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Acronyms Etc Flashcards

1
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AAIC

A

Accounting Authority Identification Code

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AGC

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Automatic gain control

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AIS

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Automatic Identification System

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ALRS

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Admiralty List of Radio Signals

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5
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AM

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Amplitude Modulation

see A3E and H3E

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6
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AMVER

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Automated Mutual-assistance Vessel Rescue System / position

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7
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ARQ

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The Telex mode used for one-to-one communications

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8
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ATU

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Antenna tuning unit

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9
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CES

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Coast Earth Station

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10
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COSPAS-SARSAT

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A satellite based, Distress Beacon locating system

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11
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CQ

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Call to All Stations

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12
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DE

A

From / This is

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13
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DSC

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Digital Selective Calling

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14
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EGC

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Enhanced Group Calling

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15
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EGC SAFETYNET

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Satellite equivalent of Navtex

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16
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EPIRB

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Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

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17
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F1B, FSK or J2B

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The radio mode used by Telex / DSC / Navtex etc

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18
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F3E or FM

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The transmitter mode used on VHF (Frequency Modulation)

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19
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FEC

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The Telex mode used for broadcast transmissions

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20
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Footprint

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The area on the earth within range of an Inmarsat satellite

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21
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GHz

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Gigahertz (1,000 MHz)

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22
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GMDSS

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Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

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23
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GOC

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General Operator’s Certificate

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24
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GPS

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Global Positioning System

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25
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H3E

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SSB Full Carrier incorrectly labelled as AM on some radios

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26
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HF

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High Frequency (3 - 30 MHz)

27
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IMO

A

International Maritime Organisation

28
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Inmarsat

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The International Mobile Satellite Organisation

29
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IOR

A

Indian Ocean Region

30
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ITU

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The International Telecommunications Union

31
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J3E

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SSB Suppressed carrier or no carrier

32
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KHz

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Kilohertz (1,000 Hz)

33
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KW

A

Kilowatt

34
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LES

A

Land Earth Station

35
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LF

A

Low Frequency (30 - 300 KHz)

36
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LSB

A

Lower Sideband

37
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LUT

A

Local User Terminal (Cospas / Sarsat LES equivalent)

38
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MES

A

Mobile Earth Station

39
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MF

A

Medium Frequency (300 - 3,000 KHz)

40
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MHz

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Megahertz (1,000,000 Hz)

41
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MID

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Medium Identification Digits

42
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MMSI

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Maritime Mobile Service Identity

43
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MRCC

A

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre

44
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MSI

A

Maritime Safety Information

Navigational and Weather warnings or messages

45
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Navarea

A

One of twenty-one sea areas for MSI

46
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Navtex

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The system for the broadcast MSI by means of telex characters

47
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NCS

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Network Coordination Station

48
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NNNN

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Used instead of OUT for ending a Satellite C message

49
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NX

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Navigational Warning Message

50
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Omni-directional

A

Radiates a signal with equal power in all directions

51
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RF

A

Radio Frequency

52
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RO

A

Radio Officer

53
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R/T

A

Radio Telephony, Speech or Voice

54
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RX

A

Receiver

55
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SAR

A

Search and Rescue

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SART

A

Search and Rescue Transponder

57
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SES

A

Ship Earth Station

58
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SOLAS

A

Safety of Life at Sea

59
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SSB

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Single Sideband

60
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TX

A

Transmitter

61
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UTC

A

Universal Coordinated Time

has the same meaning as GMT

62
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UHF

A

Ultra High Frequency (300 - 3,000 MHz)

63
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VHF

A

Very High Frequency (30 - 300 MHz)

64
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WX

A

Weather

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