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Reference
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ECDIS
9.4 List of standard terms, units and abbreviations
Term Abbreviation Term Abbreviation
Acknowledge ACK Change CHG
Acquire, Acquisition ACQ Circularly Polarised CP
Acquisition Zone AZ Clear CLR
Adjust, Adjustment ADJ Closest Point of Approach CPA
Aft AFT
Compact Disk Read Only
Memory
CDROM
Alarm ALARM
Consistent Common Reference
Point
CCRP
Altitude ALT
Consistent Common Reference
System
CCRS
Amplitude Modulation AM Contrast CONT
Anchor Watch ANCH Coordinated Universal Time UTC
Antenna ANT Correction CORR
Anti Clutter Rain RAIN Course CRS
Anti Clutter Sea SEA Course Over the Ground COG
April APR Course Through the Water CTW
Audible AUD Course To Steer CTS
August AUG Course Up C UP
Automatic AUTO Cross Track Distance XTD
Automatic Frequency Control AFC Cursor CURS
Automatic Gain Control AGC Dangerous Goods DG
Automatic Identification
System
AIS Date DATE
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid ARPA Day DAY
Autopilot AP
Dead Reckoning, Dead Reckoned
Position
DR
Auxiliary System/Function AUX December DEC
Available AVAIL Decrease DECR
Azimuth Indicator AZI Delay DELAY
Background BKGND Delete DEL
Bearing BRG Departure DEP
Bearing Waypoint To Waypoint BWW Depth DPTH
Bow Crossing Range BCR Destination DEST
Bow Crossing Time BCT Deviation DEV
Brilliance BRILL Differential GLONASS DGLONASS
Built in Test Equipment BITE Differential GNSS DGNSS
Calibrate CAL Differential GPS DGPS
Cancel CNCL Digital Selective Calling DSC
Carried (for example, carried
EBL origin)
C Display DISP
Central Processing Unit CPU Distance DIST
Centre CENT Distance Root Mean Square DRMS