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List of Standard Terms and Abbreviations


 

Term     Abbreviation
Acknowledge   ACK
Acquire, Acquisition   ACQ
Acquisition Zone   AZ
Adjust, Adjustment   ADJ
Aft     AFT
Alarm     ALARM
Altitude     ALT
Amplitude Modulation   AM
Anchor Watch   ANCH
Antenna     ANT
Anti Clutter Rain   RAIN
Anti Clutter Sea   SEA
April     APR
Audible     AUD
August     AUG
Automatic     AUTO
Automatic Frequency Control AFC
Automatic Gain Control   AGC
Automatic Identification System AIS
Auxiliary System/Function AUX
Available     AVAIL
Background     BKGND
Bearing     BRG
Bearing Waypoint To Waypoint BWW
Brilliance     BRILL
Built in Test Equipment   BITE
Calibrate     CAL
Cancel     CNCL
Carried (e.g. carried EBL origin) C
       
Centre     CENT
       
Change     CHG
Circular Polarised   CP
Clear     CLR
Closest Point of Approach CPA
Consistent Common Reference CCRP
Point      
Consistent Common Reference CCRS
System      
Contrast     CONT
Correction     CORR
Course     CRS
Course Over the Ground   COG
Course Through the Water CTW
Course To Steer   CTS
Course Up     C UP (See note 2)
Cross Track Distance   XTD
       
Cursor     CURS
Dangerous Goods   DG
Date     DATE

 

 

Abbreviation Term
ACK Acknowledge
ACQ Acquire, Acquisition
ADJ Adjust, Adjustment
AFC Automatic Frequency Control
AFT Aft
AGC Automatic Gain Control
AIS Automatic Identification System
ALARM Alarm
ALT Altitude
AM Amplitude Modulation
ANCH Anchor Watch
ANCH Vessel at Anchor (applies to AIS)
ANT Antenna
APR April
AUD Audible
AUG August
AUTO Automatic
AUX Auxiliary System/Function
AVAIL Available
AZ Acquisition Zone
BITE Built in Test Equipment
BKGND Background
BRG Bearing
BRILL Brilliance
BWW Bearing Waypoint To Waypoint
C Carried (e.g. carried EBL origin)
C UP (See note 2) Course Up
CAL Calibrate
CCRP Consistent Common Reference
  Point
CCRS Consistent Common Reference
  System
CENT Centre
CHG Change
CLR Clear
CNCL Cancel
COG Course Over the Ground
   
CONT Contrast
   
CORR Correction
CP Circular Polarised
CPA Closest Point of Approach
CRS Course
CTS Course To Steer
CTW Course Through the Water
CURS Cursor
D Dropped
  (e.g. dropped EBL origin)
DATE Date
DAY/NT Day/Night
DEC December

 



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Term   Abbreviation
Day/Night   DAY/NT
Dead Reckoning, Dead Reckoned DR
Position    
December   DEC
Decrease   DECR
Delay   DELAY
Delete   DEL
Departure   DEP
Depth   DPTH
Destination   DEST
     
Deviation   DEV
Differential Galilleo DGAL (See note 2)
Differential GLONASS DGLONASS
    (See note 2)
     
Differential GNSS   DGNSS (See note
    2)
     
Differential GPS   DGPS (See note 2)
Digital Selective Calling DSC
Display   DISP
     
Distance   DIST
   
Distance Root Mean Square DRMS (See note 2)
Distance To Go   DTG
Drift   DRIFT
Dropped   D
(e.g. dropped EBL origin)  
East   E
Electronic Bearing Line EBL
Electronic Chart Display and ECDIS
Information System  
Electronic Navigational Chart ENC
Electronic Position Fixing System EPFS
Electronic Range and Bearing Line ERBL
Enhance   ENH
Enter   ENT
Equipment   EQUIP
Error   ERR
     
Estimated Position   EP
Estimated Time of Arrival ETA
Estimated Time of Departure ETD
Event   EVENT
Exclusion Zone   EZ
External   EXT
February   FEB
Fishing Vessel   FISH
Fix   FIX
Forward   FWD
Frequency   FREQ
Frequency Modulation FM
Full   FULL
Gain   GAIN
Galilleo   GAL
Geometric Dilution Of Precision GDOP

 

 

Abbreviation Term      
DECR Decrease      
DEL Delete      
         
DELAY Delay      
DEP Departure      
DEST Destination    
DEV Deviation      
DG Dangerous Goods    
DGAL (See note 2) Differential Galilleo    
DGLONASS Differential GLONASS  
(See note 2)        
       
DGNSS (See note 2) Differential GNSS    
DGPS (See note 2) Differential GPS    
DISP Display      
         
DIST Distance      
         
DIVE Vessel Engaged in Diving
  Operations (applies to AIS)
DPTH Depth      
DR Dead Reckoning, Dead Reckoned
  Position      
DRG Vessel Engaged in Dredging or
  Underwater Operations  
  (applies to AIS)    
DRIFT Drift      
DRMS (See note 2) Distance Root Mean Square
DSC Digital Selective Calling  
DTG Distance To Go    
         
E East      
EBL Electronic Bearing Line  
ECDIS Electronic Chart Display and
  Information System    
ENC Electronic Navigational Chart
ENH Enhance      
ENT Enter      
EP Estimated Position    
EPFS Electronic Position Fixing System
EQUIP Equipment    
ERBL Electronic Range and Bearing
  Line      
ERR Error      
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival  
ETD Estimated Time of Departure
EVENT Event      
EXT External      
EZ Exclusion Zone    
FEB February      
FISH Fishing Vessel    
FIX Fix      
FM Frequency Modulation  
FREQ Frequency    
FULL Full      
FWD Forward      
GAIN Gain      
GAL Galilleo      
GC Great Circle    

 

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Term   Abbreviation
Global Maritime Distress and GMDSS
Safety System    
Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS
   
Global Orbiting Navigation GLONASS
Satellite System    
Global Positioning System GPS
Great Circle   GC
     
Grid   GRID
Ground   GND
Group Repetition Interval GRI
Guard Zone   GZ
Gyro   GYRO
Harmful Substances HS
(applies to AIS)    
Head Up   H UP (See note 2)
Heading   HDG
Heading Control System HCS
Heading Line   HL
High Frequency   HF
High Speed Craft (applies to AIS) HSC
Horizontal Dilution Of Precision HDOP
     
Identification   ID
In   IN
Increase   INCR
Indication   IND
Information   INFO
Infrared   INF RED
Initialisation   INIT
Input   INP
Input/Output   I/O
Integrated Radio Communication IRCS
System    
Interference Rejection IR
Interswitch   ISW
Interval   INT
     
January   JAN
July   JUL
June   JUN
Latitude   LAT
Limit   LIM
Line Of Position   LOP
Log   LOG
Long Pulse   LP
Long Range   LR
Longitude   LON
Loran   LORAN
Lost Target   LOST TGT
Low Frequency   LF
Magnetic   MAG
Manoeuvre   MVR
Manual   MAN
Map(s)   MAP
March   MAR

 

 

Abbreviation Term  
GDOP Geometric Dilution Of Precision
   
GLONASS Global Orbiting Navigation
  Satellite System  
GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and
  Safety System  
GND Ground  
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite
  System  
GPS Global Positioning System
GRI Group Repetition Interval
GRID Grid  
GRND Vessel Aground (applies to AIS)
GYRO Gyro  
GZ Guard Zone  
     
H UP (See note 2) Head Up  
HCS Heading Control System
HDG Heading  
HDOP Horizontal Dilution Of Precision
HF High Frequency  
HL Heading Line  
HS Harmful Substances
  (applies to AIS)  
HSC High Speed Craft (applies to AIS)
I/O Input/Output  
ID Identification  
IN In  
INCR Increase  
IND Indication  
INF RED Infrared  
INFO Information  
INIT Initialisation  
INP Input  
     
INT Interval  
IR Interference Rejection
IRCS Integrated Radio Communication
  System  
ISW Interswitch  
JAN January  
JUL July  
JUN June  
LAT Latitude  
LF Low Frequency  
LIM Limit  
LOG Log  
LON Longitude  
LOP Line Of Position  
LORAN Loran  
LOST TGT Lost Target  
LP Long Pulse  
LR Long Range  
MAG Magnetic  
MAN Manual  
MAP Map(s)  
MAR March  

 

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Term Abbreviation
Maritime Mobile Services Identity MMSI
number  
Maritime Pollutant MP
(applies to AIS)  
Maritime Safety Information MSI
Marker MKR
Master MSTR
Maximum MAX
May MAY
Medium Frequency MF
   
Medium Pulse MP
Menu MENU
   
Minimum MIN
Missing MISSING
Mute MUTE
Navigation NAV
Normal NORM
North N
North Up N UP (See note 2)
November NOV
October OCT
Off OFF
Officer of the Watch OOW
   
Offset OFFSET
On ON
Out/Output OUT
Own Ship OS
Panel Illumination PANEL
Parallel Index Line PI
Passenger Vessel (applies to AIS) PASSV
Performance Monitor MON
Permanent PERM
Person Overboard POB
Personal Identification Number PIN
Pilot Vessel (applies to AIS) PILOT
Port/Portside PORT
Position POSN
Positional Dilution Of Precision PDOP
Power PWR
Predicted PRED
Predicted Area of Danger PAD
Predicted Point of Collision PPC
Pulse Length PL
Pulse Modulation PM
Pulse Repetition Frequency PRF
Pulse Repetition Rate PRR
Pulses Per Revolution PPR
Racon RACON
Radar RADAR
Radius RAD
Rain RAIN
Range RNG
Range Rings RR
   
Raster Chart Display System RCDS

 

 

Abbreviation Term    
MAX Maximum  
       
MAY May    
       
MENU Menu    
MF Medium Frequency  
MIN Minimum  
MISSING Missing    
MKR Marker    
MMSI Maritime Mobile Services Identity
  number    
MON Performance Monitor  
MP Maritime Pollutant  
  (applies to AIS)  
MP Medium Pulse  
MSI Maritime Safety Information
MSTR Master    
MUTE Mute    
MVR Manoeuvre  
N North    
N UP (See note 2) North Up  
NAV Navigation  
NORM Normal    
NOV November  
NUC Vessel Not Under Command
  (applies to AIS)  
OCT October    
OFF Off    
OFFSET Offset    
ON On    
OOW Officer of the Watch  
OS Own Ship  
OUT Out/Output  
PAD Predicted Area of Danger
PANEL Panel Illumination  
PASSV Passenger Vessel (applies to AIS)
PDOP Positional Dilution Of Precision
PERM Permanent  
PI Parallel Index Line  
PILOT Pilot Vessel (applies to AIS)
PIN Personal Identification Number
PL Pulse Length  
PM Pulse Modulation  
POB Person Overboard  
PORT Port/Portside  
POSN Position    
PPC Predicted Point of Collision
PPR Pulses Per Revolution  
PRED Predicted  
PRF Pulse Repetition Frequency
PRR Pulse Repetition Rate  
PWR Power    
RACON Racon    
RAD Radius    
RADAR Radar    
RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity
  Monitoring  
RAIN Anti Clutter Rain  

 

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Term   Abbreviation
Raster Navigational Chart RNC
Rate Of Turn   ROT
Real-time Kinemetic   RTK
Receiver   RX (See note 2)
Receiver Autonomous Integrity RAIM
Monitoring    
Reference   REF
Relative   REL (See note 3)
Relative Motion   RM
Revolutions per Minute   RPM
Roll On/Roll Off Vessel   RoRo
(applies to AIS)    
Root Mean Square   RMS
Route   ROUTE
Safety Contour   SF CNT
Sailing Vessel (applies to AIS) SAIL
Satellite   SAT
S-Band (applies to Radar) S-BAND
Scan to Scan   SC/SC
Search And Rescue Transponder SART
Search And Rescue Vessel (applies SARV
to AIS)    
Select   SEL
     
September   SEP
Sequence   SEQ
Set (i.e., set and drift, or setting a SET
value)    
Ship’s Time   TIME
     
Short Pulse   SP
Signal to Noise Ratio   SNR
Simulation   SIM (See note 4)
Slave   SLAVE
South   S
     
Speed   SPD
Speed and Distance Measuring SDME
Equipment    
Speed Over the Ground   SOG
Speed Through the Water STW
Stabilized   STAB
Standby   STBY
Starboard/Starboard Side   STBD
Station   STN
Symbol(s)   SYM
Synchronisation   SYNC
Target   TGT
Target Tracking   TT
Test   TEST
Time   TIME
Time Difference   TD
Time Dilution Of Precision TDOP
Time Of Arrival   TOA
Time Of Departure   TOD
Time to CPA   TCPA
Time To Go   TTG
Time to Wheel Over Line TWOL

 

 

Abbreviation Term  
RAIN Rain  
RCDS Raster Chart Display System
REF Reference
REL (See note 3) Relative
RIM Vessel Restricted in
  Manoeuvrability) (applies to AIS)
RM Relative Motion
RMS Root Mean Square
RNC Raster Navigational Chart
RNG Range  
RoRo Roll On/Roll Off Vessel
  (applies to AIS)
ROT Rate Of Turn
ROUTE Route  
RPM Revolutions per Minute
RR Range Rings
RTK Real-time Kinemetic
RX (See note 2) Receiver
S South  
SAIL Sailing Vessel (applies to AIS)
SART Search And Rescue Transponder
     
SARV Search And Rescue Vessel
  (applies to AIS)
SAT Satellite
S-BAND S-Band (applies to Radar)
SC/SC Scan to Scan
     
SDME Speed and Distance Measuring
  Equipment
SEA Anti Clutter Sea
SEL Select  
SEP September
SEQ Sequence
SET Set (i.e., set and drift, or setting a
  value)  
SF CNT Safety Contour
SIM (See note 4) Simulation
SLAVE Slave  
SNR Signal to Noise Ratio
SOG Speed Over the Ground
SP Short Pulse
SPD Speed  
STAB Stabilized
STBD Starboard/Starboard Side
STBY Standby
STN Station  
STW Speed Through the Water
SYM Symbol(s)
SYNC Synchronisation
T True  
TCPA Time to CPA
TCS Track Control System
TD Time Difference
TDOP Time Dilution Of Precision
TEST Test  
TGT Target  

 

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Term       Abbreviation
Track       TRK
Track Control System     TCS
Track Made Good     TMG (See note 5)
Trail(s)       TRAIL
Transceiver     TXRX (See note 2)
Transferred Line Of Position TPL
Transmitter     TX (See note 2)
Transmitting Heading Device THD
         
Trial       TRIAL (See note 4)
Trigger Pulse     TRIG
True       T
True Motion     TM
Tune       TUNE
Ultrahigh Frequency     UHF
Universal Time, Co-ordinated UTC
Unstabilised     UNSTAB
Variable Range Marker   VRM
Variation     VAR
Vector       VECT
Very High Frequency     VHF
Very Low Frequency     VLF
Vessel Aground (applies to AIS) GRND
Vessel at Anchor (applies to AIS) ANCH
         
Vessel Constrained by Draught VCD
(applies to AIS)      
Vessel Engaged in Diving DIVE
Operations (applies to AIS)    
Vessel Engaged in Dredging or DRG
Underwater Operations (applies to  
AIS)        
Vessel Engaged in Towing TOW
Operations (applies to AIS)    
Vessel Not Under Command NUC
(applies to AIS)      
Vessel Restricted in     RIM
Manoeuvrability) (applies to AIS)  
Vessel Traffic Service     VTS
Vessel Underway Using Engine UWE
(applies to AIS)      
Video       VID
Voyage       VOY
Voyage Data Recorder   VDR
Warning     WARNING
Water       WAT
Waypoint     WPT
West       W
Wheel Over Line     WOL
Wheel Over Time     WOT
X-Band (applies to Radar)   X-BAND

 

 

Abbreviation Term      
THD Transmitting Heading Device
TIME Ship’s Time    
TIME Time      
TM True Motion    
TMG (See note 5) Track Made Good    
TOA Time Of Arrival    
TOD Time Of Departure    
TOW Vessel Engaged in Towing
  Operations (applies to AIS)
TPL Transferred Line Of Position
TRAIL Trail(s)      
TRIAL (See note 4) Trial      
TRIG Trigger Pulse    
TRK Track      
TT Target Tracking    
TTG Time To Go    
TUNE Tune      
TWOL Time to Wheel Over Line  
TX (See note 2) Transmitter    
TXRX (See note 2) Transceiver    
UHF Ultrahigh Frequency    
UNSTAB Unstabilised    
UTC Universal Time, Co-ordinated
UWE Vessel Underway Using Engine
  (applies to AIS)    
VAR Variation    
         
VCD Vessel Constrained by Draught
  (applies to AIS)    
VDR Voyage Data Recorder  
         
VECT Vector      
       
VHF Very High Frequency    
         
VID Video      
       
VLF Very Low Frequency    
VOY Voyage      
     
VRM Variable Range Marker  
VTS Vessel Traffic Service  
W West      
WARNING Warning    
WAT Water      
WOL Wheel Over Line    
WOT Wheel Over Time    
WPT Waypoint    
X-BAND X-Band (applies to Radar)  
XTD Cross Track Distance    

 

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