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Maritime glossary, terms beginning with A (page 12)

All maritime glossary terms that begin with the letter A, drawn from every subject section. 3739 entries.

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Argo Float Network for Hydrography D2. Hydrography, tides, waves, bathymetry and marine geology: Subset of float observations contributing to global hydrography.
Argo Float Program X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: International network of more than 3,900 autonomous profiling floats measuring temperature and salinity to 2,000 meters, coordinated by national hydrographic and oceanographic agencies.
Argo Group X117. Marine Insurance Markets, Captives and Reinsurance: Bermuda-based specialty insurer with Lloyd's Syndicate 1200 (Argo) writing marine lines.
Argo Program D1. Physical and chemical oceanography and marine meteorology: International array of profiling floats measuring temperature, salinity, and biogeochemistry of the upper 2,000 meters.
Argon X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Carried as cryogenic liquid in specialized ISO tanks; inert atmosphere uses.
Argon Compressed X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 1006, Class 2.2 non flammable non toxic gas commonly shipped in cylinders.
Argon Refrigerated Liquid X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 1951, Class 2.2 with cryogenic temperature handling per IMDG portable tank instruction T75.
Argonaut X112. IMO GHG Strategy, CII, EEXI and EU Maritime Regulation: Bureau Veritas software suite for fleet performance and CII compliance monitoring.
Argonaut Power Plant X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Diesel-electric concept used on certain offshore support vessels integrating multiple gensets on a common bus.
Argos Beacon (Fishing Vessel) X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Satellite transmitter historically used for VMS reporting before Inmarsat and Iridium predominated.
Argos Bunkering X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Dutch independent supplier active in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and the Rhine river barge market.
Argos system X27. Polar Code, Ice Navigation and Polar Operations: Satellite-based location and data collection system used for ice-drifter buoys.
Argus Bunker X101. Vessel Brokerage Software and Chartering Platforms: Marine fuel price assessment service from Argus Media covering major bunkering hubs and grades.
Argus Bunker Index X116. Global Bunker Anchorages, Hubs and Supply Infrastructure: Daily price assessment published by Argus Media for delivered bunkers at major ports, used as a contractual reference alongside Platts.
Argus Green Ammonia Index X140. Ammonia as Marine Fuel and Hydrogen Shipping: Daily price assessment launched 2022 covering FOB Rotterdam, CFR Japan, and FOB US Gulf benchmarks.
Argus Media X101. Vessel Brokerage Software and Chartering Platforms: London-based energy and commodity price reporting agency publishing oil, LPG, and bunker market intelligence used by tanker charterers.
Argus-class X130. National Coast Guards and Cutter Fleets: USCG designation for Heritage-class OPCs, 360-foot, 4,500-ton vessels intended to replace Famous and Reliance medium endurance cutters.
Argus, USCGC (WMSM-915) X130. National Coast Guards and Cutter Fleets: Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter, lead ship of class, keel laid 2022 at Eastern Shipbuilding Panama City.
Argyll Array X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Cancelled ScottishPower Renewables offshore wind project once proposed off Tiree.
ARI Marine Simulator X144. Bridge Simulators, Engine Room Simulators, and Maritime Training Equipment: ARI Simulation Pune supplied Class A and B full-mission bridge simulators across Indian maritime training institutes.
Ariadne X85. Ferries, Ro-Pax Operators and Routes: Historical Aegean ferry name used by multiple Greek operators including Hellenic Mediterranean Lines.
Arihant class X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Indian Navy SSBN with K-15 and K-4 SLBMs.
Aris 13 X127. Maritime Security, Anti-Piracy and PMSCs: Comoros-flagged bunker tanker hijacked 13 March 2017 off Puntland, released two days later, first successful Somali hijacking since 2012.
Arkansas River X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: A Mississippi tributary navigable by the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System from the Mississippi to Catoosa, Oklahoma.
Arklow Bank X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Irish Sea offshore wind farm, the first commercial offshore wind project in Ireland.
Arktika X52. Polar Code, Arctic and Antarctic Shipping: Lead ship of the Soviet Project 10520 nuclear icebreaker class, in service from 1975 to 2008, first surface ship to reach the geographic North Pole on 17 August 1977.
Arktika 22220 X133. Polar Research Vessels and Polar Code Regimes: Russian LK-60Ya class nuclear icebreaker series, lead ship Arktika commissioned 21 October 2020, two RITM-200 reactors.
Arktika, Project 22220 X52. Polar Code, Arctic and Antarctic Shipping: Lead ship of the LK-60Ya class commissioned on 21 October 2020, operated by Atomflot for NSR escort.
Arleigh Burke class X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: USN DDG-51 Aegis guided missile destroyer.
Arleigh Burke Flight I X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Hulls DDG-51 to DDG-71, no helicopter hangar.
Arleigh Burke Flight II X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Hulls DDG-72 to DDG-78, improved EW and Link 16.
Arleigh Burke Flight IIA X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Hulls DDG-79 onward with twin hangar, 5 inch/62 Mk 45 Mod 4.
Arleigh Burke Flight III X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Hulls from DDG-125 Jack H. Lucas with SPY-6(V)1.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer X106. Naval Surface Combatants: US Navy guided-missile destroyer class, lead ship USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51 commissioned 1991, built by Bath Iron Works and Ingalls Shipbuilding.
Armach Robotics X165. Marine Coatings, Antifouling, and Hull Husbandry: Boston-based subsidiary of Greensea Systems offering proactive in-water hull grooming as a service via crawler robots.
Armada F1. Maritime History: Spanish fleet of 1588 dispatched by Philip II against Elizabethan England; its defeat marked a shift in Atlantic naval power.
Armada de Chile X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: Chilean Navy whose Directemar branch coordinates maritime SAR in Chilean waters.
Armada Kraken FPSO X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: Bumi Armada FPSO operating on the Kraken field in the UK North Sea for EnQuest.
Armada Olombendo FPSO X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: Bumi Armada FPSO operating on the East Hub Development offshore Angola.
Armature Reaction X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Distortion of the main field flux in a generator caused by current flowing in the stator winding under load.
Armed Guard Team X22. Piracy, Maritime Security and Armed Protection: Group of PCASP, typically three or four operators, embarked for a single transit.
Armed Guards X127. Maritime Security, Anti-Piracy and PMSCs: Common shorthand for PCASP embarked on merchant vessels under flag-state authorization and ISO 28007 certified providers.
Armed Robbery Against Ships E2. Naval, defence and maritime law enforcement: IMB-defined acts in TS/internal waters (vs UNCLOS piracy).
Armidale-class X130. National Coast Guards and Cutter Fleets: Royal Australian Navy 56.8-meter patrol boat, 14 hulls built by Austal Henderson.
Arming X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Tallow placed in the recess of a hand lead to bring up a sample of the bottom.
Armis Centrix X107. Maritime Cybersecurity and OT Security: Asset intelligence and security platform providing visibility into managed and unmanaged OT and IoT devices.
ARMO X107. Maritime Cybersecurity and OT Security: Open source Kubernetes security platform sometimes referenced in container hardening for maritime cloud workloads.
Armor wire X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Helical layer of galvanized steel wires providing tensile strength and mechanical protection to submarine power cables.
Armored Cable X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Submarine cable with one or more layers of galvanized steel wire armor providing mechanical protection in shallow or trawled waters.
Armour layer X175. Port Engineering, Dredging, Breakwaters, and Quays: Outer protective layer of a rubble mound breakwater composed of rock or precast concrete units.
Armour rock X175. Port Engineering, Dredging, Breakwaters, and Quays: Large quarried stone placed as the outer protective layer of a rubble mound breakwater to resist wave attack.
Arms Embargo E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: UN, EU, or national prohibition on transferring weapons to listed states or entities.
Arnold and Porter X114. Maritime Arbitration and Shipping Law Firms: International firm with an admiralty and maritime regulatory practice in Washington DC.
Aromatic content X2. Marine Bunker Fuels, Lubricants and Bunkering Operations: Concentration of aromatic hydrocarbons; influences CCAI and ignition behavior.
Aromatic hydrocarbons X47. Marine Fuel Quality and ISO 8217: Ring-structured molecules abundant in residual fuel that raise CCAI and reduce ignition quality.
Aromaticity X115. Marine Bunker and Cargo Surveying: Measure of aromatic hydrocarbon content in residual fuels, correlated with ignition delay and quantified through the CCAI index in ISO 8217.
Aromaticity index X2. Marine Bunker Fuels, Lubricants and Bunkering Operations: Calculated indicator of aromatic character used in ignition quality assessment.
Aromatics X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Benzene, toluene, xylene; carried in chemical and product tankers.
Aronson Theater X164. Cruise Industry, Brands, Ship Classes, and Terminals: The main show lounge format used on several Norwegian Cruise Line vessels.
ARPA X21. STCW Certificates, Crewing and Seafarer Welfare: Automatic Radar Plotting Aid training course required for officers operating ARPA equipped radars under STCW Table A-II/1.
ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) B3. Nautical Science: Auto tracking and CPA/TCPA per IMO Res. A.823(19).
ARPA Operator Certificate F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and Institutions: STCW-required radar plotting qualification.
ARPA Simulator X55. Marine Simulators, Training and Maritime Academies: Computer-based trainer for Automatic Radar Plotting Aid functions used in IMO Model Course 1.08 and STCW Regulation II/1 assessments.
Arrangement drawing X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: General arrangement plan showing decks, compartments, and major equipment locations for a newbuild.
Arrangement Fee X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: Upfront fee paid to mandated lead arrangers of a syndicated ship loan.
Array cable X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Inter-array submarine cable connecting wind turbine generators to the offshore substation.
Array cable (marine renewable) X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Inter-device cable connecting tidal or wave converters to an offshore hub before export to shore.
ARRC X102. Seafarer Welfare and Maritime Charities: Australian Reef Pilots Crew, a small specialist pilotage workforce within Australia's coastal pilotage system.
Arrears Interest X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: Default interest applied when a scheduled installment under a ship loan is unpaid.
Arrest Convention 1952 X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: The International Convention Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships, listing the maritime claims giving rise to a right of arrest.
Arrest Convention 1952 (Brussels) X143. Landmark Maritime Law Cases and Doctrines: International Convention Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships.
Arrest Convention 1999 X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: The International Convention on Arrest of Ships, expanding the list of maritime claims and addressing rearrest and multiple arrest.
Arrest Convention 1999 (Geneva) X143. Landmark Maritime Law Cases and Doctrines: International Convention on Arrest of Ships, entered into force 14 September 2011.
Arrest of Ship A5. Maritime Law, private and commercial: Detention by court order to secure a maritime claim, codified in the 1952 and 1999 Arrest Conventions.
Arrest of Vessel X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Judicial seizure to secure a salvage claim, typically lifted upon provision of a Letter of Undertaking or bank guarantee.
Arrival Condition X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Vessel state at port arrival including drafts, ballast, fuel, and trim.
Arrival condition (sea trial) B4. Shipbuilding, Materials, Sea Trials, Retrofits and Recycling: Standard loading condition for trial.
Arrival Condition Survey X43. Marine Surveying and Warranty Surveying: An on-arrival inspection of vessel and cargo at the discharge port to record condition for charterers, receivers, or P&I clubs.
Arrival Conditions X86. Port Agency, Husbandry and Disbursement: Reported vessel state on arrival including draft, ROB, and cargo readiness.
Arrival Draft Survey X86. Port Agency, Husbandry and Disbursement: Initial draft measurement used in calculating cargo loaded or discharged.
Arrival Information X86. Port Agency, Husbandry and Disbursement: Data set transmitted by the agent including ETA, last port, crew list, and stores list.
Arrival notice C3. Logistics, freight forwarding and multimodal trade: Carrier notice to consignee of cargo arrival.
Arrival On Scene X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: Reported time when an SRU reaches the search area, abbreviated AOS.
Arrival report X12. Maritime Casualties and Investigation: Mandatory ship report on entering port, used by port-state and casualty investigators.
Arrival Survey X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Independent inspection of cargo condition and quantity on discharge.
Arrival Window Contracting X78. Voyage Optimization and Vessel Performance Software: A commercial practice in which charter parties stipulate a defined arrival window at the discharge port to enable just-in-time steaming and reduce fuel consumption.
Arrow Yachts X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: New small builder backed by Hong Kong investors targeting 40 to 60 m semi-custom yachts.
Arrowhead 140 X106. Naval Surface Combatants: Babcock International frigate design adopted as Royal Navy Type 31 Inspiration-class, derived from the Iver Huitfeldt-class.
ARS X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Auxiliary, Rescue and Salvage ship.
Arsenal of Venice X39. Pre-1900 Maritime History: The state shipyard of the Venetian Republic founded in 1104, employing thousands at its medieval peak.
Arsenic X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 1558, Class 6.1 toxic solid Packing Group II.
ART (Advanced Rotor Tug) X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Robert Allan Ltd tug design with three Z-drives, two forward and one aft, jointly developed with KOTUG for very high indirect bollard pull.
ART 100-42 X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Larger Advanced Rotor Tug at 42 m and circa 100 t bollard pull deployed for LNG escort work.
ART 80-32 X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Specific ART variant with 32 m length and roughly 80 t static bollard pull, used by KOTUG SMIT Towage Canada.
ART Tug X79. Tugs and Towage Industry: Robert Allan Ltd Advanced Rotor Tug design with three azimuth thrusters in a triangular arrangement.
ARTCO X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: American River Transportation Company, the inland barge subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland.
ARTERIA X122. Submarine Cable Laying, Repair Vessels and Operators: Italian Sparkle subsidiary operating the BlueMed and other Mediterranean systems requiring frequent repair vessel callouts from Catania depot.
Arterial Gas Embolism X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Injury caused by gas bubbles entering arterial circulation, often from breath-hold ascent.
ARTEX X95. GMDSS Equipment and Survival Craft Communications: Aviation beacon brand historically produced by ARTEX Aircraft Supplies, later acquired by ACR Electronics; the ELT product line includes models such as the ME406 and C406.
Article X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: IMDG term for a manufactured item containing one or more dangerous substances such as ammunition or aerosol.
Article 1 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Definitions article setting out the meaning of salvage operation, vessel, property, damage to the environment, and payment.
Article 100 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Duty of states to cooperate in repressing piracy.
Article 101 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Definition of piracy.
Article 105 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Seizure of pirate ships and prosecution.
Article 110 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Right of visit on the high seas.
Article 111 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Right of hot pursuit.
Article 12 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Principle that salvage operations which have had a useful result give right to a reward.
Article 121 UNCLOS A6. Public international law of the sea: Regime of islands, including the rocks rule in paragraph 3.
Article 13 X13. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: 1989 Salvage Convention criteria for fixing the salvage reward.
Article 13 Award X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Reward fixed under Article 13 criteria, payable from the salved fund in proportion to salved values.
Article 13 Criteria X141. Marine Salvage Industry and Wreck Removal Contractors: Salvage Convention 1989 factors used to fix LOF awards, including value salved, skill, and environmental risk.
Article 13 Salvage Convention 1989 X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: provision setting criteria for fixing the reward for successful salvage.
Article 13(1)(a) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Salved value of the vessel and other property as the primary criterion in fixing a salvage reward.
Article 13(1)(b) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Skill and efforts of the salvors in preventing or minimizing damage to the environment.
Article 13(1)(c) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Measure of success obtained by the salvor.
Article 13(1)(d) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Nature and degree of the danger faced by the casualty.
Article 13(1)(e) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Skill and efforts of the salvors in salving the vessel, property, and life.
Article 13(1)(f) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Time used and expenses and losses incurred by the salvors.
Article 13(1)(g) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Risk of liability and other risks run by the salvors or their equipment.
Article 13(1)(h) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Promptness of the services rendered.
Article 13(1)(i) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Availability and use of vessels or other equipment intended for salvage operations.
Article 13(1)(j) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: State of readiness and efficiency of the salvor's equipment and the value thereof.
Article 138 (MARPOL) X94. Port Machinery and Quay Equipment Makers: Convention reference cited in port reception facility planning for discharge of ship-generated waste streams.
Article 14 X13. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: 1989 Salvage Convention special compensation for environmental protection efforts.
Article 14 Expenses X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Out-of-pocket expenses plus a fair rate for equipment and personnel actually and reasonably used in the salvage operation.
Article 14 Reform X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Industry process following the Nagasaki Spirit award that led to the development of the SCOPIC clause.
Article 14 Salvage Convention 1989 X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: provision granting special compensation to salvors preventing or minimizing environmental damage.
Article 14 Special Compensation X141. Marine Salvage Industry and Wreck Removal Contractors: Salvage Convention provision allowing safety net payment when no traditional award would arise, supplanted in practice by SCOPIC.
Article 14 Tier 1 X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Reimbursement of the salvor's reasonably incurred expenses where the Article 13 award is lower than those expenses.
Article 14 Tier 2 X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Uplift of up to 30% above expenses, or in exceptional cases up to 100%, where the salvor has prevented or minimized damage to the environment.
Article 17 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Provision excluding payment for services rendered under existing contracts entered before the danger arose.
Article 17 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Right of innocent passage through territorial sea.
Article 18 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Forfeiture or reduction of reward where salvor's misconduct has caused or aggravated the danger.
Article 18 fund (FuelEU) X34. Decarbonization, Alternative Fuels and Carbon Pricing: Provision for pooling and banking of GHG intensity compliance balances.
Article 19 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Right of the master or owner to prohibit salvage services where prohibition is reasonable.
Article 19 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Activities rendering passage non-innocent.
Article 20 X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Provision of the 1989 Salvage Convention recognizing maritime lien for salvage on the salved property.
Article 20 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Maritime lien for salvage on the salved vessel.
Article 21 X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Provision of the 1989 Salvage Convention addressing security for salvage claims.
Article 21 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Duty of owners of salved property to provide satisfactory security for salvage claims.
Article 211 UNCLOS Link X158. IMO Conventions, Protocols, Codes, and Resolutions: The UNCLOS provision that authorizes IMO standards as the generally accepted international rules referenced for vessel-source pollution.
Article 217 UNCLOS X7. Flag State, Port State Control and Detention Vocabulary: Flag-state enforcement duties for pollution standards regardless of where a violation occurs.
Article 218 UNCLOS X7. Flag State, Port State Control and Detention Vocabulary: Port-state enforcement authority over discharge violations on the high seas or in another State's waters.
Article 219 UNCLOS X7. Flag State, Port State Control and Detention Vocabulary: Port-state power to detain unseaworthy vessels threatening the marine environment.
Article 22 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Power of the tribunal to order interim payment to the salvor on account.
Article 226 UNCLOS X7. Flag State, Port State Control and Detention Vocabulary: Limits on investigation of foreign vessels in port, including avoidance of undue delay.
Article 23 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Two-year limitation period for salvage claims.
Article 234 UNCLOS A6. Public international law of the sea: Ice-covered areas, allowing coastal-state regulation.
Article 24 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Interest on salvage payments, determined by the law of the forum.
Article 25 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Coastal state rights to prevent non-innocent passage.
Article 27 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Criminal jurisdiction on board foreign ships.
Article 30 Reservations X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: State reservations permitted on application of the Salvage Convention to inland waters and public non-commercial vessels.
Article 33 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Contiguous zone enforcement authority.
Article 38 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation.
Article 4 (Reception Facilities) X171. MARPOL 73/78: Annex-by-Annex Detailed Glossary: The MARPOL convention article obliging Parties to ensure provision of adequate port reception facilities for residues from each Annex.
Article 56 UNCLOS E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Coastal state rights in the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Article 6 X13. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: LOF clause that incorporates the Salvage Convention 1989 by reference into the contract.
Article 6 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Provision establishing that the Convention applies to any salvage operation save as otherwise provided in a contract.
Article 8 (Salvage Convention 1989) X99. Marine Salvage Awards and SCOPIC: Duties of the salvor and the owner and master, including duty to exercise due care and to prevent or minimize damage to the environment.
Article 8 (UNCITRAL Model Law) X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Provision requiring a court before which an action is brought in a matter subject to arbitration to refer the parties to arbitration.
Article 94 UNCLOS X7. Flag State, Port State Control and Detention Vocabulary: Provision setting out flag-state duties to effectively exercise jurisdiction and control over ships flying its flag.
Article II New York Convention X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Obliges Contracting States to recognize agreements in writing to arbitrate and to refer parties to arbitration.
Article III Rule 6 X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: Hague and Hague-Visby Rules provision imposing a one-year time bar on cargo claims from delivery or expected delivery.
Article V New York Convention X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Sets out the exhaustive grounds on which recognition or enforcement of a foreign arbitral award may be refused.
Article V(1)(a) X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Refusal ground concerning incapacity of a party or invalidity of the arbitration agreement under the applicable law.
Article V(1)(b) X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Refusal ground for lack of proper notice or inability to present a case (due process).
Article V(1)(c) X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Refusal ground where the award deals with matters outside the scope of the submission to arbitration.
Article V(1)(d) X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Refusal ground for irregular composition of the arbitral authority or procedure not in accordance with the parties' agreement.
Article V(1)(e) X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Refusal ground where the award has not yet become binding or has been set aside or suspended in the seat.
Article V(2)(a) X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Refusal ground where the subject matter is not capable of settlement by arbitration under the law of the enforcing state.
Article V(2)(b) X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Refusal ground where recognition or enforcement would be contrary to public policy of the enforcing state.
Articles of agreement C2. Ship operations, crewing and technical management: Formerly required crew employment document, now SEA.
Articles of Agreement (SEA) X154. Maritime Welfare, Seafarer Charities, and MLC Rights: Seafarer Employment Agreement mandated under MLC Title 2.1 setting out terms, wages, and notice between seafarer and shipowner.
Articles of War X39. Pre-1900 Maritime History: The disciplinary code governing the Royal Navy, first codified in 1652 and revised in 1749.
Articles Pressurized UN 3164 X172. IMDG Code: Classes, Divisions, Segregation, and Key UN Numbers: Articles such as shock absorbers or gas struts charged with a non-flammable gas, classified in Class 2.2 with specific construction tests.
Articulated boat landing X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Hinged ladder and fender arrangement on transition pieces that pivots to absorb crew transfer vessel impact.
Articulated Boom (Beam Trawler) X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Side mounted spreader frame on Dutch beam trawlers from which the chain matrix and net are suspended.
Articulated Connecting Rod X174. Marine Engine Maintenance, Overhaul, and Condition Monitoring: Vee engine arrangement where the slave rod attaches to the master rod, common in MaK and certain Pielstick PC designs, requiring matched-pair inspection.
Articulated dragarm X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Two-section trailing pipe with intermediate cardan joint allowing the draghead to follow seabed contour.
Articulated Lashing X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Lashing with multiple links permitting angular freedom at connection points.
Articulated Loading Platform X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: Tower-style single-point mooring with a buoyant column hinged to a seabed base for tanker offloading.
Articulated Pipe X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Series of interlocking cast-iron or polymer half-shells installed around a cable at landfalls and crossings to provide abrasion and impact protection.
Articulated Tank Vehicles X172. IMDG Code: Classes, Divisions, Segregation, and Key UN Numbers: Road vehicles carrying portable tanks or tank containers; subject to packing certificate requirements identical to freight containers under 5.4.2.
Articulated tug barge C4. Ports, terminals and coastal/marine civil engineering: ATB unit common in US coastal trade.
Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: Tug rigidly connected to a barge.
Articulated tug barge LNG X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Small-scale LNG transport configuration used in coastwise trades, employing IMO Type C pressure vessels on a barge coupled to a pusher tug.
Artifact Conservation F2. Maritime Culture, Heritage, Archaeology, Art and Museums: PEG-impregnation and freeze-drying of waterlogged wood, as used on Mary Rose and Vasa.
Artificial island X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Land mass created by reclamation, the Palm Jumeirah and Hong Kong International Airport being canonical examples.
Artisan 3D X62. Naval Warships and Combat Systems: BAE Systems Type 997 medium-range S-band radar fitted on Type 23 frigates and Queen Elizabeth-class carriers.
Artisanal Fishery X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Small scale, often family operated fishery typically using passive gear and limited mechanization.
Arvia X64. Cruise Industry Operators, Brands and Ships: P&O Cruises UK Excel-class LNG ship delivered in 2022.
AS X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Submarine tender, USN designation, e.g., Emory S. Land class AS-39.
As built drawing X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Final fabrication or installation drawing reflecting the actual configuration following any deviations from design.
As Loaded Plan X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Final stowage drawing reflecting the actual position of each project unit after loading.
As-Built Drawings X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Original construction plans used as reference for structural and gauging surveys.
As-built survey X175. Port Engineering, Dredging, Breakwaters, and Quays: Hydrographic survey carried out after dredging or construction to verify the work against the design.
As-Is Sale X83. ISO Container Manufacturing and Leasing: Secondary market sale of a used container without grade certification or repair.
As-Is Where-Is X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: NSF/RECYCLECON delivery condition transferring the ship to the cash buyer in present state and location.
AS/NZS 2312 X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Australian and New Zealand standard for the protection of structural steel by paint coatings.
AS3795 X31. Helicopter Operations on Ships: Australian Standard for offshore helicopter landing areas.
ASA, American Sailing Association F4. Recreational Boating, Yachting and Sport: US dinghy and yacht training certifying body.
Asahi Shipping X102. Seafarer Welfare and Maritime Charities: Manila-based crew manning agency supplying Filipino officers and ratings to Japanese-owned tonnage.
Asahi Tanker X135. Chemical Tanker Operators and IBC Code Cargoes: Tokyo-based operator of chemical and coastal tankers, partner with Mitsui OSK in domestic Japanese parcel trades and electric-tug ventures.
Asahi-class X62. Naval Warships and Combat Systems: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer class led by JS Asahi (DD-119), optimized for anti-submarine warfare.
Asahi-class destroyer X106. Naval Surface Combatants: JMSDF guided-missile destroyer class of two ships JS Asahi DD-119 commissioned 2018 and JS Shiranui DD-120 commissioned 2019.
ASBA X86. Port Agency, Husbandry and Disbursement: Association of Ship Brokers and Agents based in New York, publisher of ASBATANKVOY and related forms.
ASBA II X17. Chartering, Shipbroking and Freight Trading: Association of Ship Brokers and Agents tanker voyage charter party.
Asbagencies C1. Commercial shipping, chartering, economics and finance: Standard liner agency agreement of the Association of Ship Brokers and Agents.
Asbatankvoy C1. Commercial shipping, chartering, economics and finance: Standard tanker voyage charter party of the Association of Ship Brokers and Agents.
Asbatankvoy Speed Warranty X78. Voyage Optimization and Vessel Performance Software: A speed and consumption performance clause within the Asbatankvoy voyage charter party form used as the basis for tanker underperformance claims.
ASBATIME X17. Chartering, Shipbroking and Freight Trading: ASBA time charter party, a US-market alternative to NYPE.
Asbestos X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Fibrous silicate banned in new ship installations from 1 January 2011 under SOLAS II-1/3-5, listed in IHM Table A.
Asbestos Amphibole X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 2212, Class 9 miscellaneous dangerous good with regulated handling and labeling.
Asbestos Cement (AC) X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: Older bulkhead board, deck underlay, and ventilation duct material containing chrysotile or amphibole asbestos, requiring controlled removal.
Asbestos Chrysotile X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 2590, Class 9 with Packing Group III and specific stowage codes.
Asbestos Containing Material ACM X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Insulation, gaskets, brake linings, and panels confirmed by lab analysis as containing asbestos.
Asbestos Exclusion X53. Marine Insurance, P&I and Hull Clauses: A clause excluding liability arising from asbestos, common in modern hull and liability policies.
Asbestos prohibition X170. SOLAS 1974 Convention: Chapter-by-Chapter Glossary: Total ban on new installation of asbestos-containing materials on all ships introduced by SOLAS II-1/3-5, effective 1 January 2011 by MSC.282(86).
Asbestos Registry X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: The compiled IHM Part I sub-list mapping each ACM location aboard, with quantities and removal procedures cross-referenced in the Ship Recycling Plan.
Asbestos Removal Cell X118. Ship Recycling Yards, Beaches and Regulation: Dedicated enclosed removal area required at HKC SoC plots, with HEPA filtration and double-bagging per ILO 162.
Asbestos Removal Permit X28. Ship Recycling and End-of-Life: Authorization issued by national OSH authority for licensed asbestos abatement contractors.
Asbestos Survey X43. Marine Surveying and Warranty Surveying: A specialist inspection to identify, sample, and document asbestos-containing materials on board, increasingly required under SOLAS II-1/3-5.
Asbestos Survey, Pre-Recycling X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: The intrusive sampling campaign carried out before the Final Survey to validate the IHM Part I.
Asbestos warranty X71. Shipbrokers and Brokerage Firms: Buyer warranty in modern Saleforms, important in S&P broker negotiations.
ASC C4. Ports, terminals and coastal/marine civil engineering: Automated stacking crane.
ASC (Automated Stacking Crane) X46. Container Terminal Operations: A cantilever or full-portal rail-mounted gantry operated without a cabin driver, used to densify yard storage in automated container terminals.
ASC Cantilever X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: ASC variant with overhanging end beams that allow truck handling outside the rail span, used at Long Beach Middle Harbor and HHLA Altenwerder.
ASCC X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: Aeronautical Search and Rescue Coordination Centre under ICAO terminology.
Ascension Island X116. Global Bunker Anchorages, Hubs and Supply Infrastructure: Mid-Atlantic British Overseas Territory occasionally used for offshore bunker calls by southbound traffic between Europe and the Cape.
Ascent X64. Cruise Industry Operators, Brands and Ships: Celebrity Cruises Edge-class ship delivered in 2023.
Ascertainment of Damages X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: The arbitral or judicial process of quantifying recoverable loss following a finding of liability.
ASCM X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: Anti-ship cruise missile generic category.
ASCOBANS D3. Marine environmental science, pollution and conservation: Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas.
ASCOMI X146. Port State Control Regimes, MoUs, and Inspection Systems: The Mediterranean MoU's information system, the Mediterranean Information System on Port State Control inspections.
Ascorbic Acid X120. Marine Catering, Provisions and Ship Chandlers: Vitamin C fortification additive permitted under EU food additive Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, supplied in galley premixes.
ASCs (Aquaculture Stewardship Council Certification) D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Certification of responsible aquaculture practices.
ASD (Azimuth Stern Drive) X30. Tug Operations and Harbour Towage: Tug configuration with two azimuth thrusters at the stern and the towing point forward.
ASD 2810 X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Damen Azimuth Stern Drive tug, 28.67 m long with about 60 t bollard pull, the bestselling Damen tug platform.
ASD 2810 Hybrid X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Damen's hybrid-electric variant of the ASD 2810 with battery banks and shaft generators.
ASD 3212 X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Damen 32 m ASD tug rated at about 80 t bollard pull, widely used in LNG terminals.
ASD 3213 X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Damen 32 m, 13 m beam ASD tug delivering circa 85 t bollard pull, popular with Boluda and Svitzer.
ASD 3413 X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Damen 34 m ASD tug rated circa 90 t bollard pull, frequently fitted with FiFi 1 notation.
ASD 4012 X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Damen 40 m ASD tug pushing into the 100 t bollard pull bracket for large container terminals.
ASD 5050 X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Damen escort tug class engineered for circa 130 t static bollard pull.
ASD tug X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: Azimuth Stern Drive tug with two stern-mounted azimuth thrusters.
ASD-E Tug X79. Tugs and Towage Industry: Damen designation for hybrid-electric variants of its ASD tug platform.
ASD-Tug 2810 (Damen) X30. Tug Operations and Harbour Towage: 28.67 m by 10.43 m Damen azimuth stern drive harbor tug with bollard pull around 60 to 80 tonnes.
ASD-Tug 2913 (Damen) X30. Tug Operations and Harbour Towage: 29 m by 13 m Damen ASD design oriented to escort duty with raised bollard pull.
ASD-Tug 3212 (Damen) X30. Tug Operations and Harbour Towage: 32 m by 12 m Damen ASD harbor and terminal tug with bollard pull around 80 to 85 tonnes.
ASD-Tug 3213 (Damen) X30. Tug Operations and Harbour Towage: 32 m by 13 m Damen ASD tug, escort-capable variant.