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Home Questionnaires Positions Diagrams Vessel Info Tools Manage Account Abbreviations A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | # | All A/E: Accept / except A/F: All Fast AAAA: Always afloat always accessible AAPA: American Association of Port Authority AASO: Association of American Shipowners ABCU: Automated Bridge Control System For Unattended Engine Room ABS: American Bureau of Shipping ABT: About ACCT OR A/: Account ACOT: Advisory Committee of Offshore Technology ACS: American Chemical Society ACS: Arab Classification Society ADCOM: Address commission ADEC: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation ADF: automotive diesel fuel AFRA: Average Freight Rate Assessment AG: Arabian Gulf AGW: All going well AH: Antwerp-Hamburg range AHS: Annual Hull Survey AHT: Anchor handling tug AID: Agency for International Development AIMS: American Institute of Merchant Shipping ALLI: Annual Load Line Inspection AMS: Annual Machinery Survey ANSI: American National Standards Institute APF: Afloat Prepositioning Force APG: Arabian Persian Gulf API: American Petroleum Institute APS: Arriving pilot station
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ARA: Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam ARAG: Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Gent ARPA: Automatic Radar Plotting Aid AS: Annual Survey ASBA: Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (U.S.A.) Inc. ASF: Asian Shipowners'' Forum ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials AUX: Auxiliary AWB: Air way bill AWES: Association of Western European Shipbuilders B/L: Bill of lading B/S: Bill of sale B: Beam BACTAP: But As Close To As Possible BAF: Bunker adjustment factor BBB: Before breaking bulk BBLS: Barrels BC: Bulk Carrier BCM: Bow to Center Manifold BE: Benzene BECU: Billion ECU BENDS: Both ends BFI: Baltic Freight Index BHD: Bulkhead BHP: Brake horse power BIA: Best Information Available BIAC: Business and Industry Advisory Committee BIFA: British International Freight Association BIFFEX: Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange BIMCO: Baltic and International Maritime Council BISCO: British Iron and Steel Corporation BLK: Bulk BLT: Built BOC: Bulk Oil Carrier BOD: Board of Directors
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BOSP: Beginning Of Sea Passage BR: Brazil BRKRS: Brokers BRM: Bridge Resources Management BS/L: Bills of lading BS: Boiler Survey BSC: British Shippers Council BSEA: Black Sea BSI: British Standards Institution BT: Bow Thruster BTU: British Thermal Unit - 0.252 kcal BV: Bureau Veritas C&F: Cost & Freight C.I.S: Commonwealth Independent States (ex Soviet Republics) C/P (CP): Charter Party CABAF: Currency and bunker adjustment factor CAF: Currency Adjustment Factor CANCL: Cancelling CAP: Condition Assessment Program CAS: Condition Assessment Survey CBFS: Carbon black feed stock CBM: Cubic meters CBS: Cyprus Bureau of Shipping CCC: Communist Controlled Countries CCC: Customs Cooperation Council CF: Cubic feet CFR: Cost and freight CFS: Container freight station CGO: Cargo CHOPT: Charterer''s option CHRTS: Charterers CHS: Continuous Survey of Hull CIF: Cost insurance and freight CIP: Carriage and insurance paid to CLC: Civil Liability Convention (And 1992 Protocols)
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CMF: Composite Meter Factor CMI: Committee Maritime International CMPL: Completed CMS: Continuous Survey of Machinery CNG: Compressed Natural Gas COA: contract of affraightment COB: Close of Business COB: Closing of business COD: Cash on delivery COFR: Certificate of Financial Responsibility (OPA 90) COGSA: Carriage of goods by sea act COH: Cuba, Orinoco River and Haiti COMS: Commissions CONT: Continent COP: Custom of the port COW: Crude Oil Washing CP: Charter party CPP: Clean petroleum product CPT: Captain CQD: Customary quick despatch CRNS: Cranes CSC: Container safety convention CSH: Cargo ship CT: Cargo Tank CT: Chemical tanker CT: Combined transport CTL: Constructive total loss CUFT: Cubic feet CWA: Clean Water Act CYL: Cylinders D: Depth DA: Disbursement accounts DAF: Delivered at frontier DAP: Dia-ammonium sulphate DB: Double-Bottom
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DD: Dry dock DDP: Delivered duty paid DDU: Delivered duty unpaid DEL: Delete DELY: Delivery DEM: Demurrage DEQ: Delivered ex-quay DES: Delivered ex-ship DF OR D.F.: Dead freight DIMS: Dimensions DIS: Danish International Ship Register DISP: Displacement DLOSP: Dropping last outward sea pilot DNV: Det Norske Veritas (Norwegian Class Society) DO: Diesel oil DOC: Document of compliance (ism) DPA: Designated person ashore (ism) DPP: Dirty petroleum products DRFT: Draft DRX: Hellenic Drachma (currency) DUR: Duration DWT: Deadweight EC: East Coast ECDIC: Electronic Chart Display and Information System ECGB: East Coast Great Britain ECS: Electronic Chart System ECSA: East Coast South America ECU: European currency units ECUK: East Coast United Kingdom EFTA: European Free Trade Association EGY: Egypt EIU: Even if used EPIRB: Emergency position indicating radio beacon ER: Engine room ESP: Enhanced Survey Program
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ETA: Estimated time of arrival ETC: Expected time of commencement (or completion) ETD: Estimated time of departure ETS: Estimated time of sailing EXCL: Excluding EXW: Ex-works FAC: Fast as can FAS: Free alongside ship FB: Ferry boat FCA: First carrier FCC: First class charterers FCR: Floating crane FD&D: Freight deadfreight & demurrage FD: Free despatch FDD: Freight demurrage defence (P&I) FDEOCL: Freight deemed earned on completion loading FERTS: Fertilizers FFA: Fat free acid FFA: Forward freight agreement FFXD: Fully fixed FHEX: Fridays holidays excluded FHINC: Fridays holidays included FIFO: First in first out FIO: Free In and Out FLG: Flag FMC: Federal Maritime Commission FO: Fuel oil FOB: Free On Board FOQ: Free On Quay FOR: Free On Rail FOT: Free On Truck FPA: Free of particular average FPSO: Floating Production Storage and Offloading FPT: Fore peak tank FR: France
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FR: Freight FRGHT: Freight FSO: Fleet safety officer (ism) FTC: Free transferable currency FW: Fresh water FWA: Fresh water allowance FWAD: Fresh water arrival draft FWD: Forward FWDD: Fresh water departure draft FXD: Fixed FYG: For your guidance GA: General average GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GCN: Gencon GEO: Geographical (rotation) GIB: Gibraltar GL: Germanischer Lloyd GMDSS: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMT: Greenwich mean time GO: Gas oil GOM: Gulf of Mexico GRT: Gross register tons GRT: Net register tons GSPD: Good safe port berth GSV: Gross Standard Volume GT: Gross tons GTEE: Guarantee H.S.A.: Hellenic Shipbrokers Association HBL: Hydrostatically Balanced Loading HF: High Frequency HFO: Heavy fuel oil HH: Hold hatches HKG: Hong Kong HP: Horsepower of High-Pressure HRS: Hellenic Register of Shipping
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HRS: Hours HSFO: high sulphur fuel oil HW: High Water I.M.C.: Lloyd''s Machinery Certificate I/O: Instead of IACS: International Association of Classification Societies IAW: In Accordance With ICC: International Chamber of Commerce ICS: Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers ICS: International Chamber of Shipping IFO: Intermediate fuel oil IGS: Inert Gas System IHP: Indicated hourse power ILOHC: In lieu of holds cleaning ILOW: In lieu of weight IMCO: Intergovernment maritime commission IMDG CODE: International maritime dangerous goods code IMO: International Maritime Organization INCL: Including INCO TERMS: Internaitonal commercial terms INNNGWB: If New York, not north of George Washington bridge INS: Insert IOPC: International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (See CLC) ISF: International Safety Federation ISGOTT: International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals ISM: International Safety Management ISO: International Standards Organization ITF: International Transport Workers Fedration ITOPF: International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation IWL: Institute Warranties Limits JET: Jet fuel JPN: Japan JV: Joint Venture KERO: Kerosene KR: Korea
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KTM: Keel To Mast L.B.H.: Length / breadth / height L.T: Long tons L/C OR LC: Letter of credit L/C: Lay can L/D: Loading / discharging LA: Los Angeles (USA) LAT: Latitude LB: pounds LBP: Length between perpendiculars LC: Lay Can LDD: Leaded LDG: Loading LGC: Liquified gas carrier LHAR: London, Hull, Antwerp, Rotterdam range LNG: Liquefied Natural Gas LOA: Length over all LOI: Letter of Indemnity LONG: Longtitude LOT: Load On Top LPG: Liquified petroleum gas LPGC: Liquified petroleum gas carrier LR: Lloyds Register LR: Long range LS: Light ship LS: Lump sum LUBS: Lubricants M.: Metres M.E. OR ME: Main engine M/S: Motor ship M/V OR MV: Motor vessel M/Y: Motor yacht MARPOL: Marine Pollution Prevention (International Convention) MARS: Nautical Institute Marine Accident Reporting System MAXBACTAP: Max But As Close To As Possible
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MDO: Marine diesel oil MED: Mediterranean MEG: Middle East Gulf MGA: Master''s general account MGO: Marine gas oil MIC: Man in charge MID: Middle MIN/MAX OR: Minimum / maximum MIP: Marine insurance policy MISC: Miscellaneous MOA: Memorandum of Agreement (S&P) MOL: More or less MOLCHOPT: More or less in charterers'' option MOLOO: More or less in owners'' option MOU PARIS: Memorandum of Understanding (Paris) MPP: Multi-purpose (type of ship) MR: Medium range MT: Metric Tons MTHS: Months N/B: New Building NA OR N/A: Not applicable / Not acceptable / Not available NAA: Not always afloat NAABSA: Not always afloat but safely aground NAP: Naphta NCB: National Cargo Bureau NCR: Non-conformance report (ism) NCV: No commercial value NDFCAPMQS: No deadfreight for Charterers account provided minimum quantity supplied NEOBIG: Not east of but including Greece NEOBIGEAYF: Not east of but including Greece and excluding Albania, Yoguslavia and former Yoguslavia NEOBIGEYFY: Not east of but including Greece and excluding Yoguslavia and former Yoguslavia and Albania NG: Nigeria NHC: No heat crude NHP: Nominal horse power NKK: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
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NM: Nautical Mile NNOGWB: Not North Of George Washington Bridge NO: Number NOBL: Not On Banned List NOR: Notice of readiness NRC: National Response Centre NT: Net tons NVOCC: Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier NY: New York NYPE: New York Produce Exhange (charter party) OA: Over aged OBO: Oil bulk ore OBQ: On0Board Quantity (before loading) OCD: Olio Combustibile Denso (Fuel oil) OCIMF: Oil Companies International Marine Forum OD: Outside diameter ONW: Onwards OOC: Ore oil carrier OPA 90: Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (U.S.) OPT: Option OSRO: Oil Spill Removal Organization OWS: Owners P&C: Private & Confidential P&I: Protection and indemnity (club) P.P.I: Policy proof of interest P/E: Purchase enquiry P/F: Proforma P/L: Partial loss P/N: Promissory note PA: Particular average PAN: Panama PANDI: Protection and indemnity (club) PB: Permanent bunkers PC: Product carrier PD: Per day or port dues
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PDPR: Per Day Pro Rata PHIL: Philippines PLS: Please PMO: Passing muscat outbound PMQS: Provided minimum quantity supplied PMT: Per metric ton POD: Paid on delivery POSN: Position PPM: Parts Per Million PPSE: Propose PPT: Prompt PR: Polski Rajestr Statkow PRT: Port PSC: Port state control PSI: Pounds Per Square Inch PT: Product tanker PTON: Per ton PY: Py-gas QAR: Quality assurance representative (ism) QI: Qualified Individual (OPA 90) QTE: Quote R/V OR RND: Round voyage RD: Running days RDC: Running down clause RDLY: Redelivery RDR: Radar REDELY: Redelivery REF: Reference REG: Regarding REP: Representative REQ: Require RGE OR RNG: Range RINA: Registro Italiano RORO: Roll On/Roll Off RQRD: Required
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S&P BRKR: Sale and purchase broker S.S.: Special survey S/S/R/CMA: Stem, suppliers, receivers, charterers management S/S: Steamship SAR: Search And Rescue SATCOM: Satellite Communication SATNAV: Satellite Navigation SATSHEX OR: Saturdays Sundays Holidays excluded SB: Safe berth SBM: Single buoy mooring SBT: Bow to Centre Manifold SBT: Segregated Ballast Tanks SCAC: Standard carrier alpha code SDWT: Summer Deadweight SG: Specific gravity SHEX: Sundays Holidays Excluded SHINC: Sundays Holidays included SMC: Safety Management Certificate (ism) SMM: Safety Management Manual (ism) SMS: Safety Management System SOB: Shipped on board SOF: Statement of facts SOLAS: Safety of Life At Sea SOPEP: Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan (ism) SP: safe port SPM: Single Point Mooring System SPORE: Singapore SPT: Spot SR: Soviet Register SRC: Slops Receiving Station SS: Stainless Steel ST: Side tank STBD: Starboard STCW: International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 STDS: Standards
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STEM: Subject to existence of merchandise STEW CONVE: International convention on standards of training certification and watch-keeping for seafarers STEWCODE: Seafarers training certification and watch-keeping STG: Salvage tug STL: Steel STS: ship to ship SUB: Subject to existence of merchandise SUBS: Subjects SWAD: Salt water arrival draft SWD: Salt water draft SWDD: Salt water departure draft SWL: Safe working load SYNA: Synacomex T/L: Total loss TBN: To Be Nominated TC: Time charter TCL: tankcleaning TCV: Total Calcuated Volume TEU: Twenty feet equivalent unit TG: Tug TNGE: Tonnage TNS / TS: Tons TPC: Tons per centimetre TPI: Tons per inch TTL: Total UK/CONT: United Kingdom / continent range UK: United Kingdom UKC: United Kingdom Continent ULCC: Ultra large crude carrier UMS: Unleaded motor spirits UND: Undarker UNL: Unleaded UNQT: Unquote USA: United States of America USAC: United States Atlantic Coast
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USCG: United States Coast Guard USD: United States Dollars USEC: United States East Coast USG: United States Gulf USWC: United States West Coast VAT: Value Added Tax VCF: Volume Correction Factor VEF: Vessel Experience Factor VEG: Vegetable oil VLCC: Very large crude carrier VOL: Volume VPQ: Vessel Particulars Questionnaire VRP: Vessel Response Plan WAF: West Africa WB: Water ballast WC: West coast WCI: West Coast India WCSA: West Coast South America WECCON: Whether entered customs clearance or not WECHON: Whether entered customs house or not WIBON: Whether in berth or not WICCON: Whether in cargo clearance or not WIFPON: Whether in free pratique or not WIPON: Whether in port or not WLTM: water level to manifold WOG: Without guarantee WP: Weather permitting WR: War risks WR: Without responsibility WS: World scale WSHTC: World scale hours terms and conditions WSNP: Weather and safe navigation permitting WVNS: Within vessels natural segregation WW: Worldwide Y/A: York Antwerp (rule)
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