Abbreviations: All Listings RSS

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ITZ

Inshore Traffic Zone. Navigational lane which lies between a TSS and the coast. Can only be used by ships calling a port or place inside the zone.

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USG

United States Code of Federal Regulations

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NCP

National oil and hazardous substances pollution Contigency Plan.

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BAY

Space between adjacent frames, on the bottom of a tanker.

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Automated Radar Plotting Aid system to assist the watorchkeeper using the radar for collision prevention.

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CAC

Citizens Advisory Council

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Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent Range

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LBP

Length Between Perpendiculars

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AWO

American Waterway Operators. The national trade association for the barge and towing industry and the shipyards employed in the repair and construction of these craft.

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BLR

Boiler

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BTU

British Thermal Unit

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LOF

Lloyd's Open Form. Salvage contract type. Revised regularly in order to reward the work of tug involved with the salvage of laden tankers.

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KTM

Keel To Mast

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Automated Damage Control.

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OOW

Officer of the watch

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Bulk Carrier, Equipped for Carriage of Vehicles.

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Bulk Carrier or Tanker,Sapbalic Acid.

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SAID [sic] of the wind when it changes. Also, to slack a cable and let it run out. (See PAY.) To veer and haul, is to haul and slack alternately on a rope, as in warping, until the vessel or boat gets headway.

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PCT

Percent

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Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel.

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