AP-5
APPX. 3 LIST OF TERMS AND
ABBREVIATIONS
Term Meaning Term Meaning
ADD Address I/O Input/Output
ACK Acknowledge IP Internet Protocol
ADJ Adjust Jan January
AFT Aft Jul July
ALARM Alarm Jun June
ALERT Alert KEEL Keel
Apr April kn Knots
Aug August km/h Kilometers per hour
AUTO Automatic KP Keying Pulse
BRILL Brilliance LA Loran A
CAM Central Alert Management LC Loran C
COG Course Over the Ground LCD Liquid Crystal Display
COM Communication LOG Log
CONFIG Configuration LOGBOOK Logbook
DATA Data m Meters
DBS Depth Below Surface Mar March
DE Decca Navigator May May
Dec December MEAS Measurement
DEMO Demonstration MENU Menu
DEST Destination MPH Miles Per Hour
DISP Display NAV Navigation
DRAUGHT Draught NMEA National Marine Electronics
Association
ENT Enter Nov November
EPFS Electronic Position Fixing System Oct October
ESC Escape OFF Off
EQUIP Equipment ON On
ERR Error OS Own Ship
EXT External PICT Picture
ft Feet POSN Position
FAN Fan RAM Random Access Memory
Feb February RNG, RANGE Range
FORE Fore ROM Read Only Memory
FUNC Function RX Receive
GA Galileo positioning system SEL Select
GAIN Gain Sep September
GL GLONASS positioning system SFI System Function ID
GN Global navigation satellite system SOG Speed Over the Ground
GP, GPS Global Positioning System SURFACE Surface
HISTORY History T True
HMI Human Machine Interface TEST Test
IEC International Electrotechnical
Commission
TCVR Transceiver