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LAN — Local Area Network
IT — Information Technology
LR — Lloyd's Register
DLONG — Difference in Longitude
VDU — Visual Display Unit
QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
UNCLOS — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
MAIIF — Marine Accident Investigators' International Forum
IGS — Inert Gas System
EC — European Commission
MB — Megabyte
LPG — Liquid Petroleum Gas
EPIRB — Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
OMBO — One-Man Bridge Operation
UN — United Narions
LOC — Letter Of Credit
MERSAR — Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual
ISSN — International Standard Serial Number (ISO 3297)
STCW — International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
P&I — Protection and Indemnity insurance
OPA 90 — Oil Pollution Act of 1990
UPS — Uninterruptible Power Supply
LST — Local Standard Time
LOR — Letter of Readiness
AIS — Automatic Identification System
HSE — Health and Safety Executive
DNC — Digital Nautical Chart
NDT — Nondestructive Test
WMU — World Maritime University
DWT — Deadweight Ton
BIMCO — Baltic and International Maritime Council
HSWA — Health and Safety at Work Act
MEO — Medium-Earth Orbit
IS — International Standard
DGPS — Differential Global Positioning System
ECDIS — Electronic Chart Display and Information System
CCS — China Classification Society
USCG — United States Coast Guard
BFI — Baltic Freight Index
SMC — Safety Management Certificate
ECS — Electronic Chart System
ABS — American Bureau of Shipping
MDO — Marine Diesel Oil
WL — Water Line
LW — Low Water
EEZ — Exclusive Economic Zone
RMT — National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
HO — Hydrographic Office
FO — Fuel Oil
OOD — Officer Of the Deck