Annual Inert Gas System Survey.

Hydrostatic Balanced Loading. Method of loading large oil tankers which allows to extends the lives of tankers from 25 to 30 years with regard to MARPOL phase-out provision.

1.Marine Evacuation System.2.Mobile Earth Station

National Bureau of Standards (see NIST

Value Added Tax

Condition Assessment Survey

Pure Car Carrier

St. Vincent & The Grenadines (Flag)

Fresh Water Draft On Arrival

A rope is fagged when the end is untwisted.

Barge, Liquefied Nitrogen maximum pressure 10kg/cm

Maritime Environment Protection CommitteeIMO branch dealing, among other, with the construction of tankers. The number of the meeting is often added to the acronym so that in the Autumn 2000 the next meeting will be MEPC46.

Whether In Port Or Not

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American Institute of Marine Underwriters.

General operators' certificate with regard to GMDSS

American Society for Testing and Materials.

Destroyed by Storm.

Australia (flag)

Asphalt Tanker.