Here are some general keywords and terms related to different aspects of the marine industry:
- Marine Biology:
- Marine organisms
- Oceanography
- Marine ecology
- Marine biodiversity
- Marine conservation
- Coral reefs
- Marine mammalogy
- Fisheries biology
- Marine microbiology
- Marine Engineering:
- Naval architecture
- Marine propulsion
- Ship design
- Offshore engineering
- Marine technology
- Subsea engineering
- Ocean engineering
- Marine robotics
- Maritime Industry:
- Shipping
- Maritime law
- Port management
- Maritime safety
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- Maritime regulations
- Maritime economics
- Oceanography:
- Physical oceanography
- Chemical oceanography
- Geological oceanography
- Ocean currents
- Ocean modeling
- Ocean circulation
- Oceanographic research
- Environmental Science:
- Marine pollution
- Oil spills
- Marine debris
- Coastal management
- Marine environmental monitoring
- Climate change and oceans
- Marine Technology:
- Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)
- Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)
- Sonar technology
- Marine sensors
- Underwater acoustics
- Marine navigation
- Maritime Security:
- Maritime surveillance
- Anti-piracy measures
- Port security
- Maritime domain awareness
- Coastal defense
- Aquaculture:
- Marine aquaculture
- Fish farming
- Shellfish aquaculture
- Aquaculture sustainability
- Maritime History:
- Naval history
- Maritime archaeology
- Historical shipbuilding
- Maritime Education:
- Marine science education
- Maritime training
- Marine biology courses
- Naval architecture programs
A
| AA | Always Afloat |
| AAAA | Always Afloat, Always Accessible |
| AAOSA | Always Afloat Or Safe Aground |
| AAR | Against All Risks |
| AARA | Always Accessible or Reachable on Arrival |
| AB | Able Seaman |
| ABS | American Bureau of Shipping |
| AC | Alternating Current (electricity) |
| ACV | Air Cushion Vehicle |
| AD | Area Differential |
| ADF | Automatic Direction Finder |
| AF | Anti-Fouling |
| AFFF | Aqueous Film Forming Foam |
| AFRA | Average Freight Rate Assessment |
| AG | Arabian Gulf |
| AGW | Actual Gross Weight |
| All Going Well | |
| AHTS | Anchor Handling Tug and Supply Vessel |
| AIS | Automatic Identification System |
| ALERT | Automatic Life-saving Emergency Radio Transmitter |
| ALRS | Admiralty List of Radio Signals |
| AMSL | Above Mean Sea Level |
| AMVER | Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System |
| AMWELSH | Americanised Welsh Coal Charter party |
| ANERA | Asia-North America Eastbound Rate Agreement |
| ANOP | Articles Not Otherwise Provided for |
| ANSI | American National Standard Institute |
| AO | Awaiting Orders |
| And Other | |
| AOB | Any One Bottom |
| AOH | After Office Hours |
| AOLOC | Any One Location |
| AOR | Atlantic Ocean Region |
| AOS | Any One Steamer |
| AOV | Any One Vessel |
| AP | All Purposes |
| Additional Premium | |
| Aft Perpendicular | |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| APS | Arrival Pilot Station |
| APT | Aft Peak Tank |
| ARA | Antwerp – Rotterdam – Amsterdam |
| ARPA | Automatic Radar Plotting Aid |
| A/S | Alongside |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ASBA | The Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (USA) Incorporated, New York |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASPW | Any Safe Port in the World |
| ASTM | American Society of Testing & Materials |
| ATA | Actual Time of Arrival |
| ATD | Actual Time of Departure |
| ATDN | Any Time Day & Night |
| ATDNSHINC | Anytime Day/Night Sundays & Holidays Included |
| ATK | Aviation Turbine Kerosene |
| ATS | All Time Saved |
| ATSBE | All Time Saved Both Ends |
| ATSDO | All Time Saved Discharging Only |
| ATUTC | Actual Times Used To Count |
| AUV | Autonomous Underwater Vehicle |
| AVGAS | Aviation Gasoline |
| AVR | Automatic Voltage Regulator |
| AVTAG | Aviation Turbine Gasoline |
| AWIWL | Always Within Institute Warranty Limits |
| AWVNS | Always Within Vessel`s Natural Segregation |
| AWRI | Additional War Risk Insurance |
B
| BA | British Admiralty |
| BAF | Bunker Adjustment Factor |
| BB | Below Bridge |
| Ballast Bonus | |
| Bare Boat | |
| Break Bulk/ Breaking Bulk | |
| Bulbous Bow | |
| BBB | Before Breaking Bulk |
| BBC | Bare Boat Charter |
| BC | Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes |
| BCH | Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk |
| BCM | Bow to Centre of Manifold |
| BCO | Beneficial Cargo Owner |
| BD | Bar Draught |
| BDC | Bottom Dead Centre |
| BDI | Both Dates Inclusive |
| B/E | Break-Even |
| BENDS | Both Ends |
| BFI | Baltic Freight Index |
| BHP | Brake Horse Power |
| BI | Both Inclusive |
| BIC | Bureau International des Containers (International Container Bureau) |
| BIFFEX | Baltic International Freight Futures Index |
| BIMCO | The Baltic and International Maritime Council |
| BKR | Bulgarski Koraben Registar (Bulgarian Register of Shipping) |
| B/L | Bill of Lading |
| BLU | Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers |
| BN | Booking Note |
| BOA | Berthing On Arrival |
| BOB | Bunkers On Board |
| Balance On Board | |
| BOD | Bunkers On Delivery |
| BOFFERS | Best Offers |
| BOL | Bill Of Lading |
| BOP | Blow-out Preventer |
| BOR | Bunkers On Redelivery |
| B/P | Bills Payable |
| B/R | Bills Receivable |
| BROB | Bunkers Remaining On Board |
| BS | Bunker Surcharge |
| BSC | British Shippers` Council |
| BSI | British Standards Institution |
| BST | British Standard Time |
| British Summer Time | |
| BT | Berth Terms |
| BV | Bureau Veritas |
| BW | Brackish Water |
| Ballast Water | |
| BWAD | Brackish Water Arrival Draught |
| BWDD | Brackish Water Departure Draught |
| BWT | Ballast Water Tank |
C
| CABAF | Currency And Bunker Adjustment Factor |
| CAF | Currency Adjustment Factor |
| CBFT | Cubic Feet |
| CBM | Cubic Metres |
| Conventional Buoy Mooring | |
| CBR | Commodity Box Rate |
| CBS | Cyprus Bureau of Shipping |
| CBT | Clean Ballast Tank |
| CC | Cubic Capacity |
| Cubic Centimetres | |
| Continuation Clause | |
| CCG | Canadian Coast Guard |
| CCS | China Classification Society |
| CD | Customary Despatch |
| C/E | Chief Engineer |
| CENSA | Council of European and Japanese National Shipowners Association |
| CES | Coast Earth Station |
| CFM | Container Flow Management |
| CFR | Cost and Freight |
| CFS | Container Freight Station |
| CFT | Cubic Feet |
| CG | Centre of Gravity |
| CGA | Cargo`s proportion of General Average |
| CHABE | Charterer`s Agents Both Ends |
| CHOPT | Charterer`s Option |
| CIF | Cost, Insurance & Freight |
| CIF&E | Cost, Insurance, Freight & Exchange |
| CIF&I | Cost, Insurance, Freight & Interest |
| CIFC | Cost, Insurance, Freight and Commission |
| CIFC&I | Cost, Insurance, Freight, Commission & Interest |
| CIM | Convention Internationale Concernant le Transport des Marchandises par Chemin de Fer |
| CIP | Carriage and Insurance Paid to |
| Calling In Port | |
| CIQ | Customs Immigration Quarantine |
| CIT | Chartered Institute of Transport |
| CLP | Container Load Plan |
| CMI | Comit? Maritime International |
| CMR | Convention Marchandise Routiers |
| C/N | Consignment Note |
| Cover Note | |
| Credit Note | |
| C/O | Chief Officer |
| Care Of | |
| CLC | Civil Liability Convention of 1969 |
| COA | Contract Of Affreightment |
| COACP | Contract Of Affreightment Charter Party |
| COB | Close Of Business |
| COC | Certificate Of Competency |
| Carrier Owned Container | |
| COD | Cash On Delivery |
| COF | Certificate Of Fitness |
| COFC | Container On Flat Car |
| COGS | Carriage of Goods by Sea |
| COGSA | Carriage of Goods by Sea Act |
| COMBIDOC | Combined Transport Document |
| COP | Customs Of the Port |
| COT | Cargo Oil Tank |
| COW | Crude Oil Washing |
| C/P | Charter Party |
| CPD | Charterers Pay Dues |
| CPP | Clean Petroleum Products |
| Controllable Pitch Propeller | |
| CPT | Carriage Paid To |
| CQD | Customary Quick Despatch |
| CR | China Corporation Register of Shipping |
| CROB | Cargo Remaining On Board |
| CRS | Croatian Register of Shipping |
| CSC | International Convention for Safe Containers |
| CSM | Container Slot Management |
| CSO | Company Security Officer |
| CSR | Chech and Slovak Ship`s and Industrial Register |
| Continuous Service Rate | |
| CST | Central Standard Time |
| Centistoke | |
| CT | Conference Terms |
| CTL | Constructive Total Loss |
| CTO | Combined Transport Operator |
| CUFT | Cubic Feet |
| CVs | Consecutive Voyages |
| CY | Container Yard |
D
| DA | Discharge Afloat |
| DAP | Days All Purposes |
| DAS | Docking Aid System |
| DB | Double Bottom |
| DBT | Double Bottom Tank |
| DC | Direct Current |
| D/D | Days After Date |
| Delivered At Docks | |
| DD | Daily Discharge |
| Dry Docking | |
| DDC | Destination Delivery Charge |
| DDP | Delivery Duty Paid |
| DDU | Delivery Duty Unpaid |
| DEL | Delivery |
| DEM | Demurrage |
| DEQ | Delivered Ex Quay |
| DES | Delivered Ex Ship |
| DESP | Despatch |
| DG | Dangerous Goods |
| DGN | Dangerous Goods Note |
| DGPS | Differential Global Positioning System |
| DHD | Demurrage Half Despatch |
| DHDATSBE | Demurrage Half Despatch on All Time Saved Both Ends |
| DHDWTSBE | Demurrage Half Despatch on Working Time Saved Both Ends |
| DIC | Delivered In Charge |
| DISPORT | Discharge Port |
| DIST | Distance |
| DKVN | Vietnam Register of Shipping |
| DLOSP | Dropping Last Outward Sea Pilot |
| DNV | Det Norske Veritas (Norwegian Classification Society) |
| DO | Diesel Oil |
| DOC | Document Of Compliance |
| DOP | Dropping Outward Pilot |
| DOSP | Dropping Outward Sea Pilot |
| DP | Dynamic Positioning |
| DPP | Dirty Petroleum Products |
| DR | Dead Reckoning |
| DRC | Daily Running Cost |
| DSC | Digital Selective Calling |
| DSHA | Dangerous Substance in Harbour Area (Regulations) |
| DT | Deep Tank |
| DWAT | Deadweight All Told |
| DWCC | Deadweight Cargo Capacity |
| DWCT | Deadweight Cargo Tonnage |
| DWT | Deadweight |
E
| EASC | European Air Shippers` Council |
| EC | East Coast |
| ECDIS | Electronic Chart Display and Information System |
| ECS | Electronic Charting System |
| ECSA | East Coast South America |
| ECSI | Export Cargo Shipping Instructions |
| ECTU | European Council of Transport Users |
| EDH | Efficient Deck Hand |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDIFACT | Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce and Transport |
| EDP | Early Departure Procedure |
| EEBD | Emergency Escape Breathing Device |
| EHC | Equipment Handover Charge |
| EHP | Effective Horse Power |
| EITC | European Inland Transport Council |
| EIU | Even If Used |
| ELSA | Emergency Life Saving Apparatus |
| EMF | Electromotive Force |
| ENC | Electronic Navigation Chart |
| EOP | End Of Passage |
| EOSP | End Of Sea Passage |
| EPIRB | Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon |
| ER | Engine Room |
| ESC | European Shippers` Councils |
| ESD | Emergency Shut Down |
| ESPO | European Sea Ports Organisation |
| ETA | Expected Time of Arrival |
| ETB | Expected Time of Berthing |
| ETC | Expected Time of Completion |
| ETCD | Expected Time of Completion & Departure |
| ETD | Expected Time of Departure |
| ETR | Expected Time of Readiness |
| ETS | Expected Time of Sailing |
| EXW | Ex Works |
F
| FA | Free Alongside |
| FAA | Free of All Average |
| FAC | Fast As Can |
| Forwarding Agent`s Commission | |
| FACCOP | Fast As Can, Custom Of Port |
| FAF | Fuel Adjustment Factor |
| FAK | Freight All Kinds |
| FAOP | Full Ahead On Passage |
| FAQ | Fair Average Quality |
| FAS | Free Alongside Ship |
| FBL | FIATA Bill of Lading |
| F&CC | Full And Complete Cargo |
| FC | Free of Capture |
| FCA | Free Carrier |
| FCL | Full Container Load |
| FCAR | Free of Claim for Accident Reported |
| FCR | Forwarder`s Certificate of Receipt |
| FCS | Free of Capture and Seizure |
| FCT | Forwarder`s Certificate of Transport |
| F&D | Freight & Demurrage |
| FD | Free Discharge |
| Free Despatch | |
| Forced Draught | |
| FD&D | Freight Demurrage And Defence |
| FDD | Freight Demurrage Deadfreight |
| FEFC | Far East Freight Conference |
| FEMAS | Federation of European Maritime Associations of Surveyors and Consultants |
| FERIT | Far East Regional Investigation Team |
| FEU | Forty-foot Equivalent Unit |
| FFA | Free From Alongside |
| Fire Fighting Appliances | |
| FFI | (FIATA) Forwarding Instructions |
| FGA | Free of General Average |
| FHEX | Fridays and Holidays Excluded |
| FHINC | Fridays and Holidays Included |
| FI | Free In |
| FIATA | International Federation of Forwarding Agents Associations |
| FIB | Free Into Barge |
| Free Into Bunker | |
| FILO | First In Last Out |
| Free In Liner Out | |
| FILTD | Free In Liner Terms Discharge |
| FIO | Free In and Out |
| FIOLS | Free In and Out, Lashed, Secured |
| FIOLS&D | Free In and Out, Lashed, Secured and Dunnaged |
| FIOS | Free In and Out Stowed |
| FIOST | Free In and Out Stowed and Trimmed |
| FIOT | Free In and Out Trimmed |
| FIT | Free In Truck |
| Free In Trimmed | |
| FIW | Free In Wagon |
| FLT | Fork Lift Truck |
| Full Liner Terms | |
| FMC | Federal Maritime Commission |
| FMS | Fathoms |
| FO | Fuel Oil |
| Firm Offer | |
| For Orders | |
| Free Out | |
| Free Overside | |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| FOB`S | Free On Board Charges |
| FOC | Free On Car |
| Flag Of Convenience | |
| FOD | Free on Damage |
| FONASBA | The Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents |
| FOQ | Free On Quay |
| FOR | Free On Rail |
| FOS | Fuel Oil Surcharge |
| FOT | Free On Truck |
| Fuel Oil Tank | |
| FOW | Free On Wharf |
| Free On Wagon | |
| First Open Water | |
| FPA | Free Of Particular Average |
| FPDSO | Floating Production, Drilling, Storage and Offloading |
| FPSO | Floating Production, Storage and Offloading |
| FPT | Fore Peak Tank |
| FROF | Fire Risk On Freight |
| FRP | Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic |
| FRT | Freight |
| FSO | Floating Storage & Offloading |
| FSU | Floating Storage Unit |
| FTW | Free Trade Wharf |
| FW | Fresh Water |
| FWA | Fresh Water Allowance |
| FWAD | Fresh Water Arrival Draught |
| FWDD | Fresh Water Departure Draught |
| FWE | Finished With Engine |
| FYG | For Your Guidance |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| FYT | Follow Your Telex |
G
| GA | General Arrangement |
| General Average | |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariff and Trade |
| G/B | Grain/Bales |
| G-H | Gibraltar-Hamburg |
| GL | Germanischer Lloyd (German Classification Society) |
| GLONASS | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GMDSS | Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
| GMT | Greenwich Meridian Time |
| GNS | German North Sea |
| GO | Gas Oil |
| GOC | General Operator Certificate |
| GP | General Purpose |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GPU | Generator Protection Unit |
| GRI | General Rate Increase |
| GRT | Gross Registered Tonnage |
| GT | Greenwich Time |
| Gross Tonnage | |
| GW | Gale Warning |
| Gross Weight |
H
| HA | Hatch |
| HAT | Highest Astronomical Tide |
| HBF | Harmless Bulk Fertiliser |
| HD | Half Despatch |
| HDLTSBENDS | Half Despatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends |
| HFO | Heavy Fuel Oil |
| H-H | Harve-Hamburg |
| HHDW | Heavy Handy Deadweight |
| HHDWS | Heavy Handy Deadweight Scrap |
| HHW | Higher High Water |
| HHWI | Higher High Water Interval |
| HHWL | Highest High Water Level |
| HLA | Heavy Lift Additional |
| HLW | Higher Low Water |
| HLWI | Higher Low Water Interval |
| HMB | Heavy Motor Blocks |
| HMS | Heavy Metal Scraps |
| Her Majesty`s Ships | |
| HO | Holds |
| HP | Horse Power |
| HR | Hellenic Register of Shipping |
| HSC | International Code for Safety of High Speed Craft |
| HSD | High Speed Diesel |
| HSS | Heavy Grains, Soyabeans and Sorghums |
| HTS | High Tensile Steel |
| HW | High Water |
| HWI | High Water Interval |
| HWLI | High Water Lunitidal Interval |
| HWM | High Water Mark |
| HWN | High Water Neaps |
| HWONT | High Water Ordinary Neap Tide |
| HWOST | High Water Ordinary Spring Tide |
| HWS | High Water Spring |
| HWT | High Water Time |
I
| IACS | International Association of Classification Societies |
| IAF | Inflation Adjustment Factor |
| IALA | International Association of Lighthouse Authorities |
| IAPH | International Association of Ports and Harbours |
| IAPP | International Air Pollution Prevention |
| IBC | International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk |
| IBIA | International Bunker Industry Association Ltd |
| IBS | Integrated Bridge System |
| ICC | International Chamber of Commerce |
| Institute Cargo Clauses | |
| ICS | International Chamber of Shipping |
| ICS | Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers |
| IDL | International Date Line |
| IFF | Institute of Freight Forwarders |
| IFO | Intermediate Fuel Oil |
| IFP | Interim Fuel Participation factor |
| IGC | International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk |
| IGS | Inert Gas System |
| IHO | International Hydrographic Organisation |
| IHP | Indicated Horse Power |
| ILOHC | In Lieu Of Hold Cleaning |
| IMB | International Maritime Bureau |
| IMDG | International Maritime Dangerous Goods code |
| IMO | International Maritime Organisation |
| IMOSAR | IMO Search and Rescue manual |
| IMPA | International Marine Purchasing Association |
| INF | International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships |
| INMARSAT | International Maritime Satellite Organisation |
| INTERTANKO | International Association of Independent Tanker Owners |
| IOPP | International Oil Pollution Prevention |
| IOR | Indian Ocean Region |
| IP | Institute of Petroleum |
| IRO | In Respect Of |
| IRS | Indian Register of Shipping |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISF | International Shipping Federation |
| ISGOTT | International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals |
| ISM | International Safety Management code |
| ISMA | International Ship Managers Association |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| ISPP | International Sewage Pollution Prevention |
| ISPS | International Ship and Port Facility Security Code |
| ITF | International Transport Workers` Federation |
| ITIC | International Transport Intermediaries` Club |
| IU | If Used |
| IUHTAUTC | If Used, Half Time Actually To Count |
| IUMI | International Union of Marine Insurance |
| IWL | Institute Warranty Limits |
| IWO | In Way Of |
J
| J & WO | Jettison & Wash Overboard |
| JIT | Just In Time |
K
| KD | Knocked Down |
| KR | Korean Register of Shipping |
| KT | Kiloton |
| KTS | Knots |
| KVA | Kilovolt-Ampere |
| KW | Kilowatt |
L
| LASH | Lighter Aboard Ship |
| LAT | Latitude |
| Lowest Astronomical Tide | |
| LAY/CAN | Laydays/Cancelling |
| LBP | Length Between Perpendiculars |
| LCL | Less than Container Load |
| Loose Container Load | |
| L/D | Loading/Discharging |
| LCF | Longitudinal Centre of Flotation |
| LDD | Loaded |
| LDF | Light Distillate Feedstock |
| LDG/UNLDG | Loading/Unloading |
| LDPT | Load Port |
| LES | Land Earth Station |
| LFL | Lower Flammable Limit |
| LHW | Low High Water |
| LHWI | Low High Water Interval |
| LIFO | Liner In Free Out |
| LISCR | Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry |
| LLA | Long Length Additional |
| LLW | Lower Low Water |
| LLWI | Lower Low Water Interval |
| LLWL | Lowest Low Water Level |
| LM | Lane Metre |
| LMSS | Land Mobile Satellite Service |
| LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas |
| LO | Lubricating Oil |
| LO/LO | Lift On/Lift Off |
| LOA | Length Overall |
| LOF | Lloyd`s Open Form |
| LOI | Letter Of Indemnity |
| LOP | Line Of Position |
| LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| LR | Lloyd`s Register of Shipping |
| LS | Lump Sum |
| LSA | Life Saving Appliances |
| LS&D | Landing, Storage and Delivery Charge |
| LT | Local Time |
| Long Ton | |
| Liner Terms | |
| Lumber Tropical (loadline) | |
| LTF | Lumber Tropical Fresh water (loadline) |
| LW | Lumber Winter (loadline) |
| LWL | Load Water Line |
| Low Water Level | |
| LWNA | Lumber Winter North Atlantic load line |
| LWONT | Low Water Ordinary Neap Tide |
| LWOST | Low Water Ordinary Spring Tide |
M
| MARPOL | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
| MBL | Minimum Breaking Load |
| MCA | Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
| MCO | Maximum Continuous Output |
| MCR | Maximum Continuous Rating |
| MDO | Marine Diesel Oil |
| MED | Mediterranean |
| MEES | Middle East Emergency Surcharge |
| MEPC | Maritime Environment Protection Committee |
| MERSAR | Merchant Ship Search and Rescue manual |
| MES | Mobile Earth Station |
| MFO | Marine Fuel Oil |
| MGO | Marine Gas Oil |
| MGW | Maximum Gross Weight |
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water |
| MHHWS | Mean Higher High Water Spring |
| MHLW | Mean Higher Low Water |
| MHW | Mean High Water |
| MHWI | Mean High Water Interval |
| MHWN | Mean High Water Neaps |
| MHWS | Mean High Water Springs |
| MLB | Mini Land Bridge |
| MLD | Moulded |
| MLHW | Mean Lower High Water |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water |
| MLLWS | Mean Lower Low Water Spring |
| MLW | Mean Low Water |
| MLWI | Mean Low Water lunitidal Interval |
| MLWN | Mean Low Water Neaps |
| MLWS | Mean Low Water Springs |
| MID | Maritime Identification Digits |
| MMSS | Maritime Mobile Satellite Service |
| MOB | Man Over Board |
| MODU | Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit |
| MOL | More Or Less |
| MOLCO | More Or Less Charterer`s Option |
| MOLOO | More Or Less Owner`s Option |
| MOT | Ministry Of Transport |
| M/R | Mate`s Receipt |
| MS | Motor Ship |
| MSA | Marine Safety Agency |
| Merchant Shipping Act | |
| MSB | Main Switch Board |
| MSC | Maritime Safety Committee |
| MSG | Message |
| MSI | Maritime Safety Information |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level |
| M/T | Motor Tanker |
| MT | Motor Tanker |
| Metric Ton | |
| Empty | |
| MTBE | Metyl Tertiary Butyl Ether |
| MTC | Moment to change Trim per Centimetre |
| MTD | Multimodal Transport Document |
| MTL | Mean Tide Level |
| MTO | Multimodal Transport Operator |
| M/V | Motor Vessel |
| MV | Motor Vessel |
N
| NAABSA | Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground |
| NCAD | Notice of Cancellation at Anniversary Date |
| NCSA | North Coast South America |
| NCV | No Commercial Value |
| NDT | Non-Destructive Testing |
| NEOBIG | Not East Of But Including Greece |
| NEP/S | Not Elsewhere Provided/Stated |
| NIMA | National Imagery and Mapping Agency |
| NKK | Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Japanese Classification Society) |
| NLS | Noxious Liquid Substances |
| NMEA | National Marine Electronics Association |
| NOAA | The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOE | Notice of Exception |
| Not Otherwise Enumerated | |
| NOP | Not Otherwise Provided |
| NOR | Notice Of Readiness |
| NORA | Notice Of Readiness Accepted |
| NORT | Notice Of Readiness Tendered |
| NOS | Not Otherwise Specified |
| NPA | National Petroleum Association |
| NR | No Risk |
| NRAD | No Risk After Discharge |
| NRT | Net Registered Tonnage |
| NS | Nuclear Ship |
| NSA | Non-Separation Agreement |
| NSPF | Not Specially Provided For |
| N/T | New Terms |
| NT | Net Tonnage |
| NTM | Notice to Mariners |
| NUC | Not Under Command |
| NVO | Non-Vessel Operating |
| NVOC | Non-Vessel Owning Carrier |
| NVOCC | Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier |
| NWE | North West Europe |
| NYPE | New York Produce Exchange form |
O
| OBO | Oil/Bulk/Ore |
| O/C | Open Charter |
| Ore Carrier | |
| OCIMF | Oil Companies International Marine Forum |
| OCP | Over Common Point |
| OD | Outside Diameter |
| ODME | Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment |
| ODP | Offshore Drilling Platform |
| OH | Off Hire |
| OHBC | Open Hatch Bulk Carrier |
| OO | Oil/Ore |
| Owner`s Option | |
| OOG | Out Of Gauge |
| OOW | Officer On Watch |
| OPA | Oil Pollution Act |
| OPEC | Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OPL | Off Port Limits |
| OPRHNS | Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances |
| OR | Owner`s Risk |
| ORB | Owner`s Risk of Breakage |
| ORC | Owner`s Risk of Chafing |
| ORD | Owner`s Risk of Damage |
| OS | Ordinary Seaman |
| OSB | One Safe Berth |
| OS&D | Over, Short and Damage (report) |
| OSD | Open Shelter Decker |
| Oil Spill Dispersant | |
| OSP | One Safe Port |
| OSRA | Ocean Shipping Reform Act |
| OSV | Offshore Supply Vessel |
| OT | On Truck |
| Overtime | |
| Oil Tight | |
| OWS | Oily Water Separator |
P
| P&I | Protection And Indemnity |
| PANDI | Protection And Indemnity |
| P/CGO | Part Cargo |
| PCC | Pure Car Carrier |
| PCNT | Panama Canal Nett Tonnage |
| PCT | Percent |
| PDM | Physical Distribution Management |
| PDPR | Per Day Pro Rata |
| PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit |
| PER/DRF | Permissible Draught |
| PF | Power Factor |
| PFSO | Port Facility Security Officer |
| PG | Persian Gulf |
| PGF | Poincar? Gold Franc |
| PHPD | Per Hatch Per Day |
| PIC | Person In Charge |
| PL | Protective Location |
| PLTC`S | Port Liner Term Charges |
| PMQS | Provided Minimum Quantity Supplied |
| PMS | Plan Maintenance System |
| POB | Pilot On Board |
| POR | Pacific Ocean Region |
| PP | Picked Port(s) |
| Posted Price | |
| Pre-Paid | |
| PPE | Personal Protection Equipment |
| PPM | Parts Per Million |
| PPS | Precise Positioning System |
| PPT | Prompt Ship |
| PRS | Polski Rejestr Statkow (Polish Register of Shipping) |
| PSC | Port State Control |
| PSF | Pounds per Square Foot |
| PSI | Pounds per Square Inch |
| PSR | Panama Shipping Register |
| PT | Private Terms |
| PV | Pressure Vacuum (valve) |
| PWWD | Per Weather Working Day |
Q
| QM | Quarter Master |
| QS | Quarantine Station |
R
| RCC | Rescue Coordination Centre |
| RCDS | Raster Chart Display System |
| RDC | Run Down Clause |
| RDF | Radio Direction Finder |
| REC | Spain`s Special Register of Vessels of the Canary Islands |
| RECD | Received |
| RED | Rate, Extras, Demurrage |
| REDELY | Redelivery |
| RF | Range Finder |
| Radio Frequency | |
| RH | Relative Humidity |
| Right Hand | |
| RINA | Registro Italiano Navale (Italian Classification Society) |
| Royal Institute of Naval Architects | |
| RINAV | Registro Internacional Naval SARL (Portuguese) |
| RLS | Royal Lifeboat Society |
| RMS | Root Mean Square |
| Royal Mail Service | |
| RNR | Registrul Naval Roman (Romanian Register of Shipping) |
| Rate Not Reported | |
| ROB | Remaining On Board |
| ROC | Restricted Operator Certificate |
| Reference Our Cable | |
| RORO | Roll On/Roll Off |
| ROT | Reference Our Telex |
| ROV | Remotely Operated Vehicle |
| RPC | Remote Position Control |
| RPF | Radio Position Finding |
| RPM | Revolution Per Minute |
| RPS | Revolution Per Second |
| RPT | Repeat |
| RS | Russian Maritime Register of Shipping |
| Radio Station | |
| R/T | Revenue Ton |
| RT | Radio Telephone |
| RTN | Return |
| RTW | Round The World |
| R/V | Round Voyage |
| RVP | Reid Vapour Pressure |
| RVT | Revert |
| RVTG | Reverting |
| RX | Receiver |
| RYC | Reference Your Cable |
| RYT | Reference Your Telex |
S
| S&P | Sale & Purchase |
| SAFCON | Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate |
| SANR | Subject to Approval, No Risk |
| SAR | Search And Rescue |
| SARSAT | Search And Rescue Satellite System |
| SART | Search And Rescue Radar Transponder |
| SATCOM | Satellite Communications |
| SB | Safe Berth |
| SBM | Single Buoy Mooring |
| SBS | Surveyed Before Shipment |
| SBT | Segregated Ballast Tank |
| SC | Salvage Charges |
| Short Circuit | |
| SCNT | Suez Canal Nett Tonnage |
| SD | Sailing Date |
| Short Delivery | |
| Standard Design | |
| Single Decker | |
| SDR | Special Drawing Rights |
| SF | Safety Factor |
| Stowage Factor | |
| Shear Force | |
| SG | Specific Gravity |
| SHEX | Sundays, Holidays Excluded |
| SHINC | Sundays, Holidays Included |
| SHP | Shaft Horse Power |
| SIGTTO | Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators |
| SLA | Single Line Approach |
| SMC | Safety Management Certificate |
| SMS | Safety Management System |
| S/N | Shipping Note |
| SNST | Soonest |
| S/O | Shipping Order |
| SOC | Shipper Owned Carrier |
| SOF | Statement Of Facts |
| SOFAR | Sound Fixing And Ranging |
| SOL | Shipowner`s Liability |
| SOLAS | The International Convention for the Safety Of Life At Sea |
| SONAR | Sound Operation Navigation And Range |
| SOPEP | Ship and Shore Oil Pollution Emergency Plan |
| SP | Safe Port |
| SPC | Self-Polishing Copolymers |
| SPD | Steamer Pays Dues |
| SPM | Single Point Mooring |
| SRL | Ship Repairer`s Liability |
| SS | Special Survey |
| Steam Ship | |
| SSB | Single Side Band |
| SSHEX | Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded |
| SSHINC | Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included |
| SSN | Standard Shipping Note |
| SSO | Ship Security Officer |
| SSW | Summer Salt Water |
| ST | Short Ton |
| Standard Time | |
| STBY | Standby |
| STC | Said To Contain |
| STCW | Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (convention) |
| STD | Standard |
| STEL | Short Term Exposure Limit |
| STL | Submerged Turret Loading |
| SWAD | Salt Water Arrival Draught |
| SWASH | Small Waterplane Area Single Hull |
| SWATH | Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull |
| SWBM | Still Water Bending Moment |
| SWDD | Salt Water Departure Draught |
| SWL | Safe Working Load |
T
| T&P | Theft & Pilferage |
| T&S | Touch & Stay |
| TBA | To Be Advised |
| To Be Agreed | |
| To Be Announced | |
| Tertiary Butyl Alcohol | |
| TBN | To Be Named |
| To Be Nominated | |
| Total Base Number | |
| TBO | Time Between Overhauls |
| TBS | Talk Between Ships |
| T/C | Time Charter |
| TC | Time Charter |
| Till Countermanded | |
| Time Closing | |
| Temperature Coefficient | |
| TCE | Time Charter Equivalent |
| TCP | Time Charter Party |
| TCT | Time Charter Trip |
| TD | Tween Deck |
| Temporarily Discontinued | |
| TDC | Top Dead Centre |
| TDW | Total Deadweight |
| Tonnes Deadweight | |
| TDWAT | Total Deadweight All Told |
| Tonnage Deadweight All Told | |
| TE | Temporarily Extinguished |
| TEU | Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit |
| TF | Tropical Freshwater (loadline) |
| T&G | Tongued & Grooved (timber) |
| THC | Terminal Handling Charges |
| TIP | Taking Inward Pilot |
| TL | Total Load |
| Total Loss | |
| TLO | Total Loss Only |
| TLX | Telex |
| TM | Technical Manual |
| T/O | Transfer Order |
| TOFC | Trailer on Flat Car |
| TOP | Taking Outbound Pilot |
| TOTOCOM | Total Commission |
| TOVALOP | Tanker Owners` Voluntary Agreement Concerning Liability for Oil Pollution |
| TPC | Tons Per Centimetre (immersion) |
| TPD | Tons Per Day |
| TPI | Tons Per Inch |
| TPT | Transport |
| TR | Ton Registered |
| TRND | To Be Renamed |
| TS | Thunderstorm |
| Tropical Storm | |
| TSA | Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement |
| TSCF | Tanker Structure Co-operative Forum |
| TST | Topside Tank |
| TT | Turbine Tanker |
| Transit Time | |
| T/T | Telegraphic Transfer |
| TVP | True Vapour Pressure |
| TW | Typhoon Warning |
| TWA | Time Weighted Average |
| TWRA | Transpacific West-bound Rate Agreement |
U
| UBC | Universal Bulk Carrier |
| UCAE | Unforeseen Circumstances Always Expected |
| UCT | Universal Co-ordinated Time |
| UFL | Upper Flammable Limit |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| UKC | UK – Continent |
| Under Keel Clearance | |
| ULCC | Ultra Large Crude Carrier |
| ULCS | Ultra Large Containership |
| UMS | Unmanned Machinery Space |
| UNCTAD | United Nation`s Conference On Trade And Development |
| USAC | United States Atlantic Coast |
| USC | Unless Sooner Commenced |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USEC | United States East Coast |
| USG | United States Gulf |
| USNH | United States North of Cape Hatteras |
| USSH | United States South of Cape Hatteras |
| USWC | United States West Coast |
| UT | Universal Time |
| UU | Unless Used |
| UUIWCTAUTC | Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count |
V
| VA | Volt-Ampere |
| VATOS | Valid At Time Of Sale |
| V/C | Voyage Charter |
| Vehicle Container | |
| VDR | Voyage Data Recorder |
| VEC | Vapour Emission Control |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| VIOS | Vessel Insurance and Operations Surcharge |
| VLCC | Very Large Crude Carrier |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency |
| VOCC | Vessel Operating Common Carrier |
| VOP | Value as in Original Policy |
| VOY | Voyage |
| VPD | Vessel Pays Dues |
| VSL | Vessel |
W
| W | Winter (loadline) |
| West | |
| WA | With Average |
| W/B | Waybill |
| WBA | When Berth Available |
| WBT | Water Ballast Tank |
| WCCON | Whether Cleared Customs Or Not |
| WCSA | West Coast South America |
| WD | Wind Direction |
| WECM | Warranted Existing Class Maintained |
| WEF | With Effect From |
| WFA | With Following Alterations |
| WI | West Indies |
| WIBON | Whether In Berth Or Not |
| WICCON | Whether In Customs Clearance Or Not |
| WIFPON | Whether In Free Pratique Or Not |
| WIG | Wing-In-Ground (effect craft) |
| WIPON | Whether In Port Or Not |
| WL | Water Line |
| WLOH | Within Local Office Hours |
| WLTOHC | Waterline To Hatch Coaming |
| W/M | Weight or Measurement |
| W&M | War & Marine |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organisation |
| WNA | Winter North Atlantic (loadline) |
| WOG | Without Guidance |
| Without Guarantee | |
| WP | Weather Permitting |
| W/P | Without Prejudice |
| WPA | With Particular Average |
| WRIC | Wire Rods In Coils |
| WRO | War Risk Only |
| WS | World Scale |
| WT | Wing Tank |
| Watertight | |
| War Time | |
| WTS | Working Time Saved |
| WTSBE | Working Time Saved Both Ends |
| WVNS | Within Vessel`s Natural Segregation |
| WWD | Weather Working Days |
| WWDSHEX | Weather Working Days, Sundays and Holidays Excepted |
| WWR | When Where Ready |
| WWRCD | When Where Ready on Completion of Discharge |
| WWW | World Weather Watch |
| WWWW | WIBON, WCCON, WIFPON, WIPON |
| WX | Weather Message |
Y
| YAR | York Antwarp Rules |
Z
| ZST | Zone Standard Time |
| ZT | Zone Time |