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H up 
Head up 
Own ship’s heading line is always pointed to the top center of the radar 
display. 
I 
IHO 
International Hydrographic Office 
 
 
IMO 
International Maritime Organization 
 
 
Interswitch Unit 
A device to switch over two or more radar display units and two or 
more scanners. 
 
 
IR 
radar Interference Rejecter 
ISW 
InterSWitch 
 
 
 
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 Over Board 
 
 
MON 
Performance monitor 
 
 
MP 
Medium Pulse 
N 
NM 
Nautical Mile 
1nm=1852m 
 
 
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 
P 
PI 
Parallel Index line 
 
 
Past positions 
Equally time-spaced past position marks of a tracked or AIS target and 
own ship.