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Glossary
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Glossary A
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AM Amplitude Modulation
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.
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DROBOS Distress Relay On Behalf Of Someone else
DSC Digital Selective Calling
F
FEC Forward Error Correction. A system of error control for data
transmission, whereby the sender adds redundant data to its
messages, also known as an error-correcting code
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GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
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