north pole; north celestial pole.
PN
Panama (Flag)
PO
Petty Officer
PO
Polar Operations
PO
Purchase Order
POA&M
Plan of Action and Milestones
POAP
Petty Officer Assignment Policy
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PPI
programmed peripheral interface
psc
per standard compass.
PPL
Provisioning Parts List
PSC
Port State Control
ppm
parts per million (1/106)
PSCS
Port State Control Survey
PPO
Pollution Prevention Officer
PSD
power spectral density
PPRB
Planning Proposal Review Board
PSD
Process shutdown
PPS
Post-Production Support
PSI
PPS
Propulsion Plant Simulator
Port State Initiative (U.S. Coast

Guard)
PPV
Public Private Venture
PSI
Pounds Per Square Inch
PQS
Personnel Qualification Standard
psia
pounds per square inch, absolute
PQT/OT
Product Qualification Test/Operational

Test
psig
pounds per square inch, gage
PSIX
Port State Information Exchange
PR
(See PRS)
PSK
phase shift keying
PR
Procurement Request
PSP
paralytic shellfish poisoning
PRA
Primary Review Authority
PSRC
Presidential Selective Reserve Call-Up
PRANG
Puerto Rico Air National Guard
PSS
packet switching system
PRC
Peoples Republic of China
PSS
Port Safety and Security
PRC
People's Republic of China
PSTFS
PREIS
Performance and Results Executive

Information System
Pollution Spill Trajectory Forecast

Service
PSTs
persistent toxic substances
PREP
National Preparedness for Response

Exercise Program
PSU
Pakistan Seamen 's Union
PRES
Pressure
PSU
Polish Seafarers' Union
PRF
Pulse Repetition Frequency
PSU
Port Security Unit
PRF
pulse repetition frequency.
PSU
Portable Sampling Unit
PRI
Pulse Repetition Interval
PSV
Pressure safety (or relief) valve
PRIDE
Parents Resource Institute for Drug

Education
PSV
Platform Supply Vessel
PSWBS
Priv
private; privately.
Project Summary Work Breakdown

Structure
PRO
Project Resident Office
pt
part
PROHIB
prohibited.
PTB
Physikalisch-Technische
Bundesanstalt (Germany)
PROM
Programmable Read Only Memory
PTC
Performance Technology Center
PROP
Propeller
PTD
PROV
Provisional
Provisioning Technical
Data/Documentation
PRP
Potentially Responsible Party
PTP
Part Time Position
PRR
Production Readiness Review
PTP
Prevention Through People
PRR
Pulse Repetition Rate
PTP
Project Termination Plan
PRRA
participatory rapid rural appraisal
PTR
paper tape reader
PRS
Performance Requirements Summary
PTSA
Port and Tanker Safety Act
PRS
Polish Register (Class Society)
Pub.
publication.
PRS
Polish Register of Shipping
PUF
Passenger User Fee
PRU
parachute rescue unit
PV
pressure/vacuum,prime vertical
PS
parallel sweep search
PV
prime vertical.
PS
Port Securityman
PV
process variable
Ps
south pole; south celestial pole.
PVA
Passenger Vessel Association
PSAs
Public Service Announcements
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
PVO
Passenger Vessel Operator
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PW
Pulse Width
QQ'
celestial equator.
PWC
Personal Watercraft
QRMC
PWHT
Post weld heat treatment
Quadrennial Review of Military

Compensation
PWR
pressurized water reactor
QSARs
PWS
Performance Work Statement
qualitative structure-activity
relationships
PWS
Prince William Sound
QSCS
Quality System Certification System
PWSA
Ports and Waterways Safety Act of

1972
QSI
Quality Step Increase
QSS
Quality Standards System
PWWD
Per Weather Working Day
QTP
Quarterly Training Plan
PY
Promotion Year
QTR
Quarter
Pyl
pylon.
QTR
Quarterly Training Record
end of own ship's true vector: radius
Fix running fix; mast radio mast;

rankin; gas content, consistent with
units; rankine (temperature);
refraction; own ship; red; rocky; coast
radio station; search radius (actual)
volumetric flow rate
polaris correction; quick flashing.
Q&A
Questions and Answers
Q(3)
group quick flashing (3 flashes).
Q(6)+L.Fl.
group quick flashing (6 flashes) plus a

long flash.
R Bn
radiobeacon.
QA
Quality Assurance
R&D
Research And Development
QAMP
Quality Assurance Management Plan
R&DC
Research and Development Center
QAT
Qatar (Flag)
R&M
Reliability and Maintainability
QAT
Quality Action Team
RA
Radio Navigation Aids
QAWTD
Quick Acting Watertight Door
RA
Requirements Analysis
QAWTES
Quick Acting Watertight Escape

Scuttle
RA
Resident Agent
QAWTH
Quick Acting Watertight Hatch
RA
right ascension.
QAWTS
Quick Acting Watertight Scuttle
RA,B or C
Rockwell hardness; A, B or C scales
QCB
queue control block
RAC
Regional Advisory Council
QCG
Quadrennial Cargo Gear Survey
RACON
radar transponder beacon.
QD
Quadruple Screw
rad
radian(s).
QDR
Quality Deficiency Report
RAD
Redistribution Stop Date
QEC
Quick Engine Change
radar
radar detection and ranging
QHM
Queens Harbour Master
RADHAZ
Radiation Hazard
QI
Qualified Individual (OPA 90)
RADM
Rear Admiral
QM
Quality Management
RADMIS
Research and Development

Management Information System
QM
Quartermaster
RAM
Radio Active Material
QMB
Quality Management Board
RAM
random access memory
QMED
Qualified Members of Engine

Department
RAM
Regulatory Assessment Methodology
RAM
Reliability, Availability, and

Maintainability
QML
Qualified Manufacturers List
QN
Quintuple Screw
RANP
regional air navigation plan
QPC
Quality Performance Consultant
RAP
Remedial Action Program
QPL
Qualified Products List
RAP
Remedial Action Projects
QPR
Qualified Personnel Required
RAS
Remote Access Software
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RAS
Radio Advisory Service (UK)
REFTRA
Refresher Training
RATT
Radio Teletype
REM
roentgen equivalent man
RB
relative bearing.
REMS
RB
rescue boat
Remote Electronic Monitoring

Systems
RB
Rubber Stern Bearing
RENC
RBAC
Recreational Boating Advisory Council
Regional Electronic Navigational Chart

Co-Ordinating Centre
RBOC
Rapid Bloom O f f -Board Chaff
REP
Reporting System
RBS
Recreational Boating Safety
REP
Representative
RBS
Requirements Based Sparing
REP
roentgen equivalent physical
RBS
Rutherford backscattering
spectroscopy
Rep.
reported.
RER
Rescue and Environmental Response
RC
Regional Committees
Res.
Resolution
RC
river current
RETCO
RC
Rubber Stern Bearing, Continuous

Liner on Tailshaft
Regional Emergency Transportation

Coordinator
RETREP
RCAC
Regional Citizens Advisory Council
Regional Emergency Transportation

Representative
RCC
Rescue Co-ordination Centre
REV
Reversing
RCDS
Raster Chart Display Systems
Rev
value Reynolds number
RCE
Regional Coordination Element Immigration and Naturalization Service
rev.
reversed.
REVRPT
Revised Report
RF (rf)
Radio Frequency
range finder
RCM
Reliability Centered Maintenance
RCMP
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RF
RCP
Resource/Requirements Change
Proposal
RFD
Request for Deviation
RFG
Reformulated Gasoline (Clean Air Act)
RCPB
reactor coolant pressure boundary
RFI
radio frequency interference
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act
RFI
Ready for Issue
RCTL
resistor capacitor transistor logic
RFP
Request For Proposal
RCVR
Receiver(s)
RFPB
Reserve Forces Policy Board
RD
Radarman
RFW
Request for Waiver
RD&TM
Research, Development and

Technology Management
RGA
relative gain array
RH
right hand thread
RHI
Rigid Hull Inflatable
RHIB
Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
Rhm
roentgens per hour at one metre
RI
Registro Italiano (Italian Class Society)

(See RINA)
RIA
Resource Impact Assessment
RIAS
Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement
RIC
Radio Information Circular
RIF
Reduction in Force (civilian)
RIG SAFEARM
Recognition Identification Guide to

Ship Associated Flags, Ensigns, and
Aircraft Rondel Markings
RIIS
The Research Institute of Industrial

Safety of the Ministry of Labour
(Japan)
RDD
Required Delivery Date
RDF
Radio Direction Finder
RDF
Receive Data and Framing signal

(from DCE)
RDM
Reglementation de la Marine
RDO
Regular Day Off
RDT&E
Research, Development, Test, and

Evaluation
RE
Regulatory Evaluation
Re
Reynolds number reducers
REC
Regional Examination Center
REEFER
Refrigerated Cargo Ship or Container
Ref
reference
REF
Refrigeration

RINA
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Registro Italiano Navale (Italian Class

Society)
RP
Recommended practice
RINA
Royal Institute of Naval Architects
RP
Reference Point
RIP
real time interrupt process
RP
Resource Program/Proposals
RIU
Riverine Interdiction Unit
RP
Responsibility Party
RJTS
Regional Jungle Training School
RP
Rinave Portuguesa (Portuguese Class

Society)
rk
rock, rocky.
RPA
Reserve Program Administrator
RLG
ring laser gyro.
RPAL
Reserve Personnel Allowance List
rm
relative DRM-SRM vector.
RPAs
RM
Room
regional programmes of action (of

GPA/LBA)
RMA
Reliability, Maintainability, Availability
RPB
Remotely Piloted Vehicle
RMAC
Regional Marine Advisory Council
RPI
Roller Path Inclination
RML
Relative Movement Line
RPM
Revolutions Per Minute
RMP
Risk Management Plan
rpm
revolutions per minute
RMS, rms.
root mean square.
RPR
Repairs
RMT
National Union of Rail, Maritime And

Transport Workers
rps
revolutions per second
RPT
Report
RN
Radio Navigation
RPU
remote processing unit
RN
Rubber Stern Bearing, NonContinuous Liner on Tailshaft
RQ
Reportable Quantities
RNC
Raster Navigational Chart
RR
(See RNR)
RNR
Rumanian Register (Class Society)
RR
Radio Regulations
RNRZ
randomized non return to zero
RRA
rapid rural appraisal
Ro
optimal search radius
RRBAC
Regional Recreational Boating

Advisory Committee
RO
read only
RRF
Ready Reserve Force
RO
Rumania (Flag)
RRI
Response Resources Inventory
ROB
Remaining on Board
RRO
Restricted Radiotelephone Operators
ROC
Regional Operations Center
RRS
ROC
Restricted Operator Certificates
Russian Register of Shipping (Class

Society)
ROD
Report of Discrepancy
RRT
Regional Response Team
ROE
Rules of Engagement
RRTC
Regional Riverine Training Center
ROM
Read Only Memory
RS
Russia (Flag)
ROM
Rough Order of Magnitude
RS
ROMIS
Real Time Outfitting Management

Information System
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

RSA
Regional Strategic Assessment
RSA
Reserve Special Agent
RSC
rescue sub-centre
RSD
Ready Stock Depot
RSD
Required Support Dates
RSL
Reparable Item Support List
RSO
Regional Safety Officer
RSPA
Research and Special Programs

Administration
RSS
Eastern Caribbean Regional Security

System (7 countries)
RSS
Radio Standards Specifications
ROPME
Regional Organisation for the

Protection of the Marine Environment
(in the region covered by the Kuwait
Convention)
RoRo, Ro-Ro,
RORO
Roll On/Roll Off
ROS
Reduced Operational Status
ROs
Response Organizations
ROTC
Reserve Officers' Training Corps
ROTHR
Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar
ROV
Remote Operated Vehicle

RSS
Ready Service Spares
RSS
root sum square.
RT
Reserve Training
RT
Revenue Ton
RT (R/T)
radio telegraph, telegraphy, telephone
RTAT
Repari Turn Around Time
RTB
Reserve Transition Benefit
RTC
Reserve Training Center
RTCM
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SACA
System Alignment and Calibration

Appraisal
SACC
Single Agency Cooperative Charting
SADT
Special Active Duty for Training
SAE
Society of Automotive Engineers
SAFCON
International Cargo Ship Safety

Construction Certificate
SAFPAS
Radio Technical Commission for

Maritime Services
International Passenger Ship Safety

Certificate
SAFRAD
RTD
resistance temperature detector
International Cargo Ship Safety Radio

Certificate
RTG
radio telegraphy
SAG
Senior Advisory Group
RTL
real time language; also resistor

transistor logic
SAG
Surface Action Group
SAIL
RTS
Request To Send signal (to DCE)
Systems to automate and Integrate

Logistics
RV
rescue vessel
SALM
Single Anchor Leg Mooring
RVP
Reid Vapor Pressure
Sam
surface to air missile
RW
Relative Wind
SAM
system area monitor.
RX
Receiver
SAM
Systems Acquisition Manual
RxA
Receive Activity signal (from DCE)
SAMA
Scientific Apparatus Makers

Association
RxC
Receive Clock signal (from DCE)
SANSS
RxS
Receive Signal (from MAU)
Structure and Nomenclature Search

System
RZn
relative azimuth.
SAP
service access point
SAR
Convention International Convention

on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979
SAR
Search and Rescue.
second(s).
SAR
SHIPALT Record
SAC special area of conservation;

sea-air temperature difference
correction; slow; south; set; speed;
sand; track spacing.
SARA
Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act
SARDET
Search and Rescue Detachment
SARF
Small Arms Repair Facility
SARIS
Search and Rescue Information

System
SARMIS
Search and Rescue Management

Information System
SARPS
Standards and Recommended

Practices developed by ICAO
SARSAT
Search and Rescue Satellite Aided

Tracking
S&W
s/cm
Sediment & Water (formerly BS&W)

2
second per square centimetre
S/D
synchro to digital converter
S/N
signal to noise
S/S
steam ship
S/V
sailing vessel
SA
Shipyard Agreement
SA
South America
SARSIM
Search and Rescue Simulation Model
SA
Special Agent
SART
search and rescue radar transponder
SA
Starboard Aft
SAS
Annual Special Survey of Hull
SAA
Standards Association of Australia
SAS
safety at sea
SAB
Support Allowance Billet
SAS
South Asian Seas Region
SABS
South African Bureau of Standards

(South Africa)
SAT
Systems Approach to Training
SATCOM
Satellite Communications
SAC
Streamline Analysis of Currents

SATE
58
Security Awareness, Training and

Education
SCFH
standard cubic feet per hour (flow)
SATNAV
Satellite Navigation
SCFM
standard cubic feet per minute
SATPM
Saturday P.M.
SCLSIS
Ship Configuration and Logistics

Support Information System
SAU
Saudi Arabia (Flag)
SCM
Stern To Manifold (Distance)
SAU
Search Attack Unit
SCM
Summary Court-Martial
SAW
surface acoustic wave
SCN
Specification Change Notice
Sb
antimony
SCOF
Standing Committee on Fisheries
SB
Safe Berth
S-COMMISSION Komisija Za Ispitivanje S-Vredaja
SBA
Small Business Administration
SCOP
Standing Committee on Personnel
SBD
Silent But Deadly
SCOPIC
Special Compensation P&I Clause
SBD
System-Based Design
SCOT
Standing Committee on Transport
SBM
Single Buoy Mooring
SCR
silicon controlled rectifier
SBP
Ship Base Plane
SCR
Special Casualty Representative (P&I)
SBT
Segragated Ballast Tanks
SCRS
SBU
Sensitive But Unclassified
Croatian Register of Shipping (Class

Society)
SC
High Speed Craft
SCs
Standing Committees
SC
SAR co-ordinator
SCS
supervisory control system
SC
sea current
SCSSSV
SC
Search and Rescue Coordinator
Surface controlled sub surface safet y

valve
SC
Standing Committee
SCVNG
Scavenging
SCA
Stock Control Activity
SD
semidiameter; sounding doubtful.
SCA
Suez Canal Authority
SD
Single Decker
SCAA/APICOM
Spill Control Association of

America/Association of Petroleum
Institute Cooperation Managers
SDAP
Special Duty Assignment Pay
SDD
Standard Delivery Date
SDIF
Standard Data Interface Format
SDL
Standard Distribution List
SDLC
synchronous data link control
SDP
search and rescue data provider
SDR
Special Drawing Rights
SDR
Supply Demand Review

Systems Acquisition Review
SCAAIN
Standardized Conventional
Ammunition Automated Inventory
Record
SCAC
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
SCADA
supervisory control and data

acquisition
SCAMP
Shipboard Computer-Aided
Maintenance Program
SDR
SDTE
Suspected Drug Trafficking Entity
SCANTS
Ship Control and Navigation Training

System
SDU
service data unit
SDW
summer dead weight
SDWT
Summer Deadweight
SE
Support Equipment
SE
Systems Engineering
SE/PCF
South-East Pacific Region
SEA
South East Asia
SEACEN
Naval Sea Logistics Center
SEAP
Senior Enlisted Assignment Policy
SEAS
Simplified Engineering Analysis

System
SEATO
South East Asia Treaty Organization
SCB
Supply Center Baltimore
SCBA
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
SCC
SAR co-ordinating committee
SCCB
Supply Center Curtis Bay
SCCM
Standing Committee on Construction

and Machinery
SCCR
Supply Center Computer Replacement
SCCS
Shipboard Command and Control

System
SCE
Standing Committee on the

Environment
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SEB
Source Evaluation Board
SFMP
Shore Facility Master Plan
SEBS
Single-Ended Boiler Survey
SFPDM
sec
secant.
Shore Facilities Project Development

Manual
sec.
second, seconds.
SFRL
Shore Facility Requirements List
SECAS
Ship Equipment Configuration

Accounting System
SFVIR
Small Fishing Vessel Inspection

Regulations
SEER
Summary of Enforcement Events

Report
SG
Specific gravity
SG
Steam Generator
SEH
Safety and Environmental Health
SGML
SEL
Selected Equipment List
Standardized General Markup

Language
SELFD
Self Discharging
SH
ship's head (heading).
SELRES
Selected Reserve
SH
Superheater
SEMCIP
Shipboard Electromagnetic
Compatibility Improvement Program
SHA
Sidereal Hour Angle
SHC
Shipping Coordination Committee
SEMI
Semi-Submersible (MODU)
SHEBA
Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic
semidur.
semiduration.
SHEX
Sundays and Holidays Excluded
SEMP
Systems Engineering Management

Plan
SHF
Super High Frequency
SHINC
Sundays and Holidays Included
SHIPALT
Ship Alteration
SHP
Sexual Harassment Prevention
SHPO
State Historical Preservation Office
SI
International System of Units
Si
silicon
SI
Starboard Inboard
SI
Systeme Internationale d'Unites
SICA
Secondary Inventory Management

Activity
SID
Ship Inspection Directorate
SID
sudden ionospheric disturbance.
SIGINT
Signals Intelligence
SIGTTO
Society of International Gas Tanker

and Terminal Operators
SIM
Selected Item Management
SIMA
Shore Intermediate Maintenance

Activity
SIMAP
The Oil and Chemical Spill Impact and

Assessment Model System
SIMS
secondary ion mass spectrometry
sin
sine.
SINS
Ship's Inertial Navigation System
SIO
Senior Investigative Officer
SiO2
silicon dioxide
SIP
Streamlined Inspection Program
SIRE
Ship Inspection Report Programme
Sire
ship's inspection report:a database

system of the OCIMF
Semper Paratus Always Ready

SEN
Simulated Electronic Navigation
SENC
System Electronic Navigational Chart
SEP
Student Externship Program
SEPRATS
Separate Rations
SERB
Selective Early Retirement Board
SERIS
Sea Empress Response Information

System
SERV
Service
SES
satellite earth station,Seafarers'

Education Service
SES
Senior Executive Service (civilian)
SES
ship earth station.
SESEF
Shipboard Electronics Systems

Evaluation Facility
SESSOCC
South East Strategic Operations

Command Center
SEV
Schweizerischer Elektrotechnischer
Verein (Switzerland)
SF
Secondary Phase Factor.
SF
Shore Facilities
SF
Starboard Forward
SF
Stowage Factor
SFCAM
Shore Facility Capital Asset

Management
SFDL
Shore Facility Divestiture List
sfm
surface feet per minute
SFMIS
Shore Facility Management

Information System
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SIRMP
Strategic Information Resources

Management Plan
SMGD
Supply Management Grouping

Designator
SIS
Spatial Information Systems
SML
Small
SIS
Special Intermediate Survey
SMPEP
SIT
Spontaneous Ignition Temperature
Shipboard Marine Pollution

Emergency Plan
SITOR
Simplex Teletype Over Radio
SMR
Safe Manning Regulations
SITREP
Situation Report
SMRE
SIU
Seafarers' International Union (USA)
Safety in Mines Research

Establishment (UK)
SIV
Special Interest Vessel
SMRT
single message unit rate timing
SK
Storekeeper
SMS
Safety Management Manual
SL
Bale (Capacity)
SMS
Safety Management System (ISM)
SLAR
Side-Looking Airborne Radar
SMS
Subject Matter Specialist
SLC
Cargo Ship Safety Construction

Certificate
SMT
Senior Management Team
SMT
surface mount technology
SLD
sea level datum.
SMTJ
SLE
Safety Equipment Certificate
Special Maritime and Territorial

Jurisdiction
SLEP
Service Life Extension Program
SN
Serial Number
SLF
Subcommittee on Stability Loadlines

and Fishing Vessel Safety (IMO)
Sn
tin
SN/Circ.
Safety of Navigation Circular
SlGTTO
Society of International Gas Tanker

and Terminal Operators Limited
SNAFU
Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
SNAME
SLOC
Sea Lines of Communication
Society of Naval Architects and Marine

Engineers
SLP
Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
SNAP
sub network access protocol
SLR
Cargo Ship Safety Radio

Telegraphy/Telephony Certificate
SNC
Survey Not Complete
SNK
Sunk
SLSA
St. Lawrence Seaway Authority
SNO
Statement of No Objection
SLSDC
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development

Corporation
SNPRM
Supplemental Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking
SLTG
Shoulder Line-Throwing Gun
SNR
signal-to-noise ratio.
SM&R
Source, Maintenance and

Recoverability
SNSL
Stock Number Sequence List
SNTA
Suspected Narcotics Trafficking

Aircraft
SMA
Society of Maritime Arbitrators
SMarT
Support for Maritime Training scheme

(UK)
SNTV
Suspected Narcotics Trafficking

Vessel
SMAW
shielded metal arc welding
SNUBA
SMC
Safety Management Certificate (IMO)
Surface Nexus Underwater Breathing

Apparatus
SMC
search and rescue mission coordinator
SNW
Safe Navigation and Watchkeeping
SOA
speed of advance.
SMCP
Standard Marine Communication

Phrase
SOC
Shipper Owned Container
SMD
surface mounted device
SOC
Society
SME
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
SOCRATES
Shoreline Oil Clean up Recovery and

Treatment Evaluation System
SMEF
Systems Management Engineering

Facility
SODES
St. Lawrence Economic Development

Council
SMG
speed made good.
SOF
Statement of Facts
SMGC
Supply Management Grouping Code
SOG
speed over ground.
SOH
start of header

SOLAS
61
International Convention for the Safety

of Life at Sea, 1972 (IMO)
SPI
ship-port interface, IMO
SONS
Spills of National Significance
SPL
sound pressure level
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
SPM
Agreement on Sanitary and

Phytosanitary Measures
SOP
System Operating Program
SPM
Single Point Mooring
SOPA
Senior Officer Present Afloat
SPM
Support Program Manager
SOPEP
Safety Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
SPM
suspended particulate matter
SOPEP
Ship Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
SPOC
search and rescue point of contact
SOPEP
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency

Plan
SPOE
Sea Port of Embarkation
SPPBEE
Strategic Planning, Business and

Capital Planning, Programming,
Budgeting, Budget Execution, and
Evaluation
SOPF
Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund
SORTS
Status of Resources and Training

System
SOS
Morse Code Distress Signal (---)
SPR
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
SOS
Source of Supply
SPREP
SOSREP
Secretary of State's Representative for

Marine salvage and Intervention
South Pacific Regional Environment

Programme
SPS
System Performance Specification
SPTD
Supplementary Provisioning Technical

Documentation
sq ft
square feet
SQC
Statistical Quality Control
sr
steradian
SRA
Ship Repair Agreement
SRA
Short Range Aids to Navigation
SRA
Short Range Aircraft
SRAM
Static Random Access Memory
SRB
Selective Reenlistment Board
SRBL
Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading
SRBOC
Super Rapid Bloom Off-Board Chaff
SRC
Short Range Cutter
SRD
Sponsor's Requirement Document
SRF
side relief angle
SRG
short-range aircraft
SRI
Storeroom Items
SRIS
Ship Registry Information System
SRM
Speed of Relative Movement
SOSUS
Sound Surveillance System
SOTO
Supervisor Oil Transfer Operations
SOV
Special Operations Vessel
SOW
Statement of Work
SOx
Sulphur oxides
SP
Safe Port
SP
Selection Plan
SP
spire; spherical.
SP
standards and practices
sp ht
specific heat
SP MAT
Special Material
SPA
special protection area
SPA
sudden phase anomaly.
SPBO
Spare Parts Breakout
SPC
Self-Polishing Copolymer (Anti-Fouling

Compound)
SPC
Standard Personnel Costs
SPCC
Ships Parts Control Center
SPCM
Special Court-Martial
SPD
Support Program Director
SROE
Standing Rules of Engagement
SPEAR
Strategize, Publish, Engage, Act,

Review
SRR
search and rescue region
SRR
System Requirements Review
SPEARS
Spill Planning, Exercise, and

Response System
SRS
search and rescue sub-region
SPEC
Specification
SRU
Search and Rescue Unit
SPECWAR
Special Warfare
SRU
Surface Resource Unit
SPERTERL
Ship Portable Electrical/Electronic

Test Equipment Requirement List
SRV
Short Range Vessel
SS
expanding square search
SS
Ship Safety
SS
signal station.
SPI
Ship-Port Interface
62
SS
Special Survey
STAA
Surface Transportation Assistance Act
SS
Steam Ship
STAB
Stability
SS
Subsistence Specialist
STAFFDEL
Congressional Staff Delegation
SS
suspended solids
STANTEAM
Standardization Team
SSA
Senior Special Agent
STAR
Standard Automated Requisitioning
SSA
Social Security Administration
STARS
Ship Tracking and Retrieval System
SSA
Special Periodical Survey of

Automated Control System
STAV
Shipboard Training and Alignment

Verification
SSAMPS
Standard Semi-Automatic Message

Processing System
STB
Surface Transportation Board
SSB
Single Side Band
STBD
Starboard
SSB
Special Separation Benefit (military)
STBD
Starboard
SSBs
Ship Safety Bulletins
STCP
Secure Telecommunications Plan
SSC
Sea Coasts of Canada
STCW
SSC
Ship Structure Committee
International Convention on Standards

of Training,Certification and
Watchkeeping (IMO)
SSC
Small Scale Contingencies
STCW-F
SSDG
Ship's Service Diesel Generator
SSG
Special Safeguard (In Agreement on

Agriculture)
International Convention on Standards

for Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel
Personnel (IMO)
SSH
Special Periodical Survey of Hull
STEM
(See Tanker Definitions)
SSHEX
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays

Excluded
STEM
Subject To Enough Merchandise
STL
Scuttled
STO
Now used as a Storage Tanker
STP
Standard Temperature and Pressure
SSHINC
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays

Included
SSIC
Standard Subject Identification Code
STRIDE
SSIGS
Special Periodical Survey of Inert Gas

System
System to Retrieve Information from

Drug Evidence
STU III
Secure Telephone Unit
STW
Sub-committee on Standards of
Training and Watchkeeping (IMO)
STW 30
Standards of Training and

Wachkeeping - 30th Session
STX
start of text
SU
search unit
SUB
Subject (To .....)
sub, subm
submerged.
SUBC
self-unloading bulk carrier
SUBJ
Subject
SUEZMAX
A tanker of the maximum size capable

of transit of the Suez Canal (approx.
150,000 200,000 DWT)
SUPCEN
Supply Center
SUPER
See CERCLA
SUR
Seafarers' Union of Russia (Moscow)
SURPIC
surface picture
SUW
Surface Warfare
SV
Single Visit
SVRP
Switched Voice Replacement Project
SSM
Special Periodical Survey of

Machinery
SSMR
Shore Station Maintenance Request
SSN
Social Security Number
SSO
Source Selection Official
SSO
Special Security Officer
SSR
Software Specification Review
SSR
Supply Support Request
SSR
Surface-Search Radar
SSRR
Ship Station Radio Regulations
SST
simultaneous self-test
SSTDP
Sealift Ship Technology Development

Program
SSTG
Ship's Service Turbo Generator
SSTR
Ship Station Technical Regulations
SSU
seconds Saybolt universal
SSU
Special Service Unit
ST
Special Treatment
STA
Station

SVTT
Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube
SVY
Survey
SW
stud arc welding
SWA
South West Asia
SWAD
Salt Water Arrival Draft
SWAT
South-West Atlantic Region
SWATH
Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull
SWBS
Ship Work Breakdown Structure
SWDD
Salt Water Departure Draft
SWE
Servicewide Exam
SWE
Sweden (Flag)
SWL
Safe working load
SWL
Safe Working Load
SWOT
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities

and Threats
SWR
Standing Wave Ratio; Switcher;

Switch Register
SWS III
Standard Workstation III (Computer

Workstation)
SYN
synchronous idle
SYS
System
SYSGEN
system generation
SYST
System
dry-bulb temperature; elapsed time;

meridian angle; metric ton (tonne);
also temperature;
air temperature correction (altitude);

table; temperature; time; toward
(altitude intercept); true (direction):
search time available; tesla;
temperature, rankin
T&E
Test & Evaluation
T/B
Integrated Tug/Barge
T/C
thermocouple
T/C or TC
Time Charter
T/V
tank vessel
T/V
Tanker Vessel
t^3
wet-bulb temperature.
Ta
tantalum
TAB
Training Allowance Billets
tab.
table.
TAC
Tactical Computer
TAC
Tidal Analysis of Currents
63
TACADE
Department of Transportation Advisory

Council on Alcohol and Drug
Education
TACLET
Tactical Law Enforcement Team
TACON
Tactical Control
T-ACS
Auxiliary Crane Ship
TAD
Temporary Assigned Duty
TAD
Theatre Area Deployment
TAE
Transportation Acquisition Executive
TAG
Technical Advisory Group
TAI
International Atomic Time.
TALFF
Total Allowable Level of Foreign

Fishing
TAM
Transportation Acquisition Manual
tan
tangent.
TANB
Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat
TAO
Tactical Action Officer
TAP
Trajectory Analysis Planner
TAPPI
Technical Association of the Pulp and

Paper Industry
TAPS
Trans Alaska Pipeline System
TAR
Department of Transportation
Acquisition Regulation
TAS
true air speed
TASC
Transportation Administrative Service

Center
TAT
Technical Assessment Team
TATC
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of

Canada
TAV
Total Asset Visibility
TAV
Training Audiovisual
TAX
Storage Tanks Tax
Tb
terbium
TB
true bearing; turning bearing; air

temperature atmospheric pressure
correction (altitude).
TBA
To Be Announced
TBD
To be decided
TBD
To Be Developed/Determined
TBK
Den Norske Trykkbeholderkomite

(Norwegian Pressure Vessel
Committee)
TBN
To Be Nominated
TBS
To Be Scrapped
TBS
Tubeshaft
TBT
Technical Barriers to Trade
TBT
Tributyltin
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Tc
technetium
TEU
Twenty Foot (Container) Equivalent
TC
Technical committee
TF
tropical fresh load line
Tc
thermodynamic critical temperature
TFE
TC
tidal current
telemetry front end; also

tetraflouroethylene
TC
Transport Canada
TFR
temporary flight restriction
TC
true course.
TFRIL
TCA
time of closest approach
Technical Feedback Response

Information Letter
TCA
time of satellite closest approach.
TG
TCC
Transportation Communication Central
time difference of groundwaves from

master and secondary (slave) stations
(Loran).
TcHHW
tropic higher high water.
TGL
Task Group Leader
TcHHWI
tropic higher high water interval.
TGS
TcHLW
tropic higher low water.
TcLHW
tropic lower high water.
time difference of groundwave from

master and skywave from secondary
(slave) station (Loran).
TcLLW
tropic lower low water.
Th
thorium
TcLLWI
tropic lower low water interval.
TH
true heading.
TCM
Task Commitment Memorandum
THD
Total Harmonic Distortion; Total

Dynamic Head
TCM
Telecommunications Manual
THR
(Throughput) Algorithm
TCN
Transportation Control Number
TI
Technical Information
TCP
Telecommunications Plan
Ti
titanium
TCPA
time to closest point of approach.
TIC
The Interdiction Committee
TCT
Tracking Comparison Test
TINWG
TCV
Total Calculated Volume
Training Infrastructure Natural

Working Group
TD
time difference (Loran C).
TIP
Transition and Implementation Plan
TDA
Tactical Decision Aid
TIR
Transport Internationale Routier
TDC
Transportation Development Centre
TIS
Technical Infrastructure Study
TDG
Transportation of Dangerous Goods
TIS
Time in Service
TDM
time division multiplex
TISCOM
TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access
Telecommunications and Information

Systems Command
TDPs
tradeable discharge permits
Tk
tank.
TDS
Target Designation System
TL
Task Leader
TDWDT
Tropical Deadweight
Tl
thallium
Te
tellurium
TL
Turkish Lloyd's (Class Society)
TEA
Targeted Export Assistance
TLC
thin layer chromatography
TECH
Technical
TLE
Temporary Living Expense
TECS
Treasury Enforcement
Communications System
TLL
timber load line
TLP
Tension Leg Platform
TED
Turtle Excluder Device
TLV
Threshold Limit Value
TEDS
Treatment Episode Data Set
TLV STEL
Tel
telephone; telegraph.
Threshold Limit Value Short Term

Exposure Limit
TELEX
teletype
TLV TWA
TEMA
Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers

Association, Inc.
Threshold Limit Value Time Weighted

Average
TLX
teletype
TM
Technical Manual
Tm
thulium
TMB
ISO Technical Management Board
TEMAC
Temporary Active Duty
TEMP
Test and Evaluation Master Plan
TERA
Temporary Early Retirement Authority

TMCR
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Technical Manual Contract

Requirement
TRE
Training Readiness Evaluation
TMG
track made good.
TRIM & STAB
Trim And Stability Booklet
TMOT
Test Management Oversight Team
TRR
Test Readiness Review
TMP
Task Management Plan
TRS
transverse rupture strength
TNK
Tank
TS
Technical Specification
TO
Tender Offer
Ts
TO
Training Officer
time difference of skywaves from

master and secondary (slave) stations
(Loran).
TOCA
Transfer Of Class Agreement (IACS)
TSAC
Towing Safety Advisory Committee
TOD
time of day (clock).
TSARC
TOI
Targets of Interest
Transportation System Acquisition

Review Council
tol
tolerance
TSB
Transportation Safety Board
TONO
Travel Order Number
TSC
Transportation Systems Center
TOP
Technical and Office Protocol
TSCA
Toxic Substance Control Act
TORs
Terms of References
TSD
Time, Speed, and Distance
TOSD
Technical and Operational Services

Directorate
TSG
TOT
Total Loss
time difference of skywave from

master and groundwave from
secondary (slave) station (Loran).
TOV
Total Observed Volume
TSN
track line search, non-return
TOVALOP
Tanker Owners' Voluntary Agreement

Concerning Liability for Oil Pollution
(London)
TSP
Thrift Savings Plan
TSR
track line search, return
TSS
Traffic Separation Scheme
TSS
traffic separation scheme.
TSTA
Tailored Ships Training Availability
TT
Telephone Technician
TTL
Total
TTL
transistor/transistor logic
TTP
telephone twisted pair
TTX
Table Top Exercises
TU
Turkey (Flag)
TUAC
Trade Union Advisory Committee

(OECD)
TUR
Test Uncertainty Ratio; Turret
TW
Tween Decker
TW
Twin Screw
TWC
Total Water Current
TWEA
Trading With the Enemy Act
TWN
Taiwan (Flag)
TWS
Track-While-Scan
TWX
Teletypewriter Message
TX
Transmitter
TxC
Transmit Clock signal (from DCE)
TxD
Transmit Data signal (to DCE)
TxE
Transmit Enable signal (to MAU)
TxS
Transmit Signal (to MAU)
TYCOM
Type Commander
TP
Thermal Protective
TP
Transport Publication
TPA
Thermal Protective Aid
TPC
Tons Per Centimeter (Immersion)
TPFDD
Time Phased Force Deployment Data
tpi
threads per inch
TPI
Tons Per Inch (Immersion)
TPM
Technical Performance Measurement
TPO
Terminal Performance Objective
TPRB
Trade Policy Review Body
TQC
Training Quota Management Center
TQM
Total Quality Management
TR
Technical Report
TR
track.
Tr
transit; tower.
TR
Triple Screw
TR
Trouble Report
TRACE
Technical Review and Consolidation

of Equipment
TRACEN
Training Center
TRADET
Training Detachment
TRANS
Transverse
TRATEAM
Training Team
TRB
Transportation Research Board

TYP
Type
TZn
true azimuth.
upper limb correction for moon;

uranium; also velocity (ft/sec); wind
speed.
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ULCC
Ultra Large Crude Carrier (over

320,000 DWT)
ULD
Unit Load Devices
ULMS
Unit Logistics Management System
ULP
Coast Guard Unit Leadership Program
ULR
ultra-long-range aircraft
UMIB
Urgent Marine Information Broadcast
UMIS
Reserve Unit Management Information

System
UMMIPS
Uniform Material Movement and Issue

Priority System
UMS
Universal Measurement System
UMS
Unmanned Machinery Space
UN
United Nations
UNC
unified coarse thread
UNCED
United Nations Conference on

Environment Development
UNCITRAL
UN Commission on International
Trade and Law
UNCLAS
Unclassified Information
UNCLOS
United Nations Conference on the Law

of the Sea
Uncov
uncovers.
United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (Geneva)
U.Q.
ultra quick flashing.
U.S. Sur M
U.S. Survey mile(s).
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver

Transmitter
UAV
Unmanned Air Vehicle
UBS
universal bulk ship
UC
Unanimous Consent
UCF
Uniform Contract Format
UCMJ
Uniform Code of Military Justice
UCN
Unique Control Number
UCP
Unified Command Plan
UCT
Universal Coordinated Time
UCTE
Union of Canadian Transport

Employees
UD
Unit Designation
UEL
Upper Explosive Limit
UNCTAD
UFAWU
United Fishermen and Allied Workers

Union
UND
Urgency of Need Designator
UFL
upper flammable limit
UNEF
unified extra fine thread
UFS
Unit Financial System
UNEP
UGT
Union Generale de Trabajadores

(Spanish Union)
United Nations Environment

Programme
UNESCO
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
United Nations Educational, Scientific

and Cultural Organisation
UI
Unit of Issue
UNF
unified fine thread
UIC
Unit Identification Code
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for

Refuges
UID
User Input Device
UIR
upper flight information region
UNIDCP
United Nations International Drug

Control Program
UK
United Kingdom
UNIDO
UK P&I
United Kingdom Mutual
United Nations Industrial Development

Organization
UKAPTO
United Kingdom Association of Private

Terminal Operators
UNIDOS II
Mexican Counterdrug Operation
UNREP
Underway Replenishment
UKOOA
United Kingdom Offshore Operators

Association
UOFP
Use of Force Policy
UKR
Ukraine (Flag)
UPH
Unaccompanied Personnel Housing
UL
Underwriters Laboratories
UPR
Unearned Passenger Revenue
UPS
Uninterruptible power supply
UL
upper limb.
UPS
Universal Polar Stereographic.
ULBC
ultra large bulk carrier
ULC
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada
UPV
Un-Inspected Passenger Vessel
UR
Ukrainian Register
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UR
Uruguay Round
USPHS
United States Public Health Service
URL
Universal Resource Locator (Internet

address)
USPS
United States Postal Service
USRT
Universal Synchronous Receiver

Transmitter
URR
Unconstrained Resource Request
US
United States
USTR
United States Trade Representative
USA
United States Army
USTRANSCOM
USACE
United States Army Corps of

Engineers
United States Transportation

Command
USVI
U S Virgin Islands
USAF
United States Air Force
USW
Undersea Warfare
USAID
United States Agency for International

Development
USWMS
Uniform State Waterway Marking

System.
USAR
United States Army Reserve
UT
Universal Time.
USAR
urban search and rescue
UT0
Universal Time 0.
USART
Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous
Receiver Transmitter
UT2
Universal Time 2.
U.S. Standard Code for Information

Exchange
UTB
Utility Boat
UTC
Co-ordinated Universal Time
UTl
Universal Time 1.
UTM
Universal Transverse Mercator
UU
Unless Uses
UUT
Unit Under Test
UUTWCTAUTC
Unless Used In Which Case Time

Actually Used To Count
uv
ultraviolet
UVROM
ultraviolet erasable read only memory
excess of GHA change from adopted

value for 1 hour; speed of search
3
object; volt; also specific volume, ft /lb.
SAR facility ground speed; vanadium;

3
volume, in. ; variation; vertex.
USASCII
USASOA
United States Army School of the

Americas
USB
upper side band
USBM
United States Bureau of Mines
USBP
United States Border Patrol
USC
United States Code
USC
Unless Sooner Commenced
USCG
United States Coast Guard
USCG AUX
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
USCGA
United States Coast Guard Academy
USCGR
United States Coast Guard Reserve
USCS
United States Customs Service
USD
United States Dollar
USDA
United States Department of

Agriculture
USEPA
United States Environmental

Protection Agency
V.Q.
very quick flashing.
V.Q.(3)
group very quick flashing.
USF
United States Forces
vA
volt ampere
USG
United States Code of Federal

Regulations
VAC
Volts Alternating Current
USG
United States Government
VADM
Vice Admiral
USGS
United States Geodetic Survey.
var.
variation.
USIC
United States Interdiction Coordinator

(COMDT, USCG)
VAT
Value Added Tax
VBSS
Visit, Board, Search and Seize
VC
St. Vincent & The Grenadines (Flag)
VCB
vertical centre of buoyancy
VCF
Volume Correction Factor
VCG
vertical centre of gravity
VCO
voltage controlled oscillator
VCS
Vapor Control System
USMC
United States Marine Corps
USMC
US Maritime Commission
USMS
United States Marshals Service (DOJ)
USN
United States Navy
USNR
United States Naval Reserve
USO
United Services Organization

VCV
Vapor Control Valve
VDC
Volts Direct Current
VDR
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VOSS
Vessel of Opportunity Skimming

System
Verband Deutscher Reeder (German

Ship Owner's Association)
VP
vapour pressure
VPD
Vessel Pays Dues
VDR
voyage data recorder
VPF
vector product format.
VDS
Visual Distress Signal
VPP
variable pitch propeller
VDU
Visual Display Unit
VPQ
Vessel Particulars Questionnaire
VE
Value Engineering
VRC
vertical redundancy parity check
VEAF
Venezuelan Armed Forces
VRM
variable range marker.
VECP
Value Engineering Change Proposal
VRP
Vessel Response Plan
VEF
Vessel Experience Factor
VRS
Vapor Recovery System
vel
velocity.
VS
sector search
VENAV
Venezuelan Navy
VSC
Vessel Safety Check
Ver
vertical.
VSI
VERA
Voluntary Early Retirement Authority

(civilian)
Voluntary Separation Incentive

(military)
VSIP
VERTREP
Vertical Replenishment
Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay

(civilian)
VFR
visual flight rules
VSOA
Vessel Safety and Operations Audit
VGB
Virgin Islands, British
VSWR
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
VHA
Variable Housing Allowance
VT
Variable Time
VHF
Very High Frequency
VT-IR
Variable Time - Infrared
VHSD
very high speed data.
VTIS
Vessel Traffic Information System
VHSIC
Very High Speed Integrated Circuit
VTM
Vessel Traffic Management
Vi
violet.
VTMS
vessel traffic management services
VIDS
Vessel Identification and

Documentation System
VTOL
Vertical Take-Off and Landing
VTS
Vessel Traffic Service/System
VIDS
Vessel Identification System
VTSS
vessel traffic separation scheme
VIRES
Vietnam Register
VUT
Vanuatu (Flag)
VISTA
Visit in Support of Training and

Assistance
VLBC
Very Large Bulk Carrier (over 180,000

DWT)
mass flow rate; search sub-area width
sweep width; Waived; watt; tungsten;

west; white.
w.c.
watercolumn (hydrostatic head)
W/M
Weight or Measurement
WAAS
Wide Area Augmentation System,

based on GPS, developed by the
Government of the United States
VLCC
Very Large Crude Carrier (between

160,000 - 320,000 DWT)
VLF
Very Low Frequency
VLR
very-long-range aircraft
VLSI
very large scale integration
VMC
visual meteorological conditions
VMS
Vessel Monitoring System
VNM
Vietnam (Flag)
WAC
Wind Driven Analysis of Currents
VNTSC
Volpe National Transportation

Systems Center
WACAF
West and Central African Region
WAGB
Coast Guard Large Icebreaker
VOCs
volatile organic compounds
WAMS
vol
volcano; volcanic.
Waterways Analysis and Management

System
vol
volume
WAN
Wide Area Network
VOR
VHF omnidirectional radio range
WARC
World Administrative Radio

Conference
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WARC
World Administrative Radio Council.
WLTHOHC
Water Line-To-Hatch Coaming
WAT
Weapons Augmentation/Assist Team
WMD
Weapons of Mass Destruction
WB
Water Ballast
WMEC
Medium-Endurance Cutter
Wb
weber
WMO
World Meteorological Organization.
WBS
Work Breakdown Structure
WMS
Workforce Monitoring System
WBT
Water Ballast Tank
WMU
WC
wind current
World Maritime University (Malmo,

Sweden)
WC
word count
WNA
Winter North Atlantic
WCA
Workforce Cultural Audit
WO
Warrant Officer
WCARIB
Western Caribbean
WOG
Without Guaranty
WCC
Weapon Control Console
WOPA
WCCON
Whether Customs Cleared Or Not
Women Officers' Professional

Association
WCO
World Customs Organization (Ex

Customs Cooperation Council)
WORLD BANK
International Bank for Reconstruction

and Development
WCP
Weapon Control Panel/Processor
WP
Weather Permitting
WCR
Wider Caribbean Region
WP
Working Paper
WCRP
Weapon Control Reference Plane
WP/E
Working Party on Electricity (IACS)
WE
watch error.
WP/FPS
WEMT
West European Confederation of

Maritime Technology Societies
Working Party on Fire Protection and

Safety (IACS)
WP/HE
WEND
World Electronic Navigation Database
Working Party on Human Element

(IACS)
WET
Waterways Evaluation Tool
WP/M
Working Party on Machinery (IACS)
WFTU
World Federation of Trade Unions
WP/S
Working Party on Strength of Ships

(IACS)
WG
Working group
WP/SRC
WG
Wage Grade (civilian)
Working Party on Surveyors Reporting

and Certification (IACS)
WGMC
Working Group on Maritime

Cooperation
WP/SSLL
Working Party on Stability Subdivision

and Load Lines (IACS)
WGS
World Geodetic System.
WPA
Workforce Policy Advisor
WHBS
Waste Heat Boiler Survey
WPB
Weather Patrol Boat
WHEC
High-Endurance Cutter
WPC
World Petroleum Congress
WHFTBS
Waste Heat Fire-Tube Boiler Survey
WPQT
Welding procedure qualification test
WHO
World Health Organization (UN)
WPRFMC
WHOI
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Western Pacific Regional Fisheries

Management Council
WHWTBS
Waste Heat Water-Tube Boiler Survey
WPS
Welding procedure specification
WIBON
Whether In Berth Or Not
WPT
Welding procedure test
WIC
West Indian Commission
WQIS
Water Quality Insurance Syndicate
WIFPON
Whether In Free Pratique Or Not
WQSB
Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill
WIPON
Whether In Port Or Not
WRC
World Radiocommunication
Conference (of ITU)
WISTA
Women's International Shipping and

Trading Association
WRIC
Wire Rods in Coils
WRK
Wrecked
WS
Worldscale
WSF
Weapon System File
WT
watch time.
WT
watertight
wt
weight
Wk
wreck.
WL
water line
WLB
Buoy Tender, Seagoing
WLI
Buoy Tender, Inland
WLM
Buoy Tender, Coastal

WT
Well Testing
WTBS
Water-Tube Boiler Survey
WTD
Watertight Door
WTGB
Icebreaking Tug
WTH
Watertight Hatch
WTO
World Tourism Organisation
WTO
World Trade Organization
WTP
Weekly Training Plan
WTR
Water
Wu
uncorrected sweep width
WWD
Weather Working Days
WWF
Word Wide Fund for Nature
WWM
Waterways Management
WWNWS
70
yr(s), YR(S)
Year(s)
zenith distance.
azimuth angle; zenith; compressibility

factor; effort; Zulu (GMT/Universal
Time)
Z Diff.
azimuth angle difference.
ZAF
South Africa (Flag)
ZC
(See CCS or CS)
ZD
zone description
ZFN
zero order fixed aperture non

redundant sample algorithm
World Wide Navigational Warning

Service.
Zn
azimuth.
WWR
When, Where Ready
Zn
zinc
WWW
World Wide Web
Znpgc
azimuth per gyrocompass.
WX
Weather
Zr
zirconium
ZrO 2
zirconium oxide
Zt
total available effort
ZT
Zero Tolerance
ZULU
(See Z and GMT)
pressure drop ratio
initial position error; parallactic angle.
Xe
xenon
XMTR
transmitter.
XO
Executive Officer
XOFF
Transmitter off
XOL
Excess Of Loss (Insurance)
XON
Transmitter on
XP
external party line
XST
external start
xt
pressure drop ratio factor
xtp
value of x, for a valve fitting assembly
yellow.
SAR facility position error; yttrium;

expansion factor.
Y2K
Year 2000
YAR
York Antwerp Rules
yd(s).
yard(s).
yd
cubic yard
YGS
Year of Grace Survey
YN
Yeoman

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Maritime Acronyms and Abbreviations

altitude intercept (Ho~Hc); altitude

Acquisition, Construction &

amplitude; augmentation; away

Coast Guard Academy Information

Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

Area Control Centre

Automatic Control System Certified

Automatic Control System Certified for

Admiralty List of Radio Signals.

American Maritime Cases

American Council on Education

American Committee for Flags of

Annual Cargo Gear Survey

Allocated Configuration Identification

arithmetical average and Aluminum

Aviation Career Incentive Pay

Always Afloat, Always Accessible

Activity Address Code

Aviation Computerized Maintenance

Administration Acquisition Executive

Activity Control Number

Affirmative Action Plan

Advance Change Notice

American Association of Port Authority

Administrative Contracting Officer

Automated Aid Positioning System

After Action Report

Authorized Certifying Officer

Annual Automation Control Survey

Advisory Committee on Protection of

Association of American Shipowners

Advisory Committee on Offshore

Agency Capital Plan

Alternate Compliance Program

Allocated Baseline Configuration Index

Area Contingency Plan

Activity Based Cost Management

Allowance Change Request

Automated Bridge Control System For

American Chemical Society

Arab Classification Society

Air Control Unit

Air Cushion Vehicle

Americans with Disabilities Act

Automatic Data Annotation System

African/Asian Development Bank

Analog to Digital Converter

Advanced Data Communications

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

American Bureau of Shipping

Maritime Acronyms and Abbreviations

Air Force Base

Allotment Fund Code

Automatic Frequency Control

automatic frequency control.

Alaska Department of Environmental

Accumulated Freezing-Degree Days

American Federation of Information

American Federation of Labor and

Abrasive Flow Machinery

Air Force Machinability Data Center

aeronautical fixed network