National Boating Safety Advisory Council

1.Non Conformance.2.Numerically Controlled.3.Non-Continuous liner on tailshaft

National Cargo Bureau

National oil and hazardous substances pollution Contigency Plan.

Nondestructive Evaluation.

National Defense Reserve Fleet

National Economic Council

Naval Engineering CAD

Navigational Electronic Chart System Association

Non free trade zone

Negotiating Group on Maritime Transport

Non-Governmental Organization.

AMMONIA (Anhydrous). Gas usually carried by LPG tankers at about -50 deg.c. Lighter than air, it is easily escaping from any openning and be highly dangerous to inhale in great uantity. Reacting violently with water. All degrees centigrade: Boiling point: ...

Nautical Institute. Organization founded in 1971 located in London which promotes high professional standards among deck officers.

Newly Industrialized Country

"NiCd" refers to a battery that contains nickel cadmium as its chemical base; other abbreviations include "NiCad" and "Nicad." It is the first type of portable rechargeable battery produced and is still widely in use in power tools and cameras. ...

Nautical Institute Headquarters, London

"NIMH" refers to nickel metal hydride; it's an updated and better version of a NiCd battery. It has more power and doesn't need to be fully discharged regularly, unlike a NiCd battery. It operates well in digital cameras, motorized children's toys and cor ...

NPFC Integrated Management System.

Newly Independent States