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LES

Land Earth Station

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IEU

Independent Economic Unit (Employed Person)

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The limiting values of ceiling, visibility, and wind, or runway visual range, established as safety minimum for aircraft landings and take-offs.

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A device for drying compressed air by means of condensation obtained by over-compression or cooling, absorption, adsorption or a combination of the above methods.

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In a solar energy system, refers to all components other than the collector. In terms of costs, it includes design costs, land, site preparation, system installation, support structures, power conditioning, operation and maintenance costs, indirect storag ...

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The situation of a vessel when listed over by the wind to such an extent that she does not recover.

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The ratings under which specified appliances convert energy sources into useful energy, as determined by procedures established by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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HSC

High Speed Craft. Mostly ferries, catamaran

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Inboard

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In the UK the assured is a person (or people) who has entered into a life assurance contract with a.

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United States Trade Representative.

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Apparatus using the combined simultaneous action of a bimetallic thermometer and a hair hygrometer to move a needle in front of a divided scale. fts construction permits dew point variations to be indicated approximately.

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A description or explanation of the manner in which the height of the ceiling is determined, i.e. aircraft ceiling, balloon ceiling. estimated ceiling, indefinite ceiling, measured ceiling, precipitation ceiling.

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A wind blowing in the same direction as the heading of a moving object. thus assisting the object's intended progress. The opposite of a head wind.

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An instrument which measures evaporation by measuring the loss of water from a burette reservoir through a ceramic disc.

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A metal plate fitting on the deck that can be opened to take on fuel or water

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OED

Offshore Engineering Department.

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EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

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NLD

Netherlands (Flag)

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TRS

Tropical Revolving Storm

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