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Anchor Handling Vessel.

The person to whom is given the use of the whole of the carrying capacity of a ship for the transportation of cargo or passengers to a stated port for a specified time.

On or within the ship

Laycan (Layday Canceling Date)

Agreement on Rules of Origin. (GATT 1994)

1.Beam2.Boom3.Mayanmar (Burma)(flag).

Azerbaijan (flag)

U.S. Customs' "Automated Broker Interface," by which brokers file importers' entries electronically.

Average Freight Rate Assessment

Aids to Navigation Information System.

Timbers used to support bottom of ship while it is under construction.

Automated Requisition Management System.

An opening in the bulwark or rail for discharging large quantities of water, when thrown by the sea upon the ship's deck. Some ships have "swing gates" which allow water to drain off but which automatically close from the pressure of sea water.

In charge of union business for unlicensed personnel. Handles grievances.

Is one that does not attack normal materials of construction.

Keel To Mast

York-Antwerp Rules 1950 Rules to settle General Average claims. Their use is normally stipulated in the B/L or C/P.

Environmental Management System. ISO Standard

Greenwich Mean Time. Now mostly replaced by UTC or Z.