AAIC | Accounting Authority Identification Code |
AC | Alternating Current |
ADE | Above Deck Equipment |
AF | Audio Frequency |
AGC | Automatic Gain Control |
AM | Amplitude Modulation |
AMVER | Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System |
AOR-E | Atlantic Ocean Region (East) |
AOR-W | Atlantic Ocean Region (West) |
ARCC | Aeronautical Rescue Coordinating Centre |
ARQ | Automatic Repetition reQuest |
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
AUSREP | AMVER, operated by the Australian Authorities |
A1A | Continuous wave telegraphy, Morse code |
A2A | Telegraphy by the on-off a tone modulated carrier, Morse code: double sideband |
A3A | Telephony using amplitude modulation: double sideband |
BBER | Bulletin Board Error Rate |
BDE | Below Deck Equipment |
CC | Coast Charge |
CCIR | International Radio Consultative Committee |
CCITT | International Consultative Committee for Telegraph and Telephone |
CEPT | Conference of European Postal and Telecommunications administrations |
CES | Coast Earth Station (Inmarsat) |
Ch | Channel |
CQ | General call to all stations |
CSS | Coordinator Surface Search |
DE | Signal used in Morse telegraphy meaning «THIS IS...» |
DF | Direction Finder |
DSC | Digital Selective Calling |
EGC | Enhanced Group Call (Inmarsat) |
EPIRB | Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon |
ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
ETD | Estimated Time of Departure |
FAX | Facsimile |
FEC | Forward Error Correction |
FM | Frequency Modulation |
FSK | Frequency Shift Keying |
F1B | Telegraphy using frequency modulation (telex) |
F3E | Telephony using frequency modulation |
GA+ | Go Ahead (telex) |
GF | Gold Frank |
GHz | GigaHertz |
GMDSS | Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
GOC | General Operator's Certificate |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
G3E | Telephony using phase modulation |
HF | High Frequency (3÷30 MHz) |
HSD | High Speed Data |
H2A | Telegraphy by the on-off keying of a tone modulated carrier, Morse code: single sideband, full carrier |
H3E | Telephone using amplitude modulation: single sideband, full carrier |
IBM | International Business Machines |
IC | Integrated Circuit |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
IF | Intermediate Frequency |
IHO | International Hydrographic Organization |
IMN | Inmarsat Mobile Number |
IMO | International Maritime Organization |
