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Ac actinium AC Alternating Current A AC altocumulus. a altitude intercept (Ho~Hc); altitude AC&I Acquisition, Construction & factor (change of altitude in 1 minute Improvement of time from meridian transit); ACADIS Coast Guard Academy Information assumed: ampere. System A amplitude; augmentation; away ACC Antarctic Circumpolar Current. (altitude intercept); Arctic/Antarctic (air mass). a semimajor axis; anode; ACC Area Control Centre angstrom; area of pipe; Area; ACC Automatic Control System Certified Acceleration (in general); Ampere; ACCU Automatic Control System Certified for search area. Unattended Engine Room Å angstrom ACD Allocated Configuration A.L.R.S. Admiralty List of Radio Signals. Documentation A.M.C. American Maritime Cases ACE American Council on Education A/C aircraft ACFN American Committee for Flags of A/D analog/digital 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 ACIP Aviation Career Incentive Pay Association ACK ACKnowledge AAAA Always Afloat, Always Accessible ACMS Aviation Computerized Maintenance AAC Activity Address Code 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 Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea AAS Annual Automation Control Survey ACOT Advisory Committee on Offshore AASO Association of American Shipowners Technology AAW Anti-Air Warfare ACP Agency Capital Plan ABAND abandoned. ACP Alternate Compliance Program ABC Activity-Based Costing ACP Area Contingency Plan ABCI Allocated Baseline Configuration Index ACR Allowance Change Request ABCM Activity Based Cost Management ACS American Chemical Society ABCU Automated Bridge Control System For ACS Arab Classification Society Unattended Engine Room ACU Air Control Unit ABL Allocated Baseline ACV Air Cushion Vehicle ABN Abandoned ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ADAS Automatic Data Annotation System ABS American Bureau of Shipping (classification society) ADB African/Asian Development Bank ABS Class of Vessel ADC Analog to Digital Converter ABT About ADCCP Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures

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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 AFDD Accumulated Freezing-Degree Days Conservation AFIPS American Federation of Information ADF Automatic Direction Finding Processing Societies ADIOS© Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone Congress of Industrial Organizations ADLC Advanced Data Link Control AFM Abrasive Flow Machinery ADM Acquisition Decision Memorandum AFMDC Air Force Machinability Data Center ADM Admiral AFN aeronautical fixed network ADM Assistant Deputy Minister AFRA Average Freight Rate Assessment ADNET Anti Drug Network AFRAMAX A tanker of such size as to take commercial advantage under ADOC Air Defense Operations Center Worldscale (generally, tankers 80,000- ADOT Active Duty Other Than Training 119,000 DWT) ADP Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate AFRASEC Afro Asian Organization for Economic Co-operation ADP Automated Data Processing AFSPS Arrival First Sea Pilot Station (Norway) ADPCM Adaptive Differential Probe Code Modulation AFTN aeronautical fixed telecommunications network ADPL Active Duty Promotion List AFTS Automated Funds Transfer System ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution AG Accessibility Guidelines ADS Application Development System AG Algeria (Flag) ADS Automated Data Systems AG Arabian Gulf (See PG) ADS Automated Dependance Surveillance Ag Silver ADSEG Active Duty Supplemental Education Grants AGA American Gas Association ADSS Automated Dependent Surveillance AGC Automatic Gain Control System AGMA American Gear Manufacturers ADSW-AC Active Duty Special Work in Support of Associations Active Component AHL Australian Hold Ladders ADSW-RC Active Duty Special Work in Support of AHP Analytic Hierarchy Process Reserve Component AHS Annual Hull Survey ADT Active Duty for Training AHT Anchor handling tug ADT-AT Active Duty for Annual Training AHTS AHT which is also a combined supply ADT-OTD Active Duty for Training - Other vessel Training Duty AI Airborne Interceptor AEA AEA Technology Plc AI Artificial Intelligence AEB acquisition exclusion boundary. AIChE American Institute of Chemical AEL Allowance Equipage List Engineers AEP Affirmative Employment Program AICP Aviation Inventory Control Point AERO aeronautical. AID Agency for International Development AES Aeronautical Earth Station (USA) AES Atmospheric Environment Services AIGSS Annual Inert Gas System Survey AEW Airborne Early Warning AIM Academy Introduction Mission AF Audio Frequency

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AIMS American Institute of Merchant AMCONSUL American Consulate Shipping Amd Amendment AIMU American Institute of Marine AMEMBASSY American Embassy Underwriters AMIG Australian MAP Interest Group AIP Aeronautical Information Publication AMIO Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations AIRSTA Air Station AMMI Aviation Maintenance Management AIS Aeronautical Information Services Information System AIS Automated Information System AMNI Associate Member of The Nautical AIS Automatic Identification System Institute AISC American Institute of Steel AMOSUP Associated Marine Officers' and Construction Seamen's Union of the Philippines AISM Association Internationale de AMP Aftmost Measuring Point Signalisation Maritime (International AMS Aeronautical Mobile Service Association of Lighthouse Authorities). AMS Annual Machinery Survey AIT Autogenous Ignition Temperature AMS Customs' Automated Manifest System Al Aluminum AMS(R)S Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) aL assumed latitude. Service al assumed longitude. AMSA Australian Maritime Safety Authority Al.,Alt, alternating (light). AMSS Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service Al2O3 aluminum oxide (alumina) AMT Aviation Maintenance Technician ALAMAR Associacon Latinamericano de AMVER Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Armadores (Valparaiso) Rescue System ALARA as low as reasonably achievable AMWELSH 93 Americanized Welsh Coal Charter ALC automatic level control (1993) ALCOAST Message Traffic Intended for Service- ANB Buoy Tender wide Distribution ANC Air Navigation Commission ALCON All Concerned Anch anchorage. ALDIST Message Traffic Intended for District- ANG Air National Guard wide Distribution ANGRC Air National Guard Readiness Center ALE Automatic Link Establishment ANMS Automated Notice to Mariners System. ALGOL ALGorithmic Oriented Language ANPRM Advanced Notice of Proposed ALJC Administrative Law Judge Circular Rulemaking ALJIPP Administrative Law Judge Internal ANS Aquatic Nuisance Species Practices and Procedures ANSC Auxiliary National Supply Center ALLI Annual Load Line Inspection ANSI American National Standards Institute ALMIS Aviation Logistics Management Information System ANSO Association of Naval Service Officers ALPAT Alaskan Patrol ANT Netherlands Antilles (Flag) ALT Administrative Lead Time ANTHAM Antwerp-Hamburg Range ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit antilog antilogarithm. ALU TUCP Philippine Seafarers' Union AO Assignment Officer am amber. AODC Association of Offshore Diving Contractors Am americium AOI Area of Interest AM amplitude modulation AOO Area of Operations AM ante meridian (before noon). AOP Area of Probability AMAB Arctic Marine Advisory Board AOPS Abstract of Operations Data System AMB Ambassador

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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 Annual Cargo Refrigeration System AOU Area of Uncertainty Survey AP Acquisition Plan ARSC aeronautical rescue sub-centre AP Assumed Position. ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center APA Administrative Procedure Act ARTIC Abolish Red Tape in Contracting Program APA Appropriation Purchase Account AS air supply APB Acquisition Project Baseline AS Annual Survey APCIS Asian Pacific Computerized Information System 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 Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (U.S.A.) Inc. APLMRI Atlantic Protected Living Marine Resources Initiative ASBA II A Type of Standard Voyage Charter Party Issued by ASBA APP Application Portability Profiles ASBATANKVOY A Type of Standard Voyage Charter approx. approximate, approximately. Party Issued by ASBA APS Acquisition Phase Summary ASC Accredited Standards Committee APS Arrival Pilot Station ASCII American Standard Code for APSO Asylum Pre-Screening Officer 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 Association of South East Asian Nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, AR&SC Aircraft Repair and Supply Center Philippines, Singapore) ARA Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam ASEE American Society for Engineering (range) Education ARAG Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent ASF Additional Secondary Phase Factor. Range ASF Asian Shipowners' Forum (East Asia ARCC Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination and Oceania) Centre ASGEN As Generated ARCS Admiralty Raster Chart Service (U.K. Hydrographic Office) ASM Anti-Ship Missile/Air-to-Surface Missile ARE United Arab Emirates (Flag) ASMD Anti-Ship Missile Defense ARES Associazione Ricerca e Salvataggio ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ARM asset recycle management ASO Aviation Supply Office ARMS Automated Requisitioning Management System ASPPR Arctic Shipping Pollution Prevention Regulations ARNG Army National Guard ASPR Armed Services Procurement ARNGRC Army National Guard Readiness Regulations Center ASR Automatic Send/Receive ARO Agreement on Rules of Origin (GATT 1994) ASREQ As Requested

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ASSM Anti-Surface Ship Missile AUX KW Auxiliary/Generators Kilowatts (total) AST Aviation Survival Technician AUX(AX) Auxiliary ASTM American Society for Testing and AUXMIS Auxiliary Management Information Materials System ASUW Anti-Surface Warfare AUXOP Auxiliary Operated Stations ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare AUXSARDET Auxiliary Search & Rescue AT Annual Training Detachment At astatine AV Audiovisual AT atomic time. AVDET Aviation Detachment AT Avionics Technician AVIP Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program at.wt. atomic weight AVTRACEN Aviation Training Center AT/FP Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection AW Air Warfare ATA Automated Tracking Aid AWACS Airborne Early Warning and Command ATB Aviation Training Boat System ATC Affordability Through Commonality AWES Association of Western European (NAVSEA Program) Shipbuilders ATC Air Traffic Control AWG American Wire Gauge ATC Aviation Training Center AWO American Waterways Operators ATDNSHINC Any Time Day/Night Sundays and AWPPA Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act Holidays Included AWS American Welding Society ATE Automated Test Equipment AXBS Auxiliary Boiler Survey atm Atmosphere, Atmospheres AXFTBS Auxiliary Eire-Tube Boiler Survey ATN aeronautical telecommunications network AXWHBS Auxiliary Waste-Heat Boiler Survey ATON Aids to Navigation AXWTBS Auxiliary Water-Tube Boiler Survey ATONIS Aids To Navigation Information AY Anniversary Year System AZE Azerbaijan (Flag) ATP Acceptance Test Plan ATP Allied Tactical Publication ATPG Automatic Test Program Generator B ATR Ammunition Transaction Report b barn ATS Air Traffic Services B atmospheric pressure correction (altitude), bearing, bearing angle ATU Administrative Target Unit boron ATU Appropriation Target Unit B&I Benchmark and Improve ATUTC Actual Time Used To Count B/L or BL Bill of Lading ATW Airborne Tactical Workstation B/N Booking Note AU Astronomical Unit. Ba barium Au Gold BA Bridge Administration AUI Access Unit Interface BA Business Analysis AURS Aviation Utilization to Recapitalization BAF Bunker Adjustment Factor Study BAFO Best and Final Offer AUS Australia (Flag) BAH Basic Allowance for Housing AUSREP Australian Ships Reporting System. BAP best available practice AUTODAM Automated Damage Control BAQ Basic Allowance for Quarters AUTODIN Automatic Digital Network BARD Boat Accident Reporting Data AUTRAN Automatic Utility Translator

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BASEEFA British Approvals Service for Electrical BHD Bulkhead Equipment in Flammable BHN Brinell hardness Atmospheres BHS Bahamas (Flag) BASIC Beginner's All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code Bi bismuth BAT best available technology BI Both Inclusive BBB Before Breaking Bulk (i.e. before BIAC Business and Industry Advisory discharge of cargo commences) Committee (OECD) bbl Barrel BIB Budget in Brief BBLS Barrels BIC Basic Instructor Course BC Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk BICC Bureau International des Chambres de Cargoes Commerce BCCP Business Continuity Contingency Plan BIFA British International Freight Association BCD Binary Coded Decimal BIFFEX Baltic International Freight Futures BCH Code for the Construction and Exchange (London) Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk BIH Bureau Internationale de l'Heure. BCH 23 Bulk Chemicals Sub-Committee BIIBA British Insurance and Investment Brokers Association BCIT British Columbia Insititute of Technology (BCIT) BIMCO The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Copenhagen) BCM Bow to Center Manifold Bimcosale The Bimco standard form of bill of sale BCMEA British Columbia Maritime Employers Association BINM Bureau of International Narcotics Matters BCN Billet Control Number BIPM International Bureau of Weights and BCOMP Buffer COMPlete Measures. BDC buffered data channel BIS Bank for International Settlements, BDE below-deck equipment (Basel) BDI Baltic Dry Index BISCO British Iron and Steel Corporation BDI Both Dates Inclusive BISD Basic Instruments and Selected BDT British Dependent Territories 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 Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia (Indonesian Class Society) BEI Banque Europeenne d'lnvestissement bkw breakwater. BEL Belgium (Flag) bl blue. BENDS Both Ends BL Bulgarian Lloyd (Class Society) BER bit error rate BLADING See B/L Bev One billion electron volts; also written BEv, or BEV BLG Subcommittee on Bulk Liquids and Gases (IMO) BFDR Boat and Fire Drill Regulations BLK Bulk BFI Baltic Freight Index (Bulk cargoes) BLKCAR (B/C) Bulk Carrier BFO beat frequency oscillator. BLR Boiler BH Belize (Flag)

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BLRHS Boiler Heating Surface (Combined) BRG Bearing BM Beam Brg. bearing (as distinguished from bearing BM bench mark. 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. BRR Boating Restriction Regulations Navy Program) BS Boiler Survey BMT BMT Marine Information Systems BS British Standard Limited BS&W See S&W BMU Bermuda (Flag) BSC Binary Synchronous Communications Bn beacon. BSC British Shippers Council BNI Bureau d'Orientation de la BSI British Standards Institution Normalisatin en Informatique BSS Basis BNM Broadcast Notice to Mariners BSS 1/1 Basis 1 Port to 1 Port BNTM Broadcast Notice to Mariners BST Builder's Sea Trials BO Boarding Officer BT Berth Terms BOATALT Boat Alteration BT Bow Thruster BOB Bunkers on Board BT Break Transmission BOD Biological Oxygen Demand BTM Boarding Team Member BOD Board of Directors BTM Bottom BOFFER Best Offer BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics BOP Blow Out Preventer Btu British Thermal Unit – 0.252 kcal BOPEC Bonaire Petroleum Corporation N.V. bu blue. BORCO Bahamas Oil Refining Corp. BURRIER Airline Drug Smuggler (Peru) BOSS Boat Outfit and System Support BUSL Stern Loading Buoy Boat BOSVA British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association BV Bureau Veritas BOTB British Overseas Trade Board BVI British Virgin Islands (London) BVS Berggewerkschafitliche BP Business Plan Versuchsstrecke (Germany) BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement BW Biological Warfare Bpgc bearing per gyrocompass. BWAD Brackish Water Arrival Draft BPI Baltic Panamax Index BWI Boating While Intoxicated BPR Business Process Redesign BWM Ballast Water Management BPR Business Process Review BWT Breakwater Vessel bps bits per second BY Budget Year BPSK binary phase shift keying BZ Bravo Zulu BR Brazil (Flag) BR Brazilian Class Society br breakers. C C Celsius (centigrade); chronometer Br bromine time; compass (direction); correction; BRAC Base Realignment and Closure course, course angle; can; cylindrical; BRD By-Catch Reduction Device cove, coverage factor BRF Best Replacement Factor

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C Coulomb, Carbon, or coefficient of CAI Computer-Assisted Instruction discharge, dimensionless CAIRO Consulted, Approves, Informed, C Center (CNTR) Responsible, Not Involved or No Role C&E Customs and Excise (British) CAJEA Council of All Japanese Exporters' C&F Cost, Insurance & Freight Association C&F FO Cost and Freight Free Out cal calorie 3 c.ft./cuft Cubic Feet (ft ) CAL Computer Aided Learning or Conversional Algebraic Language C/B Cost/Benefit 3 cal/cm calorie per cubic centimeter C/C cabin cruiser 3 cal/in calories per cubic inch C/P (CP) Charterparty or Charter Party CALM catenary anchor leg mooring. C/S call sign CALMS Combined Allowance for Logistics and C/V Consecutive Voyage Maintenance Support C2 Command and Control CALS Continuous Acquisition Life-Cycle C2CEN Command and Control Engineering Support Center CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing C2PC Command and Control Personal CAM Computer Assisted Manufacture Computer CAMAC Computer Automated Measurement C3I Command, Control, Communications, And Control and Intelligence CAMP Competitive Acquisition Management C4 Command, Control, Communications, Panel and Computers CAMS Communications Area Master Station C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence CAMTRAP Canadian Arctic Marine Transportation Advisory Panel C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Sensors, and CANDEL Canadian Deleqation Reconnaissance CANTRAC Catalog of Navy Training Courses Ca calcium CAODC Canadian Association of Oil Well CA Center Aft Drilling Contractors CA Competition Advocate CAP Civil Air Patrol CA constant amplitude CAP Combat Air Patrol CA Controlled Atmosphere CAP Condition Assesment Programme Survey CAA Commander, Atlantic Area CAP Condition Assessment Program CAACE Comite des Associations d'Armateurs de la Communaute Europeenne (EU, CAPESIZE Bulk Carrier 100,000-180,000 DWT Brussel) CAPMAN Capabilities Manual CAB Civilian Advisory Board CAPRO Canadian Association of Professional CAC Canadian Advisory Council Radio Operators CAC Citizens Advisory Council CAPs Central Alerting Posts CAC command-and-control (regulation) CAPT Captain CACM Central American Common Market CAR Computer-Aided Repair CAD Computer Aided Design CARAC Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council CAD Computer Assisted Design CARICOM Caribbean Common Market and CAD/CAM Computer Aided Design/Computer Community Aided Manufacturing CART Concept analysis and Review Team CAE Computer Aided Engineering CAS Combined Antenna System CAGE Commercial and Government Entity Code CAS Condition Assessment Survey

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CAS Continuous Automatic Control System CCA Chemical Carriers Association Survey CCA Clinger-Cohen Act CAS Cost Accounting Standards CCA Contamination Control Area CASA/SME Computer and Automated Systems CCAF Comite des Armateurs de France Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers CCARIB Central Caribbean CASCO ISO Committee on conformity CCB Configuration Control Board assessment CCC Carrier container council CASCOR Casualty Correct CCC Clean Caribbean Cooperative CASE Common Applications Service CCC Commodity Credit Corp. Elements CCC Customs Co-operation Council CASO Council of American flag Ship CCD charge-coupled device Operators CCDB Consolidated Counterdrug Database CASP Computer Assisted Search Planning System CCDG# Commander, Coast Guard District # CASREP Casualty Report CCDR Central Configuration Data Responsibility CAT Catalog; Chemical Addition Tank, Computer-Aided Test CCEU Cabinet Committee for the Economic Union CAT Conformance Acceptance Test CCF Capital Construction Fund (U.S.) CATS© Current Analysis for Trajectory Simulations CCG Canadian Coast Guard CATV Community Antenna Television CCGAIR Canadian Coast Guard Air Reporting System CAW Canadian Auto Workers CCIR International Radio Consultative CAXBS Composite Auxiliary Boiler Survey Committee. CB Change Bulletin CCITT Consultative Committee on CB Citizen's Band International Telephony and CB compass bearing. Telegraphy CBA Collective Bargaining Agreement CCLEC Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council CBA Cost-Benefit Analysis CCME Canadian Council of Ministers of the CBD Commerce Business Daily Environment CBDR constant bearing, decreasing range. CCMP Cutter Class Maintenance Plan CBEMA Computer and Business Equipment CCMT Canadian Council on Marine Training Manufacturers Association (See ITI) CCP Contolable Pitch Propeller CBFT Cubic Feet CCPA Canadian Chemical Producers' CBI computer-based information Association cbm/cu.m. Cubic Meters CCR control complexity ratio CBOC Council of Boating Organizations of CCS Communication Station Control Canada System CBR Chemical, Biological and Radiological CCS, CS China Class Society (Formerly ZC) CBR’s Citizens Band Radios CCU Consultative Committee for Units of CBS Cyprus Bureau of Shipping (Class the International Committee of Society) 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 CD Collateral Duty correction.

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CD compact disc read-only memory CEN European Committee for CD Counter Drug Standardisation CD Cut Down, Critical Dimension CEN European Standardization Organization Cd relative capacity factor (Cd=Cv/d2) CENELEC European Committee for CDA Career Development Advisor Electrotechnical Standardization CDB Corporate Database CENSA Council of European and Japanese CDC Center For Disease Control National Shipowners' Associations (London) CDC Course Designers Course CENTAM Central America CDCP Central Data Collection Point CEO Central Engine Overhaul CDCRO Collateral Duty Civil Rights Officer CEO Chief Executive Officer CDG Carriage of Dangerous Goods CEP circular probable error. CDI Chemical Distribution Institute CEPA Canadian Evironmental Protection Act CDM Configuration Data Manager CERCHA Centre d’Etudes et Recherches des CDOC Counterdrug Operations Center Chourbonnage de France (France) CDR Commander CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental CDR Contract Deficiency Report Response Compensation and Liability CDR Critical Design Review Act CDRL Contract Data Requirements List CERT Certificate CD-ROM Compact Disk-Read Only Memory CES coast earth station CDS Construction-Differential Subsidy (46 CESI Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale USC Title V) Italiano (Italy) CDSP Coast Guard Counter Drug Strategic CESMA Confederation of European Union Plan Shipmasters Associations CDSPP Counter Drug Strategic Planning CEU Civil Engineering Unit Process Cf californium Ce cerium CF Center Forward CE chronometer error- compass error. CF Contractor Furnished CE Civil Engineering Cf liquid pressure recovery factor; same CE Concept Exploration as FL CE Conseil de l'Europe (Strasbourg) CFATF Caribbean Financial Action Task Force CEA Cost Effectiveness Analysis CFC Chlorofluorocarbone CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Act CFE/TLE Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty Implementation CEB Concept Exploration Benchmark CFIVAC Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel CEC Canadian Electrical Code Advisory Committee cec centicycle. CFIVSA Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel CEC Commission of the European Safety Act Communities cfm cubic foot per minute CE-CAD Civil Engineering CAD CFO Chief Financial Officer CEDS Civil Engineering Database System CFOA Canadian Ferry Operators’ CEIA cumulative environmental impact Association assessment CFP Contractor Furnished Property cel centilane. CFR Code of Federal Regulations (US) CEMT Conference Europeenne des Ministres CFTBS Cylindrical Fire-Tube Boiler Survey des Transports (OECD) CFTRR Centralized First Term Reenlistment Review

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CFVS Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety CGSIC Civil Global Positioning System (GPS) CFVSC Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Service Interface Committee Coordinator CGSW Coast Guard Standard Workstation CFVSE Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety CGSWAP Coast Guard Software Application Examiner/Exam 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 CH compass heading. Association CHAR character CGAAP Coast Guard Affirmative Action CHAYKA A radionavigation system, similar to Program LORAN-C, operated by the CGAP Coast Guard Acquisition Procedures Government of the Russian CGARC Coast Guard Acquisition Review Federation Council 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 CHOP Change of Operational Commander Environment CHOPT Charterer's Option CGDDMS CG Digital Data Management System CHRC Canadian Human Rights Commission CGDF Coast Guard Dining Facility CHRIS Chemical Hazard Response CGDN Coast Guard Data Network 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 CHTRS Charterers Management System CI Configuration Information/Identification CGI Coast Guard Institute CI Counterintelligence CGI Coast Guard Intelligence Ci curie CGI Coast Guard Investigations CIA Central Intelligence Agency CGI Compressed Gas Institute CIBS Classification information breakdown CGISS Coast Guard Intelligence Support structure System CIC Combat Information Center CGLC Coast Guard Leadership Council CID Component Identification CGMA Coast Guard Mutual Assistance CID Computer Interface Device, Charge CGMS Coast Guard Message System Injection Device CGPC Coast Guard Personnel Command CIE Computer-Integrated Engineering CGPM General Conference of Weights and CIE International Commission on Measures. Illumination CGPMS Coast Guard Preventive/Planned CIF Cost Insurance Freight Maintenance System CIFP Change in Financial Plans CGRIT Coast Guard Recruiting Initiative for CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing the 20th Century CIMS Computer Integrated Manufacturing CGRS Coast Guard Radio Stations System CGS centimetre gram second CINC Commander-In-Chief CGSB Canadian General Standard Board CIO Chief Information Officer CGSD Coast Guard Support Date CIP Capital Investment Plan CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid To

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2 CIP Container Inspection Program cm square centimetre 3 CIPA Classified Information Procedures Act cm cubic centimetre 3 CIPM International Committee of Weights cm /min cubic centimetre per minute 3 and Measures. cm /s cubic centimetre per second CIRC Circulating CMA Companie d'Affretement CIRM Centro lnternazionale Radio Medico CMAN Configuration Manager CIRM International Radio-Maritime CMC Center for Marine Conservation Committee CMC Certification of materials and CIRRS Commercial Interest Reference Rates components CIS Commonwealth of Independent States CMC Classified Material Control CIS Contract Information System CMC Command Master Chief CIT Chartered Institute of Transport CMC Commandant of the Marine Corps CIT U.S. Court of International Trade CMC COSPAS mission control centre CITAT Container Inspection Training (Moscow) Assistance Team CMC Council of Marine Carriers CITS Commandant International Technical CMCCS Continuously Manned Central Control Series Station CIVNA Civilian Needs Assessment CME Assessment Model for Coastal and CIVPMIS Civilian Personnel Management Marine Environments Information System CME Courtesy Marine Examination CIWS Close-In Weapon System CMF Composite Meter Factor CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CMG course made good. CJTK Chief Joint Task Force CMI Comite Maritime International CKD Completely Knocked Down (International Maritime Committee) Cl chlorine CMI Committee Maritime International Cl clearance. (Maritime Law Association) CL Continuous Liner CMIG Canadian MAP Interest Group CL cutter location CMLA Canadian Maritime Law Association CLAMS Clinic Automated Management CMMA Canadian Marine Manufacturers System Association CLARC Coast Guard Legislative Affairs CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Review Council Semiconductor Class Category in classification register CMP (Cutter) Class Maintenance Plan CLC Canada Labour Code CMP Commodity Management Plan CLC International Convention on Civil CMP Configuration Management Plan Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, CMPLUS Configuration Management Unit Level 1969 (and 1992 Protocols) 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 Canadian Marine Response CLK clock Management Corporation CLPR Czech Register of Shipping (Class CMRR common mode rejection ratio Society) 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

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Cn course (as distinguished from course COG Cognizance angle). COG course over ground. CNA Center for Naval Analysis COGLA Canada Oil and Gas Lands CNC Computer Numerical Control Administration CNG Compressed Natural Gas COGSA Carriage of Goods by Sea Act(s) CNIWG Crime and Narcotics Imagery Working (USA) Group COI Certificate of Inspection CNMI Commonwealth of the Northern COI Certificate of Insurance Mariana Islands COI Critical Operational Issue CNO Chief of Naval Operations coL colatitude. CNOPB Canada Newfoundland Offshore COLA Cost of Living Allowance Petroleum Board colog cologarithm. CO carbon monoxide or compliance officer COLREG International Regulations for CO Cargo Oil Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 Co cobalt COM Computer Output Microfilm CO Commanding Officer COMA Committee on Measurement co coral. Accountability co- the complement of (90 minus). COMA Council of Maritime Affairs CO/OIC Commanding Officer / Officer-in- COMB Combination Charge COMCEN Communications Center CO2 carbon dioxide COMCON Command Concern COA Contract of Affreightment COMDT Commandant, U S Coast Guard COA course of advance. COMDTINST Commandant Instruction COB Close / Closing of Business COMDTNOTE Commandant Note COB Container Oil Bulk Carrier COMLANTAREA Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic COBOL Common Business Oriented Area Language COMM Commenced COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget COMMS Communications Reconciliation Act, 1985 COMMSYS Communications System COBSEA Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia COMPACAREA Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area COCO Chief of Contracting Operations COMPSTAT Enlisted Comparative Status Report COCO Command and Control COMSAR Radio Communication and Search and COCO Commander of Chain Operations Rescue (LORAN) COMSEC Communications Security COD Cash On Delivery COMSTA Communications Station COD Certificate of Documentation COMTAC Communications Tactical COD chemical oxygen demand CONCAWE The International Companies' COD Collect on Delivery European Organization for CODAB COnfiguration DAta Block Environmental Health Protection 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 Continuous Alongside Underway COFR Certificate of Financial Responsibility Replenishment (OPA 90) (USA) CONS Construction (CONSTR)

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CONS Consumption Cp stg c course per steering compass. CONT Continued CP/DO Contingency Preparedness/Defense CONUS Continental United States 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 CPC Continued Proficiency Certificate Guard) 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 CPPI Canadian Petroleum Producers List Institute COSCO China Ocean Shipping Co. CPPS Permanent Commission of the South COSH Canada Occupational Safety and Pacific Health CPRMS Civilian Personnel Resource COSPAS Space System for Search of Vessels Management System in Distress CPS characters/cycles per second or COSPAS-SARSAT (Cosmicheskaya Sistyema Poiska conversions per second depending on Avariynich Sudov), Space System for content the Search of Vessels in Distress, Cpsc course per standard compass. Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided CPT Carriage Paid To Tracking CPU Central Processing Unit CoSWP Code of Safe Working Practices For Merchant Seamen CPY Cargo Preference Year COT Cargo Oil Tank CQA Commandant's Quality Award COT Consecutive Overseas Tour CR carriage return character cot cotangent. CR China Corporation Register of Shipping (Taiwan Class Society) COT Curacao Oil Terminal Cr chromium COTHEN Customs Over-the-Horizon Enforcement Network CR Civil Rights COTP Captain of the Port CR Configuration Review COTR Contracting Officer's Technical CR Current Rate Representative CRADA Cooperative Research and COTS Commercial Off-the-Shelf Development Agreement cov coversine. CRB Contract Review Board COW Crude Oil Washing CRC cyclic redundancy check COW/IGS Crude oil Washing & Inert Gas CRF Construction Reserve Fund Systems CRI Circular radio information COWP Contracting Officer Warrant Program CRISTAL Contract Regarding a Supplement to CP Center Point Tanker Liability for Oil Pollution. Oil Companies' supplement to TOVALOP

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CRISTAL Contract Regarding an Interim CSR Contractor Status Report Supplement to Tanker Liability CSR Cutter Support Review CRN Crane CSRS Civil Service Retirement System CRO Civil Rights Officer CSS Centralized Shipboard/Shoreside CRS coast radio station Supply CRS Continuous Refrigeration Survey CSS Code of Shipmanagement Standards crs course. CSS co-ordinator surface search CRS Croatian Register of Shipping (Class CSSQAT Combat System Ship Qualification Society) Assistance Team CRT Cathode Ray Tube CSSQT Combat System Ship Qualification Cs cesium 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 Shipowner’s Association CSU channel service unit CSA Caribbean Shipping Association CT Cargo Tank CSA Command Staff Advisor CT Country Team CSA Configuration Status Accounting CTAC Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee CSAT Combat System Alignment Test CTAC Chemical Transportation Advisory CSB Canada Shipping Board Committee CSBC Canadian Safe Boating Council CTAISB Canadian Transportation Accident CSC Civil Service Commission 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 Convergent Technologies Operating System CSCI Computer Software Configuration Item CTR Container Fitted CSD Combat System Doctrine CTS Clear To Send (from DCE) CSFR Continental Shelf Fisheries Resources CTSH Correction Temperature of Tank Shell CSG Consultative Shipping Group (Forum for shipping discussions with CTT Canadian Transportation Tribunal authorities with 14 West European CTT Communications Training Team countries and Japan) CTU cargo transport unit CSM Cargo Securing Manual CTU Commander Task Unit CSM Closed System Measurement CTVEP Cooperative Towing Vessel CSMA/CD carrier sense multiple access with Examination Program collision detect CTW Cargo Tank, Wing CSMP Current Ship's Maintenance Project CTX Cargo Tank, Common CSMTT Combat System Mobile Training Team Cu copper CSP Career Sea Pay cu in cubic inch CSP commence search point cup cupola. CSP computer set point CUPS Civilian Unified Pay System CSPI College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative Cus Ho customs house.

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CV Cape Verde Islands (Flag) DAC digital to analog converter Cv value sizing coefficient DAC Diversity Advisory Committee CVM Contingent Valuation Method DACOWITS Defense Advisory Committee on CVN C- Carrier, (V) Fixed Wing, (N) Women in the Services Nuclear Powered DAF Delivered At Frontier Cargo CVS Commercial Vessel Safety DAFIS Departmental Accounting and CW Chemical Warfare 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 Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support CWBS Contract Work Breakdown Structure DAPS Days All Purposes CWO Chief Warrant Officer DARE Drug Abuse Resistance Education CWS Compressed Work Schedule DAS data acquisition system CWTBS Cylindrical Water-Tube Boiler Survey DASD direct access storage device CxC Come by Chance DATT Defense Attache CY Calendar Year DAU Defense Acquisition University CY Cyprus (Flag) DAVIS Defense Audiovisual Information CYCLD Cycloidal Propeller System CZ Coastal Zone DAWIA Defense Acquisition Workforce CZ Contiguous Zone Improvement Act CZn compass azimuth. DB Data Base dB decibel DB Double-Bottom D DBA Database Administrator d declination change in 1 hour DBH Destroyed By Hurricane (astronomical); altitude difference; diameter of a valve inlet in inches DBOF Defense Business Operating Fund D deviation; dip (of horizon); distance; DBS Destroyed By Storm destroyed; diameter of pipe, total drift 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 DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency Policy) DCC Damage Control Central D. Lat. difference of latitude. DCE Data Communications Equipment d.p.p. Dirty Petroleum Products DCM Dangerous Cargo Manifest D/A digital to analog DCN Design Change Notice D/I Due In DCO Direct Commission Officer D/O Due Out DCS Distributed Control System dA difference of longitude (time units). DCV chemical vapor deposition DA Double-Acting DD Dry-Docking DAA Data Access Arrangement DDA digitally directed analog DAAS Defense Automatic Addressing DDC Direct Digital Control System DDCMP Digital Data Communications DAC Diagnostic Analysis of Currents Message Protocol

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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 Direction générale de l'inspection des DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid navires DE Subcommittee on Ship Design and DGLONASS Differential Global Navigation Satellite Equipment (IMO) System De total drift error DGPS Differential Global Positioning System DEA Drug Enforcement Administration DGS Dangerous Goods Shipping Dec. declination. DGSR Dangerous Goods Shipping Regulations Dec. Inc. declination increment. DHDATSBE Dispatch Half Demurrage on All Time DECCA A low frequency (LF) hyperbolic Saved Both Ends radionavigation system based on harmonically related continuous wave DHQ mean diurnal high water inequality. transmissions DI Detect and Identify DEDMKO Danmarks Elektriske Material Kontrol DI Domestic Icebreaking (Denmark) DI/OU data input/output unit DEERS Defense Enrollment and Eligibility Dia diaphone. Reporting System dia. or diam diameter DEFCON Defense Condition DID Data Item Description deg. degree(s). DIDS Defense Integrated Data System DEM Demolished DIES Diesel DEM Demurrage diff. difference. DEMIL Demilitarization DII COE Defense Information Infrastructure DEMVAL Demonstration and Validation Common Operating Environment DEN (See HSE) DIN Deutsches Institut fur Normung e.V. DEOMI Defense Equal Opportunity (Germany) Management Institute DIOC Domestic Interdiction Operations Dep. departure. Center DEQ Delivered Ex Quay (Duty Paid) DIP Dust-ignition-proof, Dual In line DERA Defence Evaluation and Research Package Agency (UK) 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 DCE Independent Sublayer, Draft destr. destroyed. International Standard DETR Department of the Environment, DIS Draft international standard (ISO) Transport and the Regions (UK) DISA Defense Information Systems Agency DEU Germany (Flag) DISCH Discharge Dev. deviation. DIST District Commander DEVCO Committee on developing country Dist. distance. matters DISTNET District's Record Message System DF Direction Finding DITCO Defense Information DF Direction-Finder Telecommunication Certification Office DFD Data Flow Diagram DITY Do-It-Yourself Move DFO Department of Fisheries & Oceans DIU Digital Interface Unit

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DIW Dead in the Water DNV Det Norske Veritas (classification DK Deck society) (Norway) DL Data Link - Approximately Layer 2 of DO Defense Operations the OSI model (ISO 7498), Drawing DO Delivery Order List DO Diesel Oil DLA Defense Logistics Agency DOC Document Of Compliance (Part of ISM DLA Dislocation Allowance Code) DLat difference in latitude DOR Dispersant to Oil Ratio DLE Data Link Entity DOCARE Department of Conservation and DLEA Drug Law Enforcement Agency 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 Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards DLQ mean diurnal low water inequality. DOE Department Of Energy DLR Depot Level Reparable DOE Department of Environment's DLRP Data Link Reference Point DOI Department Of the Interior DLS Decoy Launching System DOJ Department of Justice DLSC Defense Logistics Service Center dol dolphin. DLSU Department Legal Services Unit DOP Designated Overhaul Point dm decimeters. DOP Dropping Outward Pilot DMA Defense Mapping Agency DOS Department of State DMA Direct Memory Access DOS Disk Operating System DMACS Debt Management and Collection System DOT Department of Trade DMAHTC Defense Mapping Agency DOT Department of Transportation Hydrographic/Topographic Center. DoT Department of Transportation (British) DMB Datum Marker Buoy DoTI Department of Trade and Industry DMB Disposition Medical Board (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 DP Door Post; Dew Point; Dash Pot; Draft Support Agreement 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 Deployed Port Operations, Security, and Defense DNC Digital Nautical Chart DPRI Directives, Publications, and Reports DNC Digital Navigation Chart. Index DND Deparartment of National Defence DPVOA Dynamic Positioning Vessel Owners DNK Denmark (Flag) Association DNME Dynamic Non Member Economies (in DR Dead Reckoning; Dead Reckoning OECD). 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 Deadweight Cargo Tons, or the weight Ds dip short of horizon. of to be transported under a charter party DSAA Defense Security Assistance Agency DWFN Distant Water Fishing Nations DSB Dispute Settlement Body DWMA Deep Water Mission Analysis DSC Digital Selective Calling DWRRA Deep Water Royalty Relief Act of 1995 DSC Subcommittee on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes, and Dwt deadweight tonnes Containers (IMO) DWT Deadweight Tons DSC Code Code of Safety for Dynamically DX.90 Format for digital cartographic data Supported Craft Dy dysprosium DSCS Defense Satellite Communications DZ danger zone. System DSD double second difference. DSO Designated Senior Official E DSO Digital Storage Oscilloscope e base of Naperian logarithms; origin of DSOT Daily System Operation Test own ship's true vector; eccentricity. DSP diarrhoeic shellfish poisoning E east; modulus of elasticity; total DSP Digital Signal Processor/Processing probable error of position. DSR Data Set Ready E&P Exploration And Production DSR Disability Separation Representative E&P FORUM The Oil industry International Exploration and Production Forum DSRK Deutsche Schiffs Revision und (London) Klassifikation (previous German class society in DDR, now incorporated in E. Int. equal interval; isophase. GL) 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 Electrically Alterable Read Only DTE Data Terminal Equipment Memory DTG Date-Time Group EARS Excellence, Achievement, and Recognition System DTL diode transistor logic EAS East Asian Seas Region DTMF dial tone, multi-frequency EATA Europe Asia Trades Agreement DTO Direct Turnover Material (Conference) DTO Drug Trafficking Organization EBA Emergency Breathing Apparatus DTR data terminal ready

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EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal ECS Electronic Chart Systems Interchange Code ECSA European Community Shipowners' EBL electronic bearing line. Association (EU) EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction ECSA Exchange Carriers Standard and Development Association EC East Coast ECSC European Coal and Steel Community EC electronic chart. ECU European Currency Unit EC European Comunity or European ED Environmental Defense Commission ED existence doubtful. EC&R Environmental Compliance and Ed. Edition Restoration EDA Excess Defense Articles EC/EDI Electronic Commerce and Electronic Data Interchange EDC Electronic Docking Charts ECAREG Eastern Canada Traffic Regulation EDCs endocrine disrupting chemicals System EDD estimated date of departure. ECARIB Eastern Caribbean EDH Effecient Deckhand ECC Environmental Coordinating EDI Electronic Data Interchange Committee EDM electrical discharge machining ECCTT Engineering Casualty Control Training EDP electronic data processing Team EE Employee Express ECD envelope to cycle difference; envelope to cycle discrepancy. EEA European Economic Area ECDB electronic chart data base. EEBA Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus ECDIS Electronic Chart Display and Information System EEBD Emergency Escape Breathing Device ECDP Enlisted Career Development Program EEBD’s Emergency Escape Breathing Devices ECE Economic Commission for Europe, EEC European Economic Community Geneva (UN) EED Electro-Explosive Devise ECE Environmental Compliance Evaluation EEE "European-Economic-Ecological" Program Tanker Design ECI Employment Cost Index EEF Eastern Fishermen Federation ECJ European Court of Justice (EU) EEIS Electronic Equipment Information ECLA Economic Commission for Latin System America (UN) EEMUA Engineering Equipment and Materials ECM electrochemical machining or Users Association electrochemical milling EEO Equal Employment Opportunity ECM Electronic Countermeasures (civilian) ECMA ECMA (formerly European Computer EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Manufacturers Association) Commission ECMT European Conference of Ministers of EEPROM electrically erasable and Transport programmable read only memory ECNH East Coast North of Hatteras EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone ECONOP Engineering Logistics Concept of EFTA European Free Trade Association Operations (Norway, Luxembourg and Iceland) ECOSOC Economic and Social Council of the EFTO Encrypted for Transmission Only United Nations, New York EGC Enhanced Group CallIing. ECP Engineering Change Proposal EGICP Electronics General Inventory Control ECRC Eastern Canada Response Point Corporation EGL Equipment Guide List

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EGNOS European Geostationary Navigation emf electromotive force Overlay System developed by the EMI Electro-Magnetic Interference European Union EMI/EMC Electromagnetic EGT Emergency Gas Turbine Interface/Electromagnetic EHF Extremely High Frequency Compatibility EIA Electronics Industry Alliance EMIF European Maritime Industries Forum EIA Environmental Impact Analysis EMIS Enforcement Management Information EIA environmental impact assessment System EIB European Investment Bank (EU) EMP electromagnetic pulse EIC Equipment Identification Code EMR Electromagnetic Radiation EILSP Electronics Integrated Logistics EMR Energy Mines and Resources Support Plan (Canada) EIR Electronic Installation Record EmS Emergency Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods EIR Electronic Inventory Record EmS Emergency Response Schedules EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMSIS Emergency Shipping Information EIS extended instruction set System EIU Even If Used EMT Emergency Medical Technicians EJMA Expansion Joint Manufacturer's EMU Economic and Monetary Union Association Inc. EMU Electronics Maintenance Unit ELA Euzko Langilleen Alkartasuna (Spanish Basque trade union) EMUG European MAP Users Group ELC Engineering Logistics Center EMW Electromagnetic Wave ELEX Electronics EN Ensign ELEXALTS Electronics System Alterations EN European Norm (Standard) ELF Extremely Low Frequency ENC Electronic Navigation Chart ELINT Electronic Intelligence ENCDB electronic navigation chart data base. ELR extra-long-range aircraft ENG Engine ELSC Engineering Logistics Steering ENG Engineers Committee ENGOs Environmental Non-government ELT Emergency Locator Transmitter Organizations ELT Enforcement of Laws and Treaties ENID enhanced identity ELT-A Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - ENQ inquire Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations ENR En Route ELT-D Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - ENSO El Nino / Southern Oscillation Drugs EO Enabling Objective ELT-L Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - EO Engineer Officer Living Marine Resources EO Equal Opportunity (military) ELVENT Electric Ventilation EO Executive Order EM Electrician's Mate EOA Equal Opportunity Advisor EM electromagnetic (underwater log). EOB Explanation of Benefits em other ship's true vector. EOC End of Contract EMA European Monetary Agreement EOCT End-of-Course Test E-MAIL Electronic Mail EOD Explosive Ordnance Detail EMAS Eco Management and Audit Scheme EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal EMCON Emissions Control EOF end of file EMD Electronics Maintenance Detachment EOIT Engineer Officer in Training Program EMER Emergency

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EOM End of Month ESCA Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical EOQ Economic Order Quantity Analysis EOQ End of Quarter ESCAPE Economic and Social Commission for Asia and South Pacific (UN) EOS End of Season ESD Electro-Static Discharge EOS Equal Opportunity Specialist ESD Emergency shutdown EOT end of tape ESD Estimated Shipping Date EOW Engineer Officer of the Watch ESERB Enlisted Selective Early Retirement EP Electronic Protection Board EP Explosion proof; Emergency Power ESFRS Electronic Supply Fund Reporting EPA Enhanced Performance Architecture System EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESI Environmental Sensitivity Index EPAC Eastern Pacific Ocean Area ESM Electronic Surveillance Measures EPC Ecole des peches de Caraquet ESO Educational Services Officer EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community ESP Enhanced Survey Program Right-To-Know Act ESP Spain (Flag) EPFS Electronic Position Fixing System est estimated EPFS Electronic Position Fixing System EST Estonia (Flag) EPIB Emergency Position Indicating Buoy ET Electronic Technician EPIC El Paso Intelligence Center ET Ephemeris Time. EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio ETA Estimated Time of Arrival Beacon ETC Estimated Time of Completion EPOY Enlisted Person of the Year ETD Estimated Time of Departure EPPP Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Prevention Guide ETR Estimated Time of Repair EPROM erasable programmable read only ETS Estimated Time of Sailing memory ETS European Telecommunication EPS IMO performance standard for ECDIS Standard Eq.T equation of time. ETSF Electronic Trading Stasndard Format EQS Environmental Quality Standard ETSI European Telecommunications EQUIP Equipment ETX end of text EQUIV Equivalent EU European Union ER Engine Room Eu Europium Er erbium EURO European Vessel ER Extended Range EUROS European Community Ship Register er own ship's true vector. EUSC Effective United States Control Vessels ERA Engine Room Assistant eV electron volt ERPAL Electronic Repair Parts Allowance List EW Electronic Warfare ERQ Economic Repair Quantity EWICS European Workshop on Industrial Es Einsteinium Computer Systems ES Electronic Warfare Support EWO Electronic Warfare Officer ES/EA Electronic Support/Electronic Attack EWS Early Warning System ESA EFTA Surveillance Authority EWT Extended Well Testing ESA Endangered Species Act EXIMBANK Export Import Bank of the United ESC European Shippers' Council, Haag States ESC Executive Steering Committee EXIMBANK Export-Import Bank

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EXP Expires FCA Free to Carrier EXT Entity External to the Coast Guard FCA Functional Configuration Audit EXT Extension FCC Federal Communications Commission; Exting extinguished. Frame Code Complement EXW Ex Works FCC Fisheries Council of Canada FCC fully cellular containership FCD Functional Configuration F Documentation f fast; longitude factor; phase correction FCI Functional Configuration Identification (altitude); fixed (light) FCO financed,constructed and operated flattening or ellipticity; friction factor; FCS Fire Control System force, pounds; velocity of approach; latitude factor. FCZ Fisheries Conservation Zone F farad, Fahrenheit, or fluorine FD Free Discharge F&G Fire and gas Fd valve style modifier F.Fl. fixed and flashing. FD&CC Facilities Design and Construction Center F/V Fishing Vessel FD&D/FDD Freight, Demurrage, And Deadfreight FAA Federal Aviation Administration FDCC Facilities Design and Construction FACNET Federal Acquisition Computer Network Center FACS Federation of American Controlled FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface Shipping FDESP Free Dispatch FAD Force Activity Designator FDIS Free Discharge FAI Final Acceptance Inspection FDM Frequency Division Multiplex FAO Food and Agriculture Organization, Roma (UN) FDSS Federal-Wide Drug Seizure System FAQ Frequently Asked Question FDX full duplex FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation Fe iron FARA Federal Acquisitions Regulations FEA Feature; Finite Element Analysis Automated FeCl3 ferric chloride FAS Free Alongside Ship FEEF Facilities Energy Efficiency Fund FASA Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of FEHB Federal Employees Health Benefits 1994 FEM Federation Europeenne De La FASA Federation of Asian Shipowners' Manutetion Associations FEM Finite Element Methods FAT Factory Acceptance Test FEMA Federal Emergency Management FAT Final Acceptance Test Agency FAT First Article Test FEMSS Facility Engineering Management FAX Facsimile Support System FBCI Functional Baseline Configuration FEORP Federal Equal Opportunity Index Recruitment Program FBE Fleet Battle Experiment FEPORT Federation of European Private Terminal Operator FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FERS Federal Employees Retirement FBL Functional Baseline System FBM Foot Board Measure FEU Forty-Foot Equivalent Unit (Container) FBR Feedback Report FF form feed FC Facilitation Committee (IMO) FFA Forum Fisheries Agency FC Firing Channel FFAW Fisherman, Food, and Allied Workers

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FFLA Family Friendly Leave Act FLP combined liquid pressure recovery FFT Fast Fourier Transform factor and piping geometry factor of a valve with reducers FFV Foreign Fishing Vessel FLS Fleet Logistics Savings FG Fighter Group FLS Fleet Logistics System FGP Fiberglass Pipe FLSA Fair Labor Standard Act FHEX Fridays, Holidays Excepted (Muslim Countries) FLSIP Fleet Logistics Support Improvement Program FHINC Fridays, Holidays Included (Muslim Countries) Fm fermium FHWA Federal Highway Administration FM Field Manuals FI Facility Inventory FM Flowmeter; Fire Main; Field Multiplex; Frequency Modulation; Factory Mutual FIA Financial Inventory Accounting FM Frequency Modulation FIATA Federation Internationale des Associations de Transifaires et fm(s) fathom(s). Assimiles (Zurich) FMC Federal Maritime Commission (USA) FIATA Federation of Freight Forwarders FMEA Failure mode and effect analysis Associations FMECA Failure Mode and Effects Criticality FIC Flight Information Centre Analysis FID Foreign Internal Defense FMF Foreign Military Financing FIFO First In, First Out FMFIA Federal Managers' Financial Integrity FIIG Federal Item Identification Guide Act FIIN Federal Item Identification Number FMFP Foreign Military Financing Program FILO Free In/Liner Out FMIS Facility Management Information System FIN Finland (Flag) FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act FINAIDS Financial Aid Sheets FMP Fishery Management Plan FINCEN Finance Center FMP Fleet Modernization Program FIO Free In and Out FMP Foremost Measuring Point FIR flight information region FMS flexible manufacturing system FIT Fault Isolation Test FMS Foreign Military Sales FK ratio of specific heats factor FN Fidenavis S.A. (Spanish Class FL liquid pressure recovery factor Society) fl oz fluid ounce FND Foundered Fl. flashing (light). FNI Fellow of The Nautical Institute Fl. (2) group flashing (light). FNP Federal Navigation Plan Fl. (2+1) composite group flashing (light). FO Fuel Oil FLAR Forward Looking Airborne Radar FOB Free On Board FLAR forward-looking airborne radar FOC Flag of Convenience FLC Fleet Logistics Center FOC Full Operational Capability Global FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Navigation Satellite System, based on Center GPS and EGNOS, developed by the European Union FLIR Forward-Looking Infrared Radar FOCA Federation of Ontario Cottager's FLIS Federal Logistics Information System Association FLO/FLO Float On / Float Off FOG For Our Guidance FLOCS Fast Lube Oil Change System 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 FREDIM FINCEN's Rapid Electronic Data Shipbrokers and Agents Interchange Method System FONASBA Federation Of National Associations of FRHC Fraser River Harbour Commission Shipbrokers & Agents FRN Foreign Vessel FONSI Finding Of No Significant Impact FRP Facility Response Plan (Environmental Assessment) FRP Fiber Reinforced Plastic FOQ Free On Quay FS Fire & Safety Technician FORACS Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy Check Sight FS Food Service Specialist FORMICA Foreign Military Intelligence Collection FS laminar flow coefficient Activity 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 FSD Full Scale Development Evaluation FSG Federal Supply Group FOUO For Official Use Only FSH Fishing Vessel FOW First Open Water FSI Flag State Implementation FOW Free On Warf FSI Subcommittee on Flag State FP IMO Sub-committee on Fire Protection Implementation FP piping geometry factor FSK frequency shift keying FP Subcommittee on Fire Protection FSR Frequency Spectrum Reallocation (IMO) FSR full scale range FPA Financial Property Accounting FSS Code Fire Safety Systems Code FPA Free of Particular Average FSY frame synchronizer FPDEER Fire Protection, Detection, and FT Fire Control Technician Extinguishing Equipment Regulation ft foot FPEB Formal Physical Evaluation Board ft lb foot pound FPLA Field-Programmable Logic Array ft. foot, feet. fpm foot per minute ft/min feet per minute FPMR Federal Property Management Regulation ft/s feet per second; also written ft/sec 2 FPR Failed Parts Reporting ft square feet 3 FPS Floating Production and Storage ft cubic feet 3 fps foot per second ft /hr cubic feet per hour 3 FPSO floating production,storage and ft /min cubic feet per minute 3 offloading system ft /s cubic feet per second FR Federal Register (U.S.) FTA Federal Transit Authority FR Force Revision FTA Financial Transfer Authorization FR Frame (FRM) FTAM file transfer access and management Fr Francium FTBS Fire-Tube Boiler Survey FR Reynolds number factor FTC fast time constant. FRA Federal Railroad Administration 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 gal/s gallons per second Coordinator GAO General Accounting Office FTS Federal Telecommunications System GAT Greenwich apparent time. FTSC Fleet Technical Support Center GATS General Agreement on Trade in FTX Field Training Exercises Services FUND Ship Financing Revolving Fund GATT General Agreement On Tariffs and FV First Visit 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 Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied FWD Forward Gases in Bulk FWDD Fresh Water Departure Draft GCBS General Council of British Shipping FWE Finished With Engines GCLWD Gulf Coast Low Water Datum. FWP Federal Women's Program GCM General Court-Martial FWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Act GCP Gun Control Panel FWS Fish and Wildlife Service Gd gadolinium FXP Fleet Exercise Publication GDOC Geographic Display Operations FY Fiscal Year 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 G GEN General Cargo g acceleration due to gravity; Greenwich GES ground earth station meridian (lower branch): gram. GESAMP Joint Group of Experts on the G Greenwich meridian (upper branch); Scientific Assess-ment of Marine grid (direction); gravel; green; specific Environmental Protection gravity GF Government Furnished G- USCG Headquarters Office Staff Symbol GFCS Gun Fire Control System G.A./GA General Average GFE Government Furnished Equipment 3 GFI Government Furnished Information g/cm grams per cubic centimetre g/L grams per litre GFM Government Furnished Material G7 Group of Seven Nations (United GFP Government-Furnished Property States, Canada, Japan, Britain, GH grid heading. France, Germany, and Italy) GHA Greenwich Hour Angle Ga gallium GHz gigahertz

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GI Greenpeace International GOV Gross Observed Volume GIFA Governing International Fisheries GP geographical position. Agreements GP Group GILS Government Information Locator GP&C Global Positioning and Service Communications GIS Geographic Information System Gp. Fl. group flashing. GIS German International Ship Register GPA GATT Procurement Agreement GIWA Global International Waters GPA/LBA Global Programme of Action for the Assessment Protection of the Marine Environment GL Germanischer Lloyd (German Class from Land-Based Activities Society) GPETE General Purpose Electronic Test GLA General Lighthouse Authority Equipment GLA Great Lakes Area GPG General Policy Group (IACS) GLIB Great Lakes Icebreaker gph gallons per hour (flow) GLIPM Great Lakes Icebreaking Performance GPIB General Purpose Instrumentation Bus Model GPO Government Printing Office GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System GPRA Government Performance and Results operated by the Government of the Act Russian Federation GPS Global Positioning System GLRC Great Lakes Response Corporation of Canada 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 GRD Geared System (IMO) GRI group repetition interval. GMF Ground Mobile Forces GRIN graded index fiber (optical fiber) GMFA Grand Manan Fishermen’s Ass’n GRN Grounded GMR Ground Mobile Radar GRP Glass Reinforced Plastic GMS Gun Mount System GRP Group GMT Greenwich Mean Time (Universal/Zulu GRS Gears Time) GRT Gross Registered Tonnage GN Grain GS General Schedule (civilian) GNCN General Conditions GS ground speed GNP gross national product GSA Government Service Administration GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System GSB Guaranteed Safe Berth GNSS/2 Future Global Navigation Satellite GSR Ground Surveillance Radar System, partially developed by the European Union GST Greenwich sidereal time. GNWT Government of the Northwest GSV Gross Standard Volume Territories GT Gross Tonnage GO Gas Oil GT Gross Tons GOC General Operators' Certificate with gt gross tons regard to GMDSS GTAW Gas Tungston Arc Welding GOM Government of Mexico GTEE Guarantee GOM Gulf of Mexico GTMO Guantanamo Bay, Cuba GOMEX Gulf of Mexico GUCL General Use Consumables List GOTS Government Off the Shelf System GV grid variation.

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GWS Gun Weapon System HDLTSBENDS Half Dispatch Lay Time Saved Both Gy gray Ends GZn grid azimuth. HDPS Harbor Defense/Port Security HDWTS Half Dispatch Working Time Saved HDX half duplex H HE heeling error; height of eye. h altitude (astronomical); height above HE High Explosive sea level; hours (also abbreviated hr); HE Human Element valve travel function (fluid head feet) HEC High Endurance Cutter H henry, hydrogen, and valve travel in inches (fluid head) HELCOM Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission hH.W.F.&C. high water full and change. HEL-H heavy helicopter H2CrO4 chromic acid HEL-L light helicopter H2O water HEL-M medium helicopter H2S hydrogen sulphide HEP Hispanic Employment Program H2S4 sulphuric acid HERF Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation ha apparent altitude. to Fuel HA Hatch HERO Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation HA Humanitarian Assistance to Ordnance HACS Hazards Assessment Computer HERP Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation System to Personnel HACU Hispanic Association of Colleges and Hf hafnium Universities hf height above sea level in feet. HANDYMAX Bulk Carrier 35,000-50,000 DWT HF High Frequency HANDYSIZE Bulk Carrier 10,000-35,000 DWT HFDL High Frequency Data Link HAZMAT NOAA's Hazardous Materials HFO Heavy Fuel Oil Response and Assessment Division Hg mercury HAZOP Hazard and operability (study) HGE Harmonisation Group on ECDIS HBA Health Benefits Advisor HH Small Arms Instructor Designator HBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities HHP High holding power (anchors) HBL Hydrostatic Balanced Loading HHS Health and Human Services Hc computed altitude. HHW higher high water. HC Hydraulic Coupling HHWI higher high water interval. HCA Head of the Contracting Activity HICOM High Command Worldwide Voice Network HCFC Hydro-Chlorofluorocarbone HIDTA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area HCG Haitian Coast Guard HIG High Interest Grid HCl hydrochloric acid HIN Hull Identification Number HCPV High Capacity Passenger Vessel HIPPS High integrity pressure protection HCRF Hydrographic Chart Raster Format system HDC Harbor Defense Commander HIPS High integrity protection system HDCU Harbor Defense Command Unit Hk hulk. HDDR high density digital recording HLCD high level computing device Hdg. heading. HLHI high level human interference HDIP Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay HLOI high level operator interface HDLC high level data link control HLW higher low water.

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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 HR Human Resources Company hr rectified (apparent) altitude. HMER Hazardous Materials Emergency hr. hour, hrs., hours. Response HRD Human Resource Development HMIN Hazardous Material Inventory HRDC Human Resources Department HMIS Housing Mangement Information Corporation System HRP Human Resources Plan HMS Heavy Metal Scraps HRSIC Human Resource Services and HMT Harbor Maintenance Tax Information Center HN Host Nation HS Harmonized Commodity Description HNS Convention on the Carriage of and Coding System Noxious and Hazardous Substances HS Health Services Technician by Sea hs sextant altitude. HO Heavy Oil HSC Hardware Systems Command HO Hold HSC Headquarters Support Command Ho holmium HSC International Code of Safety for High- HO Honduras (Flag) Speed Craft (IMO) HO Hydrographic Office (UK), observed HSD high speed data. height HSDN High Seas Drift Net Ho observed altitude. HSE health safety and HOA Head of Operating Administration environmental,Health and Safety Hor Cl horizontal clearance. Executive (UK) HOR Horizontal HSE/HSI Human Systems Engineering/Human Hor horizontal. Systems Interface HOWG Haiti Operational Working Group HSI Human Systems Integration HP high pressure HSRP Hydrographic Standardized Raster Product HP horizontal parallax. HSSC Harmonized System of Survey and HP Horsepower Certification Hp precomputed altitude. HSWA Health and Safety at Work Act Hp/h horsepower hour ht tabulated altitude. Hp stg c heading per steering compass. HTA High Threat Area hp/in. horse power per inch HTS Harmonized Tariff Schedule 3 hp/in. /min horse power per cubic inch per minute HTSUS Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the Hpgc heading per gyrocompass. United States HPHT High pressure high temperature HUMINT Human Intelligence HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring HVAC Heating, Ventilation and System 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 International Aeronautical and HWI high water interval, mean high water Maritime Search and Rescue Manual lunitidal interval. IAPH International Association of Ports and HWQ tropic high water inequality. Harbors HYPOT High Potential Test for Electric IAR instruction address register Equipment IAS Initial Assessment Survey Program HYT High Year Tenure (enlisted) IASST International Association for Sea Hz Hertz. Survival Training IAU International Astronomical Union. IAW In Accordance With I IB Ice Breaker I current or moment of inertia; also IBC International Code for the Construction iodine; inclination (of satellite orbit); and Equipment of Ships Carrying I instrument correction. Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk IBCS Integrated bridge control system I&C instrument and control I&S Interchangeability and Substitutability IBCs Intermediate Bulk Containers I.Q. interrupted quick flashing. IBIA International Bunker Industry Association Ltd I.S. Intrinsic Safety IBM Integrated Business Management I.U.Q. interrupted ultra quick flashing. IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction I.V.Q. interrupted very quick flashing. and Development, Washington I/B inboard IBS Integrated Bridge System I/O input/output IBU Inshore Boat Unit I/P current to pressure transducer; IBUDS Integrated Budget Development current/pneumatic; current/pressure System IA institutional analysis IC index correction. IA instrument air IC Industry Canada IAC Information Analysis Center IC integrated circuit IACM Interagency Assessment of Cocaine IC Internal Combustion Movement ICAB International Cargo Advisory Bureau IACS International Annealed Copper Standard ICAM integrated coastal area management IACS International Association of ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization Classification Societies ICC Intelligence Coordination Center IADC International Association of Drilling Contractors (Houston/Amsterdam) ICC International Chamber of Commerce 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 Interface Control IAG Interagency Agreement Drawing/Documentation IAGC Independent Analysis Government ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Contractor IAIN International Association of Institutes ICFTU International Confederation of Free of Navigation Trade Unions ICHC AInternational Cargo Handling IALA International Association Lighthouse Coordination Association Authorities IAlN International Association of Institutes ICHCA International Cargo Handling Co- of Navigation ordination Association (London) ICJ International Court of Justice

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ICLL International Convention on Load IFB Invitation for Bid Lines IFC Intelligence Fusion Center ICM integrated coastal management IFC International Finance Corporation ICOTAS International Committee on the IFF Identification Friend or Foe Organization of Traffic at Sea (London) IFF if and only if ICP integrated circuit piezoelectric IFIP International Federation for Information Processing ICP Inventory Control Point IFO Intermediate Fuel Oil ICPL International Committee on Passenger Lines IFQ Individual Fishing Quota ICS Incident Command System IFR Instrument Flight Rules ICS Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers: IFR Interim Final Rule ICS International Chamber of Shipping IFRB International Frequency Registration (London) Board ICS International classification for IFSMA International Federation of Ship standards Masters Association ICS International Code of Signals IFTPA International Forest Product Transport Association ICS International Commission on Shipping IG Inert Gas ICVE Initial Control Verification Examination IG Inspector General ICW Interactive Courseware IGC Intergovernmental Conference (EU) ICW Intracoastal Waterway. IGC International Code for the Construction ICWG Interface Control Working Group and Equipment of Ships Carrying ICZM Integrated Coastal Zone Management Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IMO). 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 International Harbour Masters' IDPL Inactive Duty Promotion List Association IDS Integrated Deepwater System IHO International Hydrographic Organisation IDT Inactive Duty for Training IHP Indicated Horsepower IDU Interface Data Unit - Defined in ISO 7498 IICL Institute of Internatioanl Container Lessors IE International Engagement IIMS International Institute of Marine IEC International Electrotechnical Surveyors Commission IIP International Ice Patrol IEE Institution of Electrical Engineers (England) IIR Intelligence Information Report IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic IIW International Institute for Welding Engineers Inc. IJC International Joint Commission IEP Item Entry Proposal IL Identification List IETMS Interactive Electronic Technical ILA International Law Association Manuals ILA International Longshoremen's IEU Independent Economic Unit Association (Employed Person) ILLC International Convention on Load IF intermediate frequency Lines IFAC International Federation of Automatic ILO International Labor Organization Control (Geneva) (UN)

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ILS instrument landing system IMPA International Marine Purchasing ILSM Integrated Logistics Support Manager Association ILSMT Integrated Logistics Support IMPA International Maritime Pilots Management Team Association ILSP Integrated Logistics Support Plan IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card ILU Institute of London Underwriters IMPT Integrating Matrix Project Team ILWA International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union IMQR Institut maritime du Québec, Rimouski ILWU International Longshoremen's & IMS Integrated Maintenance Standards Warehousemen's Union IMSA Institute of Marine Safety Auditors IM Integrity Monitoring IMU International Maritime Union (Latin IMA Individual Mobilization Augmentation America) IMAGE International Mexican American IN India (Flag) Association of Government In indium Employees in. inch, inches. IMarE Institute of Marine Engineers in. lb inch pound IMAT Incident Management Assist Team in. or [.30] inch IMB Initial Medical Board in./min inch per minute IMB International Maritime Bureau in./rev inches per revolution (Established by ICC to fight against fraud) in./s inches per second 2 IMC Institute of Measurement and Control in. square inches 2 IMC instrument meteorological conditions in. /h square inch per hour 2 IMCA International Maritime Contractors in. /min square inch per minute 3 Association in. cubic inches 3 IMDG Code International Maritime Dangerous in. /h cubic inch per hour Goods Code 3 in. /min cubic inch per minute IMEC International Maritime Employers' INBD Inboard Committee INCOTERMS International Commercial Terms IMET International Military Education and Training INCSR International Narcotics Control Strategy Report IMF International Monetary Fund IND Indication IMIF International Maritime Industries Forum INF Code International Code for the Safe Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, IMIF International Maritime Industry Forum Plutonium and High-level Radioactive IMINT Imagery Intelligence Wastes in Flasks on Board Ships IMISS International Maritime Information INFO Information Safety System INIEX Institut National des Industries IMLA International Maritime Lecturers Extractives (Belgium) Association INLS-code International Noxious Liquid IMLI International Maritime Law Institute Substances (IMO) INM International Nautical Mile. IMMARSAT International Maritime Satellite INMARSAT International Maritime Convention on Organisation Communication by Satellite (London). IMMS Inventory Maintenance Management INS Immigration and Naturalization Service System INS inertial navigation system IMO International Maritime Organization (London) (UN) INS Integrated Navigational Systems IMOSAR IMO Search and Rescue Manual

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INSROP International Northern Sea Route IPTS International Practical Temperature Programme 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 IRIG Inter Range Instrumentation Group Shipowners (London) IRIS Incident Reporting Information System INTERCO International Code of Signals IRL Republic of Ireland (Flag) INTERPOLE International Criminal Police IRM Information Resources Management Organization IRN Inspection release note Intertanko International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Oslo). IRN Iran (Flag) INTSUM Intelligence Summary IRP image-retaining panel. IO Ice Operations IRQS Indian Register Quality Systems IO Investigating Officer IRR Individual Ready Reserve IOA Independent Operational Assessment IRS Indian Register of Shipping (Class Society) IOC Initial Operational Capability IRT In Reference To IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO IS Information System IOI International Ocean Institute IS Intact Stability Code (IMO) IOL Initial Outfitting List IS Intrinsically Safe; inside; International Standard IOLT Institute of Logistics and Transport ISA Instrument Society of America ION Institute of Navigation. ISAR Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar IOPC International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (See CLC) ISB In Situ Burn IOPP International Oil Pollution Prevention ISBN International standard book number Certificate (ISO 2108) IOR Indian Ocean Region ISC Integrated Support Command IOT&E Independent Operational Test and ISD Instructional Systems Evaluation Design/Development IOTEA Independent Operational Test and ISDN Integrated Systems Digital Network Evaluation Advisor 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 International Shipping Federation IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate (London) Change ISGOTT International Safety Guide for Oil IPD Issue Priority Designator Tankers and Terminals IPDE Integrated Product Data Environment ISI Initial Safety Inspection IPG Issue Priority Group ISID International Ship Identification Database IPO Indoctrination Petty Officer ISIL Interim Support Items List IPPS Integrated Personnel and Payroll System ISIP International School for Inspectors of Petroleum IPT Implementation Planning Team ISL Inactive Status List ISLW Indian spring low water.

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ISM Code International Safety Management ITOPF International Tanker Owner Pollution Code (IMO). Federation Ltd. (London) (Manage ISMA International Ship Managers TOVALOP) Association ITOS International Tug of Opportunity ISMC International Ship Management Code System ISO International Organisation for ITRO Inter-Service Training Review Standardisation Organization ISOA International Support Vessels Owners' ITS Integrated Technical Support Association (London) ITS Intelligent Transport Systems ISP Information Strategy Planning ITS International Tanker Service ISP Information Systems Plan ITU International Telecommunications ISP International Standardized Profiles Union. ISR Israel (Flag) ITU-R ITU Radiocommunication Sector (former CCIR) ISS Instructional Systems Specialist ITU-T ITU Telecommunication Standardization ISS Interservice Supply Support Sector (former CCITT) ISSA International Ship Supplies ITW Independent Tank, Wing Association ITX Independent Tank, Common ISSN International standard serial number (ISO 3297) IU If Used ISSR Internal Supply support Request IUA International Underwiting Association ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation IUCN World Conservation Union Efficiency Act IUGG International Union of Geodesy and ISTS Institute for Space and Terrestrial Geophysics. Science IUHTAUTC If Used, Half Time Actually to Count ISTU Inter-Service Training Unit IUMl International Union of Marine ISU International Salvage Union 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 Independent Verification and Validation IT Italy (Flag) IVD integrated voice data LAN ITAE integral time absolute error IWA International Wheat Agreement ITB Integrated Tug Barge IWG Counternarcotics Interagency Working ITC Independent Tank, Center Group ITC International Tonnage Convention IWL Institute Warranty Limits ITC International Trade Commission IWW Intracoastal Waterway. ITC International Transport Committee ITD International Training and Technical Assistance Division J ITF International Transport Workers' J irradiation correction (altitude). Federation (London) J joule ITI Industrial Technology Institute 2 J/cm joule per square centimetre ITI Information Technology Industries Council (formerly CBEMA) JAOC Joint Air Operations Center ITMRA Information Technology Management JCET Joint/Combined Exercises for Training Reform Act JCL job control language ITOF International Tankers Oil Pollution JCN Job Control Number Fund

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JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff Kc cavitation index JEEP Joint Emergency Evaluation Program kc kilocycles JEIDA Japan Electronic Industry kcal kilocalorie Development Association KDP Key Decision Point JETRO Japan External Trade Organization KEYMAT Cryptological Keying Material JFTR Joint Federal Travel Regulation kg kilogram 3 JIATF Joint Interagency Task Force kg/m kilograms per cubic metre 2 JIG Joint Industry/Government Operation kg/mm kilograms per square millimetre 3 JIP Joint Industry Project kg/mm kilograms per cubic millimetre JIS Japanese Industrial Standards kg/s kilograms per second JLC Joint Logistics Commanders Kh fluid force coefficient JMCIS Joint Maritime Command Information kHz kilohertz. Exchange kl kilolitre JMIE Joint Maritime Information Element km kilometre JOMSCC Joint Operations/Marine Safety Coordinating Council km/s kilometre per second JONA Junior Officer Needs Assessment kn knot, knots. JOOD Junior Officer of the Day/Deck KO Contracting Officer JOTFOC Justification For Other Than Full and KOR South Korea (Flag) Open Competition kPa kilopasca JOTS Joint Operational Tactical System KR Korean Register of Shipping JOVIAL Jules' Own Version of International (classification society) Algorithmic Language Kr krypton JPN Japan (Flag) KSAA Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes, and JPR Job Performance Qualifications Abilities JQR Job Qualification Requirement ksi 1,000 pounds per square inch JR Jugoslav Register (Yugoslavian Class KSR Keyboard Send/Receive Society) kt knot (nautical miles per hour) JRCC joint (aeronautical and maritime) kt knot (nautical miles per hour) rescue co-ordination centre KTM Keel To Mast JROTC Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps kV kilovolt JRR Joint Rating Review kVA kilovolt ampere JRSC joint rescue sub-centre KVVD Kelvin Varney voltage divider JSG Joint Steering Group KW Kilowatt JTA Job Task Analysis kW kilowatt JTF Joint Task Force JU Jack-Up (MODU) JUMPS Joint Uniform Military Pay System L JV Joint Venture l difference of latitude; logarithm, logarithmic, litre; length; search sub- area length L latitude; lower limb correction for K moon. K Kelvin; also ratio of specific heats; Kilobyte L.Fl. long flashing. Ka air spring rate (lb/in) L/C Letter Of Credit KB Bernoulli coefficient L/min litre per minute kbit/s Thousand bits per second La lanthanum

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LAC Leadership Advisory Council LCDR Lieutenant Commander LAFTA Latin American Free Trade LCF longitudinal centre of flotation Association LCI Little Cornwallis Island LAMP Large Amplitude Motions and Loads LCIE Laboratoire Central Des Industries LAMPS Light Airborne Multipurpose Electriques (France) LAMS Leadership and Management School LCL Less than Container Load LAN local apparent noon (nautical),local LCP Legislative Change Proposal area network LCU local control unit LAN local apparent noon. LDC Leadership Development Center LAN Local Area Network LDGINST Loading Instrument LANBY large automatic navigational buoy. LDGMANUAL Loading Manual LANT Atlantic LDM Limited Distance Modem LANTAREA Atlantic Area LDP Coast Guard's Leadership Lash lighter aboard ship 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 LEDs Emitting Diodes Database LEI Leadership Effectiveness Inventory lb pound LEIS Law Enforcement Information System 3 lb/ft pound mass per cubic foot LEIS II Law Enforcement Information System lb/gal pound mass per gallon LEL Lower Explosive Limit (Lower 3 lb/in pound mass per cubic inch Flammable Limit) 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 Lower Flammable Limit (Lower LCB line of constant bearing 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 Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act LCCS LORAN Consolidated Control System LHWI lower high water interval. LCD liquid-crystal display 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 LORAN-C Operations Information LISP list processing language System LIST London Institute of Shipping and LOL limitation of owner's liability, loss of life Transport 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 LOP Line of Position Load Lines) LOR letter of readiness LL lower limb. LORA Level of Repair Analysis LLA Local Lighthouse Authority LORAN Long-Range Aid to Navigation LLC Logical Link Control Loran long-range aid to navigation LLEI low level engineering interface LORAN-C A low frequency (LF) hyperbolic LLHI low level human interface radionavigation system based on LLMC International Convention on Limitation measurements of the differences of of Liability for Maritime Claims times of arrival of signals using pulse and phase comparison techniques LLOI low level operator interface LOS Law of the Sea LLP Lloyd's of London Press LOS Line of Sight LLW lower low water. LOT Load On Top LLWD lower low water datum. LOX liquid oxygen LLWI lower low water interval. LP Learning Point lm lumen LP Lesson Plan Lm middle latitude; mean latitude. LP linear programming LMI Logistics Management Institute LP liquid petroleum LMP Logistics Master Plan LP Local Purchase LMR Living Marine Resources LP Low Pressure LMT Local Mean Time Lp sound pressure level, dBA LNB Large Navigational Buoy LPC London Processing Centre LNG Liquefied Natural Gas LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas LNM Local Notice to Mariners LPM lines per minute LO Learning Objective LPO Leading Petty Officer LO Lubricating Oil LPO Lesson Plan Outline LO/LO Lift On/Lift Off Lpo sound pressure level at a point four LOA Length Over All feet downstream of a valve and three LOB Line of Bearing feet from the pipe surface LOC letter of credit,letter of compliance LPOC Last Port of Call (USCG) LPOF low pass output filter LOC Location LPOP Listening Post/Observation Post LOEP List of Effective Pages LPTB Low Pressure Turbine LOF (95) Lloyd’s Open Form (of Salvage LPV Low Profile Vessel Agreement) (1995)

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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 50,000- Lu lutetium 79,999 DWT LUFS Large Unit Financial System LR2 (Large Range 2) Vessels 80,000- LUT COSPAS-SARSAT Local User 159,000 DWT Terminal LRA Long Range Aircraft LUT local user terminal LRC Longitudinal Redundancy Check LV Last Visit LRF Limited Repair Facility LVA Latvia (Flag) LRFD Load and resistance factor design LVDT linear variable differential transformer LRG long-range aircraft LVRT linear variable reluctance transducer LRIP Low Rate Initial Production LW leeway LRMP Long Range Maintenance Plan LW Long Water LRRAP Long Range Resource Allocation Plan LW low water. LRS Long Range Surveillance/Search LW Lower LRU Line Replaceable Unit LW winter load line (timber) LRV Long Range Vessel LWD low water datum. LSA Code International Life-Saving Appliances LWI low water interval; mean low water Code lunitidal interval. LSA Lloyd's standard form of salvage LWL length on water line , low water line agreement LWOP Leave Without Pay LSA Logistic Support Analysis LWQ tropic low water inequality. LSAP Link Service Access Point. See Sap Lx factor in sound prediction formula LSAR Logistic Support Analysis Record/Report Lx lux LSB least significant bit LYCN Laycan (Layday Canceling Date) LSB lower side band LSC Liberian Shipping Council LSD Least Significant Digit M m meridian (lower branch); meridional LSE Life Saving Equipment difference; meter(s); U.S. survey mile, LSI large scale integration miles; end of other ship's true vector; LSI Life-Saving Index (Coast Guard) minutes; area ratio. LSOS Local Site Operating Set M celestial body; meridian (upper branch); magnetic (direction); LSP Logistics Support Plan meridional parts; nautical mile, miles; LST local sidereal time. other ship. 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 Motor Vessel (Diesel); Merchant Vessel Lt V light vessel. 2 m square meter Lt. light. 3 LTD light displacement tonnage, lost during m cubic meter 3 transhipment m /h cubic meter per hour LTJG Lieutenant Junior Grade mA milliamperes (electrical)

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MA Mission Analysis MARTP Maritime Academy Reserve Training mA s milliampere second Program MAAP Military Affirmative Action Plan MAS Mandatory Annual Survey (SOLAS, MARPOL) MAB Marine Advisory Board MASER Microwave Amplification by the MAB Mishap Analysis Board Stimulated Emission of Radiation MAC media access control MASINT Measurement & Signatures mach machine Intelligence mag. magnetic; magnitude. MAT Maintenance Assistance Team MAIB Marine Accident Investigation Branch MAT Maintenance Augmentation Team MAIIF Marine Accident Investigators' MAT Materials International Forum MATE Modular Automatic Test Equipment MAL Microcomputer Allowance List MAU Medium Attachment Unit, transceiver MAM Maintenance Assistance Module (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 MB Main Bearing of MISLE Mb megabyte MAPP Major Acquisition Policies and MB Merchant Broker Procedures mb millibar(s). MAR Major Acquisition Review MBC Meteor Burst Corporation MAR Mission Analysis Report Mbit/s Million bits per second MARAD Maritime Administration (USA) MBL Maritime Boundary Line MARB Major Acquisition Review Board MBM magnetic bubble memory MARB Marine Assistance Request Broadcast MBS Multi Year Budget Strategy MARBS Marine Assistance Request Broadcasts MC magnetic course. MARDEFCOM Marine Defense Commander mc megacycle, megacycles; megacycles per second. MARDEZ Maritime Defense Zones MC&G mapping, charting and geodesy. MAREP Marine Reporting System MCA Marine Coastguard Agency MARGRAD Maritime Academy Graduate MCA multi-criteria analysis MARIENV International Conference on Technologies for Marine Environment MCC COSPAS-SARSAT Mission Control Preservation Centre MARIS Marine Information System MCC mission control centre Marisat maritime satellite system MCC motor control center MARITECH Maritime Systems Technology MCEB Military Communications Electronics Program (U.S.) Board MarOpsSim Maritime Operations Simulation MCI Marine Casualty Investigation MARPAC Maritime Forces Pacific MCM Manual for Courts-Martial MARPLOT© Mapping Application for Response, MCPA minutes to closest point of approach. Planning, and Local Operation Tasks MCR Material Condition Review MARPOL International Convention for the MCRC Marine Casualty Response Center Prevention of Pollution from Ship (ABS Marine Services) (IMO). MCRC/F Military Civil Rights MARRB Mission Analysis Report Review Board Counselors/Facilitators MCRL Master Cross-Reference List

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MCT Marine Custody Transfer Mer. Pass. meridian passage. MCTM Marine Custody Transfer MERCOSUR South American Common Market Measurement MERPAC Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory MCTS Marine Communication and Traffic Committee Services MERSAR Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Md mendelevium Manual 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; MFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Megawatt Demand Setter Conservation and Management Act MDSTF Maintenance Dredging Services MFM modified frequency modulation Tonnage Fee MFN Most Favored Nation MDSU Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit MFZ Main Fire Zone MDT Maintenance Delay Time Mg magnesium MDT Minimum design temperature MGN Marine Guidance Note MDZ Maritime Defense Zone MgO magnesium oxide ME Main Engine MGO Marine Gas Oil ME Marine Engineer(ing) MGR Manager MEA Maintenance Engineering Analysis MGRS military grid reference system. MEA Mission Essential Applications MGT Management MEA Working Group on Marine MH magnetic heading. Environmental Assessments of GESAMP MHA Military Housing Area MEB Machinery Evaluation Board MHC Manhole Cover MEC Mechanical Equipment Calculator MHHW mean higher high water. MEC Medium Endurance Cutter MHHWL mean higher high water line. MECP Military Employment Capability Plan MHI Main Hawaiian Islands MED Marine Emergency Duties MHW mean high water. MED Mediterranean Region MHWI mean high water lunitidal interval. MEDEVAC Medical Evacuation MHWL mean high water line. MEHRA Marine Environmentally High Risk MHWN neap high water or high water neaps. Areas MHWS mean high water springs. MEIC Most Easily Ignited Concentration MHz Mega Hertz MEIF Mandatory Excess Insurance Facility MI Marine Inspection and Investigation (Norwegian, Swedish Greek proposal mi. mile, miles. to solve the COFR problem) MIC Maritime Interception Commander MEO medium earth orbit (satellite configuration) MIC Minimum Ignition Current MEO Most Efficient Organization MICR magnetic ink character recognition MEP Marine Environmental Protection mid middle. MEPC Marine Environmental Protection MIDET Marine Inspection Detachment Committee (IMO) MIE Minimum Ignition Energy MEQ Marine Environmental Quality MILSATCOM Military Satellite Communications MER Marine Environmental Response MILSBILLS Military Standard Billing System

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MILSCAP Military Standard Contract MLD Mariner Licensing and Documentation Administration Procedures Program MILSPEC Military Specifications MLD Merchant Marine Licensing and MILSTAMP Military Standard Transaction Documentation Reporting and Movement Procedures MLDT Mean Logistics Delay Time MIL-STD Military Standard MLE Maritime Law Enforcement MILSTEP Military Standard Supply and MLEM Maritime Law Enforcement Manual Transportation Evaluation Procedures MLES Maritime Law Enforcement School MILSTICCS Military Standard Item Characteristics MLLW mean lower low water. Code Structure MLLWL mean lower low water line. MILSTRAP Military Standard Transaction Reporting and Accounting MLM International Convention On Maritime Liens and Mortgages, 1993 MILSTRIP Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures MLW Mean Low Water MIMO multiple input multiple output control MLWI mean low water lunitidal interval. system 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 mm/rev millimeters per revolution Request mm/s millimeters per second mips million instructions per second 2 mm square millimeters MIR Management Information Reporting 2 mm /min square millimeters per minute MIS Management Information System 2 mm /s square millimeters per second MIS Missing 3 mm cubic millimeters MISC Malaysian International Shipping 3 mm /h cubic millimeters per hour Corporation 3 mm /min cubic millimeters per minute MISLE Marine Information for Safety and Law 3 Enforcement mm /s cubic millimeters per second MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MMA Major Maintenance Availability MITAP Message Interface, Transition, and MMA maximum minimum algorithm Automation Project MMD Merchant Marines Document (USCG) MIUWU Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit MMDOC Merchant Mariner's Documentation MJM Military Justice Manual System MK Machinery Technician MMFS Manufacturing Messaging Format Standard ML Management Data List MMLD Merchant Mariner's Licensing and ML Marine Licensing Documentation mL millilitre MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act of MLAT Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty 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 Maintenance and Logistics Command Mn manganese Atlantic Mn mean range of tide. MLCPAC Maintenance and Logistics Command MNI Member of The Nautical Institute Pacific

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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 Marine Pollution Emergency Plans for Mo molybdenum 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 Marine Pollution Incident Reporting System MOB Man Overboard MPMS Manual of Petroleum Measurement MOC Memorandum Of Consultation Standards (API) MOCS multiple output control system MPP most probable position. MODU Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit MPT Matrix Project Team MODU Code Code for the Construction and MPU MicroProcessor Unit Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units MRA Mutual Recognition Agreements MOE Major Organizational Entity MRB Medium Response Boat MOE Measure of Effectiveness MRC Maintenance Requirement Card mol wt molecular weight MRC Medium Range Cutter MOLCHOPT More Or Less Charterer's Option (see MRCC Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre MOLCO) MRD Marine Regulatory Directorate MOLCO More Or Less Charterers’ Option (see MRI mean rise interval. MOLCHOPT) MRIL Master Reparable Item List MOLOO More Or Less Owners’ Option MRM miles of relative movement. Mon monument. MRO Material Release Order MOOTW Military Operations Other Than War MRP Master Reference Plane MOP mobile offshore production MRP Material Return Program MOPP Mission Oriented Protective Posture MRP Materials Requirements Planning MOPU Mobile Offshore Production Unit MRQ Maximum Release Quantity MORE Minority Officer Recruiting Effort MRR Maritime Regulatory Reform MOS metal oxide semiconductor MRRA Military Retirement Reform Act MoS2 molybdenum sulfide MRS Medium Range Surveillance/Search MOSH Marine Occupational Safety and MRS Mobility Requirements Study Health MRSC Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre MOT Motor MRU mountain rescue unit MOTU Mobile Ordnance Technical Unit MS Marine Safety MOU Memorandum of Understanding (Port State Control) MS Marshall Islands (Flag) MOU Mobile Offshore Unit ms millisecond(s). MOV Material Obligation Validation MSA Manufacturing survey arrangement MP Military Police MSAC Marine Safety Advisory Council MP&T Manpower, Personnel, and Training MSAT Marine Safety Advisory Traffic MPA Marine Protection Area MSB Maritime Subsidy Board MPA Maritime Patrol Aircraft MSB most significant bit MPA Maritime Propulsion Assistant MSC Marine Safety Center MPAR Mission Performance Assessment MSC Marine Safety Committee (IMO) Report

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MSC Maritime Safety Center (US Coast MT Meters Guard) MT Metric Ton MSC Military Sealift Command MT Metric Tons MSC Military Sealift Command. MTBF Mean Time Between Failures MSC/Circ. Maritime Safety Committee Circular MTBMF Mean Time Between Mission Failures MSD Marine Safety Detachment MTC Maritime Transport Committee MSD Marine Sanitation Device (OECD) MSD Material Support Date/Data MTCC Multi-mission Transportable MSD most significant digit Communications Center MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet MTF Military Treatment Facility MSEP Marine Safety/Environmental MTI moving target indication. Protection 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 Military Transportation Management MSGID Message Identification 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 Transport Satellite System, based on GPS, developed by Japan MSM Marine Safety Manual MTT Mobile Training Team MSMB Monthly Summary of Military Billets MTTF mean time to failure MSMP Modeling and Simulation Master Plan MTTR Mean Time to Repair MSN Marine Safety Network MTW Major Theatre War MSN merchant shipping notice 'M- Notice',UK MU Musician's Mate MSNAP Merchant Ship Naval Augmentation MUI Maritime Union of Indian Officers Program MUX multiplexer MSO Maintenance Support Outline mV millivolt MSO Marine Safety Office MVZ Main Vertical Zone MSODET Maintenance Safety Office MWL mean water level. Detachment MWLL mean water level line. MSR Maintenance Support Requirement MWP maximum working pressure MSR Military Staffing Requirement MWR Moral, Welfare and Recreation MSRC Marine Spill Response Corporation MX Mexico (Flag) MSRT Mean Supply Response Time MZn magnetic azimuth. MSS Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valves and Fittings Industry Inc. MSS Mobile Satellite Services N MSSC Maintenance Software Support Center n natural (trigonometric function); power MST Marine Science Technician law index MST Mean Solar Time N New; newton; nitrogen; north; nun. MSU Maintenance Support Unit N m newton metre MSU Mobile Support Unit N.I. No Information MT Malta (Flag) n.mi. nautical mile(s).

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N/B New Building NAV Subcommittee on Safety of Navigation (IMO) N2 nitrogen Na nadir. NAVAID Navigational Aid NA Non-Appropriated Fund NAVAIR/ Naval Air Systems Command NAVAIRSYSCOM NA Not Available/Applicable NAVCEN Navigation Center Na sodium NAVGARD Navy-Coast Guard Board NA&ME Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering NAVIC Navigation and Inspection Circular (U.S. Coast Guard) Na2SO4 sodium sulphate NAVINFONET Navigation Information Network. NAABSA Not Always Afloat But Safe Aground NAVORDCEN Naval Ordnance Center Inventory NAACP National Association for the IMSD Management and Systems Division Advancement of Colored People (formerly SPCC) NACE National Association of Corrosion NAVSAT Navy Navigation Satellite System. Engineers NAVSEA Naval Sea System Command NaCl sodium chloride NAVSEA/ Naval Sea Systems Command NaClO3 sodium chlorate NAVSEASYSCOM NAD North American Datum. NAVSEA/ Naval Sea Supply Center, Atlantic. NAER Navigating Appliances and Equipment NAVSEASUPCENLANT Regulations NAVSEA/ Naval Sea Supply Center, Pacific. NAFO Northwest Atlantic Fisheries NAVSEASUPCENPAC rganization NAVSHIP/ Naval Ships Systems Command. NAFTA North American Free Trade NAVSHIPSYSCOM Agreement NAVSSI navigation sensor system interface. NAIP North Atlantic Ice Patrol NAVSUP/ Naval Supply Systems Command NAK negative acknowledgment NAVSUPSYSCOM NALC Naval Ammunition Logistics Code NAVTEX Direct-printing telegraphy system for transmission of warnings and urgent NaNO3 sodium nitrate information to ships NaOH sodium hydroxide Nb columbium (niobium) NAPIC National Action Plan for Injury Control NBDP Narrow Band Direct Printing NAPS Naval Academy Preparatory School NBI National Bridge Inventory NAPS Non-Appropriated-Fund Automated NBS National Bureau of Standards (now Personnel System NIST) NAR Notice Of Ammunition Reclassification NBSAC National Boating Safety Advisory NARA National Archives and Records Council Administration NC National Coarse NAS National Academy of Science. NC Non-Continuous Liner on Tailshaft NAS National Aerospace Standards; NC Not Carried NAS Naval Air Station NCB National Cargo Bureau NASA National Aeronautics and Space NCB National Codification Bureau Administration NCBC National Codification Bureau Code NASCO Norwegian Asian Seafarers' Council NCC network control centre NASP National Aerial Surveillance Program NCEA Non-Combat Expenditure Allocation NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NCIC National Crime Information Center NAUTO nautophone. NCMP Navy Capabilities and Mobilization NAV Naval Vessel Plan NAV Navigation NCO Non-Commissioned Officer

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NCOB no cargo on board NFIC National Foreign Intelligence NCP National Contingency Plan Community NCP National Oil and Hazardous NFMP Navy Foreign Material Program Substances Pollution Contingency NFPA National Fire Protection Association Plan NFTZ non free trade zone NCS Network Co-ordinating Station NGB National Guard Bureau NCW Naval Coast Warfare NGMTS Negotiating Group on Maritime NDBC National Data Buoy Center 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 National Highway Traffic Safety NDRS National Distress and Response Administration System Ni nickel NDRSM National Distress and Response NI The Nautical Institute System Modernization NIC Newly Industrialized Country NDS National Distress System NICET National Institute for Certification in NDT Non-destructive testing Engineering Technologies NE Normally energised NICN Navy Item Control Number NEC National Economic Council NIHQ Nautical Institute Headquarters, NEC National Electrical Code London NECAD Naval Engineering CAD NII National Information Infrastructure NECOS Net Control Station NIIMS National Interagency Incident Management System NECSA Navigational Electronic Chart System Association NIIN National Item Identification Number NEHC Navy Environmental Health Center NIMIS NPFC Integrated Management System NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NEMCO Norges Elektriske Materiellkontrol (Norway) NIS Navigation Information Service NEMIS National Pollution Funds Center NIS Newly Independent States Expert Management Information NIS Norwegian International Ship Register System NIS Not in Stock NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NIS Not Intrinsically Safe NEPIMS National Exercise Program Information NISA National Invasive Species Act of 1996 Management System NIST National Institute of Standards and NERO National Emergency Response Technology (formerly NBS) Operations NJP Non-Judicial Punishment NESS National Earth Satellite Service. NK, NKK. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (classification NESU Naval Engineering Support Unit society) NE-TIMS Naval Engineering Technical NL No Liner On Tailshaft Information Management System NLD Netherlands (Flag) NEXTEA National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act 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 NOSAC National Offshore Safety Advisory bearing). Committee NM Nautical Mile(s) NOSRO National Oil Spill Removal NM notice to mariners. 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 NOx Nitrogen Oxides Program NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate NMEA National Marine Electronics NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Association. Elimination System NMEI National Maritime Enhancement NPFC National Pollution Funds Center Institute NPFMC Northern Pacific Fisheries NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service Management Council NMIC National Maritime Intelligence Center NPOC Next Port of Call NMPPAC National Marine Pollution Prevention NPR National Performance Review Advisory Committee NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NMREC National Maritime Resource Center NPRN National Port Readiness Network NMRR normal mode rejection ratio NPS national pipe straight thread; also NMT not more than (used with danger nominal pipe size (diameter) bearing). NPSH net positive suction head NMU National Maritime Union (USA) NPT National Pipe Thread NNI Netherlands Standards Institution NPV Net Present Value NNOA National Naval Officers' Association NRC National Research Council NNR national nature reserve NRC National Response Center NNS non nuclear safety NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission NNSS Navy Navigation Satellite System. NRDA Natural Resource Damage NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assessment (OPA 90) Administration NRFI Not Ready For Issues NOAA National Oceanographic NRML new relative movement line. Administrative Agency NRT National Response Team NOBOB No Ballast On Board NRT Net Register Tonnages NOFORN Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NRZ non return to zero NONCOND Non-Condensing NS Navigation Safet NOP Notice of Protest (see LOP) NS Norwegian Standard (issued by NOR Norway (Flag) Norwegian Standards Association) NOR notice of readiness NSA National Security Agency NOR Notice of Revision NSA Norwegian Shipowners Association NOR/N.O.R. Notice Of Readiness NSBA Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association NORDKOMPASS Nordic Committee on Passenger NSC National Security Council Ships NSC Near Shore Cutter NORDREG Northern Canada Traffic Regulation System NSCC/NI Nova Scotia Community College – Nautical Institute NOS National Ocean Service (Part of NOAA) NSCSA National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia NOS Naval Ordnance Station NSE nth sequential algorithm

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NSF National Science Foundation NUSI National Union of Seamen of India NSF National Strike Force NUWES Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering NSFCC National Strike Force Command Station Center NVDC National Vessel Documentation NSFCC National Strike Force Coordinator Center NSI National Shipbuilding Initiative NVG night vision goggles NSIDN Navigation Systems Information NVIC Navigation and Vessel Inspection Dissemination Network Circular (USCG) NSN National Stock Number NVOCC Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier NSOAF North Sea Offshore Authority Forum NWG National Wire Gauge NSP neurotoxic shellfish poisoning NWG Natural Work Group NSPPAWG National Ship-Source Pollution Prevention Advisory Working Group NWP Naval Warfare Publication NSR Northern Sea Route (Northeast NWPA Navigable Waters Protection Act Passage - Japan/European Continent) NWPL Naval Warfare Publication Library NSR nuclear safety related NWS National Weather Service. NSRP National Shipbuilding Research NWS Naval Weapons Station Program NWSOCC Northwest Strategic Operations NSSPP National Ship Source Pollution Command Center Prevention NYME New York Mercantile Exchange NSTM Naval Ships Technical Manual NYPE New York Produce Exchange (Time NSTT Navigation and Seamanship Training Charter Party) Team NYSA New York Shipping Association NSU National Seafarers' Union (Sri Lanka) NYSMA New York Society of Maritime NSU Norwegian Seamen's Union Arbitrators NSV Net Standard Volume NSW Net Standard Weight NSWC Naval Surface Warfare Center O NT net tonnage O oxygen NT Net Tons O&M Operations and Maintenance NTC Norwegian Training Centre (Manila) O&S Operation and Support NTCL Northern Transportation Company Ltd. O/B on board NTCS-A Naval Tactical Command System O/B outboard Afloat O/S on-scene NTDS Naval Tactical Data System OA Office Automation NTIS National Technical Information Service OA&TP Objective Architecture and Transition NTM Notice to Mariners Plan NTP Naval Tactical Publication OADR Originating Agency's Determination Required NTP normal temperature and pressure OAPEC Organization of Arab Petroleum NTSB National Transportation Safety Board Exporting Countries (USA) OASIS Operational and Shore Facilities NTU Non-Transportation Use Information System NU Nations-unies OAV Operational Alignment Verification NUMAST National Union of Marine Officers (UK) OAW Oxyacetylene Welding NUMAST National Union of Mrine, Aviation & OB Oil-Lubricated Stern Bearing Shipping Transport Officers 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 Oil and Hazardous Materials Technical OBQ On-Board Quantity (before loading) 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, OIS Operational Information System Continuous Liner on Tailshaft OIT Conférence de l’organisation OC On Center 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 Operational Logistics Support Summary OCC operations control centre OLTP On Line Transaction Processing Occas occasional. OMB Office of Management and Budget OCI Oceans Institute OMBO One Man Bridge Operation OCI Office of Collateral Interest OMEGA A very low frequency (VLF) hyperbolic OCIMF Oil Companies International Marine radionavigation system based on Forum (London) phase comparison techniques OCMI Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection OMPT Overarching Matrix Project Team (USCG) OMS Office of Marine Safety OCMP Officer Corps Management Plan OMT Operations Management Team OCONUS Outside Continental United States ON1 Ocean Navigator Class 1 OCR optical character recognition ON2 Ocean Navigator Class 2 OCS Officer Candidate School ONI Office of Naval Intelligence OCS Outer Continental Shelf ONR Office of Naval Research OD Officer of the Day ONS Offshore Northern Seas Conference OD Ordnance Databook ONSC Omega Navigation System Center OD Ordnance Drawing OO Owners Option OD outside diameter OOC Out of Commission OD Overdose OOD Officer of the Deck/Day ODAS oceanographic data acquisition systems. OOH Out of Hemisphere ODP Ocean Drilling Program OOS Opportunities of Selection ODS Operating Differential Subsidy OOW officer of the watch ODSA Operating Differential Subsidy OPA 1990 Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (USA) Agreement OPA Oil Pollution Act (USA) OE Operating Expense OPA 90 Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (USA) OECD Organisation for Economic OPAREA Operational Area Cooperation and Development OPBO One Person Bridge Operation OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OPCEN Operations Center OER Officer Evaluation Report OPCON Operational Control OET Office of Emergency Transportation OPD Operating Program Director OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control OPDEC Operations Deception OFCO Operating Facility Change Order OPDS Offshore Petroleum Discharge System

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OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting OSI open system interconnection Countries (Vienna) OSI Operating Space Items OPEP Oil Pollution Emergency Plan OSINT Open Source Intelligence OPFAC Operating Facility Code OSIS Oil Spill Information System OPFAC Operational Facility OSLTF Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund OPGEN Operation General OSPAR Oslo and Paris Commission OPI Office of Primary Interest OSR Outstanding Recommendation Against OPLAN Operation Plan 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 Office of the Secretary of OPORDER Operations Order Transportation OPP Ontario Provincial Police OSV Offshore Supply Vessel OPPR Oil Pollution Preparedness and OT Oil Tight Response OT Operational Test OPPR Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations OT&E Operational Test & Evaluation OPRC International Convention on Oil OTAD Over-The-Air-Key-Distribution Pollution Preparedness, Response OTBD Outboard and Co-operation (IMO) OTC Officer in Tactical Command OPREP Operational Report OTC Offshore Technology Conference OPSEC Operational Security OTCIXS Officer in Tactical Command OPSMSN U S Operations Mission Information Exchange System OPSUM Operational Summary OTM overtempered martensite OPTAR Operating Target OTO Operations Training Officer OPTEMPO Operations Tempo OTSR Optimum Track Ship Routing. OR Operational Readiness OUPV Operator of Uninspected Passenger Or orange. Vessels ORD Operational Requirements Document OVBD Overboard ORD Ordnance OWS Owners ORDALT Ordnance Alteration oz ounce 2 ORL Open Rate List oz/ft ounces per square foot ORO Ore/Oil Carrier OS contour search OS operating system P OS&Y outside screw and yoke P atmospheric pressure; parallax; planet; pole; pillar; departure; polar OSC On-Scene Commander distance; phosphorous; also poise. OSC On-Scene Co-ordinator p pressure, psia OSC Operations Systems Center P in A parallax in altitude. OSC2 On-Scene Command and Control p stg c per steering compass. System P&FD Piping and instrument diagrams OSE Open System Environment P&I International Group of Protection and OSH Occupational Safety and Health Indemnity Associations OSH Open Shelter Deck P&ID piping and instrumentation drawing; OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act process and instrument drawing (or Administration) (diagram)

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P/C pleasure craft PBOS Planning Board for Ocean Shipping P/C pleasure craft (Brussel) (NATO) P/I pneumatic to current coverter PBPM Planning, Budgeting, and Performance Management P/V Pressure Vacuum (Valve) PBW proportional bandwidth P=V/C Productivity is Value Over Cost PBX Private Branch Exchange P1P Phase 1 Proposal PC Part Cargo Pa pascal PC Period Charter PA plant air PC personal computer PA Port Aft PC personal correction PA position approximate. PC Product certificate PA Public Affairs Specialist PC programmable controller PAA Personnel Allowance Amendment Pc thermodynamic critical pressure, psia PABX private automatic branch exchange PCA Physical Configuration Audit PAC Pacific PCA polar cap absorption. PAC Preaction Calibration PCAF Preliminary Crew Assembly Facility PACAREA Pacific Area PCB printed circuit board PACE Project Analysis and Cost Estimation PCB’s Polychlorinated Biphenyls PAD packet access device PCC Pure Car Carrier PAD Project Approval Document PCCMP Preliminary Cutter Class Maintenance PAHH Pressure alarm high high Plan PAHs polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PCCN President's Council on Counter PAJ Petroleum Association of Japan Narcotics PAK Pakistan (Flag) PCD Pacific Coast District PAL 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 PCI Product Configuration Identification pulse amplitude modulated information PCI protocol control information PAM/FM/FM frequency modulation by frequency PCIU process control interface unit modulated subcarriers by pulse PCLT Procurement Cycle Lead Team PANAMAX A tanker of the maximum size capable of transit of the Panama Canal PCM pulse code modulation (approx. 50,000-80,000 DWT) PCM Punched Cards Mechanized (breadth normally the limiting factor) PCN Position Control Number PASS Passenger PCO Privy Council Office PAT Preliminary Acceptance Trails PCO Procuring Contracting Officer PAT&E Production Acceptance Test and PCO(J) Privy Council Office-Justice Evaluation PCO/PXO Prospective Commanding PAW plasma arc welding Officer/Prospective Executive Officer PAWSS Ports and Waterways Safety Systems PCP potential point of collision. PAX Passenger Vessel PCS Permanent Change of Station Pb lead PCT Pollution Costing Template PB Patrol Boat PCT Percent PBCI Product Baseline Configuration Index PCTC Pure Car Truck Carrier PBL Product Baseline PCV Pressure Control Valve PCVs Polyvinyl Chlorides

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PD pitch diameter; also proportional PFU plaque forming units derivative PG Persian Gulf (See AG) PD Position Description (civilian) pgc per gyrocompass. PD position doubtful. PGE Permanent Group of Experts (In PD Presidential Directive Agreement on Subsidies and PD Project Director Countervailing Measures) PD2 plastically deformed debris PGP Professional Growth Point PDD Presidential Decision Directive Ph Physical PDD Priority Delivery Date PH&T Packaging, Handling and Transportation PDD programmable data distributor PhE Physical layer Entity PDDS Personnel Data Decision System PhICI Physical layer Interface Control PDE Personnel Data Extract Information PDES Physical Disability Evaluation System PhID Physical layer Interface Data PDM pulse duration modulation PhIDU Physical layer Interface Data Unit PDO Property Disposal Officer/Official PHL Philippines (Flag) PDP plasma discharge panel PhL Physical Layer PDPR Per Day Pro-Rated PHOTINT Photographic Intelligence PDR Personnel Data Records (military) PhPCI Physical layer Protocol Control PDR Preliminary Design Review 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 Packaging, Handling, Storage/Stowage and Transportation PE Peru (Flag) PhSAP Physical layer Service Access Point PE&E Peacetime Engagement and Enlargement PhSDU Physical layer Service Data Unit PEAG Proposal Evaluation and Analysis PI Port Inboard Group PI proportional integral PEIS Programatic Environmental Impact PIA peripheral interface adaptor Statement PIANC Permanent International Association of PEP Proposal Evaluation Procedures Navigation Congresses PERIS Port Emergency Response PIAT Public Information Assist Team Information System PIC Person In Charge PERSGA Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment Programme PICA Primary Inventory Management Activity PERSRU Personnel Reporting Unit PID proportional integral derivative PERT Project Evaluation and Review Technique PIE Partnership in Education PET Portable Electronic Thermometer PIIN Procurement Instrument Identification Number PF Port Forward PIM Position and Intended Movement PFD Personal Flotation Device PIMA Petroleum Industries Marine PFD Position Fixing Device Association (of Japan) PFD process flow diagram PIO programmed input/output PFDMA PFD Manufacturers Association PIOPIC P and I Oil Pollution Indemnity Clause PFDs Personal Flotation Devices PIP peripheral interchange program

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PIQAT Process Implementation Quality Action POB Persons on Board Team POB Pilot on Board PISCES Pollution Incident Simulation, Control POC Point of Contact and Evaluation System POC probability of containment PIST Piston POD Probability of Detection PIW Person in the Water POE Port of Embarkation PIW person in water POE Port of Entry pk peak POE Projected Operational Environment pk-pk peak to peak POEA Philippine Overseas Employment PL Public Law Administration PL/1 programming language/1 POISE Port Operations Information for Safety PLB personal locator beacon and Efficiency 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 Planned Obligation PLS Position Location Systems Process/Program/Project PLT Production Lead Time POPs persistent organic pollutants PLTG Plating POR Pacific Ocean Region PM post meridian (after noon). PORD Preliminary Operational Requirements Document PM Preventive Maintenance pos positive PM Project/Program Manager POS probability of success PM pulse modulation. POS/NAV DOT Positioning/Navigation Executive PM or P/M powder metallurgy Committee PMA Pacific Maritime Association POSc cumulative probability of success PMA Private Messes, Afloat POSH Port Out Starboard Home PMIS Personnel Management Information POSH Prevention of Sexual Harassment System POV Privately Owned Vehicles PMIS/JUMPS Personnel Management Information System/Joint Uniform Military Pay PP Performance Plan System PP Port Prefix (For Survey Report PMO Project/Program Management Office Number) PMP Project Management Plan PP&M Packing, Preservation and Marking PMR Periodic Maintenance Requirement PPA Personal Property Accountability PMS planned maintenance system PPA Program, Projects, and Activities PMS Preventive ppb parts per billion PMT photomultiplier tube PPBES Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation System PMTC Pacific Marine Training Campus PPC predicted propagation correction. PMU Portable Measurement Unit PPD pour point depressant Pn north pole; north celestial pole. PPDB point positioning data base. PN Panama (Flag) PPE Personal Protective Equipment PO Petty Officer PPEP Pre-Commissioning Program for PO Polar Operations Enlisted Personnel PO Purchase Order PPI Plan Position Indicator POA&M Plan of Action and Milestones PPI plan position indicator. 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 Port State Initiative (U.S. Coast PPS Propulsion Plant Simulator 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 psig pounds per square inch, gage Test 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 Pollution Spill Trajectory Forecast PREIS Performance and Results Executive Service Information System PSTs persistent toxic substances PREP National Preparedness for Response PSU Pakistan Seamen 's Union Exercise Program PSU Polish Seafarers' Union PRES Pressure PSU Port Security Unit PRF Pulse Repetition Frequency PSU Portable Sampling Unit PRF pulse repetition frequency. PSV Pressure safety (or relief) valve PRI Pulse Repetition Interval PSV Platform Supply Vessel PRIDE Parents Resource Institute for Drug PSWBS Project Summary Work Breakdown Education Structure Priv private; privately. pt part PRO Project Resident Office PTB Physikalisch-Technische PROHIB prohibited. Bundesanstalt (Germany) PROM Programmable Read Only Memory PTC Performance Technology Center PROP Propeller PTD Provisioning Technical PROV Provisional 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 Quadrennial Review of Military PWHT Post weld heat treatment Compensation PWR pressurized water reactor QSARs qualitative structure-activity relationships PWS Performance Work Statement QSCS Quality System Certification System PWS Prince William Sound QSI Quality Step Increase PWSA Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 QSS Quality Standards System PWWD Per Weather Working Day QTP Quarterly Training Plan PY Promotion Year QTR Quarter Pyl pylon. QTR Quarterly Training Record

Q R q volumetric flow rate r end of own ship's true vector: radius Q polaris correction; quick flashing. R Fix running fix; mast radio mast; rankin; gas content, consistent with Q&A Questions and Answers units; rankine (temperature); Q(3) group quick flashing (3 flashes). refraction; own ship; red; rocky; coast radio station; search radius (actual) 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 RA Resident Agent Scuttle RA right ascension. QAWTH Quick Acting Watertight Hatch RA,B or C Rockwell hardness; A, B or C scales QAWTS Quick Acting Watertight Scuttle RAC Regional Advisory Council QCB queue control block RACON radar transponder beacon. QCG Quadrennial Cargo Gear Survey rad radian(s). QD Quadruple Screw RAD Redistribution Stop Date QDR Quality Deficiency Report radar radar detection and ranging QEC Quick Engine Change RADHAZ Radiation Hazard QHM Queen’s Harbour Master RADM Rear Admiral QI Qualified Individual (OPA 90) RADMIS Research and Development QM Quality Management Management Information System QM Quartermaster RAM Radio Active Material QMB Quality Management Board RAM random access memory QMED Qualified Members of Engine RAM Regulatory Assessment Methodology Department RAM Reliability, Availability, and QML Qualified Manufacturers List Maintainability 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 Remote Electronic Monitoring RB rescue boat Systems RB Rubber Stern Bearing RENC Regional Electronic Navigational Chart Co-Ordinating Centre RBAC Recreational Boating Advisory Council REP Reporting System RBOC Rapid Bloom Off-Board Chaff REP Representative RBS Recreational Boating Safety REP roentgen equivalent physical RBS Requirements Based Sparing Rep. reported. RBS Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy RER Rescue and Environmental Response RC Regional Committees Res. Resolution RC river current RETCO Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator RC Rubber Stern Bearing, Continuous Liner on Tailshaft RETREP Regional Emergency Transportation Representative RCAC Regional Citizens Advisory Council REV Reversing RCC Rescue Co-ordination Centre Rev value Reynolds number RCDS Raster Chart Display Systems rev. reversed. RCE Regional Coordination Element - Immigration and Naturalization Service REVRPT Revised Report RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance RF (rf) Radio Frequency RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police RF range finder RCP Resource/Requirements Change RFD Request for Deviation Proposal RFG Reformulated Gasoline (Clean Air Act) RCPB reactor coolant pressure boundary RFI radio frequency interference RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery RFI Ready for Issue Act RFP Request For Proposal RCTL resistor capacitor transistor logic RFPB Reserve Forces Policy Board RCVR Receiver(s) RFW Request for Waiver RD Radarman RGA relative gain array RD&TM Research, Development and RH right hand thread Technology Management RHI Rigid Hull Inflatable RDD Required Delivery Date RHIB Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat RDF Radio Direction Finder Rhm roentgens per hour at one metre RDF Receive Data and Framing signal (from DCE) RI Registro Italiano (Italian Class Society) (See RINA) RDM Reglementation de la Marine RIA Resource Impact Assessment RDO Regular Day Off RIAS Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement RDT&E Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation RIC Radio Information Circular RE Regulatory Evaluation RIF Reduction in Force (civilian) Re Reynolds number reducers RIG SAFEARM Recognition Identification Guide to Ship Associated Flags, Ensigns, and REC Regional Examination Center Aircraft Rondel Markings REEFER Refrigerated Cargo Ship or Container RIIS The Research Institute of Industrial Ref reference Safety of the Ministry of Labour REF Refrigeration (Japan)

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RINA Registro Italiano Navale (Italian Class RP Recommended practice Society) RP Reference Point RINA Royal Institute of Naval Architects RP Resource Program/Proposals RIP real time interrupt process RP Responsibility Party RIU Riverine Interdiction Unit RP Rinave Portuguesa (Portuguese Class RJTS Regional Jungle Training School Society) rk rock, rocky. RPA Reserve Program Administrator RLG ring laser gyro. RPAL Reserve Personnel Allowance List rm relative DRM-SRM vector. RPAs regional programmes of action (of RM Room 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 rps revolutions per second Transport Workers RPT Report RN Radio Navigation RPU remote processing unit RN Rubber Stern Bearing, Non- RQ Reportable Quantities Continuous Liner on Tailshaft RR (See RNR) RNC Raster Navigational Chart RR Radio Regulations RNR Rumanian Register (Class Society) RRA rapid rural appraisal RNRZ randomized non return to zero RRBAC Regional Recreational Boating Ro optimal search radius Advisory Committee RO read only RRF Ready Reserve Force RO Rumania (Flag) RRI Response Resources Inventory ROB Remaining on Board RRO Restricted Radiotelephone Operator’s ROC Regional Operations Center RRS Russian Register of Shipping (Class ROC Restricted Operator Certificates 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 Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (classification society) ROMIS Real Time Outfitting Management Information System RSA Regional Strategic Assessment ROPME Regional Organisation for the RSA Reserve Special Agent Protection of the Marine Environment RSC rescue sub-centre (in the region covered by the Kuwait RSD Ready Stock Depot Convention) RSD Required Support Dates RoRo, Ro-Ro, Roll On/Roll Off RORO RSL Reparable Item Support List ROS Reduced Operational Status RSO Regional Safety Officer ROs Response Organizations RSPA Research and Special Programs Administration ROTC Reserve Officers' Training Corps RSS Eastern Caribbean Regional Security ROTHR Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar System (7 countries) ROV Remote Operated Vehicle RSS Radio Standards Specifications

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RSS Ready Service Spares SACA System Alignment and Calibration RSS root sum square. Appraisal RT Reserve Training SACC Single Agency Cooperative Charting RT Revenue Ton SADT Special Active Duty for Training RT (R/T) radio telegraph, telegraphy, telephone SAE Society of Automotive Engineers RTAT Repari Turn Around Time SAFCON International Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate RTB Reserve Transition Benefit SAFPAS International Passenger Ship Safety RTC Reserve Training Center Certificate RTCM Radio Technical Commission for SAFRAD International Cargo Ship Safety Radio Maritime Services Certificate RTD resistance temperature detector SAG Senior Advisory Group RTG radio telegraphy SAG Surface Action Group RTL real time language; also resistor SAIL Systems to automate and Integrate transistor logic Logistics RTS Request To Send signal (to DCE) SALM Single Anchor Leg Mooring RV rescue vessel Sam surface to air missile RVP Reid Vapor Pressure SAM system area monitor. RW Relative Wind SAM Systems Acquisition Manual RX Receiver SAMA Scientific Apparatus Makers RxA Receive Activity signal (from DCE) Association RxC Receive Clock signal (from DCE) SANSS Structure and Nomenclature Search System RxS Receive Signal (from MAU) SAP service access point RZn relative azimuth. SAR Convention International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 S SAR Search and Rescue. SAR SHIPALT Record s second(s). SARA Superfund Amendments and S SAC special area of conservation; Reauthorization Act sea-air temperature difference correction; slow; south; set; speed; SARDET Search and Rescue Detachment sand; track spacing. SARF Small Arms Repair Facility S&W Sediment & Water (formerly BS&W) SARIS Search and Rescue Information 2 s/cm second per square centimetre System S/D synchro to digital converter SARMIS Search and Rescue Management Information System S/N signal to noise SARPS Standards and Recommended S/S steam ship Practices developed by ICAO S/V sailing vessel SARSAT Search and Rescue Satellite Aided SA Shipyard Agreement Tracking 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 SAT Systems Approach to Training (South Africa) SATCOM Satellite Communications SAC Streamline Analysis of Currents

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SATE Security Awareness, Training and SCFH standard cubic feet per hour (flow) Education SCFM standard cubic feet per minute SATNAV Satellite Navigation SCLSIS Ship Configuration and Logistics SATPM Saturday P.M. 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 Croatian Register of Shipping (Class SBU Sensitive But Unclassified Society) SC High Speed Craft SCs Standing Committees SC SAR co-ordinator SCS supervisory control system SC sea current SCSSSV Surface controlled sub surface safety valve SC Search and Rescue Coordinator SCVNG Scavenging SC Standing Committee SD semidiameter; sounding doubtful. SCA Stock Control Activity SD Single Decker SCA Suez Canal Authority SDAP Special Duty Assignment Pay SCAA/APICOM Spill Control Association of America/Association of Petroleum SDD Standard Delivery Date Institute Cooperation Managers SDIF Standard Data Interface Format SCAAIN Standardized Conventional SDL Standard Distribution List Ammunition Automated Inventory SDLC synchronous data link control Record SDP search and rescue data provider SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code SDR Special Drawing Rights SCADA supervisory control and data acquisition SDR Supply Demand Review SCAMP Shipboard Computer-Aided SDR Systems Acquisition Review Maintenance Program SDTE Suspected Drug Trafficking Entity SCANTS Ship Control and Navigation Training SDU service data unit System SDW summer dead weight SCB Supply Center Baltimore SDWT Summer Deadweight SCBA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus SE Support Equipment SCC SAR co-ordinating committee SE Systems Engineering SCCB Supply Center Curtis Bay SE/PCF South-East Pacific Region SCCM Standing Committee on Construction SEA South East Asia and Machinery SEACEN Naval Sea Logistics Center SCCR Supply Center Computer Replacement SEAP Senior Enlisted Assignment Policy SCCS Shipboard Command and Control System SEAS Simplified Engineering Analysis System SCE Standing Committee on the Environment SEATO South East Asia Treaty Organization

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SEB Source Evaluation Board SFMP Shore Facility Master Plan SEBS Single-Ended Boiler Survey SFPDM Shore Facilities Project Development sec secant. Manual sec. second, seconds. SFRL Shore Facility Requirements List SECAS Ship Equipment Configuration SFVIR Small Fishing Vessel Inspection Accounting System Regulations SEER Summary of Enforcement Events SG Specific gravity Report SG Steam Generator SEH Safety and Environmental Health SGML Standardized General Markup SEL Selected Equipment List Language SELFD Self Discharging SH ship's head (heading). SELRES Selected Reserve SH Superheater SEMCIP Shipboard Electromagnetic SHA Sidereal Hour Angle Compatibility Improvement Program 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 SHF Super High Frequency Plan SHINC Sundays and Holidays Included Semper Paratus Always Ready SHIPALT Ship Alteration SEN Simulated Electronic Navigation SHP Sexual Harassment Prevention SENC System Electronic Navigational Chart SHPO State Historical Preservation Office SEP Student Externship Program SI International System of Units SEPRATS Separate Rations Si silicon SERB Selective Early Retirement Board SI Starboard Inboard SERIS Sea Empress Response Information SI Systeme Internationale d'Unites System SICA Secondary Inventory Management SERV Service Activity SES satellite earth station,Seafarers' SID Ship Inspection Directorate Education Service SID sudden ionospheric disturbance. SES Senior Executive Service (civilian) SIGINT Signals Intelligence SES ship earth station. SIGTTO Society of International Gas Tanker SESEF Shipboard Electronics Systems and Terminal Operators Evaluation Facility SIM Selected Item Management SESSOCC South East Strategic Operations Command Center SIMA Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity SEV Schweizerischer Elektrotechnischer Verein (Switzerland) SIMAP The Oil and Chemical Spill Impact and Assessment Model System SF Secondary Phase Factor. SIMS secondary ion mass spectrometry SF Shore Facilities sin sine. SF Starboard Forward SINS Ship's Inertial Navigation System SF Stowage Factor SIO Senior Investigative Officer SFCAM Shore Facility Capital Asset Management SiO2 silicon dioxide SFDL Shore Facility Divestiture List SIP Streamlined Inspection Program sfm surface feet per minute SIRE Ship Inspection Report Programme SFMIS Shore Facility Management Sire ship's inspection report:a database Information System system of the OCIMF

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SIRMP Strategic Information Resources SMGD Supply Management Grouping Management Plan Designator SIS Spatial Information Systems SML Small SIS Special Intermediate Survey SMPEP Shipboard Marine Pollution SIT Spontaneous Ignition Temperature Emergency Plan SITOR Simplex Teletype Over Radio SMR Safe Manning Regulations SITREP Situation Report SMRE Safety in Mines Research Establishment (UK) SIU Seafarers' International Union (USA) SMRT single message unit rate timing SIV Special Interest Vessel SMS Safety Management Manual SK Storekeeper SMS Safety Management System (ISM) SL Bale (Capacity) SMS Subject Matter Specialist SLAR Side-Looking Airborne Radar SMT Senior Management Team SLC Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate SMT surface mount technology SLD sea level datum. SMTJ Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction SLE Safety Equipment Certificate SN Serial Number SLEP Service Life Extension Program Sn tin SLF Subcommittee on Stability Loadlines and Fishing Vessel Safety (IMO) SN/Circ. Safety of Navigation Circular SlGTTO Society of International Gas Tanker SNAFU Situation Normal, All Fouled Up and Terminal Operators Limited SNAME Society of Naval Architects and Marine SLOC Sea Lines of Communication Engineers SLP Passenger Ship Safety Certificate SNAP sub network access protocol SLR Cargo Ship Safety Radio SNC Survey Not Complete Telegraphy/Telephony Certificate SNK Sunk SLSA St. Lawrence Seaway Authority SNO Statement of No Objection SLSDC Saint Lawrence Seaway Development SNPRM Supplemental Notice of Proposed Corporation Rulemaking SLTG Shoulder Line-Throwing Gun SNR signal-to-noise ratio. SM&R Source, Maintenance and SNSL Stock Number Sequence List Recoverability SNTA Suspected Narcotics Trafficking SMA Society of Maritime Arbitrators Aircraft SMarT Support for Maritime Training scheme SNTV Suspected Narcotics Trafficking (UK) Vessel SMAW shielded metal arc welding SNUBA Surface Nexus Underwater Breathing SMC Safety Management Certificate (IMO) Apparatus SMC search and rescue mission co- SNW Safe Navigation and Watchkeeping ordinator SOA speed of advance. SMCP Standard Marine Communication SOC Shipper Owned Container Phrase SOC Society SMD surface mounted device SOCRATES Shoreline Oil Clean up Recovery and SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers Treatment Evaluation System SMEF Systems Management Engineering SODES St. Lawrence Economic Development Facility Council SMG speed made good. SOF Statement of Facts SMGC Supply Management Grouping Code SOG speed over ground. SOH start of header

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SOLAS International Convention for the Safety SPI ship-port interface, IMO of Life at Sea, 1972 (IMO) SPL sound pressure level SONS Spills of National Significance SPM Agreement on Sanitary and SOP Standard Operating Procedure 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 SPOE Sea Port of Embarkation Plan SPPBEE Strategic Planning, Business and SOPF Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund Capital Planning, Programming, SORTS Status of Resources and Training Budgeting, Budget Execution, and System Evaluation SOS Morse Code Distress Signal (…---…) SPR Strategic Petroleum Reserve SOS Source of Supply SPREP South Pacific Regional Environment Programme SOSREP Secretary of State's Representative for Marine salvage and Intervention SPS System Performance Specification SOSUS Sound Surveillance System SPTD Supplementary Provisioning Technical Documentation SOTO Supervisor Oil Transfer Operations sq ft square feet SOV Special Operations Vessel SQC Statistical Quality Control SOW Statement of Work sr steradian SOx Sulphur oxides SRA Ship Repair Agreement SP Safe Port SRA Short Range Aids to Navigation SP Selection Plan SRA Short Range Aircraft SP spire; spherical. SRAM Static Random Access Memory SP standards and practices SRB Selective Reenlistment Board sp ht specific heat SRBL Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading SP MAT Special Material SRBOC Super Rapid Bloom Off-Board Chaff SPA special protection area SRC Short Range Cutter SPA sudden phase anomaly. SRD Sponsor's Requirement Document SPBO Spare Parts Breakout SRF side relief angle SPC Self-Polishing Copolymer (Anti-Fouling Compound) SRG short-range aircraft SPC Standard Personnel Costs SRI Storeroom Items SPCC Ships Parts Control Center SRIS Ship Registry Information System SPCM Special Court-Martial SRM Speed of Relative Movement SPD Support Program Director SROE Standing Rules of Engagement SPEAR Strategize, Publish, Engage, Act, SRR search and rescue region Review SRR System Requirements Review SPEARS Spill Planning, Exercise, and SRS search and rescue sub-region Response System SRU Search and Rescue Unit SPEC Specification SRU Surface Resource Unit SPECWAR Special Warfare SRV Short Range Vessel SPERTERL Ship Portable Electrical/Electronic SS expanding square search Test Equipment Requirement List SS Ship Safety SPI Ship-Port Interface SS signal station.

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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 STAV Shipboard Training and Alignment Automated Control System Verification SSAMPS Standard Semi-Automatic Message STB Surface Transportation Board Processing System STBD Starboard SSB Single Side Band STBD Starboard SSB Special Separation Benefit (military) STCP Secure Telecommunications Plan SSBs Ship Safety Bulletins STCW International Convention on Standards SSC Sea Coasts of Canada of Training,Certification and SSC Ship Structure Committee Watchkeeping (IMO) SSC Small Scale Contingencies STCW-F International Convention on Standards for Training, Certification and SSDG Ship's Service Diesel Generator Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel SSG Special Safeguard (In Agreement on Personnel (IMO) Agriculture) STEM (See Tanker Definitions) SSH Special Periodical Survey of Hull STEM Subject To Enough Merchandise SSHEX Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays STL Scuttled Excluded STO Now used as a Storage Tanker SSHINC Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included STP Standard Temperature and Pressure SSIC Standard Subject Identification Code STRIDE System to Retrieve Information from Drug Evidence SSIGS Special Periodical Survey of Inert Gas System STU III Secure Telephone Unit SSM Special Periodical Survey of STW Sub-committee on Standards of Machinery Training and Watchkeeping (IMO) SSMR Shore Station Maintenance Request STW 30 Standards of Training and Wachkeeping - 30th Session SSN Social Security Number STX start of text SSO Source Selection Official SU search unit SSO Special Security Officer SUB Subject (To .....) SSR Software Specification Review sub, subm submerged. SSR Supply Support Request SUBC self-unloading bulk carrier SSR Surface-Search Radar SUBJ Subject SSRR Ship Station Radio Regulations SUEZMAX A tanker of the maximum size capable SST simultaneous self-test of transit of the Suez Canal (approx. SSTDP Sealift Ship Technology Development 150,000 200,000 DWT) Program SUPCEN Supply Center SSTG Ship's Service Turbo Generator SUPER See CERCLA SSTR Ship Station Technical Regulations SUR Seafarers' Union of Russia (Moscow) SSU seconds Saybolt universal SURPIC surface picture SSU Special Service Unit SUW Surface Warfare ST Special Treatment SV Single Visit STA Station SVRP Switched Voice Replacement Project

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SVTT Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube TACADE Department of Transportation Advisory SVY Survey Council on Alcohol and Drug Education SW stud arc welding TACLET Tactical Law Enforcement Team SWA South West Asia TACON Tactical Control SWAD Salt Water Arrival Draft T-ACS Auxiliary Crane Ship SWAT South-West Atlantic Region TAD Temporary Assigned Duty SWATH Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull TAD Theatre Area Deployment SWBS Ship Work Breakdown Structure TAE Transportation Acquisition Executive SWDD Salt Water Departure Draft TAG Technical Advisory Group SWE Servicewide Exam TAI International Atomic Time. SWE Sweden (Flag) TALFF Total Allowable Level of Foreign SWL Safe working load Fishing SWL Safe Working Load TAM Transportation Acquisition Manual SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities tan tangent. and Threats TANB Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat SWR Standing Wave Ratio; Switcher; Switch Register TAO Tactical Action Officer SWS III Standard Workstation III (Computer TAP Trajectory Analysis Planner Workstation) TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and SYN synchronous idle Paper Industry SYS System TAPS Trans Alaska Pipeline System SYSGEN system generation TAR Department of Transportation Acquisition Regulation SYST System TAS true air speed TASC Transportation Administrative Service Center T TAT Technical Assessment Team t dry-bulb temperature; elapsed time; meridian angle; metric ton (tonne); TATC Transportation Appeal Tribunal of also temperature; Canada TAV Total Asset Visibility T air temperature correction (altitude); table; temperature; time; toward TAV Training Audiovisual (altitude intercept); true (direction): TAX Storage Tanks Tax search time available; tesla; temperature, rankin Tb terbium T&E Test & Evaluation TB true bearing; turning bearing; air temperature atmospheric pressure T/B Integrated Tug/Barge correction (altitude). T/C thermocouple TBA To Be Announced T/C or TC Time Charter TBD To be decided T/V tank vessel TBD To Be Developed/Determined T/V Tanker Vessel TBK Den Norske Trykkbeholderkomite t^3 wet-bulb temperature. (Norwegian Pressure Vessel Ta tantalum Committee) TAB Training Allowance Billets TBN To Be Nominated TBS To Be Scrapped tab. table. TBS Tubeshaft TAC Tactical Computer TAC Tidal Analysis of Currents 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 telemetry front end; also TC tidal current tetraflouroethylene TC Transport Canada TFR temporary flight restriction TC true course. TFRIL Technical Feedback Response Information Letter TCA time of closest approach TG time difference of groundwaves from TCA time of satellite closest approach. master and secondary (slave) stations TCC Transportation Communication Central (Loran). TcHHW tropic higher high water. TGL Task Group Leader TcHHWI tropic higher high water interval. TGS time difference of groundwave from master and skywave from secondary TcHLW tropic higher low water. (slave) station (Loran). TcLHW tropic lower high water. Th thorium TcLLW tropic lower low water. TH true heading. TcLLWI tropic lower low water interval. THD Total Harmonic Distortion; Total TCM Task Commitment Memorandum 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 Training Infrastructure Natural TCV Total Calculated Volume 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 Telecommunications and Information Systems Command TDMA Time Division Multiple Access Tk tank. TDPs tradeable discharge permits TL Task Leader TDS Target Designation System Tl thallium TDWDT Tropical Deadweight TL Turkish Lloyd's (Class Society) Te tellurium TLC thin layer chromatography TEA Targeted Export Assistance TLE Temporary Living Expense TECH Technical TLL timber load line TECS Treasury Enforcement Communications System TLP Tension Leg Platform TED Turtle Excluder Device TLV Threshold Limit Value TEDS Treatment Episode Data Set TLV STEL Threshold Limit Value Short Term Exposure Limit Tel telephone; telegraph. TLV TWA Threshold Limit Value Time Weighted TELEX teletype Average TEMA Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers TLX teletype Association, Inc. TM Technical Manual TEMAC Temporary Active Duty Tm thulium TEMP Test and Evaluation Master Plan TMB ISO Technical Management Board TERA Temporary Early Retirement Authority

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TMCR Technical Manual Contract TRE Training Readiness Evaluation Requirement TRIM & STAB Trim And Stability Booklet TMG track made good. TRR Test Readiness Review TMOT Test Management Oversight Team TRS transverse rupture strength TMP Task Management Plan TS Technical Specification TNK Tank Ts time difference of skywaves from TO Tender Offer master and secondary (slave) stations TO Training Officer (Loran). TOCA Transfer Of Class Agreement (IACS) TSAC Towing Safety Advisory Committee TOD time of day (clock). TSARC Transportation System Acquisition Review Council TOI Targets of Interest TSB Transportation Safety Board tol tolerance TSC Transportation Systems Center TONO Travel Order Number TSCA Toxic Substance Control Act TOP Technical and Office Protocol TSD Time, Speed, and Distance TORs Terms of References TSG time difference of skywave from TOSD Technical and Operational Services master and groundwave from Directorate secondary (slave) station (Loran). TOT Total Loss TSN track line search, non-return TOV Total Observed Volume TSP Thrift Savings Plan TOVALOP Tanker Owners' Voluntary Agreement TSR track line search, return Concerning Liability for Oil Pollution (London) TSS Traffic Separation Scheme TP Thermal Protective TSS traffic separation scheme. TP Transport Publication TSTA Tailored Ships Training Availability TPA Thermal Protective Aid TT Telephone Technician TPC Tons Per Centimeter (Immersion) TTL Total TPFDD Time Phased Force Deployment Data TTL transistor/transistor logic tpi threads per inch TTP telephone twisted pair TPI Tons Per Inch (Immersion) TTX Table Top Exercises TPM Technical Performance Measurement TU Turkey (Flag) TPO Terminal Performance Objective TUAC Trade Union Advisory Committee (OECD) TPRB Trade Policy Review Body TUR Test Uncertainty Ratio; Turret TQC Training Quota Management Center TW Tween Decker TQM Total Quality Management TW Twin Screw TR Technical Report TWC Total Water Current TR track. TWEA Trading With the Enemy Act Tr transit; tower. TWN Taiwan (Flag) TR Triple Screw TWS Track-While-Scan TR Trouble Report TWX Teletypewriter Message TRACE Technical Review and Consolidation of Equipment TX Transmitter TRACEN Training Center TxC Transmit Clock signal (from DCE) TRADET Training Detachment TxD Transmit Data signal (to DCE) TRANS Transverse TxE Transmit Enable signal (to MAU) TRATEAM Training Team TxS Transmit Signal (to MAU) TRB Transportation Research Board TYCOM Type Commander

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TYP Type ULCC Ultra Large Crude Carrier (over TZn true azimuth. 320,000 DWT) ULD Unit Load Devices ULMS Unit Logistics Management System U ULP Coast Guard Unit Leadership Program U upper limb correction for moon; ULR ultra-long-range aircraft uranium; also velocity (ft/sec); wind UMIB Urgent Marine Information Broadcast speed. UMIS Reserve Unit Management Information U.Q. ultra quick flashing. System U.S. Sur M U.S. Survey mile(s). UMMIPS Uniform Material Movement and Issue UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Priority System Transmitter UMS Universal Measurement System UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UMS Unmanned Machinery Space UBS universal bulk ship UN United Nations UC Unanimous Consent UNC unified coarse thread UCF Uniform Contract Format UNCED United Nations Conference on UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice Environment Development UCN Unique Control Number UNCITRAL UN Commission on International Trade and Law UCP Unified Command Plan UCT Universal Coordinated Time UNCLAS Unclassified Information UCTE Union of Canadian Transport UNCLOS United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea Employees UD Unit Designation Uncov uncovers. UEL Upper Explosive Limit UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Geneva) UFAWU United Fishermen and Allied Workers UND Urgency of Need Designator Union UFL upper flammable limit UNEF unified extra fine thread UFS Unit Financial System UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UGT Union Generale de Trabajadores UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific (Spanish Union) and Cultural Organisation UHF Ultra High Frequency UNF unified fine thread UI Unit of Issue UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for UIC Unit Identification Code Refuges UID User Input Device UNIDCP United Nations International Drug UIR upper flight information region Control Program UK United Kingdom UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UK P&I United Kingdom Mutual UNIDOS II Mexican Counterdrug Operation UKAPTO United Kingdom Association of Private Terminal Operators UNREP Underway Replenishment UKOOA United Kingdom Offshore Operators UOFP Use of Force Policy Association UPH Unaccompanied Personnel Housing UKR Ukraine (Flag) UPR Unearned Passenger Revenue UL Underwriters Laboratories UPS Uninterruptible power supply UL upper limb. UPS Universal Polar Stereographic. ULBC ultra large bulk carrier UPV Un-Inspected Passenger Vessel ULC Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada UR Ukrainian Register

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UR Uruguay Round USPHS United States Public Health Service URL Universal Resource Locator (Internet USPS United States Postal Service address) USRT Universal Synchronous Receiver URR Unconstrained Resource Request Transmitter US United States USTR United States Trade Representative USA United States Army USTRANSCOM United States Transportation USACE United States Army Corps of Command Engineers USVI U S Virgin Islands USAF United States Air Force USW Undersea Warfare USAID United States Agency for International USWMS Uniform State Waterway Marking Development System. USAR United States Army Reserve UT Universal Time. USAR urban search and rescue UT0 Universal Time 0. USART Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous UT2 Universal Time 2. Receiver Transmitter UTB Utility Boat USASCII U.S. Standard Code for Information UTC Co-ordinated Universal Time Exchange UTl Universal Time 1. USASOA United States Army School of the Americas UTM Universal Transverse Mercator USB upper side band UU Unless Uses USBM United States Bureau of Mines UUT Unit Under Test USBP United States Border Patrol UUTWCTAUTC Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count USC United States Code uv ultraviolet USC Unless Sooner Commenced UVROM ultraviolet erasable read only memory USCG United States Coast Guard USCG AUX United States Coast Guard Auxiliary USCGA United States Coast Guard Academy V USCGR United States Coast Guard Reserve v excess of GHA change from adopted USCS United States Customs Service value for 1 hour; speed of search 3 USD United States Dollar object; volt; also specific volume, ft /lb. V SAR facility ground speed; vanadium; USDA United States Department of 3 Agriculture volume, in. ; variation; vertex. USEPA United States Environmental V.Q. very quick flashing. Protection Agency V.Q.(3) group very quick flashing. USF United States Forces vA volt ampere USG United States Code of Federal VAC Volts Alternating Current Regulations VADM Vice Admiral USG United States Government var. variation. USGS United States Geodetic Survey. VAT Value Added Tax USIC United States Interdiction Coordinator VBSS Visit, Board, Search and Seize (COMDT, USCG) VC St. Vincent & The Grenadines (Flag) USMC United States Marine Corps VCB vertical centre of buoyancy USMC US Maritime Commission VCF Volume Correction Factor USMS United States Marshals Service (DOJ) VCG vertical centre of gravity USN United States Navy VCO voltage controlled oscillator USNR United States Naval Reserve VCS Vapor Control System USO United Services Organization

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VCV Vapor Control Valve VOSS Vessel of Opportunity Skimming VDC Volts Direct Current System VDR Verband Deutscher Reeder (German VP vapour pressure Ship Owner's Association) 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 Voluntary Separation Incentive VERA Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (military) (civilian) VSIP Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay VERTREP Vertical Replenishment (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 VTOL Vertical Take-Off and Landing Documentation System 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 W DWT) w mass flow rate; search sub-area width VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier (between W sweep width; Waived; watt; tungsten; 160,000 - 320,000 DWT) west; white. VLF Very Low Frequency w.c. watercolumn (hydrostatic head) VLR very-long-range aircraft W/M Weight or Measurement VLSI very large scale integration WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System, VMC visual meteorological conditions based on GPS, developed by the VMS Vessel Monitoring System Government of the United States VNM Vietnam (Flag) WAC Wind Driven Analysis of Currents VNTSC Volpe National Transportation WACAF West and Central African Region Systems Center WAGB Coast Guard Large Icebreaker VOCs volatile organic compounds WAMS Waterways Analysis and Management vol volcano; volcanic. 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 World Maritime University (Malmo, WC wind current 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 Women Officers' Professional Association WCCON Whether Customs Cleared Or Not WORLD BANK International Bank for Reconstruction WCO World Customs Organization (Ex and Development Customs Cooperation Council) WP Weather Permitting WCP Weapon Control Panel/Processor WP Working Paper WCR Wider Caribbean Region WP/E Working Party on Electricity (IACS) WCRP Weapon Control Reference Plane WP/FPS Working Party on Fire Protection and WE watch error. Safety (IACS) WEMT West European Confederation of WP/HE Working Party on Human Element Maritime Technology Societies (IACS) WEND World Electronic Navigation Database WP/M Working Party on Machinery (IACS) WET Waterways Evaluation Tool WP/S Working Party on Strength of Ships WFTU World Federation of Trade Unions (IACS) WG Working group WP/SRC Working Party on Surveyors Reporting and Certification (IACS) WG Wage Grade (civilian) WP/SSLL Working Party on Stability Subdivision WGMC Working Group on Maritime and Load Lines (IACS) Cooperation WPA Workforce Policy Advisor WGS World Geodetic System. WPB Weather Patrol Boat WHBS Waste Heat Boiler Survey WPC World Petroleum Congress WHEC High-Endurance Cutter WPQT Welding procedure qualification test WHFTBS Waste Heat Fire-Tube Boiler Survey WPRFMC Western Pacific Regional Fisheries WHO World Health Organization (UN) Management Council WHOI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WPS Welding procedure specification WHWTBS Waste Heat Water-Tube Boiler Survey WPT Welding procedure test WIBON Whether In Berth Or Not WQIS Water Quality Insurance Syndicate WIC West Indian Commission WQSB Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill WIFPON Whether In Free Pratique Or Not WRC World Radiocommunication WIPON Whether In Port Or Not Conference (of ITU) WISTA Women's International Shipping and WRIC Wire Rods in Coils Trading Association WRK Wrecked Wk wreck. WS Worldscale WL water line WSF Weapon System File WLB Buoy Tender, Seagoing WT watch time. WLI Buoy Tender, Inland WT watertight WLM Buoy Tender, Coastal wt weight

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WT Well Testing yr(s), YR(S) Year(s) WTBS Water-Tube Boiler Survey WTD Watertight Door WTGB Icebreaking Tug Z WTH Watertight Hatch z zenith distance. WTO World Tourism Organisation Z azimuth angle; zenith; compressibility factor; effort; Zulu (GMT/Universal WTO World Trade Organization Time) WTP Weekly Training Plan Z Diff. azimuth angle difference. WTR Water ZAF South Africa (Flag) Wu uncorrected sweep width ZC (See CCS or CS) WWD Weather Working Days ZD zone description WWF Word Wide Fund for Nature ZFN zero order fixed aperture non WWM Waterways Management redundant sample algorithm WWNWS World Wide Navigational Warning Zn azimuth. Service. Zn zinc WWR When, Where Ready Znpgc azimuth per gyrocompass. WWW World Wide Web Zr zirconium WX Weather ZrO2 zirconium oxide Zt total available effort ZT Zero Tolerance X ZULU (See Z and GMT) x pressure drop ratio

X 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

Y y yellow. Y SAR facility position error; yttrium; expansion factor. Y2K Year 2000 YAR York Antwerp Rules yd(s). yard(s). 3 yd cubic yard YGS Year of Grace Survey YN Yeoman