GLOSSARY 
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E 
EBL 
Electronic Bearing Line 
An electronic bearing line originated from own ship’s position. 
 
 
ENH 
Enhance 
 
 
ETA 
Estimated Time of Arrival 
 
 
G 
Ground stabilization 
A display mode in which speed and course information are referred to the ground, using 
ground track input data. 
 
 
H 
HDG 
Heading 
The horizontal direction that the bow of a ship is pointing at any instant, expressed in 
angular units from a reference direction . 
 
 
HL 
Heading line 
A graphic line on a radar presentation drawn from the consistent common reference 
point to the bearing scale to indicate the heading of the ship   
 
 
H up 
Head up 
Own ship’s heading line is always pointed to the top center of the radar display. 
 
 
I 
IR 
Radar Interference Rejecter 
 
 
L 
Lost AIS target 
A target symbol representing the last valid position of an AIS target before the reception 
of its data was lost, or its last dead-reckoned position. 
 
 
Lost tracked target   
One for which target information is no longer available due to poor, lost or obscured 
signals. 
 
 
LP 
Long Pulse 
 
 
M 
MMSI 
Maritime Mobile Service Identity 
 
 
MOB 
Man OverBoard 
 
 
MP 
Medium Pulse 
 
 
N 
NM 
1NM=1852m 
 
 
NSK 
North Stabilization Kit 
 
 
N up 
North up 
The north is always pointed to the top center of the radar display. 
 
 
O 
Own track 
Display function of own ship’s track