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