Oil Spill Removal Organization

Arabian Gulf Service.

Tall and short waves caused by water current and wave directions being opposite to the direction of the wind.

Navigation Bridge Systems.

Tons Per Inch (Immersion)

Old term for the galley of a vessel situated normally on the deck and not between decks.

An optical, ultrasonic, or infrared sensor that turns room lights on when they detect a person's presence and off after the space is vacated.

Relating to dry cargo lifted on/off in one piece by cranes or derricks.

Bulk Carrier, Equipped for Carriage of Rice.

Continuously updating the weighting of past prices for smoothing or forecasting.

Five Year Fee.

Germanischer Lloyd (German Class Society)

Hydrostatic Release Unit

The Baltic and International Maritime Council Information and support service located in Copenhagen (Denmark) Founded in 1905, n 1995 it had 2650 members in 110 countries: shipowners, brokers, agents, P&I; clubs.

A set of bearings taken from an object with a known position, such as a landmark, to determine the ship's location. A type of running fix.

Client Account Management System.

Automatic Radar Plotting Aid

British Oil Spill Control Association

Deals,battens an Boards.

Visual Display Unit