1.Non Conformance.2.Numerically Controlled.3.Non-Continuous liner on tailshaft

Underwriters Laboratories

Low Pressure

Electronic Navigation Chart

Designated Person Ashore.For the ISM Code, any member of the Owner's staff who is aware of the problem of the vessels, and who has a direct access to the top management.

International Chamber of Shipping

Geographic Information System

American Society for Testing and Materials.

Water Line

Bulk

National Economic Council

Vessel Traffic Management Services

Petroleum Association of Japan

Estimated Time of ReadinessTime at which the ship will be ready to load, for instance when the crew has to clean the holds first.

United Nations

Hazardous Materials

Maritime Environment Protection CommitteeIMO branch dealing, among other, with the construction of tankers. The number of the meeting is often added to the acronym so that in the Autumn 2000 the next meeting will be MEPC46.

Steam generating units used aboard ship to provide steam for propulsion (and) for heating and other auxiliary purposes.

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Marine Environmental Protection.