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8 ABBREVIATIONS
Terms of abbreviations:
ACK
Acknowledgement
AtoN
Aid to Navigation
AIS
Automatic Identification System
AUTO
Automatic
ALR
Alarm
AUX
Auxiliary
ANT
Antenna
BIIT
Built-In Integrity Test
BRG
Bearing
CH
Channel
CPA
Closest Point of Approach
COG
Course Over Ground
DEST/DESTN
Destination
DISP
Display
DISP
Display
DIST
Distance
DGNSS
Differential GNSS
DSC
Digital Selective Calling
DGPS
Differential GPS
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
ECDIS
Electronic Chart Display and
Information System
EPIRB
Electronic Position Indicating
Radio Beacon
ECS
Electronic Chart System
ESC
Escape
EGNOS
European Geo-stationary Navigational
Overlay System
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
ENC
Electronic Navigation Chart
EXT
External
EPFS
Electronic Position Fixing System
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FSK
Frequency Shift Keying
FM
Frequency Modulation
FUNC
Function
GAGAN
GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation
GND
Ground
GLONASS
Global Orbiting Navigation and Safety
System
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite
System
GMDSS
Global Maritime Distress and Safety
System
GPS
Global Positioning System
GMSK
Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
GYRO
Gyro Compass
HDG
Heading
IALA
International Association of
Lighthouse Authorities
IMO
International Maritime
Organisation
I/O
Input/Output
IN
Input
ID
Identification
INFO
Information
IEC
International Electrotechnical
Commission
ITU-R
International
Telecommunications Union -
Radio
KN
Knots
LAT
Latitude
LON
Longitude
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LR
Long Range
MED
Maritime Equipment Directive
MMSI
Maritime Mobile Service
Identity
Min
Minute
MOB
Man Overboard
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MKD
Minimum Keyboard and Display
MSAS
Multi-functional Satellite
Augmentation System
NAV
Navigation
NMEA
National Marine Electronics
Association
NM
Nautical Mile
OUT
Output
PI
Presentation Interface
RAIM
Receiver Autonomous Integrity
Monitoring
ROT
Rate of Turn
RH
Relative Humidity
RTCM
Radio Technical Commission
for Maritime services
RNG
Range
Rx
Receive / Receiver
S
Second
SOG
Speed Over Ground
SART
Search and Rescue Transponder
SOLAS
Safety of Life at Sea
SAR
Search and Rescue
SRM
Safety Related Message
SBAS
Satellite Based Augmentation System
SYS
System
TCPA
Time to Closest Point of Approach
Tx
Transmit
TDMA
Time Division Multiple Access
Tx / Rx
Transmit / Receive
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
UTC
Universal Time Co-ordinate
USB
Universal Serial Bus
VDL
VHF Data Link
VSWR
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
VHF
Very High Frequency
WAAS
Wide Area Augmentation System