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Marine Communications and Traffic Services
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Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) is the Branch of the Canadian Coast Guard that provides communications and vessel traffic services to the sea-going public. MCTS monitors for distress radio signals; provides the communications link between vessels in distress and the RCC/MRSC; sends safety information; handles public communication; and, regulates the flow of vessel traffic in some areas. MCTS is an important link in the SAR system.
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VTMIS Glossary of Terms & Abbreviations
Source: Klearchos Aliferis mailto: aliferis@issus.fh-hamburg.de;
Susanne Schreeck -schreeck@issus.fh-hamburg.de
| Term | Definition |
| 4S | Ship to Shore and Ship to Ship |
| 4S Transponder | Ship/ship and ship/shore radio TDMA transponder |
| ABM | Asynchronous Balanced Mode |
| ABR | Available Bit Rate |
| Accident | See marine accident |
| ADSL | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| Advice | SMCP message marker, indicating that the following message implies the intention of the sender to influence others by recommendation. The decision whether to follow stays with the recipient [SMCP] |
| AIS | Automatic Identification System, a term for radio transponders which provide identification and additional data |
| Allied Services | Services actively involved in the safe and efficient passage of a vessel through a VTS area [IMO 857(20)] |
| An | Alpha – numeric |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| ANSI X12 | An American Standard for the format of electronic messages (cf EDIFACT) |
| Answer | SMCP message marker, indicating that the following message is the reply to a previous question [SMCP] |
| API | Application Programming Interfaces |
| ARIS | Automatic Reporting and Identification System |
| ARM | Asynchronous Response Model |
| ARPA | Automatic Radar Plotting Aid [IMO] |
| ASC | Accredited Standards Committee |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASP | Active Server Page |
| ASRS | Automatic Ship Reporting System |
| ATA | Actual Time of Arrival |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control |
| ATD | Actual Time of Departure |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| AtN | Aid(s) to Navigation |
| Availability | Probability that a system fulfils its objectives |
| BAFEGIS | BAltic FErry Guidance and Information System |
| BCPA | Bearing at Closest Point of Approach |
| BESYS | BeratungsSYstem Schiffssicherheit (ship’s safety consultation system) |
| B-ISDN | Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network |
| BOA | Breadth overall |
| BOPCOM | Baltic Open Port Communications (EU Research Project) |
| Bps | Bits per second |
| BREPOS | Bremen Port Operations System |
| BSH | Bundesamt fü r Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (German hydrographic agency) |
| CAM | Collision Avoidance Manoeuvre |
| CBDS | Connectionless Broadband Data service |
| CBR | Constant Bit Rate |
| CCITT | Comite Consultatif International pour le Telegraphe et le Telephone |
| CDSL | Consumer Digital Subscriber Line |
| CHANGEREP | Change Report |
| Classification |
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| Classification Societies | Societies which perform quality control of vessels according to commonly agreed ship building rules. Roof organisation: IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) |
| COG | Course Over Ground |
| Collision | Striking another ship, regardless of whether underway, anchored or moored, striking underwater recks |
| Competent Authority | Authority made responsible, in whole or in part, by the Government for the safety, including envronmental safety, and efficiency of vessel traffic and the protection of the environment [IMO 857(20)] |
| Concerted Action | Co-ordination of resarch projects and demonstrations in a particular sector, bringing together EU national administrations and interested parties
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| Co-operation with Allied Services, Emergency Services, adjacent VTS | A supporting activity of a VTS involving data exchange and action agreement [IALA VTS Man.] |
| Co-operative System | - System where twoentities co-operate on a manual or automatic basis, e.g. location and possibly identification |
| - polling system based on special shipborne equipment | |
| CORBA | Common Object Request Broker Architecture (middleware) |
| CPA | Closest point of approach |
| Crossing Encounter | Encounter of two vessels neither being a head-on nor an overtaking encounter [COLREG Convention] |
| Dangerous Goods Report (DG) | Report to be sent when an incident takes place involving the loss or likely loss of packaged dangerous goods [IMO 648(16)] |
| DAT | Digital Audio Tape |
| DCE | Data Circuit-terminating Equipment |
| DCPA | Distance to Closest Point of Approach |
| DCS | Digital Cellular System |
| DDCMP | Digital Data Communications Message Protocol |
| DEFREP | Deficiency Report |
| Demonstrator | Activities to make research results visible,, to demonstrate technical feasibility, to indicate potential cost, to assess the resulting benefits |
| Detection | To discover the existence of an object. In case of radar systems: detection and location of a target without knowledge of its identity and characteristics |
| Deviation Report (DR) | Report to be sent when position varies from that predicted from previous reports, when changing reported route, or as decided by the master [IMO 648(16)] |
| DF | Radio Direction Finder |
| DFO | Deutsche Fä hrgesellschaft Ostsee mbH (ferry line) |
| DGPS | Differential Global Positioning System |
| DGPS | Differential Global Positioning System |
| DGVII | Directorate-General VII (Transport) EU |
| DGXXI | Directorate-General XXI (Customs) EU |
| Digital Site | Defined geographical area providing common telematic infrastructure and a critical mass of end-users committed to the validation of applications in real life situations |
| Domain | The area around a ship which the navigator attempts to keep clear of other ships or stationary / drifting objects |
| DSAP | Destination Service Access Point |
| DSC Transponder | A radio transponder making use of Digital Selective Calling, which may be a part of a shipborne GMDSS equipment |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
| DTE | Data Terminal Equipment |
| Duration | Time required to complete an activity |
| DWD | Deutscher Wetterdienst (German weather service) |
| EC | European Commission |
| ECC | Electronic Chart Centre at Stavanger, Norway |
| ECDIS | Electronic Chart Display and Information System |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDIFACT | Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce and Transport |
| Effectiveness |
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| EGC | Enhanced Group Call |
| EIES | European Information Exchange Services between harbours (EU Research Project) |
| ELAN | Emulated Local Area Network |
| Emergency Services | Services which become active in case of an incident or accident (SAR, Pollution Combating, Fire Fighting, Medical Service) |
| ENC | Electronic Navigation Chart |
| Encounter | Meeting of two vessels (in COST 301 restricted to the penetration of a ship into the domain of another ship or a fixed maritime structure) |
| Error Circle (Ellipse) | Circle (Ellipse) which contains a specified statistical amount of all possible measurements [COST 301] |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETD | Estimated time of departure |
| EU | European Union |
| EUROREP | European Vessel Reporting System |
| EWTIS | The European Waters Traffic Information System project (DG XIII) |
| FEP | Front End Processor |
| Final Report (FR) | Report to be sent on arrival at a destination and when leaving an area covered by a system [IMO 648(16)] |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| GEGIS | Gefahrgutinformationssystem |
| Generic VTS | Hypothetical VTS based on typical operation, providing a general frame of reference |
| GERM | Generic Entity Relationship Model |
| GFI | General Format Identifier |
| GHz | GigaHertz |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GLONASS | GLObal Navigation Satellite System |
| GMDSS | Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GP& C | Global Positioning and Communication |
| GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GRT | Gross Registered Tonnage |
| GSM | Global System for Mobile communications |
| GT | Gross Tonnage |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| HAM | Hamburg |
| Harmful Substances Report (HS) | Report to be sent when an incident takes place involving discharge or probable discharge of oil or noxious liquid substances in bulk [IMO 648(16)] |
| Hazardous Cargoes | Summarizing term for the following goods:
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| HAZMAT | Hazardous Material |
| HDLC | High-level DataLink Control |
| HDSL | High-speed Digital Subscriber Line |
| Head-on encounter | An encounter where both ships are on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses [COLREG Convention, COST 301] |
| HMI | Human Machine Interface |
| HSC | High Speed Craft |
| HSCSD | High Speed Circuit Switch Data |
| HSD | High Speed Data service |
| HTML | Hyper Text Markup Language |
| HTTP | Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
| IALA | International Association of Lighthouse Authorities |
| IBC Code | International Code for Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk |
| ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
| ICS | International Chamber of Shipping |
| Identification | Acquiring the identity of an unknown object on a known position [IALA] |
| IDL | Interface Definition Language |
| IEC | International Electro-technical Commission |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| IGC Code | International Code for Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk |
| IHO | International Hydrographic Organisation |
| IIOP | Internet Inter-ORB Protocol |
| IMDG | International Maritime Dangerous Goods |
| IMDG Code | International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| INF Code | International Code for the Safe Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High Level Radioactive Wastes in Flasks on Board Ships |
| Information | SMCP message marker, indicating that the following message is restricted to observed facts. Consequences are up to the recipient. |
| Also used in a general meaning (involving a content) | |
| Information Broadcast | Broadcast of general information about the traffic and fairway situation by the Information Service of a VTS at fixed times or when deemed necessary |
| Information Service | A service of a VTS to ensure that essential information becomes available in time for on-board navigational decision making [IMO 857(20)] |
| INIS | Integrated Navigation In Shipping (Rostock University national project) |
| INMARSAT | International MARitime SATellite (organisation) |
| Instruction | SMCP message marker, indicating that the following message implies the intention of the sender to influence others by regulation. The recipient has to follow this legally binding message unless he reports contradictory safety reasons [SMCP] |
| Intention | SMCP message marker, indicating that the following message informs others about immediate navigational actions intended to be taken [SMCP] |
| INTRASTAT | Intra Comunity Trade Statistics |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IPX | Internet Packet Exchange (Novell) |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO | International Standards Organisation |
| ISSUS | Institut fü r Schiffsbetrieb, Seeverkehr und Simulation (Hamburg Polytechnic) |
| ITDMA | Incremental Time Division Multiple Access |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| ITU-RM | International Telecommunication Union – Radiocommunication Sector |
| ITU-TS | International Telecommunication Union - Telecom Standard |
| Kbits/s | kilobits per second |
| Kbps | Kilobytes per second |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LAP | Link Access Procedure |
| LAPB | Link Access Procedure Balanced |
| Lateral Distribution | Distribution of the paths of vessels on a route in a lateral direction |
| LCA | Local Competent Authority |
| LES | Land Earth Station |
| LL | Land Line |
| LLC | Logical Link Control |
| LOA | Length overall |
| LPP | Length between Perpendiculars |
| LRN | Lloyd’s Registered Number |
| MAN | Metropolitan Area Network |
| Marine Accident | Any incident to a ship in which the condition of the ship suffers adversely |
| Marine Pollutants Report (MP) | Report to be sent in case of loss or likely loss overboard of harmful substances in packaged form [IMO 648(16)] |
| Mark | All-embracing term for lighthouses, buoys, beacons, day marks etc. [COST 301] |
| MARPOL | International convention for the prevention of pollution from ships (1973/8 and as amended) |
| MARSIG | German engineering society for maritime safety technology and management Ltd. |
| Master | Captain of a vessel, whom decisions concerning the actual navigation and the manoeuvring of the vessel remain with [IMO 578(14)] |
| Mbit/s | Megabits per second |
| Mbps | Mebabytes per second |
| MCA | Maritime & Coastguard Agency |
| MER | Marine Event Recorder (Voyage Data Recorder) |
| Message Marker | Specified words introducing a message to make clear its status (information, warning, advice, instruction, request, intention, question, answer, SMCP) |
| MFAG | Medical First Aid Guide |
| MMs | Man-Months |
| MMSI | Maritime Mobile Service Identity |
| Most Probable Position | Best estimate of ship‘s position from all available data |
| MRCC | Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre |
| MSA | Marine Safety Agency |
| MSD | Maritime Statistics Directive |
| Navigational Assistance Service | A service of a VTS to assist the on-board navigational decision making and to monitor the effects, especially during difficult circumstances, with messages updated in appropriate intervals [IMO 857(20), IALA VTS Man.] |
| NAVTEX | NAVigation TEleX |
| NCA | National Competent Authority |
| Net Present Value | The aggregate of future income (benefits] and expenditure (capital investment, running costs) discounted back to the present at a given compound interest rate |
| NFS | Network File System |
| NL | Netherlands |
| NMGD | Norwegian National Geodata Demonstrator |
| Non-co-operative System | Location and possibly identification system not based on special shipborne co-operating equipment |
| NRM | Normal Response Mode |
| NRT | Net Registered Tonnage |
| OMG | Object Management Group |
| OOA | Object Oriented Analysis |
| ORB | Object Request Broker |
| OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
| Overtaking Encounter | Encounter where the overtaking ship has a relative bearing between 112, 5& deg; and 247, 5& deg; measured from the ship considered [COLREG Convention] |
| PACE | Port of London Automated Cargo Environment |
| PCS | Port Community System |
| PEC | Pilotage Exemption Certificate |
| Pilotage | A voluntary or compulsory service to provide a master with assistance in manoeuvring his vessel, in communication ship/shore, based on local knowledge |
| Plot | Indication of the unfiltered (unsmoothed) central position of a detected object regarded as a target |
| POLREP | Pollution Report |
| Position Report (PR) | Report to be sent when passing certain positions to ensure effective operation of a system [IMO 648(16)] |
| POSREP | Position Report |
| PPP | Point-to-Point Protocol |
| Probability | Likelihood of a figure or event based on available statistical information and represented by a number lying between zero and one [COST 301] |
| PROSIT | PROmotion of Short sea shipping and Inland waterway Transport by use of modern telematics (EU Research Project) |
| PSC | Port State Control |
| PSDN | Packet Switching Data Network |
| PSTN | Public Switched Telephone Network |
| QCR | Quality Controll Record |
| QLLC | Qualified Logical Link Control |
| QoS | Quality of Service |
| Question | SMCP message marker, indicating that the following message is of interrogative character [SMCP] |
| Racon | Radar responder beacon to mark a position of navigational importance |
| RADAR | RAdio Detection And Ranging |
| Radar Transponder | Transponder which is interrogated by radar |
| Radio Transponder | Transponder which is interrogated or broadcasts by radio |
| Ramming | jargon, equivalent to collision |
| RCC | Rescue Co-ordination Centre Bremen |
| RCPA | Route segment at Closest Point of Approach |
| Recognition | Location including identity of a vessel |
| Region | A predetermined coherent area of land or sea which can be considered as a geographical unit and may consist of sub-regions |
| REMUS | Rechnergestò tztes Maritime UnfallmanagentSystem |
| RENC | Regional Electronic Chart Centre |
| Request | SMCP message marker, indicating that the following message is asking for action from others with respect to the ship. The recipient should confirm or answer in the negative [SMCP] |
| Resource | Means (personnel, equipment) required to carry out an activity |
| Resource Planning | Advance allocation of resources to satisfy given objectives |
| RO-RO | Roll On - Roll Off |
| ROT | Rate Of Turn |
| Route | Intended or chosen path between two points or ports |
| RSDL | Rate-adaptive Digital Subscriber Line |
| RTIS | The Regional Traffic Information System project (DG VII) |
| SAD | Single Administrative Document |
| Sailing Plan (SP) | Report to be sent before departure from a port within a system or when entering the area covered by a system [IMO 648(16)], normally including ETA or ETD, may be amplified at request of a VTS [IMO 857(20)] |
| SAP | Service Access Point |
| SAR | Search and Rescue [ SAR Convention] |
| Scenario | An hypothetical set of conditions and sequence of events constructed for the purpose of analysing or training a problem |
| SDLC | Synchronous Data Link Control |
| SDSL | Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| SeeSchStrO | SeeSchiffahrtsStraß enOrdnung (German collision regulations) |
| Service Craft | Vessels which provide services other than those specified in ship classes (e.g. tugs, dredgers, tenders, naval vessels |
| SGML | Standard Generalised Markup Language |
| S-HDSL | Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line |
| Ship Classes | Tankers, Gas Carriers, Bulk Carriers, Ferries, Passenger Vessels, Ro-Ro and Container Vessels, Car Carriers, General Cargo Ships, Supply Vessels, Fishing Vessels, Small Craft, Pleasure Craft |
| Ship Reporting System | System according to IMO Res. A.648(16) where ships make mandatory or voluntary reports (e.g. AMVER) |
| Shore Based Pilotage | Remote pilotage provided by a VTS Centre under specified conditions within Navigational Assistance Service |
| SIDABA | ShIp DAta Base |
| SISSY | Schiffsinformationssystem (Port of Hamburg) |
| SMA | Swedish Maritime Administration |
| SMCP | Standard Marine Communication Phrases of the IMO, a further development of the Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary (SMNV) |
| SMDS | Switched Multimegabit Data Service |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprise |
| SMNV | Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary, see SMCP |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| SNA | Systems Network Architecture |
| SOG | Speed Over Ground |
| SOLAS | Safety of Life at Sea (Convention, IMO) |
| SOLAS | International convention for Safety Of Life At Sea (1960 and 1974) |
| SOTDMA | Self Organised Time Division Multiple Access |
| SPIN | Southampton Port Information Network |
| SPX | Sequenced Packet Exchange |
| SSAP | Source Service Access Point |
| Status of a Message | Degree of intensity of intended interaction, made clear by introducing message markers |
| StAUN M-V | Staatliches Amt fü r Umwelt und Natur Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Environmental authorities) |
| STCW | Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for seafarers (IMO) |
| STDMA | Self-organising Time Division Multiple Access |
| STI | Strategic Traffic Image |
| Stranding | Any contact between a ship and the sea bottom |
| Strategical Level | Level involving general features of the mission of a vessel in terms of sailing plan, destination, cargo (long time period, decisions on route and schedule) [COST 301] |
| Swept Path | Path limited by the boundaries of the path of one or the superposition of paths of several vessels on a certain route |
| Symptomatic Event | Event which should initiate a corresponding decision of an operator |
| Tactical Level | Level involving actual features of the navigation of a vessel (short time period, decisions on position, course and speed) [COST 301] |
| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
| TCPA | Time to Closest Point of Approach |
| TDMA | Time Division Multiple Access |
| TDMA Transponder | Time division multiple access radio transponder, making efficient use of a radio channel based on a common time and fixed time slots |
| TDW | Total Dead Weight |
| Track | -VTS: successive Indication of the filtered (smoothed) central positions of a detected object regarded as a target, possibly including a speed vector and a label |
| - Navigation: chart course [DIN 13312] | |
| Traffic Flow | Number of ships on a route within a predetermined lane width |
| Traffic Image | Surface image of vessels and their movements in an area (fairway situation, traffic situation), resulting from data collection |
| Traffic Organization Service | A service of a VTS to prevent the development of dangerous maritime traffic situations and to provide for the safe and efficient movement of vessel traffic within the VTS area [IMO 648(16)] |
| Traffic Separation Scheme | A fixed space allocation as a passive measure to separate traffic flows [COST 301] |
| Transponder | Co-operative device capable to transmit autonomously (broadcast) or on interrogation certain data (identification, position, additional data) and possibly also to receive such data |
| Transverse Distribution | Distribution of the paths of vessels on a route in a transverse direction |
| TRIPCO | TRaffic Information and Permanent route Control |
| TSS | Traffic Separation Sceam |
| TT | Travemuende-Trelleborg line (ferry line) |
| Tx | Transmission |
| UBR | Unspecified Bit Rate |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency (300 - 3, 000 MHz) |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNLOCODE | United Nations Location Code |
| URL | Uniform Resource Location |
| UTC | Universal Time Co-ordinated |
| Value Added Information Service | Additional information services which result when several sources of information are interlinked in a common network |
| VBR | Variable Bit Rate |
| VDSL | Very high-speed Digital Subscriber Line |
| Vessel Traffic Management | Set of efforts (measures, provisions, services and related functions) which, within a given area and under specified circumstances, intend to minimize risks for safety and the environment, whilst maximizing the efficiency of waterborne transport |
| Vessel Traffic Management and Information Services | see VTMIS |
| VHF | Very High Frequency (30 - 300 MHz) |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| Voyage | A movement of a ship between the harbour of departure and the harbour of destination |
| VPL | Voyage PLanning |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| VTIS | Vessel Traffic Information System, applied for certain VTS, no internationally standardized term. |
| VTM | Vessel Traffic Management |
| VTMIS | Vessel Traffic Management: the set of efforts (measures, provisions, services and related functions) which, within a given area and under specified circumstances, intend to minimize risks for safety and the environment, whilst maximizing the efficiency of waterborne and connecting modes of transport. Vessel Traffic Management and Information Services intend to respond to public and private demand for facilitating Vessel Traffic Management. Vessel Traffic Management and Information Services include services distributing in given areas (at regional, national or transnational level) the pertinent information to be used both in real time and in retrieval modes by actors involved. The implementation of or participation in a VTMIS in a given area does not presuppose the existence of any specific type of equipment as long as it is adequate for the tasks to be performed. However it implies that all services which are or will be implemented in the area, such as VTS, Allied Services and other information services, are interlinked and co-operate according to commonly harmonized procedures. |
| VTMIS-NET | Vessel Traffic Management and Information Services - NETwork |
| VTMS | Vessel Traffic Management System, applied for certain VTS, no internationally standardized term |
| VTS | Vessel Traffic Services, according to IMO Res.A.857(20) ‚a service implemented by a Competent Authority, designed to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the environment. The service should have the capability to interact with the traffic and to respond to traffic situations developing in the VTS area‘ |
| VTS Area | Delineated, formally declared service area of a VTS |
| VTS Authority | Authority responsible for the management, operations and co-ordination of the VTS, the interaction with participating vessels and the safe and effective provision of the service [IMO 857(20)] |
| VTS Centre | Centre from which a VTS is operated [IMO 857(20)] |
| VTS Communication | Link between VTS and VTS Users, can be verbal or non-verbal |
| VTS Elements | Elements required to perform the VTS tasks: The 3M: Man, machine, method (VTS operators, housing and instrumentation including software, operating procedures) [IALA VTS Man.] |
| VTS Functions | Fundamental VTS functions to be performed: Data collection, data evaluation, data dissemination [IALA VTS Man.] |
| VTS Operator | Appropriately qualified person performing one or more tasks contributing to the services of a VTS [IMO 857(20)] |
| VTS Publication for Users | Promulgation of local rules and regulations, services offered and area concerned by a VTS authority (e.g. World VTS Guide) |
| VTS Sailing Plan | Plan which is mutually agreed between a VTS Authority and the master of a Vessel concerning the movement of the vessel in a VTS area [IMO 857 (20)] |
| VTS Services | Services provided by a VTS centre, partly facilities (placed at the disposal of the mariner, optional), partly measures (adherence is mandatory):
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| VTS Users | Vessels using the VTS and other users (allied services, emergency services, adjacent VTS, other traffic related organizations) |
| VTSC | Vessel Traffic Services Centre |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| Warning | SMCP message marker, indicating that the following message implies the intention of the sender to inform others about danger. Consequences are up to the recipient [SMCP] |
| Way Point | A point where either the traffic flow changes its direction or a point related to the intended track of a vessel |
| WEND | World-wide Electronic Navigational Database |
| WG | Working Group |
| Work Package (WP) | A sub-division of a task, the execution of which commences and finishes at specified events |
| Workshop | Meeting to provide information, demonstration and discussion on a certain topic |
| WPxx | Work Package + number |
| WSA | Wasser- und Schiffahrtsamt (German Water and Shipping Authorities) |
| X25 | Communications protocol (part of OSI) |
| X400 | International standard for e-mail interchanges (part of OSI) |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
| XTP | eXpress Transport Protocol |
| ZMK | Zentraler Meldekopf Cuxhaven (German Central Oil Fighting Co-ordination Centre) |
| ZMS | Zentrale Meldestelle |
RESOURCES & REFERENCES:
Recommended publications (by IMO, etc.):
- IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP 2001), IMO, London, 2001): https://www.pfri.hr, www.imo.org
- International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual, Vol. III – Mobile Facilities (IAMSAR), IMO, ICAO, London/Montreal, 1998, www.imo.org
- ITU Radio Regulations, Edition of 2001: https://www.itu.int/publications/cd-rom/rr.html
Maritime English textbooks and course books:
- Weeks, F. Wavelength, BBC English & Alhambra, 1981 (+ cassettes)
- Blakey, T.N. (1987) English for Maritime Studies, Prentice Hall
- Weeks, F., Glover, A., Johnson, E., Strevens, P. (1998) SEASPEAK Training Manual (+cassette), Pergamon Press
- Trenkner et al. (+cassette)
- The Seafarers’ Language Course, *Conrad Publ., 1985 (+ cassettes)
- Trenkner, P.(1089) Search and Rescue Operations, Rostock
- Nisbet, Kutz, Logie (1997) Marlins Study Pack 1, Edinburgh, Marlins (+ cassette)
- Logie, Vivers, Nisbet (1998) Marlins Study Pack 2, Edinburgh, Marlins (+ cassette)
- Pritchard, B. (2000), Maritime English, Udine, Del Bianco Editore
- Kluijven, P. (2003), International Maritime English Language Programme (IMLP),
Video Courses:
- ANGLOSEA I, English Channel, Canadian Coast Guard
- ANGLOSEA II, Inland Navigation: The St. Lawrence Seaway, Canadian Coast Guard, 1991
- Emergency Radio Procedures, US Coast Guard, 1990
- Understanding English On-Board Ship, Part 1, Videotel
- Understanding English On-Board Ship, Part 2, Videotel
- Bridge Resource Management, Part 1 & 2, Videotel
Courses on CD and PC software:
- Maritime English, Maritime Education, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden: www.chl.chalmers.se
- Maritime Communications, Maritime Education, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden: www.chl.chalmers.se
- SMCP Training Module, SMCP Language Training, Marine Technology Based Training, MarineSoft, Rostock, Germany, www.marinesoft.de
- Kluijven, Peter: IMLA-IMEC website for Maritime English: https://home.planet.nl/~kluijven/
- Kluijven, P. (2003), International Maritime English Language Programme (IMLP), The Netherlands
Useful WWW sites:
- IMLA INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ENGLISH CONFERENCE (IMEC), / formerly WOME/: https://home.planet.nl/~kluijven/
- Canadian Coast Guard: www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca
- US Coast Guard: https://www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm
- World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden: https://www.wmu.se
- Radio Officer, 2000 Edition, Russia: https://rofficer.narod.ru/docs/iamsar_c.htm
- any Maritime English teacher’s personal site on the web sites of world leading maritime colleges, academies, faculties, universities and other MET institutions
Recommended reference manuals:
- Admiralty Manual of Seamanship, HMSO, London, 1995
- American Practical Navigator, 2002
- House, D. (1997) Marine Survival and Rescue Systems, London, Witherby & Co.
- ITU Radio Manual
- ITU International Code of Signals (ICS)
- COLREGS, IMO, London, 1972 as amended
[1] Note: The rest of the text following in this chapter has been adapted from the Canadian Coast Guard web site: www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca (Restricted/General Radio Operator’s Certificate)