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            Following is a list of acronyms commonly used in the maritime and petroleum industries. While Enercon has endeavored to make this list as complete and accurate as possible, we do not suggest that all common acronyms are contained herein or that the descriptions of the abbreviations are the only accepted ones. Accordingly, we invite input from our clients and web page visitors who wish to contribute with additions and/or corrections.


            A

            A1   ABS Class of Vessel
            AAAA   Always Afloat, Always Accessible
            AAPA   American Association of Port Authority
            AARA   Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
            AAS   Annual Automation Control Survey
            AASO   Association of American Shipowners
            ABAble-Bodied Seaman
            ABC   Activity-Based Costing
            ABCU   Automated Bridge Control System For Unattended Engine Room
            ABN   Abandoned
            ABS   American Bureau of Shipping
            ABT   About
            AC   Alternating Current
            ACCAutomatic Combustion Control (System)
            ACC   Automatic Control System Certified
            ACCU   Automatic Control System Certified For Unattended Engine Room
            ACFN   American Committee for Flags of Necessity
            ACG   Annual Cargo Gear Survey
            ACP   Alternative Compliance Program
            ACS   American Chemical Society
            ACS   Arab Classification Society
            ADA   Americans With Disabilities Act
            ADEC   Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
            ADCOM   Address Commission
            A/F   All Fast  
            AFL-CIO   American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
            AFRA   Average Freight Rate Assessment
            AFRAMAX   A tanker of such size as to take commercial advantage under Worldscale
            (generally, tankers 80,000-119,000 DWT)
            AFSPS   Arrival First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)
            AG   Accessibility Guidelines
            AG   Algeria (Flag)
            AG   Arabian Gulf (See PG)
            AHL   Australian Hold Ladders
            AHPAbove Head of Passes
            AHS   Annual Hull Survey
            AI   Artificial Intelligence
            AID   Agency for International Development
            AIGSS   Annual Inert Gas System Survey
            AIMS   American Institute of Merchant Shipping
            AIMU   American Institute of Marine Underwriters
            AIWWAtlantic Intracoastal Waterway
            ALLI   Annual Load Line Inspection
            A.M.C.   American Maritime Cases
            AMS   Annual Machinery Survey
            AMVER   Automated Mutual – Assistance Vessel Rescue System
            AMWELSH 93   Americanized Welsh Coal Charter (1993)
            ANERAAsia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement
            ANFOAmmonium Nitrate Fuel Oil Mix
            ANPRM   Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
            ANSI   American National Standards Institute
            ANT   Netherlands Antilles (Flag)
            ANTHAM   Antwerp-Hamburg Range
            APA   Administrative Procedure Act
            APAAruba Port Authority
            API   American Petroleum Institute
            API( See Measurement Definitions )
            APPSAct to Prevent Pollution From Ships
            APS  Arrival Pilot Station
            ARA   Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam (range)
            ARAG   Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent Range
            ARCS   Admiralty Raster Chart Service (U.K. Hydrographic Office)
            ARE   United Arab Emirates (Flag)
            ARMS   Automated Requisition Management System
            ARO   Agreement on Rules of Origin (GATT 1994)
            ARPA   Advanced Research Projects Agency
            ARPAS   Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
            ARS   Annual Cargo Refrigeration System Survey
            A/S   Alongside
            AS   Annual Survey
            ASBA   Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (U.S.A.) Inc.
            ASBA II   A Type of Standard Voyage Charter Party Issued by ASBA
            ASBATANKVOYA Type of Standard Voyage Charter Party Issued by ASBA
            ASEE   American Society for Engineering Education
            ASF   Asian Shipowners Forum
            ASME   Association of Mechanical Engineers
            ASTM   American Society for Testing and Materials
            ATC   Affordability Through Commonality (NAVSEA Program)
            ATDNSHINC   Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays Included
            ATFDepartment Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
            ATONIS   Aids To Navigation Information System
            ATUTC   Actual Time Used To Count
            AUS   Australia (Flag)
            AUTODAM   Automated Damage Control
            AUX(AX)   Auxiliary
            AUX KW   Auxiliary/Generators Kilowatts (total)
            AUXMIS   Auxiliary Management Information System
            AXBS   Auxiliary Boiler Survey
            AXFTBS   Auxiliary Eire-Tube Boiler Survey
            AXWHBS   Auxiliary/Waste Heat Boiler Survey
            AXWTBS   Auxiliary Water-Tube Boiler Survey
            AZE   Azerbaijan (Flag)

            B

            BACBlood Alcohol Content
            BAF   Bunker Adjustment Factor
            BBB   Before Breaking Bulk (i.e. before discharge of cargo commences)
            BBLS   Barrels
            BCM   Bow to Center Manifold
            BDI   Both Dates Inclusive
            BECU   Billion ECU
            BEL   Belgium (Flag)
            BENDS   Both Ends
            BFI   Baltic Freight Index
            BH   Belize (Flag)
            BHD   Bulkhead
            BHS   Bahamas (Flag)
            BI   Both Inclusive
            BICInternational Container Bureau
            BIIBA   British Insurance and Investment Brokers Association
            BIMCO   Baltic and International Maritime Council
            BISD   Basic Instruments and Selected Documents (GATT)
            BK   Book
            BKI   Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia (Indonesian Class Society)
            B/L or BL   Bill of Lading
            BL   Bulgarian Lloyd (Class Society)
            BLADING   See B/L
            BLEVEBoiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
            BLG   Subcommittee on Bulk Liquids and Gases (IMO)
            BLK   Bulk
            BLKCAR (B/C)   Bulk Carrier
            BLR   Boiler
            BLRHS   Boiler Heating Surface (Combined)
            BM   Beam  
            BM   Boom
            BM   Mayanmar (Burma) (Flag)
            BMLA   British Maritime Law Association
            BMP   Best Manufacturing Practices (U.S. Navy Program)
            BMU   Bermuda (Flag)
            B/N   Booking Note
            BNM   Broadcast Notice to Mariners
            BOB   Bunkers on Board
            BOFFER   Best Offer
            BOPEC   Bonaire Petroleum Corporation N.V.
            BORCO   Bahamas Oil Refining Corp.
            BR   Brazil (Flag)
            BR   Brazilian Class Society
            BRG   Bearing
            BRM   Bridge Resources Management
            BROB   Bunkers Remaining On Board
            BS   Boiler Survey
            BS&W   See S&W
            BSS   Basis
            BSS 1/1   Basis 1 Port to 1 Port
            BT   Berth Terms
            BT   Bow Thruster
            BTM   Bottom
            BTU   British Thermal Unit – 0.252 kcal
            BV   Bureau Veritas (French Class Society)
            BWAD   Brackish Water Arrival Draft
            BWT   (Vessel) To Be Used As Breakwater 



            C

            C   Center (CNTR)
            C&F   Cost, Insurance & Freight
            C&F FO   Cost and Freight Free Out
            CA   Center Aft  
            CA   Controlled Atmosphere
            CAC   Citizens Advisory Council
            CAD   Computer Assisted Design
            CAFCurrency Adjustment Factor
            CAM   Computer Assisted Manufacture
            CAP   Condition Assessment Program
            CAPESIZE   Bulk Carrier 100,000-180,000 DWT
            CAS   Condition Assessment Survey          
            CAS   Continuous Automatic Control System Survey
            CASP   Computer Assisted Search Planning System
            CAXBS   Composite Auxiliary Boiler Survey
            CBFT   Cubic Feet
            CBM/cu.m.   Cubic Meters
            CBS   Cyprus Bureau of Shipping (Class Society)
            C.B.T./CBT   Clean Ballast Tanks
            CCC   Clean Caribbean Cooperative
            CCC   Commodity Credit Corp.
            CCC   Customs Co-Operation Council        
            CCF   Capital Construction Fund (U.S.)     
            CCRCargo Control Room
            CCS or CS   China Class Society (Formerly ZC)
            CCTCargo Custody Transfer (System)
            CCTVClosed Circuit Television
            CDCCenter for Disease Control
            CDI   Chemical Distribution Institute        
            CDS  Construction-Differential Subsidy     (46 USC Title V)
            CE-CAD   Civil Engineering CAD
            CEC   Commission of the European Communities
            CEDS   Civil Engineering Data System
            CENSA   Council of European & Japanese National Shipowners Associations
            CERCLA   Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act ("Superfund")
            CERT   Certificate
            c.ft./cuft   Cubic Feet (ft3)
            CF   Center Forward
            CFE/TLE   Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty Implementation
            CFMContainer Flow Management
            CFR   Code of Federal Regulations (U.S.)
            CFSContainer Freight Station
            CFTBS   Cylindrical Fire-Tube Boiler Survey
            CGDDMS   CG Digital Data Management System
            CH   China (Flag)
            CHCP   Cargo Handling Cooperative Program
            CHOPT   Charterer's Option
            CHS   Continuous Survey of Hull
            CHTRS   Charterers
            CIF   Cost Insurance Freight
            CIP   Carriage and Insurance Paid To
            CIRC   Circulating
            CIRM   International Radio-Maritime Committee    
            CIRRS   Commercial Interest Reference Rates
            CIT   U.S. Court of International Trade    
            CKD   Completely Knocked Down
            CL   Continuous Liner
            CLC   Civil Liability Convention (And 1992 Protocols)
            CLNGCenter for LNG
            CLPR   Czech Register of Shipping (Class Society)
            CMA   Companie d'Affretement
            CME   Assessment Model for Coastal and Marine Environments
            CMF   Composite Meter Factor
            CMI   Committee Maritime International (Maritime Law Association)
            CMS   Continuous Survey of Machinery
            CNG   Compressed Natural Gas
            CO   Cargo Oil
            COA   Contract Of Affreightment
            COB   Closing of Business
            COB   Container/Oil/Bulk Carrier
            COBRA   Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
            COD   Cash On Delivery
            COE   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
            COFR   Certificate of Financial Responsibility (OPA 90)
            COGSA   Carriage of Goods by Sea Act(s)
            COI   Certificate of Inspection (Coast Guard)
            COI   Certificate of Insurance
            COLREGS   Collision Regulations (IMO)
            COMA   Committee on Measurement Accountability
            COMB   Combination
            COMM   Commenced
            CONS   Construction (CONSTR)
            CONS   Consumption
            CONT   Continued
            CONVER   Conversion
            COP   Custom of the Port
            COR   Certificate of Registry (U.S. Coast Guard)
            CORE   National Contingency Response
            COSCO   China Ocean Shipping Co.
            COT   Cargo Oil Tank
            COT   Curacao Oil Terminal
            COTP   Captain Of The Port
            COW   Crude Oil Washing
            C/P (CP)   Charterparty or Charter Party
            CPT   Carriage Paid To
            CPY   Cargo Preference Year
            CR   China Corporation Register of Shipping (Taiwan Class Society)
            CR   Current Rate
            CRF   Construction Reserve Fund
            CRISTAL   Contract Regarding an Interim Supplement to Tanker Liability
            CRN   Crane
            CRS   Continuous Refrigeration Survey
            CRS   Croatian Register of Shipping (Class Society)
            CSA   Caribbean Shipping Association
            CSIContainer Security Initiative
            CSM   Closed System Measurement
            CSMContainer Slot Management
            CSOCompany Security Officer
            CSPCompany Security Plan
            CSRContinuous Synopsis Record
            CST   Centistokes
            CST   Central Standard Time
            CT   Cargo Tank
            CTAC   Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee
            CTC   Cargo Tank, Center
            CTL   Constructive Total Loss        
            C-TPATCustoms-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
            CTRContainer Fitted
            CTSCargo Transfer System
            CTSH   Correction Temperature of Tank Shell
            CTW   Cargo Tank, Wing
            CTX   Cargo Tank, Common
            C/V   Consecutive Voyage
            CVCaloric Value (Heat Value)
            CV   Cape Verde Islands (Flag)
            CVM   Contingent Valuation Method          
            CWA   Clean Water Act       
            CWA   Cooperative Working Agreements   
            CWTBS   Cylindrical Water-Tube Boiler Survey
            CYContainer Yard
            CY   Cyprus (Flag)
            CYCLD   Cycloidal Propeller   


            D

            D&O   Directors And Officers (Insurance Policy)   
            DA   Double-Acting          
            DAF   Delivered At Frontier Cargo
            DAM   Damage         
            DAMFORDET   Damages for Detention
            DAPS   Days All Purposes
            DB   Double-Bottom
            DBH   Destroyed By Hurricane
            DBS   Destroyed By Storm
            DC   Direct Current
            DCSDistributed Control System
            DD   Dry-Docking
            DDP   Delivered Duty Paid 
            DDU   Delivered Duty Unpaid
            DE   Subcommittee on Ship Design and Equipment  (IMO)        
            DEADrug Enforcement Agency
            DEM   Demolished
            DEM   Demurrage
            DEN   (See HSE)     
            DEQ   Delivered Ex Quay (Duty Paid)       
            DES   Delivered Ex Ship     
            DESCDefense Energy Support Center
            DEU   Germany (Flag)         
            DF   Direction-Finder
            DFSCDefense Fuel Support Center
            DGPS   Differential Global Positioning System        
            DHDATSBE   Dispatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends
            DHDWTSBE   Dispatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends
            DIES   Diesel
            DIR   Direct
            DIS   Danish International Ship Register
            DISCH   Discharge
            DK   Deck
            DLA   Defense Logistics Agency
            DNK   Denmark (Flag)
            DNV   Det Norske Veritas (Norwegian Class Society)
            DO   Diesel Oil
            DOC   Document Of Compliance (Part of ISM Code)
            DOD   Department Of Defense
            DOE   Department Of Energy
            DOI   Department Of the Interior
            DOP   Dropping Outward Pilot
            DOSDeclaration of Security
            DOT   Department Of Transportation
            d.p.p.   Dirty Petroleum Products
            DR   Dead Reckoning
            DR   Double Reduction
            DRADesignated Restricted Area
            DRK   Derrick
            DSB   Dispute Settlement Body
            DSC   Subcommittee on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes, and Containers (IMO)
            DSU   Dispute Settlement Understanding
            DTS   Defense Transportation System
            DW   Distilled Water
            DWCT   Deadweight Cargo Tons, or the weight of to be transported under a charter party
            DWT   Deadweight Tons 


            E

            E&P   Exploration And Production
            EA   Environmental Assessment
            EAA   Export Administration Act
            EATA   Europe Asia Trades Agreement (Conference)
            EC   East Coast
            EC   European Community
            ECC   Environmental Coordinating Committee
            ECDIS   Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems
            ECJ   European Court of Justice
            ECNH   East Coast North of Hatteras
            ECSA   European Community Shipowners Associations
            ECU   European Currency Unit
            EDI   Electronic Data Interchange
            EEE   "European-Economic-Ecological" Tanker Design
            EEZ   Exclusive Economic Zone    
            EHLEast Harvey Lock
            EIEnergy Institute (formerly IP)
            EIU   Even If Used
            ELVENT   Electric Ventilation
            EMER   Emergency    
            EMSIS   Emergency Shipping Information System    
            EMT   Emergency Medical Technicians      
            EMU   Economic and Monetary Union
            ENC   Electronic Navigation Chart 
            ENG   Engine
            EPA   Environmental Protection Agency    
            EPIRBEmergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
            EQS   Environmental Quality Standard      
            EQUIP   Equipment     
            EQUIV   Equivalent     
            ER - E/REngine Room
            ESDEmergency Shut Down (System)
            ESFRS   Electronic Supply Fund Reporting System  
            ESP   Enhanced Survey Program   
            ESP   Spain (Flag)
            EST   Estonia (Flag)
            ETA   Estimated Time of Arrival    
            ETC   Estimated Time of Completion
            ETD   Estimated Time of Departure
            ETS   Estimated Time of Sailing
            EU   European Union        
            EURO   European Vessel
            EUROS   European Community Ship Register
            EUSC   Effective United States Control Vessels      
            EXIMBANK   Export-Import Bank
            EXP   Expires          
            EXT   Extension      
            EXW   Ex Works


            F

            FACS   Federation of American Controlled Shipping
            FAQFrequently Asked Questions
            FAR   Federal Acquisition Regulations       
            FAS   Free Alongside Ship 
            FASA   Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994
            FASA            Federation of ASIAN Shipowners Association
            FBIFederal Bureau of Investigation
            FC   Facilitation Committee (IMO)          
            FCA Free to Carrier
            FCCFederal Communication Commission
            FD   Free Discharge
            FD&D/FDD   Freight, Demurrage, And Deadfreight
            FDESP   Free Dispatch
            FDISFree Discharge
            FEMSS   Facility Engineering Management Support System
            FEPORT   Federation of European Private Terminal Operator
            FERCFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
            FEU   Forty-Foot Equivalent Unit (Container)
            FHEX   Fridays, Holidays Excepted (Muslim Countries)
            FHINC   Fridays, Holidays Included (Muslim Countries)
            FIATA   Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
            FILO   Free In/Liner Out
            FIN   Finland (Flag)
            FIO   Free In and Out
            FLO/FLO   Float On / Float Off
            FMC   Federal Maritime Commission
            FMF   Foreign Military Financing
            FMIS   Facility Management Information System
            FMS   Fathoms
            FN   Fidenavis S.A. (Spanish Class Society)
            FND   Foundered
            FO   Fuel Oil
            FOB   Free On Board
            FOG   For Our Guidance
            FOM   Flag/Ownership/Management
            FON   Freedom Of Navigation
            FONASBA   Federation Of National Associations of Shipbrokers & Agents
            FONSI   Finding Of No Significant Impact (Environmental Assessment)
            FOQ   Free On Quay
            FOS   Full Operational Status
            FOSC   Federal On-Scene Coordinator
            FOW   First Open Water
            FOW   Free On Warf
            FP   Subcommittee on Fire Protection (IMO)
            FPAForeign Port Assessment Program
            FPA   Free of Particular Average
            FPS   Floating Production and Storage
            FPSOFloating Production, Storage & Offloading
            FR   Federal Register (U.S.)
            FR   Frame (FRM)
            FRA   France (Flag)
            FRN   Foreign Vessel
            FRP   Facility Response Plan
            FSH   Fishing Vessel
            FSI   Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation
            FSRUFloating Storage & Re-Gasification Unit
            FT3   Cubic Feet
            FTBS   Fire-Tube Boiler Survey
            FUND   Ship Financing Revolving Fund
            F/V   Fishing Vessel
            FV   First Visit
            FW   Free Water
            FW   Fresh Water
            FWAD                       Fresh Water Draft On Arrival
            FWD   Forward
            FWDD                       Fresh Water Departure Draft
            FWE   Finished With Engines
            FWPCA   Federal Water Pollution Control Act
            FY   Fiscal Year  
            FYG   For Your Guidance
            FYI   For Your Information


            G

            G7 / G8   Group of Seven Nations or Eight Nations (United States, Canada, Japan, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy) + Russia
            G.A./GA   General Average
            GAA   General Agency Agreement 
            GATS   General Agreement on Trade in Services
            GATT   General Agreement On Tariffs and Trade 1994 (now WTO)          
            GBR   United Kingdom (Flag)        
            GCGas Codes
            GCBS   General Council of British Shipping
            GCVGross Caloric Value
            GEN   General Cargo
            GFP   Government-Furnished Property      
            GIFA   Governing International Fisheries Agreements        
            GIIGNLAssociation of International Liquefied Gas Importers
            GIS   Geographic Information System       
            GIS   German International Ship Register 
            GIWWGulf Intracoastal Waterway
            GL   Germanischer Lloyd (German Class Society)
            GLS   Gearless
            GMDSS   Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (IMO)
            GMT   Greenwich Mean Time (Universal/Zulu Time)         
            GN   Grain
            GNCN   General Conditions
            GNSS   Global Navigational Satellite System
            GO   Gas Oil
            GOM   Gulf Of Mexico
            GOV   Gross Observed Volume
            GPA   GATT Procurement Agreement
            GPG   General Policy Group (IACS)          
            GPS   Global Positioning System
            GRC   Greece (Flag)
            GRD   Geared
            GRN   Grounded
            GRS   Gears
            GRT   Gross Registered Tonnage
            GSB   Guaranteed Safe Berth
            GSV   Gross Standard Volume
            GTGas Transport
            GT   Gross Tons
            GTEE   Guarantee
            GTTGas Transport / Technigas


            H

            HA   Hatch
            HANDYMAX   Bulk Carrier 35,000-50,000 DWT    
            HANDYSIZE   Bulk Carrier 10,000-35,000 DWT    
            HAZMAT   Hazardous Materials
            HAZMAT   NOAA's Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division
            HBL   Hydrostatically Balanced Loading
            HC   Hydraulic Coupling  
            HCPV   High Capacity Passenger Vessel       
            HDHigh Demand
            HDLTSBENDS   Half Dispatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends
            HDWTS   Half Dispatch Working Time Saved
            HE   Human Element        
            HF   High Frequency        
            HFO   Heavy Fuel Oil          
            HMS   Heavy Metal Scraps
            HMT   Harbor Maintenance Tax      
            HNS   Hazardous and Noxious Substances 
            HO   Heavy Oil  
            HO   Hold
            HO   Honduras (Flag)
            HO   Hydrographic Office (UK)
            HOR   Horizontal
            HP   High-Pressure
            HP   Horsepower
            HPTB   High Pressure Turbine
            HR   Hellenic Register (Greek Class Society)
            HS   Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
            HSC   High Speed Craft Code (IMO)
            HSE   Health, Safety and Environmental Group (U.K.)
            HSE   Health & Safety Executive (UK)
            HTS   Harmonized Tariff Schedule
            HTSUS   Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
            HUETHelicopter Underwater Egress Training
            HVR   Hague-Visby Rules
            HW   Heavy Weather
            HW   High Water
            HYPOT   High Potential Test for Electric Equipment


            I

            IACS   International Association of  Classification Societies
            IALA   International Association of  Lighthouse Authorities
            IAPH   International Association of Ports and Harbors
            IATAInternational Air Transport Association
            IAW   In Accordance With
            IBC   International Code for Vessels Carrying Chemicals in Bulk (IMO)
            ICC   International Chamber of Commerce
            ICCL   International Council of Cruise Lines
            ICJ   International Court of Justice
            ICS   International Chamber of Shipping
            ID   Owner Identification Number
            IEC   Electrotechnical Commission
            IEEE   Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
            IEU   Independent Economic Unit (Employed Person)
            IFIAInternational Federation of Independent Inspectors
            IFO   Intermediate Fuel Oil
            IFR   Interim Final Rule
            IG   Inert Gas
            IGC   Intergovernmental Conference (EU)
            IGC   International Code for Vessels Carrying Liquefied Gases (IMO)
            IGS   Inert Gas System
            IHB   International Hydrographic Bureau
            IHO   International Hydrographic Organization
            IHSAIntervention on High Seas Act
            ILA   International Longshoremen's Association
            ILO   International Labor Organization
            ILTAIndependent Liquid Terminal Association
            ILU   Institute of London Underwriters
            ILWA   International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
            IMB   International Maritime Bureau
            IMDG   International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
            IMF   International Monetary Fund
            IMIF   International Maritime Industries Forum
            IMLI   International Maritime Law Institute (IMO)
            IMO   International Maritime Organization (UN)
            IMPA   International Maritime Pilots Association
            IN   India (Flag)
            INBD   Inboard
            INCOTERMS   International Commercial Terms
            IND   Indication
            INMARSAT   International Maritime Convention on Communication by Satellite
            INSImmigration & Naturalization Agency
            INT   Intermediate Survey or Interval
            INTERCARGO   International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners
            INTERTANKO   International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
            IOPC   International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (See CLC)
            IOPPInternational Oil Pollution Certificate
            IP   Institute of Petroleum (now EI)
            IRIS   Incident Reporting Information System
            IRL   Republic of Ireland (Flag)
            IRM   Information Resources Management
            IRN   Iran (Flag)
            IRQS   Indian Register Quality Systems
            IRS   Indian Register of Shipping (Class Society)
            IS   Intact Stability Code (IMO)
            ISF   International Shipping Federation  
            ISGOTT   International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals  
            ISIP   International School for Inspectors of Petroleum
            ISM (Code)International Safety Management Code, “International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and/or Pollution Prevention.”  
            ISMA             International Ship Managers Association
            ISO   International Standards Organization
            ISOA   International Support Vessel Owners Association
            ISPS  International Ship and Port Facility Code and SOLAS Amendments 2002
            ISR   Israel (Flag)
            ISSCInternational Ship Security Certificate
            ISTEA   Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
            IT   Independent Tank
            IT   Information Technology
            IT   Italy (Flag)
            ITB   Integrated Tug Barge
            ITC   Independent Tank, Center
            ITC   International Tonnage Convention
            ITC                International Trade Commission
            ITF   International Transport Workers Federation
            ITOPF   International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
            ITUInternational Telecommunications Union
            ITW   Independent Tank, Wing
            ITX   Independent Tank, Common
            IU   If Used
            IUHTAUTC   If Used, Half Time Actually to Count
            IUMI   International Union of Marine Insurance  
            IWL   Institute Warranty Limits


            J

            JETRO   Japan External Trade Organization
            JIP   Joint Industry Project
            JITJust In Time
            JMIE   Joint Maritime Information System
            JPN   Japan (Flag)
            JU   Jack-Up (MODU)
            JV   Joint Venture


            K

            KOR   South Korea (Flag)
            KPIKey Performance Indicators
            KR   Korean Register of Shipping (Class Society)
            KTM   Keel To Mast
            KW   Kilowatt


            L

            LAMP   Large Amplitude Motions and Loads
            LAN   Local Area Network
            LASHLighter Aboard Ship (barge carrier)
            LAT   Latitude
            LAWS   Legal Automated Workstation System
            LBP   Length Between Perpendiculars
            LBR   Liberian (Flag)
            L/C   Letter Of Credit
            LC   Landing Craft
            LCAC   Landing Craft Air Cushion
            LCL   Less than Container Load
            LDLow Demand
            LDGINST   Loading Instrument
            LDGMANUAL   Loading Manual
            LDRS   Legal Document Research System
            LDT   Light Displacement Ton       
            LEIS   Law Enforcement Information System
            LEV   Level (LEVL)
            LGC   Liquefied Gas Carrier
            LHG   Liquefied Hazardous Gas     
            LHWCA   Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
            LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate      
            LIQD   Liquid
            LIQDLEVL   Liquid Level 
            LIST   London Institute of Shipping and Transport
            LL   Loadline (International Convention On Load Lines)
            LLMCConvention(s) on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims
            LLP   Lloyd's of London Press       
            LMAALondon Maritime Arbitrators Association
            LNG   Liquefied Natural Gas          
            LNGCLNG Carrier
            LO   Lubricating Oil          
            LO/LO   Lift On/Lift Off        
            LOA   Length Overall
            LOC   Location        
            LOF (95)   Lloyd’s Open Form (of Salvage Agreement) (1995)
            LOI   Letter of Indemnity
            LOIS   LORAN-C Operations Information System
            LONG   Longitude
            LONG   Longitudinal 
            LOP   Letter of Protest (See NOP)
            LOP   Line of Position
            LOT   Load On Top
            LOWLast Open Water
            LP   Low Pressure
            LPG   Liquefied Petroleum Gas      
            LPTB   Low Pressure Turbine                       
            LR   Lloyd's Register of Shipping (British Class Society)
            LR1   (Large Range 1) Vessels 50,000-79,999 DWT
            LR2   (Large Range 2) Vessels 80,000-159,000 DWT
            LSC   Liberian Shipping Council
            LSI   Life-Saving Index (Coast Guard)     
            LT   Local Time
            LT   Long Ton
            LTM   Long Ton/Miles         
            LU   Laid-Up        
            LUFS   Large Unit Financial System
            LV   Last Visit      
            LVA   Latvia (Flag) 
            LW   Long Water
            LW   Lower
            LYCN   Laycan (Layday Canceling Date)


            M

            M(MN)   Main
            M&R   Maintenance And Repair
            MAP   Military Assistance Program
            MARAD   Maritime Administration (U.S.)
            MARBS   Marine Assistance Request Broadcasts
            MARDEZ   Maritime Defense Zones
            MARIENV   International Conference on Technologies for Marine Environment Preservation
            MARITECH   Maritime Systems Technology Program (U.S.)
            MARPOL   Marine Pollution Prevention (International Convention) MARS Nautical Institute Marine Accident Reporting System
            MARSNautical Institute Marine Accident Reporting System
            MAS   Mandatory Annual Survey (SOLAS, MARPOL)
            MAT   Materials
            MAYDAY   Distress Signal (Spoken Word)
            MB   Main Bearing
            MB   Merchant Broker
            MCMutual Consent
            MCRC   Marine Casualty Response Center (ABS Marine Services)
            MCT   Marine Custody Transfer
            MCTM   Marine Custody Transfer Measurement
            MDO   Marine Diesel Oil
            ME   Main Engine
            ME   Marine Engineer(ing)
            MEHRA   Marine Environmentally High Risk Areas
            MEP   Marine Environmental Protection
            MEPC   Marine Environmental Protection Committee (IMO)
            MERCOSUR   South American Common Market
            MERPAC   Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
            M/F   Made Fast
            MF   Meter Factor
            MFAGMedical First Aid Guide
            MFCMA   Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act
            MFN   Most Favored Nation
            MGO   Marine Gas Oil
            MHWMean High Water
            MHWSMean High Water Springs
            MIS   Missing
            MISC   Malaysian International Shipping Corporation
            MIT   Massachusetts Institute of Technology
            MLLWMean Lower Low Water
            MLM   International Convention On Maritime Liens and Mortgages, 1993
            MLW   Mean Low Water
            MLWSMean Low Water Springs
            MMD   Merchant Marines Document (USCG)
            MMLD   Merchant Marine Licensing & Document System
            MMPA   Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
            MMS   Minerals Management Service (U.S.)
            MO   Month
            MOC   Memorandum Of Consultation         
            MODU   Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
            MOLCHOPT   More Or Less Charterer's Option (see MOLCO)
            MOLCO   More Or Less Charterers’ Option (see MOLCHOPT)
            MOLOO   More Or Less Owners’ Option
            MOPU   Mobile Offshore Production Unit    
            MOT   Motor
            MOU   Memorandum of Understanding (Port State Control)
            MPA   Marine Protection Area
            MPG   Miles Per Gallon
            MPMS   Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (API)
            MRGOMississippi River Gulf Outlet
            MRR   Maritime Regulatory Reform
            MRS   Mobility Requirements Study
            MS   Marshall Islands (Flag)         
            MSB   Maritime Subsidy Board       
            MSC   Marine Safety Committee (IMO)
            MSC   Maritime Safety Committee 
            MSC   Maritime Safety Center (US Coast Guard)
            MSC   Military Sealift Command
            MSDS   Material Safety Data Sheet
            MSIS   Marine Safety Information System
            MSNAP   Merchant Ship Naval Augmentation Program
            MSO   Marine Safety Office
            MSRC   Marine Spill Response Corporation
            MSS   Mobile Satellite Services       
            M/T or MT   Motor Tanker
            MT   Malta (Flag)
            MT   Meters
            MT   Metric Ton
            MTMC   Military Transportation Management Command
            MTSAMarine Transportation Security Act (U.S.)
            M/V   Motor Vessel (Diesel)
            M/V or MV   Motor Vessel
            MX   Mexico (Flag)


            N

            N   New
            NA   Not Applicable          
            NA&ME   Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
            NAABSA   Not Always Afloat But Safe Aground
            NAFO   Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
            NAFTA   North American Free Trade Agreement
            NATO   North Atlantic Treaty Organization  
            NAV   Naval Vessel 
            NAV   Subcommittee on Safety of Navigation (IMO)
            NAVIC   Navigation and Inspection Circular (U.S. Coast Guard)
            NAVINFONETNavigation Information Network
            NAVSEA   Naval Sea System Command
            N/B   New Building
            NBS   National Bureau of Standards (see NIST – renamed in 1989)
            NBSAC   National Boating Safety Advisory Council  
            NC   Non-Continuous Liner on Tailshaft
            NCB   National Cargo Bureau
            NCP   National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
            NDRF   National Defense Reserve Fleet
            NEC   National Economic Council
            NECAD   Naval Engineering CAD
            NFFDNot Fit For Duty
            NFPANational Fire Protection Association
            NGLNatural Gas Liquid
            NGMTS   Negotiating Group on Maritime Transport
            NGO   Non-Governmental Organization
            NIC   Newly Industrialized Country
            NIMANational Imagery and Mapping Agency
            NIMIS   NPFC Integrated Management System
            NIS   Newly Independent States
            NIS   Norwegian International Ship Register
            NISANational Invasive Species Act 1996
            NIST   National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly NBS)
            NKKNippon Kaiji Kyokai (Japanese Class Society)
            NL   No Liner On Tailshaft
            NLD   Netherlands (Flag)
            NLRB   National Labor Relations Board
            NLSNoxious Liquid Substance
            NM   Nautical Mile
            NMD   Norwegian Maritime Directorate
            NMEI   National Maritime Enhancement Institute
            NMFS   National Marine Fisheries Service
            NMREC   National Maritime Resource Center
            NOANotification of Arrival
            NOAA   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
            NONCOND   Non-Condensing
            NOP   Notice of Protest (see LOP)
            NOR   Norway (Flag)
            NOR/N.O.R.   Notice Of Readiness
            NOS   National Ocean Service (Part of NOAA)
            NOTMAR   Notice To Mariners
            NPDES   National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
            NPFC   National Pollution Funds Center
            NPRM   Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
            NPV   Net Present Value
            NRC   National Research Council
            NRC   National Response Center
            NRDA   Natural Resource Damage Assessment (OPA 90)
            NRT   Net Registered Tonnage
            NSCSA   National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia
            NSF   National Science Foundation
            NSFCC   National Strike Force Coordinator
            NSI   National Shipbuilding Initiative       
            NSR   Northern Sea Route (Northeast Passage - Japan/European Continent)
            NSRP   National Shipbuilding Research Program
            NSV   Net Standard Volume
            NSW   Net Standard Weight
            NT   Net Tons
            NTIS   National Technical Information Service       
            NTSB   National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.)
            NTU   Non-Transportation Use       
            NVIC   Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (USCG)
            NVOCC   Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier
            NYME   New York Mercantile Exchange
            NYPE   New York Produce Exchange (Time Charter Party)
            NYSA   New York Shipping Association      
            NYSMA   New York Society of Maritime Arbitrators


            O

            OB   Oil-Lubricated Stern Bearing
            OBO   Ore/Bulk/Oil 
            OBQ   On-Board Quantity (before loading)
            OC   Oil-Lubricated Stern Bearing, Continuous Liner on Tailshaft         
            OCIMF   Oil Companies International Marine Forum 
            OCMI   Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (USCG)
            OCS   Outer Continental Shelf        
            ODP   Ocean Drilling Program        
            ODS   Operating Differential Subsidy        
            ODSA   Operating Differential Subsidy Agreement  
            OECD   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
            OFAC   Office of Foreign Assets Control     
            OMBO   One Man Bridge Operation  
            ONR   Office of Naval Research     
            ONS   Offshore Northern Seas Conference
            OO   Owners Option
            OPA 90   Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (U.S.)      
            OPBO   One Person Bridge Operation
            OPDS   Offshore Petroleum Discharge System         
            OPEC   Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
            ORO   Ore/Oil Carrier
            OSH   Open Shelter Deck
            OSHA   Occupational Safety and Health Administration
            OSIOffshore Storage Installation
            OSR   Outstanding Recommendation Against Class
            OSRO   Oil Spill Removal Organization        
            OSV   Offshore Supply Vessel        
            OT   Oil Tight        
            OTBD   Outboard       
            OTC   Offshore Technology Conference
            OUPV   Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels  
            OWS              Owners


            P

            P   Port
            P&I   Protection And Indemnity (Insurance Clubs)
            PA   Port Aft
            PAJ   Petroleum Association of Japan
            PAK   Pakistan (Flag)
            PANAMAX   A tanker of the maximum size capable of transit of the Panama Canal (approx. 50,000-80,000 DWT) (breadth normally the limiting factor)
            PASS   Passenger
            PBOS   Planning Board for Ocean Shipping
            PC   Part Cargo
            PC   Period Charter
            PCC   Pure Car Carrier
            PCD   Pacific Coast District
            PCGO   Part Cargo
            PCT   Percent
            PCTC   Pure Car Truck Carrier
            PDDS   Personnel Data Decision System
            PDPR   Per Day Pro-Rated
            PE   Peru (Flag)
            PET   Portable Electronic Thermometer
            PFPort Facility
            PF   Port Forward
            PFD   Personal Flotation Device
            PFDMA   PFD Manufacturers Association
            PG   Persian Gulf (See AG)
            PFSOPort Facility Security Officer
            PFSPPort Facility Security Plan
            PGE   Permanent Group of Experts (In Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures)
            PHL   Philippines (Flag)
            PHPD   Per Hatch Per Day
            PI   Port Inboard
            PIC   Person In Charge
            PIMA   Petroleum Industries Marine Association  (of Japan)
            PIOPIC   P and I Oil Pollution Indemnity Clause
            PIST   Piston
            PL   Public Law
            PLS   Position Location Systems
            PLTG   Plating
            PMA   Pacific Maritime Association
            PMU   Portable Measurement Unit
            PN   Panama (Flag)
            POB   Pilot On Board
            POL   Poland (Flag)
            POSH   Port Out Starboard Home
            PP   Port Prefix (For Survey Report Number)
            PPEPersonal Protective Equipment
            PPM   Parts Per Million
            PR   (See PRS)
            PRC   Peoples Republic of China
            PREP   National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program
            PRES   Pressure
            PROP   Propeller
            PROV   Provisional    
            PRP   Potentially Responsible Party
            PRS   Polish Register (Class Society)         
            PSAPort Security Assessment
            PSC   Port State Control     
            PSI   Port State Initiative (U.S. Coast Guard)      
            PSI   Pounds Per Square Inch        
            PSIX   Port State Information Exchange
            PSOPort Security Officer
            PSU   Portable Sampling Unit
            PTSA   Port and Tanker Safety Act  
            PUF   Passenger User Fee
            P/V   Pressure Vacuum (Valve)
            PVA   Passenger Vessel Association
            PVO   Passenger Vessel Operator    
            PWS   Prince William Sound
            PWSA   Ports and Waterways Safety Act     
            PWWD   Per Weather Working Day


            Q

            QAT   Qatar (Flag)   
            QCG   Quadrennial Cargo Gear Survey       
            QD   Quadruple Screw      
            QI   Qualified Individual (OPA 90)        
            QMED   Qualified Members of Engine Department
            QN   Quintuple Screw       
            QRCQuick Release Coupling
            QSCS   Quality System Certification System


            R

            R   Reconditioned          
            R&D   Research And Development 
            RAP   Remedial Action Projects     
            RB   Rubber Stern Bearing
            RBS   Recreational Boating Safety 
            RC   Rubber Stern Bearing, Continuous Liner on Tailshaft         
            RCAC   Regional Citizens Advisory Council
            RCCRescue Coordination Center
            RCRA   Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
            RCVR   Receiver(s)
            RDF   Radio Direction Finder         
            RE   Regulatory Evaluation          
            REEFER   Refrigerated Cargo Ship or Container          
            REF   Refrigeration
            REP   Reporting System     
            REV   Reversing      
            REVRPT   Revised Report         
            RFG   Reformulated Gasoline (Clean Air Act)
            RGBReturn Gas Blower
            RI   (See Rina)
            RINA   Registro Italiano Navale (Italian Class Society)
            RINA   Royal Institute of Naval Architects
            RM   Room
            RN   Rubber Stern Bearing, Non-Continuous Liner on Tailshaft
            RNR   Rumanian Register (Class Society)
            RO   Rumania (Flag)
            ROB   Remaining On-Board (after discharge)
            RORO   Roll On/Roll Off
            ROS   Reduced Operational Status
            RP   Rinave Portuguesa (Portuguese Class Society)
            RPR   Repairs
            RPTRapid Phase Transition
            RPT   Report
            RR   (See RNR)
            RRF   Ready Reserve Force
            RRS   Russian Register of Shipping (Class Society)
            RS   Russia (Flag)
            RS   Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
            RSPA   Research and Special Programs Administration
            RT   Revenue Ton
            RVP   Reid Vapor Pressure 


            S

            S   Starboard
            S&W   Sediment & Water (formerly BS&W)
            SA   Shipyard Agreement
            SA   Starboard Aft
            SAASecurity Assessment Audit
            SAFCON   Safety Construction Certificates
            SAIL   System to Automate and Integrate Logistics
            SALM   Single Anchor Leg Mooring
            SAR   Search And Rescue
            SAR   Subcommittee on Radio Communication and Search and Rescue (IMO)
            SARMIS   SAR Management Information System
            SARSATSearch and Rescue Satellite
            SARSIM   SAR Simulation Model
            SAS   Annual Special Survey of Hull
            SATPM   Saturday P.M.
            SAU   Saudi Arabia (Flag)
            SB   Safe Berth
            SBD   System-Based Design
            SBM   Single Buoy Mooring
            SBT   Segregated Ballast Tanks
            SCA   Suez Canal Authority
            SCAC   Standard Carrier Alpha Code
            SCAMP   Shipboard Computer-Aided Maintenance Program
            SCBASelf-Contained Breathing Apparatus
            SCM   Stern To Manifold (Distance)
            SCMSSociety of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors
            SCRS   Croatian Register of Shipping (Class Society)
            SCVNG   Scavenging    
            SD   Single Decker
            SDR   Special Drawing Rights        
            SDWT   Summer Deadweight
            SEBS   Single-Ended Boiler Survey 
            SELFD   Self Discharging
            SEMI   Semi-Submersible (MODU) 
            SERV   Service
            SF   Starboard Forward    
            SF   Stowage Factor
            SGSpecific Gravity
            SH   Superheater   
            SHC   Shipping Coordination Committee
            SHEX   Sundays and Holidays Excluded     
            SHINC   Sundays and Holidays Included      
            SI   Starboard Inboard     
            SI   International System of Units
            SIGTTO   Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators
            SIREShip Inspection Report Exchange (OCIMF)
            SIS   Special Intermediate Survey
            SL   Bale (Capacity)
            SLC   Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate 
            SLE   Safety Equipment Certificate
            SLF   Subcommittee on Stability Loadlines and Fishing Vessel Safety (IMO)     
            SLP   Passenger Ship Safety Certificate     
            SLR   Cargo Ship Safety Radio Telegraphy/Telephony Certificate
            SMA   Society of Maritime Arbitrators
            SMC   Safety Management Certificate (IMO)        
            SMCPStandard Marine Communication Phrases (IMO)
            SML   Small 
            SMS   Safety Management System (ISM)  
            SMTShip's Management Team
            SNAME   Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers  
            SNC   Survey Not Complete
            SNK   Sunk  
            SNPRM   Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
            SNUBA   Surface Nexus Underwater Breathing Apparatus    
            SOC   Shipper Owned Container       
            SOC   Society
            SOCPShip Operations Cooperative Program
            SOF   Statement of Facts
            SOLAS   Safety Of Life At Sea (International Convention)
            SOPEP   Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan     
            SOS   Morse Code Distress Signal (…---…)          
            SP   Safe Port
            SP MAT   Special Material        
            SPC   Self-Polishing Copolymer (Anti-Fouling Compound)          
            SPM   Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
            SPM   Single Point Mooring System
            SPR   Strategic Petroleum Reserve
            SRA   Ship Repair Agreement
            SRBL   Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading
            SS   Special Survey
            SS   Steam Ship
            SSA   Special Periodical Survey of Automated Control System
            SSC   Ship Structure Committee
            SSG   Special Safeguard (In Agreement on Agriculture)
            SSH   Special Periodical Survey of Hull
            SSHEX   Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded
            SSHINC   Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included
            SSIGS   Special Periodical Survey of Inert Gas System
            SSM   Special Periodical Survey of Machinery
            SSOShip Security Officer
            SSPShip Security Plan
            SSTDP   Sealift Ship Technology Development Program
            ST   Special Treatment
            STAA   Surface Transportation Assistance Act
            STAB   Stability
            STARS   Ship Tracking and Retrieval System
            STBD   Starboard
            STCW   Standards For Training Certification and Watchkeeping (IMO Convention)
            STDStandard
            STEM   Subject To Enough Merchandise
            STEM   ( See Tanker Definitions )
            STL   Scuttled
            STO   Now used as a Storage Tanker
            STW   Subcommittee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (IMO)
            SUB   Subject (To .....)
            SUEZMAX   A tanker of the maximum size capable of transit of the Suez Canal
            (approx. 150,000-200,000 DWT)
            SUPER   See CERCLA
            SV   Single Visit
            SVY   Survey
            SWAD   Salt Water Arrival Draft
            SWATH   Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull
            SWDD   Salt Water Departure Draft
            SWE   Sweden (Flag)
            SWIFTSociety for World-Wide Inter-Bank Financial Telecommunication
            SYST   System 


            T

            T-ACS   Auxiliary Crane Ship
            TAG   Technical Advisory Group
            TALFF   Total Allowable Level of Foreign Fishing
            TAPS   Trans Alaska Pipeline Service
            TAX   Storage Tanks Tax
            T/B   Integrated Tug/Barge
            TBN   To Be Nominated     
            TBS   To Be Scrapped        
            TBS   Tubeshaft      
            TBT   Technical Barriers to Trade   
            T/C or TC   Time Charter
            TCV   Total Calculated Volume
            TDWTTotal Tons Deadweight
            TDWT   Tropical Deadweight
            TEA   Targeted Export Assistance  
            TEU   Twenty Foot (Container) Equivalent
            TF   Tropical Fresh
            TGZTechnigaz
            TL   Turkish Lloyd's (Class Society)        
            TLOTotal Loss Only
            TLP   Tension Leg Platform
            TMSATanker Management & Self Assessment
            TNK   Tank  
            TO   Tender Offer
            TOCA   Transfer Of Class Agreement (IACS)          
            TOT   Total Loss     
            TOV   Total Observed Volume
            TOVALOP   Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement concerning Liability for Oil Pollution (now defunct)
            TPI   Tons Per Inch (Immersion)
            TPC   Tons Per Centimeter (Immersion)
            TPRB   Trade Policy Review Body   
            TR   Triple Screw  
            TRANS   Transverse     
            TRB   Transportation Research Board        
            TRIM & STAB   Trim And Stability Booklet  
            TSAC   Towing Safety Advisory Committee
            TTL   Total
            TU   Turkey (Flag)
            T/V   Tanker Vessel
            TVELTank Vessel Examination Letter
            TW   Tween Decker
            TW   Twin Screw   
            TWEA   Trading With the Enemy Act
            TWN   Taiwan (Flag)
            TYP   Type   


            U

            UC   Unanimous Consent  
            UK P&I   United Kingdom Mutual      
            UKAPTO   United Kingdom Association of Private Terminal Operators   
            UKR   Ukraine (Flag)
            UL   Underwriters Laboratories    
            ULCC   Ultra Large Crude Carrier (over 320,000 DWT)      
            ULMS   Unit Logistics Management System 
            UMIB   Urgent Marine Information Broadcast         
            UMIS   Reserve Unit Management Information System      
            UN   United Nations         
            UNCITRALUnited Nations Commission on International Trade Law
            UNCLOSUN Law of the Sea Convention
            UNCTADUnited Nations Commission on Trade and Development
            UNHCRUnited Nations High Commission on Refugees
            UPR   Unearned Passenger Revenue
            UR   Ukrainian Register
            UR   Uruguay Round
            USAID   United States Agency for International Development
            USC   United States Code  
            USC   Unless Sooner Commenced
            USCG   United States Coast Guard
            USD   United States Dollar
            USDA   United States Department of Agriculture
            USEPA   United States Environmental Protection Agency
            USG   United States Code of Federal Regulations
            USGUnited States Gulf
            USNHUnited States North of (Cape) Hatteras
            USTR   United States Trade Representative  
            UTUniversal Time
            UU   Unless Uses
            UUTWCTAUTC   Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count


            V

            VAT   Value Added Tax
            VC   St. Vincent & The Grenadines (Flag)
            VCF   Volume Correction Factor
            VCGVertical Center of Gravity
            VCV   Vapor Control Valve
            VEF   Vessel Experience Factor
            VGB   Virgin Islands, British
            VIDS   Vessel Identification System
            VIRES   Vietnam Register
            VLBC   Very Large Bulk Carrier (over 180,000 DWT)
            VLCC   Very Large Crude Carrier (between 160,000 - 320,000 DWT)
            VLGCVery Large Gas Carrier
            VLLNGCVery Large LNG Carrier
            VMRSVessel Movement Reporting System
            VNM   Vietnam (Flag)
            VNTSC   Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
            VOSS   Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System
            VPD   Vessel Pays Dues
            VPQ   Vessel Particulars Questionnaire
            VRP   Vessel Response Plan
            VRS   Vapor Recovery System
            VSOA   Vessel Safety and Operations Audit
            VTS   Vessel Traffic System
            VUT   Vanuatu (Flag)


            W

            W   Waived
            WB   Water Ballast
            WBT   Water Ballast Tank
            WCCON   Whether Customs Cleared Or Not
            WCO   World Customs Organization (Ex Customs Cooperation Council)
            WEMT   West European Confederation of  Maritime Technology Societies
            WHBS   Waste Heat Boiler Survey
            WHFTBS   Waste Heat Fire-Tube Boiler Survey
            WHLWest of Harvey Lock
            WHOI   Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
            WHWTBS   Waste Heat Water-Tube Boiler Survey
            WIBON   Whether In Berth Or Not
            WIFPON   Whether In Free Pratique Or Not
            WIPON   Whether In Port Or Not
            WISTA   Women's International Shipping and Trading Association  
            WLTHOHC   Water Line-To-Hatch Coaming
            W/M   Weight or Measurement
            WMO   World Meteorological Organization
            WMU   World Maritime University (Malmo, Sweden)         
            WNA   Winter North Atlantic
            WOG   Without Guarantee   
            WOG   Without Guaranty
            WP   Weather Permitting
            WP   Working Paper
            WP/E   Working Party on Electricity (IACS)
            WP/FPS   Working Party on Fire Protection and Safety (IACS)
            WP/HE   Working Party on Human Element (IACS)
            WP/M   Working Party on Machinery (IACS)
            WP/S   Working Party on Strength of Ships (IACS)
            WP/SRC   Working Party on Surveyors Reporting and Certification (IACS)
            WP/SSLL   Working Party on Stability Subdivision and Load Lines (IACS)    
            WQIS   Water Quality Insurance Syndicate
            WRIC            Wire Rods in Coils
            WRK   Wrecked        
            WS   Worldscale
            WTBS   Water-Tube Boiler Survey
            WTO   World Trade Organization    
            WTR   Water  
            WWD   Weather Working Days
            WWR   When, Where Ready


            X

            XO   Executive Officer     
            XOL   Excess Of Loss (Insurance)   


            Y

            Y2KYear 2000
            YAR   York Antwerp Rules
            YGS   Year of Grace Survey
            YRS   Years


            Z

            Z   Zulu (GMT/Universal Time)
            ZAF   South Africa (Flag)   
            ZC   (See CCS or CS)       
            ZULU   (See Z and GMT)


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