Aluminium Alloy, High Speed Passenger.

Vessel Traffic Management Services

A rope is fagged when the end is untwisted.

Cylinder.

Federation of ASIAN Shipowners Association

Billion ECU

Notice of Protest (see LOP)

Inert Gas. Non reactive gas (Nitrogen, CO2) used to fill the tanks to prevent an accidental fire or explosion.

International Maritime Organization.United Nation agency created the 6 March 1948, located in London and taking care of all shipping matters.

Water Line

Member of The Nautical Institute

Annual Survey

Aluminium Alloy Pleasure Yacht.

Joint Venture

London Interbank Offered Rate

European Currency Unit.

Estimated Time of ReadinessTime at which the ship will be ready to load, for instance when the crew has to clean the holds first.

Kilowatt

American Society for Testing and Materials.

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.