Abbreviations

1. COW Crude Oil Washing

2. CPA/TCPA Closest Point of Approach/Time to Closest Point of Approach

3. DSC Digital Selective Calling (in the GMDSS system)

4. EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

5. ETA Estimated Time Arrival

6. ETD Estimated Time of Departure

7. GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

8. (D)GPS (Differential)Global (satellite) Positioning System

9. MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity

10. MRCC Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre

11. OSC On-Scene Coordinator

12. SWL Safe Working Load

13. SAR Search and Rescue

14. SART Search and Rescue Radar Transponder

15. TEU Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit

16. UTC Universal Time Coordinated

17. VHF Very High Frequency(30-300MHz)

18. ITZ Inshore Traffic Zone (of a TSS)

19. TSS Traffic Separation Scheme

20. VTS Vessel Traffic Services

21. SMCP Standard Marine Communication Phrases

22. STCW Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers

23. DPT Direct Printing Telegraphy

24. NAVTEX Navigational Telex

25. AOR-W Atlantic Ocean Region West

26. AOR-E Atlantic Ocean Region East

27. IOR Indian Ocean Region

28. POR Pacific Ocean Region

29. WWNWS Worldwide Navigational Warning Service

30. RCC Rescue-Co-ordination Centre

31. SMC SAR Mission Coordinator

32. SRR Search and Rescue Region

33. OOW Officers of the Watch

34. SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea

35. STAREC Status Recording-system