International Code for Vessels Carrying Chemicals in Bulk (IMO)

International Bulk Chemical CodeCode for the construction and equipment of ships carrying dangerous chemicals in bulk. (Often wrongly defined in BA publications and charts as International Bulk Carrier code)

Integrated bridge control system

International Bunker Industry Association Ltd

Integrated Bridge System

Inlet butterfly valve. These are fitted on the inlet of most types of compressor and the valve opens and closes to throttle the air flow. However, the term IBV is usually associated with turbo compressors.

International Cargo Advisory Bureau

International Convention on the Arrest of Seagoing Ships1952 Allows the creditors of shipping debts to present his claim in any country signatory of the convention, and arrest the vessel if needed

International Chamber of Commerce

Abbreviation for (1) "Interstate Commerce Commission," (2) "International Chamber of Commerce."

International Council of Cruise Lines

Institute of Civil Engineers

A type of precipitation composed of unbranched crystals in the form of needles, columns, or plates. Usually has a very slight downward motion and may fall from a cloudless sky.

The true freezing point of water. The temperature at which a mixture of air-saturated pure water and pure ice may exist in equilibrium at a pressure of one standard atmosphere.

Caught in the ice.

A floating island of ice. Only one-ninth of the total mass of an iceberg is visible above water level.

CFM flowing through the compressor inlet filter or inlet valve under rated conditions

International Cargo Handling Coordination Association

An instrument for the measurement of the rate of ice accretion on an unheated body.

International Court of Justice