Anchor Handling Tug.

A type of florescent light ballast that uses a magnetic core to regulate the voltage of a florescent lamp.

Freight, Demurrage, And Deadfreight

Anchor Handling Vessel.

Greenwich Mean Time. Now mostly replaced by UTC or Z.

Your

All Passenger.

Cargo Tank, Center

Dropping Outward (Sea) Pilot (time). When the vessel leaves the last discharge port. It is often the time used as the end of a Voyage charter.

European Standard

Get away from the ship, as in an emergency.

Fiscal Year

Bahamas (flag)

Bureau Veritas (French Class Society)

Said of a vessel when her keel is close to the bottom and all but touching it.

A means of reducing the volume of a material by compaction into a bale.

British Maritime Law Association

Breaks in a coating that extend through to the underlying surface.

Agreement on Rules of Origin. (GATT 1994)

A chemical substance that yields hydroxyl ions (OH ) when dissolved in water. Compare with acid.