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Click letter: 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
2H: Second Half
A/: Account
A/E: Accept / except
A/F: All Fast
A/H: Anchor Handling
A/S: Alongside
AA: Always Afloat
AAAA: Always afloat always accessible
AAC: Alaska Administrative Code
AAPA: American Association of Port Authority
AARA: Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
AASO: Association of American Shipowners
ABCU: Automated Bridge Control System For Unattended Engine Room
ABS: American Bureau of Shipping
ABT: About
ACCT: Account
ACOT: Advisory Committee of Offshore Technology
ACP: Area Contingency Plan (in Alaska known as the "Unified Plan")
ACS: American Chemical Society
ACS: Arab Classification Society
ADCOM: Address commission
ADEC: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
ADF&G: Alaska Department of Fish and Game (State Agency)
ADF: automotive diesel fuel
ADNR: Department of Natural Resources (State Agency)
AFFREIGHTMENT: The hiring of a ship in whole or part
AFRA: Average Freight Rate Assessment
AFSPS: Arrival First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)
AFT: At or towards the stern or rear of a ship
AG: Arabian Gulf
AGW: All going well
AH: Antwerp-Hamburg range
AHL: Australian Hold Ladders
AHS: Annual Hull Survey
AHT: Anchor handling tug
AID: Agency for International Development
AIMS: American Institute of Merchant Shipping
AK: Alaska
ALLI: Annual Load Line Inspection
ALU: ALUminium

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AMD: Average Most Probable Discharge

AMS: Annual Machinery Survey
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
ANTHAM: Antwerp-Hamburg Range
AOR-E: Atlantic Ocean Region East
AOR-W: Atlantic Ocean Region West
APD&T: Alaska Petroleum Distributors and Transporters
APF: Afloat Prepositioning Force
APG: Arabian Persian Gulf
API: American Petroleum Institute
APS: Arriving pilot station
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
ASPW: Any Safe Port in the World
ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials
ATDNSHINC: Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays Included
ATUTC: Actual Times Used to Count Bunker Adjustment Factor. A Fuel Surcharge expressed as a BAF percentage
added or subtracted from the freight amount, reflecting the movement in the market place price for bunkers.
AUX: Auxiliary
AWB: Air way bill
AWES: Association of Western European Shipbuilders
B S S 1/1: Basis 1 port to 1 port
B/L (Bill of Lading): A document signed by the carrier which acts as a Contract of Affreightment, a receipt and
evidence of title to the cargo.
B/L: Bill of lading
B/N: Booking Note
B/S: Bill of sale
B: Beam
BACTAP: But As Close To As Possible
BAF: Bunker adjustment factor
BALLAST: stability and safety of a ship which is not carrying cargo.
Bareboat Charter: Owners lease a specific ship and BAREBOAT CHTR. Control its technical management and
commercial operations only.
BAREBOAT CHTR: Bareboat Charter Owners lease a specific ship and control its technical management and
commercial operations only
Bb: Bareboat
BBB: Before breaking bulk
BBLS: Barrels
BC: Bulk Carrier
BCM: Bow to Center Manifold
BDI: Both Dates Inclusive
BE: Benzene
BEAM: The maximum breadth of a ship
BEAUFORT: A scale in which the force of the wind is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12
BECU: Billion ECU

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BEG: BEGinning
BENDS: Both ends
BFI: Baltic Freight Index
BHD: Bulkhead
BHP: Brake horse power
BI: Both Inclusive
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
BL (1): Bale
BL (2): (Bill of Lading) A document signed by the carrier which acts as a receipt and evidence of title to the cargo
BL: BaLe
BLK: Bulk
BLST: Ballast
BLT: Built
BM: Beam
BMM: British Marine Mutual
BOB: Bunker on Board
BOC: Bulk Oil Carrier
BOD: Board of Directors
BOFFER: Best Offer
BOSP: Beginning Of Sea Passage
Box: everyday term for container (or boxed vessel)
Br.ld.: Break load
BR: Brazil
BRGDS: Best ReGarDS
BRKRS: Brokers
BRM: Bridge Resources Management
BROB: Bunkers Remaining on Board
Brt: Gross tonnage
BS/L: Bills of lading
BS: Boiler Survey
BSC: British Shippers Council
BSEA: Black Sea
BSI: British Standards Institution
BSS 1/1: Basis 1 Port to 1 Port
BSS: Basis
BT: Bow Thruster
BTU: British Thermal Unit - 0.252 kcal
BUNDLING: This is the assembly of pieces of cargo, secured into one manageable unit. This is a very flexible
description, a rule of thumb is to present cargo at a size easily handled by a large (20 ton) fork lift truck
BUNKERS: Name given for vessels Fuel and Diesel Oil supplies (Originates from coal bunkers)
BV: Bureau Veritas
BWAD: Brackish Water Arrival Draft

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C&F FO: Cost & Freight Free Out

C&F: Cost and Freight
C.I.S: Commonwealth Independent States (ex Soviet Republics)
C/C: sshinC/sshinC
C/P: Charter Party
C/X: sshinC / ssheX
C: Centigrade (Degrees centigrade)
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
CBFT (or CFT): Cubic Feet
CBFT: Cubic Feet
CBM: Cubic meters
CBS: Cyprus Bureau of Shipping
CBT: Clean Ballast Tanks
CCC: Communist Controlled Countries
CCC: Customs Cooperation Council
CDI: Chemical Distribution Institute
ce Ta: Center Tank
CF: Cubic feet
CFR (or C&F): Cost and Freight
CFR: Cost and freight
CFS: Container freight station
CFT: Cubic Feet
CGO: Cargo
Chem: Chemical
CHOPT: Charterer''s option
CHRTS: Charterers
CHS: Continuous Survey of Hull
CHTRS: Charterers
CIF: Cost insurance and freight
CIP: Carriage and insurance paid to
CIRR: Commercial Interest Reference Rate
CKD: Completely knocked down
CLC: Civil Liability Convention (And 1992 Protocols)
CM: centimeter
CMF: Composite Meter Factor
CMI: Committee Maritime International
CMPL: Completed
CMS: Continuous Survey of Machinery
CNG: Compressed Natural Gas
COA: Contract Of Affraightment
COACP: Contract of Affreightment Charter Party
COB: Close of Business

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COBLDN: Closing Of Business LoDoN

COD: Cash on delivery
COFR/CA: Certificate of Financial Responsibility (OPA 90) for California
COFR: Certificate of Financial Responsibility (OPA 90)
COGSA: Carriage of goods by sea act
COH: Cuba, Orinoco River and Haiti
COMS: Commissions
CONS: Consumption
CONT: Continent
COP: Custom of the port
COTP: Captain Of The Port (Coast Guard)
COW: Crude Oil Washing
CP (or C/P): Charter Party
CP: Charter Party
CPD: Charterers Pay Dues
CPP: Clean petroleum product
CPR: Cardia-Pulmonary Respiration
CPT: Captain
CQD: Customary quick despatch
CR: Current Rate
CRN: Crane
CRNS: Cranes
CROB: Cargo Remaining on Board
CSC: Container safety convention
CSH: Cargo ship
CST: Centistokes
CT: Cargo Tank
CT: Chemical tanker
CT: Combined transport
CTL: Constructive total loss
CTR: Container Fitted
CUFT: Cubic feet
CWA: Clean Water Act
Cy: Cylinders
CYL: Cylinders
D.F.: Dead freight
D/A: Disbursement Account
D: Depth
DA: Disbursement accounts
DAF: Delivered at frontier
Damages for Detention: Penalty if cargo is not ready when
DAMFORDET: ship arrives for working (1st day of Lay can). This is not detention which is charged for ships time on
delay. If the cargo is ready there is no DAMFORDET.
DAP: Dia-ammonium sulphate
DAPS: Days all Purposes (Total days for loading & discharging)
DB: Double-Bottom
DBL SKIN: DouBLe SKINned

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Dbl: Double
DC: Discharge Capacity
DD: Dry dock
DDP/(U): Delivered Duty Paid (Unpaid)
DDP: Delivered duty paid
DDU: Delivered duty unpaid
DEL: Delete
DELY: Delivery
DEM: Demurrage
Demurrage: (Quay Rent). Money paid by the shipper for the occupying port space beyond a specified _Free Time
period.
Depth: The depth to which a ship is immersed in water.
DEQ: Delivered ex-quay
DES: Delivered ex-ship
DESP: Dispatch
DET Detention: (See DAMFORDET)
DET: Detention
DF: Dead freight
DHDATSBE: Dispatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends
DHDWTSBE: Dispatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends
DIMS: Dimensions
DIS: Danish International Ship Register
DISCH: Discharge
DISP: Displacement
DK: Deck
DLOSP: Dropping last outward sea pilot
DNRCAOSLONL: Discount less and Non-Returnable Cargo and/or Ship Lost or Not Lost
DNRSAOCLONL: Discountless and Non-Returnable Ship and/or Cargo Lost or Not Lost
DNV: Det Norske Veritas (Norwegian Class Society)
DO: Diesel oil
DOC: Document of compliance (ISM)
DOLSP: Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot (Norway)
DOP: Dropping Outward Pilot
DOT: Department of Transport
DP: Dynamic Positioning
DPA: Designated person ashore (ISM)
DPOR: Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation (ADNR)
DPP: Dirty petroleum products
DPT: DePTh
DRAFT: Depth to which a ship is immersed in water. The depth varies according to the design of the ship and will be
greater or lesser depending not only on the weight of the ship and everything on board, but also on the density of the
water in which the ship is lying
DRAUGHT: (or varies according to the design of the ship and will be DRAFT) greater or lesser depending not only on
the weight of the ship and everything on board, but also on the density of the water in which the ship is lying.
DRFT: Draft
DRK: Derrick Materials of various types, often timber or matting, placed among the cargo for separation, and hence
DRX: Hellenic Drachma (currency)
DS: Double Side
DSV: Diving System

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DUNNAGE: protection from damage, for ventilation and, in the case of certain cargoes, to provide space in which the
types of a fork lift truck may be inserted.
DUR: Duration
DWAT (or DWT): Deadweight. Weight of cargo, stores and water, i.e. the difference between lightship and loaded
displacement
DWAT: Deadweight. Weight of cargo, stores and water, i.e. the difference between lightship and loaded displacement.
DWT: Deadweight
DYNPOS: Dynamic Positioning
E0: Unattended engine room
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
EDRC: Effective Daily Recovery Capacity
EFTA: European Free Trade Association
EGY: Egypt
EIU: Even if used
ELVENT: Electric Ventilation
EMD: Emergency Management Division
EPA: United States Environmental ProtectionAgency
EPIRB: Emergency position indicating radio beacon
ER: Engine room
ESP: Enhanced Survey Program
ESQA: Environment, Safety and Quality Assurance (CMS)
ETA: Estimated time of arrival
ETC: Expected time of commencement (or completion)
ETD: Estimated time of departure
Eth: Ethylene
ETS: Estimated time of sailing
EXCL: Excluding
EXW: Ex-works
F.DESP (FD): Free DESPatch
F.DIS: Free DIScharge
F/N: Fixing Note
FA: Free Alongside
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)
FDEDANRSAOCLONL: Freight Deemed Earned Discountless &

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FDEOCL: Freight deemed earned on completion loading

FDESP: Free Dispatch
FDIS: Free Discharge
FERTS: Fertilizers
FEU: Standard 40_ Container
FFA: Fat free acid
FFA: Forward freight agreement
FFXD: Fully fixed
FHEX: Fridays holidays excluded
FHINC: Fridays holidays included
FiFI: Fire Fighting
FIFO: First in first out
FILO: Free In/Liner Out. Sea freight with which the shipper pays load costs and the carrier pays for discharge costs.
Free In/Out. Freight booked FIO includes the sea freight,
FIO: Free In and Out
FIOS: Free In/Out Stowed. As per FIO, but includes stowage costs.
FIOSLSD: Free In/Out Stowed, Lashed, Secured and Dunnaged. As per FIO, but includes cost of lashing securing and
dunnaging cargo to Masters satisfaction
FIOST: Free In and Out Stowed and Trimmed
FIOT: Free In and Out Trimmed
FIT: Free In Trimmed
FIW: Free In Wagon
FIXING: Chartering a Vessel
FLATPACKING: Cargo to be presented stacked and secured as an integral unit.
FLG: Flag
FLT: Full Liner Terms Shipowner pays to load and discharge the cargo
FM: FroM
FMC: Federal Maritime Commission
FMS: Fathoms
FMSS: Full Mission Shiphandling Simulator
FO (IFO): Fuel Oil
FO: Fuel oil
FOB: Free On Board
FOFFER: Firm Offer
FOG: For Our Guidance
FOQ: Free On Quay
FOR: Free On Rail
FORCE MAJEUR: Clause limiting responsibilities of the charterers, shippers and receivers of cargo.
FORCE MAJEURE: Clause limiting responsibilities of the charterers, shippers and receivers due to events beyond
their control
FOSC: Federal On-Scene Commander
FOT: Free On Truck
FOW (1): First Open Water
FOW (2): Free On Wharf
FOW: First Open Water
FOW: Free On Wharf
FOW1: First Open Water
FOW2: Free On Wharf

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FPA: Free of particular average

FPSO: Floating Production Storage and Offloading
FPSO: Floating Production Storage and Offloading
FPT: Fore peak tank
Fr. wa.: Fresh water
FR: France
FR: Freight
FREE DESPATCH: If loading/discharging achieved sooner than agreed, there will be no freight money returned.
Free Ex Ins: FREE of any EXtra INSurance (Owners)
Free In/Out and Trimmed: Charterer pays for cost of FIOST loading/discharging cargo, including stowage and
trimming.
FREE OUT: Free of discharge costs to owners. Includes sea freight only.
Free to Carrier: A modern equivalent of FAS used in FCA intermeddle transport where goods are transferred at a
nominated forwarder premises, depot or terminal but not actually put on board vessel.
FRGHT: Freight
FSO: Fleet safety officer (ISM)
FSO: Floating Storage and Offloading
FT3: Cubic Feet
FTC: Free transferable currency
FTD: FiTted
FW: Fresh water
FWA: Fresh water allowance
FWAD: Fresh water arrival draft
FWD: Forward
FWDD: Fresh water departure draft
FWE: Finished With Engine
FWPCA: Federal Water Pollution Control Act
FXD: Fixed
FYG: For your guidance
FYI: For Your Information
G: Grain (cargo capacity)
GA: General average
GAL: Gallon
GASBEND: Good And Safe (Port) Both ENDs
GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GCN: Gencon
GD/GD: GDynia/GDansk
GENS: GENeralS or general cargo
GEO: Geographical (rotation)
GEOROT: GEOgraphical ROTation
GIB: Gibraltar
GL: Germanischer Lloyd
GLESS: GearLESS
GLS: Gearless
GMDSS: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GMT: Greenwich mean time
GN (or GR): Grain (capacity)
GN: Grain (capacity)

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GNCN: Gencon (General Conditions)

GNS: German North Sea
GO: Gas oil
GOM: Gulf of Mexico
GPS: Global Positioning System Satellite
GR: Grain (capacity)
GRD: Geared
GRP: Geographic Response Plan (generally appended to ACPs)
GRS: Geographic Response Strategies (generally appended to ACPs/GRPs)
GRT: Gross register tons
GRT: Net register tons
GSB: Good Safe Berth
GSP: Good Safe Port
GSPD: Good safe port berth
GSV: Gross Standard Volume
GT: Gross tons
GTEE: Guarantee
H.S.A.: Hellenic Shipbrokers Association
HA: Hatch
HBF: Harmless Bulk Fertilizer
HBL: Hydrostatically Balanced Loading
HDLTSBENDS: Half Despatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends
HDWTS: Half Dispatch Working (or Weather) Time Saved
HELDK: HELicopter DecK
HF: High Frequency
HFO: Heavy fuel oil
HH: Hold hatches
HHDW: Handy Heavy d.w. (scrap)
HKG: Hong Kong
HMS: Heavy Metal Scraps
HMT: Hazardous Materials Technician
HO: Hold
HP: Horsepower of High-Pressure
HR: HouR
HRS: Hellenic Register of Shipping
HRS: Hours
HSFO: high sulphur fuel oil
HV: HeaVy
HVFL: HeaVy Fuel
HVPQ: Harmonized Vessel Particulars Questionnaire
HW: High Water
I WL: Institute Warranty Limits
I.M.C.: Lloyd''s Machinery Certificate
I.W.L.: Institute Warranty Limits
I/O: Instead of
IACS: International Association of Classification Societies
IAW: In Accordance With

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IC: Incident Commander

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
IMDG: International Maritime Dangerous Goods
IMO: International Maritime Organization
IMT: CMS -Incident Management Team
IN&/OR OVER: Goods carried below or on deck
INCL: Including
INCO TERMS: Internaitonal commercial terms
IND: Indication
INNNGWB: If New York, not north of George Washington bridge
INS: Insert
INTERMODAL: Carriage of a commodity by different modes of transport, i.e. sea, road, rail and air within a single
journey.
IOPC: International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (See CLC)
IOR: Indian Ocean Region
ISF: International Safety Federation
ISGOTT: International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals
ISIS: Integrated Ship Inspection System (see CDI)
ISM(C): International Safety Management Code
ISM: International Safety Management
ISO: International Standards Organization
ISPS: International Ship and Port Facility Security
ISSC: International Ship Security Certificate
ITC: International Tonnage Certificate
ITF: International Transport Workers Fedration
ITOPF: International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
IU: If Used
IUATUTC: If Used, Actual Time Used To Count
IUHATUTC: If Used, Half Actual Time Used To Count
IUHTAUTC: If Used, Half Time Actually To Count
IWL: Institute Warranties Limits
JET: Jet fuel
JPN: Japan
JV: Joint Venture
KERO: Kerosene
KMC: cargo refrigerating system
KN: KNots
KR: Korea

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KTM: Keel To Mast

L.B.H.: Length / breadth / height
L.S.: LumpSum.
L.T.: Liner Terms
L.T: Long tons
L/C: Lay can
L/C: Letter of credit
L/D: Loading / discharging
LA: Los Angeles (USA)
LANE METER: whereby each unit of space (Linear Meter) is represented by an area of deck 1.0 meter in length x 2.0
meters in width.
LASH (1): To hold goods in position by use of Ropes, Wires, Chains or Straps etc
LASH (2): Lighter Aboard Ship a vessel that loads small barges direct from the water
LASH: To hold goods in position by use of Ropes, Wires, Chains or Straps etc.
LAT: Latitude
LAYCAN: LAYday CANcelling date
LB: pounds
LBP: Length between perpendiculars
LC: Lay Can
LC: Letter of credit
LCR: Lowest Current Rate
LDD: Leaded
LDG: Loading
LDN: LaDeN
LGC: Liquified gas carrier
LGT: LenGThened
LHAR: London, Hull, Antwerp, Rotterdam range
LNG: Liquefied Natural Gas
Lo Ho: Lower Hold
LOA: Length over all
LOF: Lloyds Open Form
LOI: Letter of Indemnity
LOLO: Lift On Lift Off ship
LONG: Longtitude
LOT: Load On Top
LOW: Last Open Water
LPG: Liquified petroleum gas
LPGC: Liquified petroleum gas carrier
LPS: LumPSum
LR: Lloyds Register
LR: Long range
LS (or LUMPS): Lumpsum
LS: Light ship
LS: Lump sum
LSD: Lashed Secured Dunn aged
LT (LTONS): Long TONS.
LT: Liner Terms

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LUBS: Lubricants
LW: Low Water
LYCN: Lay can (Lay day Canceling Date)
M.: Meters
M.E.: Main engine
m/r: Mates receipt
M/S: Motor ship
M/V: Motor vessel
M/Y: Motor yacht
M3: Cubic meters
MARPOL: Marine Pollution Prevention (International Convention)
MARS: Nautical Institute Marine Accident Reporting System
MAXBACTAP: Max But As Close To As Possible
MB: Merchant Broker
MDO (DO): Marine Diesel Oil
MDO: Marine Diesel Oil
MDWT: Metric DeadWeight tons
ME: Main engine
MED: Mediterranean
MEG: Middle East Gulf
MESA: Most Environmentally Sensitive Area
MGA: Master''s general account
MGO: Marine gas oil
MIC: Man in charge
MID: Middle
MIN/MAX OR: Minimum / maximum
MIN/MAX: Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity)
MIP: Marine insurance policy
MISC: Miscellaneous
MLC: Meters of Liquid Column
MMPD: Maximum Most Probable Discharge
MO: Managing Owner
MOA: Memorandum of Agreement (S&P)
MODU: Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
MOL: More or less
MOLCHOP: More Or Less CHarterers OPtion
MOLCHOPT: More or less in charterers'' option
MOLOO: More or less in owners'' option
MON: MONitors (fire)
MOT: Ministry Of Transpory
MOT: Monthly OverTime
MOU PARIS: Memorandum of Understanding (Paris)
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MPP: Multi-purpose (type of ship)
MR: Medium range
MRA: Marine Response Alliance
MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheet

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MSO: Marine Safety Office (U.S. Coast Guard)

MSRC: Marine Spill Response Corporation
MT: Metric Tons
MTHS: Months
MTONS: Metric Tonnes
MV: Motor vessel
MWC: Meter Water Column
n.E.: not East of
n.N.: not North of
n.S: not South of
n.W: not West of
N/A: Not applicable / Not acceptable / Not available
N/B: New Building
NA: Not applicable / Not acceptable / Not available
NAA: Not always afloat
NAABSA: Not always afloat but safely aground
NAP: Naphta
NCB: National Cargo Bureau
NCP: National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
NCR: Non-conformance report (ISM)
NCS: Norwegian Continental Shelf
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
NESTING: Implies that cargo is presented stacked in the contour of similarly shaped cargo, it may be likened to a stack
of plates
NG: Nigeria
NHC: No heat crude
NHP: Nominal horse power
NIS: Norwegian International Shipsregister
NK: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
NKK: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
NM: Nautical Mile
NMD: Norwegian Maritime Directorate
NNOGWB: Not North Of George Washington Bridge
NO: Number
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOBL: Not On Banned List
NOKUS - company: Norwegian controlled foreign company in lowtax country
NON-REVERSIBLE: then saved days will not be added to discharge time allowed.
NOR: Notice of readiness
NRC: National Response Centre
NRT: Net Restricted Tonnage
NT: Net tons
NVIC: Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (USCG publication)

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NVOCC: Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier

NY: New York
NYPE: New York Produce Exhange (charter party)
o.a.: Over All
OA: Over aged
OBO: Oil bulk ore
OBQ: OnBoard Quantity (before loading)
OCD: Olio Combustibile Denso (Fuel oil)
OCIMF: Oil Companies International Marine Forum
OD: Outside diameter
ODPCP: Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan
OHA: Office of History and Archaeology (ADNR)
OILREC: OIL RECovery
ONW: Onwards
OO: Owners Option
OOC: Ore oil carrier
OP: OPerator
OPA 90: Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (U.S.)
OPT: Option
OSH: Open Shelter Deck
OSIC: On-Scene Incident Commander
OSRO: Oil Spill Removal Organization
OT: On Truck
OW: OWners
OWS: Owners
P & I: Protection & Indemnity
P&C: Private & Confidential
P&I: Protection and indemnity (club)
P.P.: PerPendicular
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)
PASTUS: Past Us
Pax: Passenger Vessel
PB: Permanent bunkers
PC: Product carrier
PCGO: Part Cargo
PCT: Percent
PD: Per day or port dues
PDPR: Per Day Pro Rata
PER SE: By Itself
PERDIEM: By the Day

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PFD: Personal Floatation Device

PGH: Per Geared Hatch
PHIL: Philippines
PHPD: Per Hatch Per Day
PIC: Person In Charge of vessel or barge
PLS: Please
PMO: Passing muscat outbound
PMQS: Provided minimum quantity supplied
PMT: Per metric ton
POC: Pacific Ocean Region
POD: Paid on delivery
POSN: Position
POT (able): POTable water
PPE: Personnel Protective Equipment
PPM: Parts Per Million
PPSE: Propose
PPT: Prompt
PR: Polski Rajestr Statkow
PRAC: Primary Response Action Contractor
PRATIQUE: License or permission to use a port
PREP: National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program
PRT: Port
PSC: Port state control
PSI: Pounds Per Square Inch
PSIX: Port State Information Exchange (USCG)
PSV: Plattform Supply Vessel
PT: Product tanker
PTON: Per ton
PU: PUmps
PWH: Per Workable Hatch
PWWD: Per Weather Working day
PY: Py-gas
QAR: Quality assurance representative (ISM)
QI: Qualified Individual (OPA 90)
QTE: Quote
R/V: Round voyage
RAC: Response Action Contractor
RCP: Federal Region Oil & Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCVR: Receivers (Detention). If loading completed sooner than expected at REVERSIBLE load port, then days saved
can be added to discharge operations.
RD: Running days
RDC: Running down clause
RDLY: Redelivery
RDR: Radar
REDELY: Redelivery
REEF: Refrigerated

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REF: Reference
REG: Regarding
REP: Representative
REQ: Require
REVERSIBLE (Detention): If loading completed sooner than expected at load port, then days saved can be added to
discharge operations
RGDS: ReGarDS
RGE: Range
RINA: Registro Italiano
RMO: Regional Marine Operations
RND: Round voyage
RNG: Range
RNR: Rate Not Reported
ROB: Remaining On Board
ROC: Reference Our Cable....(date)
RORO: Roll On/Roll Off
ROTLX: Reference Our TeLeX ...(date)
RPM: Revs. Per Minute
RPS: Response Planning Standard
RQRD: Required
RRT: Regional Response Team
RT: Revenue Ton
RT: Revenue Ton (i.e. 1.0 metric Ton or 1.0 cubic meter, whichever is greater). The overall RT is calculated on a line
by line basis of the Packing List using the largest amount. The overall freight liability is calculated on the total RT
amount, multiplied by the freight rate
RYC: Reference Your Cable...(date)
RYTLX: Reference Your TeLeX...(date)
S&P BRKR: Sale and purchase broker
S.S.: Special survey
S.THR.: Side Thruster
S/R B/L: Signing and Releasing Bill(s) of Lading
S/S/R/CMA: Stem, suppliers, receivers, charterers management
S/S: Steamship
SAR: Search And Rescue
SATCOM: Satellite Communication
SATNAV: Satellite Navigation
SATPM: Saturday P.M.
SATSHEX OR: Saturdays Sundays Holidays excluded
SATSHEX: Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded
SATSHINC: SATurdays, Sundays, Holidays INCluded
SB: Safe berth
SBM: Single buoy mooring
SBS: Safe Berth
SBT/PL: Segregated Ballast Tanks Protectively Located
SBT: Segregated Ballast Tanks
SCAC: Standard carrier alpha code
SCP: Sub-area Contingency Plan (10 regional plans that supplement the AK Unified Plan)
SD (or SID): Single Decker

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SD: Single Decker

SDWT: Summer Deadweight
SEAFREIGHT: Costs charged for transporting goods over the sea. This SEAFREIGHT does not cover any haulage or
loading/discharging costs but the sea transport only.
SELFD: Self Discharging
SELFDISCH: SelfDischarger
SEMI-TRAILERS: Are usually 12.0 meter flatbed road trailers
SF: Stowage factor. Cubic space (measurement tonne) occupied by one tonne (2,240 lbs/1,000 kegs) of cargo.
SG: Specific gravity
SHEX: Sundays Holidays Excluded
SHINC: Sundays Holidays included
SHPO: State Historic Preservation Office (or Officer)
SID: Single Decker
SIRE: Ship Inspection Report Programme (see OCIMF)
SKIDS: Are bearers (timber or steel) positioned under cargo to enable fork lift handling at port, and for ease of rigging
and lashing on board ship
SL: Bale (capacity)
SL: Bale (capacity)
SLPTA: SLop TAnks
SMC: Safety Management Certificate (ISM)
SMM: Safety Management Manual (ISM)
SMS: Safety Management System
SOB: Shipped on board
SOC: Shipper Owned Container
SOF: Statement of facts
SOLAS: Safety of Life At Sea
SOM: Swedish Official Measure
SOPEP: Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan (ISM)
SOSC: State On-Scene (On-Site) Commander
SP: safe port
SPB: St. PetersBurg
SPM: Single Point Mooring System
SPORE: Singapore
SPT: Spot
SR: Soviet Register
SRBL: Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading
SRC: Slops Receiving Station
SRT: Spill Response Team
SS and C: Same Sea and Country coast
SS: Stainless Steel
SSB: Single Side Band
SSC: Scientific Support Coordinator
SSHEX (or SATSHEX): Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded
SSHEX: Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded
SSHINC: (or SATSHINC) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included
ST: Side tank
STABILITY: It is paramount that a vessel is stable in all respects at all times. When cargo is loaded / discharged, the
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STARBOARD: Right side of a ship when facing the front or forward end
STBD: Starboard
STCW: International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978
STDS: Standards
STEM: Subject to existence of merchandise
STERN: The foremost part of a ship
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
SUPERCARGO: Person employed by a ship owner, shipping company, charterer of a ship or shipper of goods to
supervise cargo handling operations. Often called a port captain
SWAD: Salt water arrival draft
SWD: Salt water draft
SWDD: Salt water departure draft
SWL: Safe working load
SYNA: Synacomex
T/L: Total loss
TA: TAnks
TBN: To Be Nominated
TBOOK: To the Best Of Owners Knowledge
TBR: To Be Renamed
TC: Time charter
TCL: tankcleaning
TCP: Time Charter Party
TCT: Time Charter Trip
TCV: Total Calcuated Volume
TEU: Twenty feet equivalent unit
TG: Tug
THC: TerminalHandling Cost
THR: THRuster
Time Charter: Owners agree to hire a particular ship for TC a set length of time and provide technical management,
crewing etc.
TIP: Taking Inward Pilot
TL: Total Loss
TNGE: Tonnage
TNS / TS: Tons
TOBENA: To Be Named
TOP: Taking Outward Pilot
TOVALOP: Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement concerning Liability for Oil Pollution
TPC: Tons per centimeter
TPI: Tons per inch
TS: TonS
TTL: Total
TVE: Tank Vessel Examination (USCG)

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TW: Twin Decker

UHF: Ultra High Frequency Band Radio
UK/CONT: United Kingdom / continent range
UK: United Kingdom
UKC: United Kingdom Continent
UKCS: United Kingdom Continental Shelf
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
USC: Unless Sooner Commenced
USCG: United States Coast Guard
USD: United States Dollars
USEC: United States East Coast
USFWS: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USG: United States Gulf
USWC: United States West Coast
UU: Unless Used
UUIUATUTC: Unless Used If Used Actual Time Used To Count
UUIWCTAUTC: Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count
VAT: Value Added Tax
VCF: Volume Correction Factor
VEF: Vessel Experience Factor
VEG: Vegetable oil
VHF: Very High Frequency Band Radio
VLCC: Very large crude carrier
VMS: Vessel Management Services, Inc. (subsidiary of CMC)
VOL: Volume
VPD: Vessel Pays Dues
VPQ: Vessel Particulars Questionnaire
VRP: Vessel Response Plan
VSL: VeSseL
WA: WAter
WAF: West Africa
WB: Water ballast
WBT: Water Ballast Tank
WC: West coast
WCCON: Whether Customs Cleared Or Not
WCD: Worst Case Discharge
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

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WICCON: Whether in cargo clearance or not

WIFPON: Whether in free pratique or not
WIPON: Whether in port or not
WITA: WIng TAnk
WLTHC: Waterline to Hatch Coaming
WLTM: water level to manifold
WLTOHC (distance) Water Line-To-Hatch Coaming WOG: Without Guarantee
WLTOHC: (distance) Water Line-To-Hatch Coming
WOG: Without guarantee
Working Copy: (Copy of Charter Party - not being signed and may contain unchecked errors
WP: Weather permitting
WPD: Weather Permitting Day
WR: War risks
WR: Without responsibility
WRD: Wide Range Destillate
WRIC: Wire Rods In Coils
WS: World scale
WSHTC: World scale hours terms and conditions
WSNP: Weather and safe navigation permitting
WVNS: Within vessels natural segregation
WW: Worldwide
WWD: Weather Working Day
WWR: When, Where Ready
WWWW: Wibon, Wccon, Wifpon, Wipon
X/C: ssheX / sshinC
X/X: ssheX / ssheX
Y/A: York Antwerp (rule)
YAR: York Antwerp Rules
YC: Your Cable
YUGO: Yugoslavia
Z: Zulu (Greenwich Mean Time)
ZUTC: GMT
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