International Hydrographic Organization

Gross National Product: GDP plus the net income accruing from foreign sources.

Payroll Change Report.

Global Navigational Satellite System

Navigational Electronic Chart System Association

Nautical Institute Headquarters, London

To cast off or untie. (See BEND.)

United States Department of Agriculture

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Inboard

Marine Assistance Request Broadcasts.

Universal Resource Locator

Land Earth Station

Environmental Impact Assessment

Negotiating Group on Maritime Transport

International Lifeboat Federation

Operating Differential Subsidy: A direct subsidy paid to U.S.-flag operators to offset the high operating cost of U.S.-flag ships when compared to foreign-flag counterparts.

Independent Economic Unit (Employed Person)

Patrol/Work Boat.

High Speed Craft. Mostly ferries, catamaran