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VCM

Vinyl Chloride Monomer. Gas occasionaly carried by LPG tankers. Highly cancerogen, heard that the German allows a crew to carry the gas only once in their carreer. Classified as flamable, toxic and polymerizable.

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JIP

Joint Industry Project

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EMT

Emergency Medical Technicians.

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NAV

Naval Vessel

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HSE

Health safety and environmental,Health and Safety Executive

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DBH

Destroyed By Hurricane

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PE

Peru (Flag)

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Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count

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NOR

Norway (Flag)

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The rope which goes round a sail, and to which the canvass is sewed.

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Steam generating units used aboard ship to provide steam for propulsion (and) for heating and other auxiliary purposes.

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FAL

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic

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Urgent Marine Information Broadcast

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Long cylindrical bars of iron or copper, used to secure or unite the different parts of a vessel.

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IN

India (Flag)

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USC

United States Code

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VUT

Vanuatu (Flag)

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Auxiliary/Generators Kilowatts (total)

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ETC

Estimated Time of CompletionEstimated time of completion of the cargo operations. Normally the agent should ask the captain how long he requires to make the ship seaworthy after the ETC. Very few agents adhere to this, order the pilot and the tugs for the ...

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