1.Satellite Earth Station2.Seafarers' Education Service

1.Registro Italiano NAvale Italian Classification Society.2.Royal Institution of Naval Architects.

1.Annual Special Survey or Hull.2.Safety At Sea

1.Russia (flag).2.Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (classification society).3.River Service

Total Quality Management

Stow (In SCRAP STW ABT 54').Stowage factor often expressed in cubic feet per ton.(Here 54 cubic feet per ton)

Maritime Simulation Center Netherlands. Located at Wageningen it was also known under that place name.

A small vessel with one mast. (See PLATE 4.)

Shipping Ethics Board. Project for a better overview of the shipping issues by the seafarers.

Ton Per Centimer/Inch. Number of metric tons necessary to increase the draft by one centimer/inch when the ship is loaded near the Summer Draft.

Special Compensation P&I Clause

X-ray - X = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( - . . - )Flag= White background and blue Greek cross.When hoisted singly from a ship it means : "Stop carrying out your intention and watch my signal.(Kerchove)

National Union of Rail, Maritime And Transport Workers

Sea-barge, a barge carrier design similar to "LASH" but which uses rollers to move the barges aboard the ship; the self-propelled loaded barges are themselves loaded on board as cargo and are considerably larger than those loaded on LASH ships.

Raster Navigational Chart

Inspection report:a database system of the OCIMF

To turn anything round or over.

R3E. Telephony using amplitude modulation; single sideband; reduced carrier. (ALRS)

Raster Chart Display SystemThe electronic chart display in use by the British Admiralty. Based on an image of the paper chart it is far inferior to the ECDIS, and is not accepted by SOLAS to ensure the seaworthiness of the vessel, so that a separate set o ...

Whiskey - W = signal letter and flag. Morse = ( . - - )Flag= Central red square set in a larger white square with all-round blue border. When hoisted singly from a ship it means : "I require medical assistance."(Kerchove)