Glossary

Maritime glossary, terms beginning with S (page 3)

All maritime glossary terms that begin with the letter S, drawn from every subject section. 4952 entries.

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San Juan X64. Cruise Industry Operators, Brands and Ships: Puerto Rican cruise homeport and major Caribbean call.
San Juan Islands X85. Ferries, Ro-Pax Operators and Routes: Washington State archipelago served by Washington State Ferries from Anacortes.
San Lorenzo Bunker Service X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Bunker supply at the Parana river port complex Argentina by Vitco, Trafigura, and YPF Marine.
San Marino Ship Register (MSR) X156. Superyacht Industry, Builders, and Yacht Charter Market: Open registry of the Republic of San Marino used for some commercial yachts.
San Remo Manual 1994 E2. Naval, defence and maritime law enforcement: Influential restatement of law of naval warfare.
SAN-J X93. IBC Code and Chemical Tanker Operations: Tradename in the family of fixed tank cleaning machines historically used aboard tankers.
Sanae IV X133. Polar Research Vessels and Polar Code Regimes: South African National Antarctic Expedition fourth-generation station, opened 1997 in Queen Maud Land.
Sanchi X53. Marine Insurance, P&I and Hull Clauses: The Iranian-operated condensate tanker that collided with the CF Crystal in the East China Sea in January 2018 and sank, generating significant pollution and salvage claims.
Sanchi 2018 X108. Marine Insurance and P&I Clubs: The Iranian flag condensate tanker that collided with the bulker CF Crystal in the East China Sea on 6 January 2018 and burned for days before sinking.
Sanchi casualty (2018) X163. Marine Accident Investigation Agencies and Landmark Inquiries: Panama-flag products tanker that collided with the bulk carrier CF Crystal in the East China Sea on 6 January 2018, with subsequent fire and sinking; investigated jointly by Iran, Hong Kong (CF…
Sanctioning X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: US OFAC and EU asset freeze regimes that have detained several Russian-linked yachts since 2022.
Sanctions Advisory X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: A non-binding but operationally important policy document published by OFAC or OFSI alerting sectors to evasion typologies.
Sanctions Clause (BIMCO) X17. Chartering, Shipbroking and Freight Trading: Permits refusal of orders or trades that breach designated sanctions regimes.
Sanctions Clause for Time Charter Parties 2020 (BIMCO) X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: The clause prohibiting either party from acting inconsistently with applicable sanctions regimes.
Sanctions Clearance X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: The internal sign-off process by which banks and traders confirm a transaction does not engage sanctions risk.
Sanctions disputes X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Increasingly common arbitration topic involving OFAC, EU, and UK sanctions affecting performance of charterparties and shipbuilding contracts.
Sanctions Evader (Designation) X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: A status applied under EO 13608 (and equivalents) targeting non-U.S. persons who facilitate deceptive transactions for sanctioned parties.
Sanctions Exclusion X108. Marine Insurance and P&I Clubs: A standard marine policy clause excluding liability where cover would breach economic sanctions of relevant jurisdictions.
Sanctions Limitation and Exclusion Clause (JC 2010 / LMA 3100) X117. Marine Insurance Markets, Captives and Reinsurance: A clause confirming no cover or payment where it would breach sanctions, used market-wide.
Sanctions List Screening X74. AIS Data, Vessel Tracking and Maritime Intelligence: Compliance step matching MMSI, IMO and ownership data against OFAC, EU and UK lists.
Sanctions List Search (OFAC SLS) X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: The free online tool searching SDN, Consolidated, and Non-SDN lists used in initial maritime screening.
Sanctions Premium X44. Shipping Indices, FFAs and Freight Markets: Component of tanker FFA pricing reflecting compliance and risk costs of trading sanctioned cargoes or destinations.
Sanctions Screening E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Automated checking of parties/vessels against sanctions lists.
Sanctions Snap-Back E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Re-imposition mechanism (e.g., JCPOA).
Sanctuary D3. Marine environmental science, pollution and conservation: Protected area for marine wildlife, such as US National Marine Sanctuaries.
Sand Bags X22. Piracy, Maritime Security and Armed Protection: Improvised ballistic protection used to harden bridge wings and accommodation entrances.
Sand blasting X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Generic term for abrasive blasting; the use of crystalline silica is restricted or banned in many jurisdictions.
Sand bypassing C4. Ports, terminals and coastal/marine civil engineering: Coastal engineering to transfer sand across an inlet.
Sand Dune X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Reclamation feature created by rainbow discharge.
Sand eel / sand lance X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: Slim forage fish of the family Ammodytidae.
Sand Island BMH X122. Submarine Cable Laying, Repair Vessels and Operators: Cable landing station hub on Oahu hosting JUPITER, FASTER, SEA-US, AAG and Hawaiki.
Sand search X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Pre-dredging marine investigation for borrow sources.
Sand source X175. Port Engineering, Dredging, Breakwaters, and Quays: Borrow area from which sand is dredged for reclamation or beach nourishment.
Sand wave X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Bedform requiring periodic maintenance dredging across many North Sea channels.
Sand, Bulk X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Group A or C depending on grain size and moisture.
Sandbagger X39. Pre-1900 Maritime History: An American inshore racing sailboat type of the mid-nineteenth century.
Sandbank X123. Offshore Wind Installation Vessels and Operators: 288 MW German wind farm commissioned 2017, Vattenfall operated, 72 Siemens SWT-4.0-130 turbines.
Sandbank exclusion X57. Ocean Energy Beyond Wind: Marine spatial planning constraint to avoid disturbance of mobile sandbank habitats by renewable and CCS infrastructure.
Sandblasting (Sa 2.5) B4. Shipbuilding, Materials, Sea Trials, Retrofits and Recycling: Surface preparation standard ISO 8501-1.
Sandblasting silica ban X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Regulatory prohibition on use of silica sand as blast medium due to silicosis risk.
Sandbox X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Isolated environment used to detonate suspect files or observe behavior of unknown software.
Sandbox Trial X109. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships and MASS Code: A regulatory framework such as the Singapore MASSPORT Sandbox that allows novel MASS operations under defined conditions.
Sandbrook Capital X123. Offshore Wind Installation Vessels and Operators: US infrastructure fund co-owner of Havfram Wind WTIV operator.
Sandeel (Ammodytes spp.) X131. Commercial Fisheries, Trawler Fleets and Seafood Processors: Small pelagic species fished by Denmark, Norway, the UK and Sweden in the North Sea for fishmeal and oil.
Sandefjord X85. Ferries, Ro-Pax Operators and Routes: Norwegian Vestfold port hosting Color Line Hybrid service to Stromstad.
Sandflo X88. Marine Surface Preparation and Coatings Application: Manufacturer of blast pots and blast room equipment.
Sandown-class X77. Naval Mine Warfare and Mine Countermeasures: A class of twelve Royal Navy single-role minehunters of GRP construction with Voith Schneider propulsion and the Type 2093 sonar.
Sandri X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Italian small-CSD operator.
Sandsucker X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: TSHD specialized in sand extraction.
Sandwave D2. Hydrography, tides, waves, bathymetry and marine geology: Large subaqueous dune in tidally swept seas.
Sandworm X139. Maritime Cybersecurity, OT Threats and Standards: GRU Unit 74455 attributed by the US DOJ indictment of October 2020 as the operator of NotPetya.
Sandy Hook Pilots X32. Marine Pilotage and Pilot Operations: New York and New Jersey state-licensed pilots for the Port of New York and New Jersey via Sandy Hook.
SANHO X73. Marine Hydrography, Charting and ENC: South African Hydrographic Office, at Tokai, Western Cape.
Sanitary Lock X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Lock for the disposal of waste from the living chamber.
Sanitary Pump X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Pump pressurizing accommodation seawater for flushing toilets and other sanitary use.
Sanitary Transportation Rule X26. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Logistics: FDA FSMA rule (21 CFR Part 1, Subpart O) governing food transport.
Sanitation inspection score X24. Cruise, Passenger Ship and Ferry Operations: CDC VSP score from 0 to 100, with 85 the passing threshold.
Sanitize X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Reduce contamination by at least a 5-log10 reduction on food contact surfaces and 2-log10 on non-food contact surfaces.
Sankalp-class X130. National Coast Guards and Cutter Fleets: Indian Coast Guard 105-meter offshore patrol vessel, lead ship ICGS Sankalp commissioned 2012 by Goa Shipyard.
Sankey diagram (engine) B2. Marine Engineering: Energy balance visualization for an engine.
Sankey diagram (power) B1. Naval Architecture: Visualization of energy losses in a propulsion plant.
Sankyo (Sankyo Suisan) X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Japanese fishing company operating tuna longliners in distant waters.
Sanlorenzo X35. Yacht and Superyacht Industry: Italian builder in Ameglia, La Spezia, and Viareggio specializing in semi-custom motor yachts.
Sanmar Bogacay X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Series of RAmparts 2400 tugs built by Sanmar for global export.
Sanmar Shipyards X30. Tug Operations and Harbour Towage: Turkish shipyard building Robert Allan licensed designs.
Sanmar Tundra X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Series of RAstar escort tugs built by Sanmar.
Sanoyas Hishino Meisho X113. Drydock and Ship Repair Yards: Japanese shipbuilder at Mizushima, Okayama, building Panamax bulkers and undertaking related repair.
SANS ICS410 X25. Maritime Cybersecurity, OT and IT: Industrial control system cybersecurity training and certification.
Santa María X39. Pre-1900 Maritime History: Carrack flagship of Columbus's 1492 expedition, wrecked off Hispaniola on December 25, 1492.
Santander X85. Ferries, Ro-Pax Operators and Routes: Spanish Cantabrian port hosting Brittany Ferries services to Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Cork.
Santissima Trinidad X39. Pre-1900 Maritime History: Spanish four-decker first-rate launched at Havana in 1769 and lost at Trafalgar.
Santona X85. Ferries, Ro-Pax Operators and Routes: Brittany Ferries LNG dual-fuel ro-pax of the Galicia and Salamanca E-Flexer family.
Santos X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Brazilian Sao Paulo port deepening, repeatedly awarded by Antaq.
Santos Brasil X138. Global Container Terminal Operators and Port Equipment: Brazilian listed operator running Tecon Santos, Tecon Imbituba and Tecon Vila do Conde.
Santos Bunker Service X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Bunker supply at the Port of Santos by Petrobras and BR Distribuidora.
Santos Pilots X159. Marine Pilotage, Pilot Districts, and Pilots' Associations: Praticos de Santos serving Brazil's largest container and bulk port at Santos.
Santos Port Authority X138. Global Container Terminal Operators and Port Equipment: Brazilian Atlantic gateway handling 5.1 million TEU in 2023 across BTP, Santos Brasil Tecon and DP World Santos.
SANY X94. Port Machinery and Quay Equipment Makers: Chinese maker of reach stackers, empty handlers, and mobile harbor cranes based in Changsha.
Sany SCC X46. Container Terminal Operations: A Chinese heavy industry group manufacturing port machinery including reach stackers, empty handlers, rubber-tyred gantries, and ship-to-shore cranes.
SANY SCC36000A X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Chinese-built crawler crane in the 3,600 tonne class.
SANY SCC86000A X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Chinese-built crawler crane in the 8,600 tonne class for very heavy lifts.
SANY SRSC4545 X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: Chinese reach stacker with 45 ton first-row capacity, part of the SANY Marine Heavy Industry port equipment line.
Sao Tome and Principe Flag X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: An African registry intermittently identified in dark-fleet datasets after rapid intake of older tonnage.
Saone X33. Inland Navigation and Barge Operations: French river canalized between Corre and Lyon, connecting to the Rhone.
Saone-Rhone X166. Inland Waterways, Ferries, RoRo, and Short Sea Shipping: The Saone and Rhone rivers form the French navigable axis from Dijon (via Saint-Jean-de-Losne) to the Mediterranean at Fos-sur-Mer, of CEMT Class Vb.
Sapphire Princess X164. Cruise Industry, Brands, Ship Classes, and Terminals: A Princess Cruises Grand class ship delivered in 2004 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki.
Sapporo Wind X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Reference Japanese onshore wind project; excluded as not offshore.
SapuraOMV X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Malaysian/Austrian operator partnering with Sapura Energy on offshore work.
SAR X12. Maritime Casualties and Investigation: Search and Rescue, governed by the 1979 SAR Convention and IAMSAR Manual.
SAR (Search and Rescue) X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Operations to locate and assist persons in distress.
SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: A FinCEN-mandated U.S. financial-sector filing relevant to suspected maritime sanctions evasion; conceptually equivalent to UK SARs filed with the NCA.
SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) D5. Coastal processes, sea-level, cryosphere and ocean observation science: Satellite radar producing high-resolution imagery.
SAR 1998 Amendments X158. IMO Conventions, Protocols, Codes, and Resolutions: Comprehensive revision adopted by MSC.70(69) and entered into force 1 January 2000, restructuring SAR plans and regions.
SAR 2004 Amendments X158. IMO Conventions, Protocols, Codes, and Resolutions: Amendments adopted by MSC.155(78) on places of refuge and disembarkation, entered into force 1 July 2006.
SAR Agreement X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: Bilateral or regional treaty supporting cooperation across SRRs.
SAR Aircraft Datalink E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: ACO-SAR data exchange.
SAR Antarctic X27. Polar Code, Ice Navigation and Polar Operations: Coordinated through national SAR authorities of Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
SAR Arctic Agreement X27. Polar Code, Ice Navigation and Polar Operations: Arctic Council Agreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue in the Arctic (2011).
SAR Convention B3. Nautical Science: Search and Rescue Convention 1979.
SAR Convention 1979 A4. Other IMO and ILO conventions and codes: International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue.
SAR Convention 1979 (Hamburg) E2. Naval, defence and maritime law enforcement: IMO treaty on global SAR coverage.
SAR Convention 1998 Amendments X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: Substantive amendments restructuring the SAR Convention.
SAR Convention Cross-Reference A2. Maritime safety legislation: SOLAS and its codes: SOLAS V/33 obliges masters to render assistance.
SAR cooperation plan X170. SOLAS 1974 Convention: Chapter-by-Chapter Glossary: SOLAS V/7.3 (passenger ships) requires plan for cooperation with appropriate SAR services in case of emergency.
SAR Coordinator X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: SC, the senior national officer responsible for SAR system management.
SAR Mission Coordinator X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: SMC, the officer in charge of an individual SAR case.
SAR Operations Plan X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: SMC plan detailing assigned units, patterns and timings.
SAR Plan X133. Polar Research Vessels and Polar Code Regimes: Search and Rescue contingency element of PWOM, requires coordination with relevant MRCC.
SAR Queen X31. Helicopter Operations on Ships: Norwegian Air Force designation for AW101 SAR helicopter.
SAR Region X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: SRR established by agreement under the SAR Convention.
SAR Region (SRR) E2. Naval, defence and maritime law enforcement: Geographic responsibility area for SAR coordination.
SAR Sub-Region X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: Subdivision of an SRR for operational coordination.
SAR Tech X31. Helicopter Operations on Ships: Search and Rescue Technician, Canadian Forces rear-crew specialist.
SAR Transponder (SART) X23. AIS, GMDSS, IALA Buoyage and Aids to Navigation: Generic term covering radar-SART and AIS-SART.
SAR Unit X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: SRU, a vessel, aircraft or land team designated for SAR.
SAR/Galileo X95. GMDSS Equipment and Survival Craft Communications: Search and Rescue payload carried on Galileo navigation satellites contributing to Cospas-Sarsat MEOSAR.
SAR/GLONASS X95. GMDSS Equipment and Survival Craft Communications: Search and Rescue payload carried on Russian GLONASS-K navigation satellites contributing to Cospas-Sarsat MEOSAR.
SAR/GPS X95. GMDSS Equipment and Survival Craft Communications: Search and Rescue payload carried on United States GPS Block IIIA satellites contributing to Cospas-Sarsat MEOSAR.
Saratoga Fishing Co v J M Martinac and Co, 520 US 875 (1997) X143. Landmark Maritime Law Cases and Doctrines: US Supreme Court held that for East River purposes, post-sale added equipment was other property.
Sardine X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: Small pelagic fish of the family Clupeidae, including *Sardina pilchardus* and *Sardinops* spp.
Sardine (Canned) X120. Marine Catering, Provisions and Ship Chandlers: IMPA 550120 in oil, 125 g tin, standard crew provision.
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) X131. Commercial Fisheries, Trawler Fleets and Seafood Processors: European pilchard, key target of Portuguese, Spanish, French and Moroccan purse seiners.
Sardinella X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Sardinella aurita and Sardinella maderensis, the principal pelagic targets of West African purse seine fleets.
Sardinia X35. Yacht and Superyacht Industry: Italian island whose northeast coast (Costa Smeralda) is a Mediterranean superyacht hub.
Sarens NV X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Wolvertem, Belgium-based heavy lifting and transport contractor.
Sarens SGC-120 X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Earlier Sarens Giant Crane with 3,200 tonne capacity used worldwide.
Sarens SGC-250 X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Sarens Giant Crane series ring crane with 5,000 tonne capacity, branded Big Carl at Hinkley Point C.
Sargasso Sea D1. Physical and chemical oceanography and marine meteorology: Region of the North Atlantic bounded by ocean currents and famous for Sargassum mats.
Sargassum Belt D3. Marine environmental science, pollution and conservation: Pelagic Sargassum mat stretching across the tropical Atlantic.
Sarp Yachts X156. Superyacht Industry, Builders, and Yacht Charter Market: Turkish builder at Tuzla producing steel and aluminum motor yachts including the Sarp Aliya series.
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) X36. Shipboard Medical, Telemedicine and Seafarer Health: Pandemic coronavirus 2020-2023 with major impact on seafarer movement and welfare.
SARSAT X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking, the US contribution to Cospas-Sarsat.
SART X74. AIS Data, Vessel Tracking and Maritime Intelligence: Search and Rescue Transponder, with the AIS SART variant transmitting on AIS frequencies.
SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) B3. Nautical Science: 9 GHz radar transponder per IMO Res. A.802(19).
SART Compressor X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Common Atlas Copco range of marine starting air compressors.
SART Inspection X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Annual test of Search and Rescue Transponder.
SART Test X23. AIS, GMDSS, IALA Buoyage and Aids to Navigation: Periodic functional test performed away from the bridge and not during distress traffic.
SAS X142. Classification Societies and Class Notations: Statutory Authorization Scheme, IACS framework.
SAS Cable System X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Reference to subsea cables under regulatory or planning review in Southern Asia.
SAS Classification X43. Marine Surveying and Warranty Surveying: A general industry shorthand referring to surveyor associations and societies that classify and accredit independent marine surveying firms.
Sasakawa Peace Foundation Ocean Policy Research Institute X121. Maritime Education, Academies and Universities: Tokyo research institute supporting MEPC delegate training, not a degree-granting school.
Sasakura X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Japanese manufacturer of marine fresh water generators and process evaporators.
Sasakura AFGU X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Vacuum-type fresh water generator from Sasakura.
Sasakura ATFS X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Atmospheric flash type fresh water generator from Sasakura.
Sasakura NDH X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Flash-type fresh water generator series from Sasakura.
Sasakura SK Series X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Sasakura fresh water generator series for medium and large ships.
Sasebo Heavy Industries X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: Japanese shipbuilder at Sasebo, Nagasaki.
Sasebo Marine Technical College X121. Maritime Education, Academies and Universities: Japanese specialized college focused on marine engineering technicians.
SASEMAR X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Maritima, the Spanish maritime SAR agency.
Sashimi Grade Tuna X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: High quality tuna preserved in superfrozen condition on longliners for the Japanese market.
Sashimi tuna carriage X26. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Logistics: -60 C super-freezer for sashimi-grade bluefin and yellowfin.
Sasol Lake Charles X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Petrochemical project in Louisiana whose ethylene cracker required major heavy lift work.
Sastrugi X27. Polar Code, Ice Navigation and Polar Operations: Parallel snow ridges sculpted by persistent wind on sea ice or land.
SAT (Satellite) Modem X139. Maritime Cybersecurity, OT Threats and Standards: VSAT terminal that has been the entry point for several documented vessel intrusions, including the 2018 Pen Test Partners disclosure of Cobham SAILOR vulnerabilities.
Sat Test X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Saturation test of liferaft serviced units.
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) X160. Maritime Academies, Universities, and STCW Certification: Finnish university of applied sciences at Rauma offering maritime management and sea captain bachelor programs.
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Maritime Logistics X121. Maritime Education, Academies and Universities: SAMK in Rauma, Finland, with BEng Maritime Management.
SatCom Direct, Marlink, Speedcast, Navarino, Inmarsat X148. Maritime Cybersecurity, IACS Cyber Rules, and Incidents: Major maritime satcom providers whose customer terminals and portals form part of the shipboard attack surface.
SatCom Integration X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Engineering work that ties satellite terminals into bridge, IT, and crew systems.
Satcom Router X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Router that terminates a vessel's satellite link, historically a recurring source of exposure when default credentials are left in place.
Satellite AIS (S-AIS) E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: AIS messages received via satellite.
Satellite altimetry X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: Radar measurement of sea surface height from satellites such as Jason and Sentinel-6.
Satellite Bathymetry D2. Hydrography, tides, waves, bathymetry and marine geology: Bathymetric estimation from optical satellite imagery.
Satellite Bus X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Common satellite platform on which different payloads are integrated.
Satellite Communications X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Use of geostationary or non geostationary satellites to provide ship to shore connectivity.
Satellite communications (SATCOM) X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Communications via geostationary or orbiting satellites.
Satellite Distress Alert X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Priority alert transmitted via a recognized GMDSS satellite service.
Satellite Earth Station (SES) E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: Ship-side antenna unit.
Satellite Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Automated vessel position reporting required by RFMOs and many flag states.
Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (SDB) X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: Estimation of shallow water depths from multispectral satellite imagery, used to extend hydrographic coverage in remote areas.
SATL X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: Semi-Automatic Twistlock, deck twistlock that engages automatically on stacking but is released manually.
Satlink VMS X74. AIS Data, Vessel Tracking and Maritime Intelligence: Vessel Monitoring System provider whose terminals also forward AIS data.
Saturated air X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Air at 100 percent relative humidity.
Saturated diver spread X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Diving system rarely used in offshore wind but applicable on certain cable repair operations.
Saturated Vapor Pressure X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Equilibrium vapor pressure at a temperature.
Saturation X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Equilibrium state in which tissue gas tension equals ambient inert gas pressure.
Saturation Control X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Console and operator overseeing chamber and bell status.
Saturation Decompression X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Slow ascent at typically 1 to 2 feet per hour from storage depth.
Saturation Diver X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Diver living and working at storage pressure for the duration of a bell run series.
Saturation Diving X14. Offshore Oil and Gas Marine Operations: Long-duration deep diving with divers held at depth pressure.
Saturation Diving Salvage X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Deep diving operations using saturation systems to access wrecks beyond air diving range.
Saturation Diving System E4. Cruise, offshore energy and auxiliary/specialised fleets: System enabling extended deep-water diving from a DSV.
Saturation System X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Complete chamber, bell, gas, and life support assembly.
Saturation Vapor Pressure D1. Physical and chemical oceanography and marine meteorology: Equilibrium vapor pressure of water at a given temperature.
Saturno FPSO X153. Offshore Drilling Rigs, FPSOs, and Offshore Vessels: SBM Offshore FPSO planned for the Saturno field for Equinor offshore Brazil.
Saudi Arabia PSC X66. Port State Control and Regional MOUs: Riyadh MOU member State.
Saudi Arabian Methanol Company X111. Methanol, Ammonia and Alternative Marine Fuels: Methanol producer and member of the Methanol Institute.
Saudi Arabian Ship Registry X98. Ship Registries and Flag States: National registry administered by the Saudi Ports Authority and the General Authority of Transport.
Saudi Aramco X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Reference oil and gas major; included for disambiguation.
Saudi Aramco Blue Ammonia X140. Ammonia as Marine Fuel and Hydrogen Shipping: First demonstration cargo shipped to Japan from Jubail in September 2020.
Saudi Aramco Jazan X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Saudi refinery and IGCC complex receiving large modular cargo shipments.
Saudi Aramco Shamoon 2012 X107. Maritime Cybersecurity and OT Security: Wiper malware incident in August 2012 that affected approximately 30,000 Saudi Aramco workstations.
Saudi Aramco Shamoon-2 2017 X107. Maritime Cybersecurity and OT Security: Second wave of Shamoon family wiper attacks observed against Saudi entities in 2017.
Saudi Aramco Trading Marine X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Marine fuels trading desk of Saudi Aramco Trading supplying VLSFO and gasoil into Fujairah, Singapore, and ARA.
Saudi Aramco Vetting X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: See Aramco Vetting.
Saudi Border Guard X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: SAR component of the Saudi Border Guard handling SAR in Saudi waters.
Saudi Cable X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Cable-burial dredging market.
Saudi SABIC Ammonia X140. Ammonia as Marine Fuel and Hydrogen Shipping: SABIC Jubail and Yanbu plants with 4 Mtpa combined NH3 capacity.
SAUP (Sea Around Us Project) D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Database reconstructing global fisheries catches.
Saura Keiki X89. ECDIS and Bridge Equipment Makers: Japanese magnetic compass and sextant manufacturer historically supplying domestic merchant fleets.
Sava X166. Inland Waterways, Ferries, RoRo, and Short Sea Shipping: A right-bank tributary of the Danube, navigable from Sisak (Croatia) to its mouth at Belgrade and managed by the International Sava River Basin Commission.
Sava Commission X33. Inland Navigation and Barge Operations: International commission for the Sava River Basin established by the 2002 Framework Agreement.
Savannah Garden City X138. Global Container Terminal Operators and Port Equipment: Georgia Ports Authority's flagship container terminal handling 5.4 million TEU in FY2023.
Savannah, SS X39. Pre-1900 Maritime History: American hybrid sailing-paddle ship that made the first partly steam-powered transatlantic crossing in 1819.
Saverton Lock X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: An informal reference to the Lock and Dam 22 area near Saverton, Missouri on the Upper Mississippi.
Saviour Sailors' Mission X102. Seafarer Welfare and Maritime Charities: Historic naming pattern for early 19th-century interdenominational missions in Northern European ports.
Savona Cruise Terminal X164. Cruise Industry, Brands, Ship Classes, and Terminals: The Costa Cruises homeport in Liguria at the Palacrociere terminal, operated by Costa Crociere SpA.
SAW X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: Submerged arc welding, used for long straight seams on panels and shell plating.
Sayaendo X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries LNG carrier design with continuous cover over Moss spheres, four units delivered 2014 to 2016 of 155,000 m3.
Sayari X74. AIS Data, Vessel Tracking and Maritime Intelligence: US risk intelligence company offering corporate network mapping used in maritime compliance.
Sayari Maritime X74. AIS Data, Vessel Tracking and Maritime Intelligence: Maritime-focused dataset within the Sayari graph platform.
Sayaringo STaGE X134. LNG and LPG Carrier Operators and Containment Systems: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding design with apple shaped Moss tanks and integrated regas readiness, capacity around 165,000 m3.
Saybolt X43. Marine Surveying and Warranty Surveying: A petroleum and bulk inspection company, part of the Core Laboratories group, providing custody transfer and quality surveys at oil and chemical terminals worldwide.
Saybolt color X2. Marine Bunker Fuels, Lubricants and Bunkering Operations: Color rating for distillate fuels, per ASTM D156.
Saybolt fuel testing X47. Marine Fuel Quality and ISO 8217: Bunker quality testing service within the Core Lab / Saybolt network operating worldwide.
Saybolt Inspection X115. Marine Bunker and Cargo Surveying: Marine petroleum inspection service line within Saybolt covering ship and shore quantity and quality measurement.
Saybolt LP X115. Marine Bunker and Cargo Surveying: Petroleum inspection brand operated by Core Laboratories providing bunker and cargo quantity and quality services worldwide.
SBAS X168. Bridge Electronics: Radar, ECDIS, GMDSS, and IBS: Satellite-Based Augmentation System providing GNSS corrections via geostationary satellites (WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS).
SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) B3. Nautical Science: WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS GNSS augmentation.
SBD X68. Maritime Satcom and Telecommunications: Short Burst Data, Iridium short message service used widely for IoT and tracking.
SBE 19plus V2 SeaCAT X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: Profiling CTD from Sea-Bird used for sound velocity profile collection on survey launches.
SBE 911plus X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: Sea-Bird Scientific high-accuracy laboratory-grade CTD widely used on research and survey vessels.
SBI Marine X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: French dredging contractor.
SBIC X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: Shipbuilding Industry Corporation of Vietnam, the restructured successor to Vinashin.
SBL X65. ROVs, AUVs, USVs and Marine Robotics: Short baseline acoustic positioning that uses transducers mounted along the host vessel hull.
SBM C4. Ports, terminals and coastal/marine civil engineering: Single buoy mooring offshore terminal.
SBM (Single Buoy Mooring) Operations X150. Tanker Vetting: OCIMF SIRE, CDI, RightShip, and TMSA: The OCIMF-guided operations whose familiarity is verified during vetting for SBM-bound voyages.
SBM Drift X80. Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination: Drift component due to submerged buoyancy of an object.
SBM Offshore X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Schiedam-headquartered FPSO operator and engineering contractor, the largest FPSO owner by fleet with around sixteen units.
SBNL Inspection X146. Port State Control Regimes, MoUs, and Inspection Systems: Inspection arising from a "Should Be Notified" Letter, a Paris MoU internal communication on at-risk ships.
SBOM X111. Methanol, Ammonia and Alternative Marine Fuels: Singapore Bunkering Operational Manual issued by MPA Singapore setting bunker delivery and metering procedures including for alternative fuels.
SBP X89. ECDIS and Bridge Equipment Makers: Sub Bottom Profiler, an acoustic device that images sediment layers below the seabed, supplied by Kongsberg and others.
SBSA (Shipboard Security Assessment) X148. Maritime Cybersecurity, IACS Cyber Rules, and Incidents: The ISPS assessment, now commonly extended to cover cyber risks.
SBSA (Smart Bridge Situation Awareness) E3. Technology, digitalization and smart shipping: Generic acronym in HMI design.
SBSRB (Ship Building and Ship Recycling Board) X118. Ship Recycling Yards, Beaches and Regulation: Bangladeshi authority under the Ministry of Industries regulating Sitakunda yards.
SBSS X122. Submarine Cable Laying, Repair Vessels and Operators: S B Submarine Systems, UK cable ship operator, sister of Global Marine, with vessel Cable Retriever.
SBT X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, managed by CCSBT.
SBT (Segregated Ballast Tanks) X20. LNG Operations and Custody Transfer: LNGC double-hull ballast wings independent of cargo system.
SC X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: Straddle Carrier, examples include Kalmar AutoStrad and Konecranes Noell.
SC primer X165. Marine Coatings, Antifouling, and Hull Husbandry: Specialized coating system primer; generic label, varies by manufacturer.
SC-1 X88. Marine Surface Preparation and Coatings Application: SSPC-SP 12 contaminant cleanliness designation requiring an extremely clean surface with no visible contaminants.
SC-130 X89. ECDIS and Bridge Equipment Makers: Furuno satellite compass for SOLAS vessels with redundant GNSS sensors.
SC-2 X88. Marine Surface Preparation and Coatings Application: SSPC-SP 12 contaminant cleanliness designation allowing very light surface staining.
SC-3 X88. Marine Surface Preparation and Coatings Application: SSPC-SP 12 contaminant cleanliness designation allowing tightly adherent light shadows, streaks, and stains.
SC-50 X89. ECDIS and Bridge Equipment Makers: Furuno satellite compass providing heading by GNSS carrier phase processing.
SC-70 X89. ECDIS and Bridge Equipment Makers: Furuno satellite compass succeeding the SC-50 with improved accuracy.
SCA X32. Marine Pilotage and Pilot Operations: Suez Canal Authority operating compulsory pilotage through the Suez Canal.
SCA pilot X32. Marine Pilotage and Pilot Operations: Egyptian pilot of the Suez Canal Authority.
SCAC X83. ISO Container Manufacturing and Leasing: Standard Carrier Alpha Code used in US intermodal documentation, separate from BIC prefix.
SCADA X25. Maritime Cybersecurity, OT and IT: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system for distributed industrial processes.