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A B C D E F G H I L M N O P S T U W
- AFS
- Anti-Fouling System
- ARPA
- Automated Radar Plotting Aid
- BALLERINA
- Baltic Sea Region Online Environmental Information Resources for Internet Access
- BC
- Bulk Cargo
- BCH Code
- Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk
- BLU
- Bulk-carrier Loading and Unloading
- BWM
- Ballast Water Management
- CAS
- Condition Assessment Scheme
- CBT
- Computer Based Training
- CFR
- Code of Federal Regulations
- CITAT
- Container Inspection Training and Assistance Team
- CLC
- Civil Liability Convention
- COFR
- Certificate Of Financial Responsibility
- CSC
- Container Safety Convention
- CSO
- Company Security Officer
- DG
- Dangerous Goods
- ECDIS
- Electronic Chart Display and Information System
- FAL
- Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
- FAO
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- FSS
- Fire Safety Systems
- FTP
- Fire Test Procedures
- GMDSS
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- HNS
- Host Nation Support
- HSC
- High Speed Craft
- IAMSAR
- International Aeronautical and Maritime Search And Rescue
- IBC
- International Code for Vessels Carrying Chemicals in Bulk
- ICAO
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- ICHCA
- International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association
- IGC
- International Code for Vessels Carrying Liquefied Gases
- IHB
- International Hydrographic Bureau
- IHO
- International Hydrographic Organization
- ILO
- International Labor Organization
- IMCO
- Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization
- IMDG
- International Maritime Dangerous Goods
- IMO
- International Maritime Organization
- IMSO
- International Mobile Satellite Organization
- INMARSAT
- International Maritime Convention on Communication by Satellite
- ISM
- International Safety Management
- ISPS
- International Ship and Port Facility Security
- LSA
- Life Saving Appliances
- LSSO
- London Steam-Ship Owner's Mutual Insurance Association LTD
- MARPOL
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- MEPC
- Marine Environment Protection Committee
- MODU
- Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
- MSC
- Maritime Safety Committee
- MSI
- Maritime Safety Information
- NAVTEX
- telex receiver for automatic reception and printing of navigational and meteorological warnings and other urgent information for ships
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- OSV
- Offshore Supply Vessels
- PARIS MOU
- The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control
- PSC
- Port State Control
- SAR
- Search And Rescue
- SMPEP
- Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan
- SOLAS
- Safety of Life at Sea
- SOPEP
- Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Procedure
- STCW
- Standards For Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping
- SUA Convention
- Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation
- TBT
- Tributyltin
- UK
- United Kingdom
- UNEP
- United Nations Environment Program
- USCG
- United States Coast Guard
- WMO
- World Meteorological Organization
- WQIS
- Water Quality Insurance Syndicated
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