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Inspection report:a database system of the OCIMF

To turn anything round or over.

R3E

R3E. Telephony using amplitude modulation; single sideband; reduced carrier. (ALRS)

Raster Chart Display SystemThe electronic chart display in use by the British Admiralty. Based on an image of the paper chart it is far inferior to the ECDIS, and is not accepted by SOLAS to ensure the seaworthiness of the vessel, so that a separate set o ...

W

Whiskey - W = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( . - - )Flag= Central red square set in a larger white square with all-round blue border. When hoisted singly from a ship it means : "I require medical assistance."(Kerchove)

Support for Maritime Training scheme (UK)

Q

Quebec - Q = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( - - . - )Flag= Yellow.When hoisted singly from a ship it means "Quarantine flag"(Kerchove)Hoisted on arrival, it means that nobody can go ashore or board until the quarantine officer has cleared the ship. ...

BT

1.Berth Terms2.Bow Thruster.

O

Oscar - O = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( - - - )Flag= Halved diagonally in red and yellow.When hoisted singly from a ship it means "Man overboard."

Sundays and Holidays Excluded. Method of calculating the Lay days. These days are not counted.

Freight ship or ferry with facilities for vehicles to drive on and off (roll-on roll-off); a system of loading and discharging a ship whereby the cargo is driven on and off on ramps. Equipped with large openings at bow and stern and sometimes also in the ...

Sea coming on a boat's quarter.

SAR

Search And Rescue

SET

To set up rigging, is to tauten it by tackles. The seizings are then put on afresh.

Society of International Gas Tankers and Terminal Operators ltd.

SIU

Seafarers International Union.

U

Uniform - U = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( . . - )Flag= Two white and two red square.When hoisted singly from a ship it means : "You are facing immediate danger."

The iron ring at the upper end of an anchor, to which the cable is bent.

ROM

Read only memory