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Sediment & Water (formerly BS&W)

Radio Direction and Range

Interpretations and Insstructions.

Federation of American Controlled Shipping.

New Building

Ultra High Frequency. (300-3000 MHz) The apparatus using these frequencies are the best one for internal communications on steel ships as they are not hampered by steel bulkheads.

Asian Shipowners Forum.

A British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association

Segregated Ballast Tanks

Towing and Anchor Handling Purposes.

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Quality System Certification System.

North American Free Trade Agreement.

Bow to Center Manifold

First Class Charterers

Free Carrier. A modern equivalent of FAS used in intermodal transport where goods are transferred at a nominated forwarders premises, depot or terminal but not actually on board vessel. Free Carrier Free Carrier means that the seller delivers the good ...

More Or Less Charterers

Electronic Chart Display and Information SystemBased on vectorial representation of features, this system is the best available as it can be coupled to many other devices. Unfortunately since the availability of GPS positioning many hydrographic informati ...