COBHAM Sailor 6390 Navtex, User Manual

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Glossary
Glossary
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A
AIS Automatic Identification System. Automatic tracking system used on
ships and by vessel traffic services (VTS) for identifying and locating
vessels by electronically exchanging data with other nearby ships and
AIS Base stations.
B
BAM Bridge Alert Management (BAM) is a concept, defined by the IMO, for
the management, handling and harmonized presentation of alerts on
the bridge. BAM imposes requirements on equipment that handles
and presents alerts on the bridge, including equipment that provides
central alert management (CAM) system functionalities.
F
FCC Federal Communications Commission
G
GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System. The system is intended
to perform the following functions: alerting (including position
determination of the unit in distress), search and rescue coordination,
locating (homing), maritime safety information broadcasts, general
communication, and bridge-to-bridge communication.
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
GPL General Public License, Software license, which guarantees
individuals, organizations and companies the freedom to use, study,
share (copy), and modify the software.
GPS Global Positioning System
I
INS Integrated Navigation System
L
LAN Local Area Network