| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND
COMMON TERMS
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| AA
|
Accounting Authority.
Organisation nominated on a Service Activation Registration Form to administer
the billing and settlement of the communications charges by a ship
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| AAIC
|
Accounting Authority
Identification Code. Unique Code assigned by the ITU to identify an Accounting
Authority
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| ABE
|
Alternative Billing Entity (or
Authority) A second entity responsible for the payment of the bills accrued by
the ship.
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| AIS
|
Automatic
Identification System mandated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
for installation on all Safety of Life at Sea Convention ships by
December 2004.
AIS reports position, course and speed, provides
identification and can carry additional safety and security messages.
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| AOR-E
|
Atlantic Ocean Region - East
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| AOR-W
|
Atlantic Ocean Region - West
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| BC
|
Billing Centre
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| BC-ESAS
|
Billing Centre ESAS
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| CAG
|
Inmarsat’s Customer
Activation Group
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| CES
|
Coast Earth Station. A term
formerly used in a maritime context for a land-based receiving and transmitting
station which routes calls between \Inmarsat MESs and shore-based subscribers
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DGPS
|
Differential
Global Position System. A more accurate version of GPS using a fixed earth
station to improve signal accuracy.
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ECDIS
|
Electronic
Chart Display and Information System, an electronic chart system often
integrated into bridge navigation equipment.
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EGNOS
|
European
Geostationary Navigation Overlay System, another GPS enhancement developed by
the European Union. Now under the auspices of the Galileo Joint
Undertaking.
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| End Terminal
|
A physical device (telephone,
fax, terminal, telex terminal o computer) connected to an MES
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| End Terminal Identifier
|
(Maritime –M/Bs only) a
unique number assigned by an PSA to identify an end terminal connected to an
MES, or a services accessible on an MES
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| EPIRB
|
Emergency Position-Indicating
Radio Beacon
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| ERNP
|
European
Radio Navigation Plan, due to report in September 2004.
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| ERS
|
Electronic Registration System
( Inmarsat-E)
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| ESAS
|
Electronic Servic Activation
System
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| FleetNET
|
Inmarsat-C EGC service for
broadcasting messages to groups of ships
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| GALILEO
|
European
Union satellite navigation system which will eventually comprise 30 satellites,
providing a highly accurate, regulated alternative to GPS.
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| GF
|
Gold Franc. Special nominal
accounting currency used for billing
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| GMDSS
|
Global Maritime Distress and
Safety System - An IMO-mandated system for SOLAS ships using
Inmarsat-C to transmit distress signals to Search and Rescue Centres.
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| GMT
|
Greenwich Mean Time
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GPS:
|
Global
Positioning System, US-built and operated with separate military and civilian
channels.
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| Ground segments
|
The Inmarsat terrestrial
communication networks
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| HSD
|
High Speed Data
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| IMN
|
Inmarsat Mobile Unit
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| IOR
|
Indian Ocean Region
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| ISDN
|
Integrated Services Digital
Network
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| ISN
|
Inmarsat Serial Number
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| ISP
|
Inmarsat Service Provider
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| ISPIC
|
Inmarsat Service Provider
Identification Code
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| ITU
|
International
Telecommunication Union
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| LES
|
Land Earth Stations
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| LES-ESAS
|
Land Earth Stations ESAS
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| LESO
|
Land Earth Station Operator
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| LID
|
Land Identification Digit
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| MES
|
Mobile Earth Station. The
generic name used in both maritime and land based contexts for the device used
to communicate via an Inmarsat satellite.
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| MID
|
Maritime Identification Digits
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| MMSI
|
Maritime Mobile System
Identification. Numbering system used by the ITU for the unique numbering of
ships. The MMSI numbers are allocated by the National Radio Administrations
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| MRCC
|
Maritime Rescue Coordination
Centre
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| NBA
|
Nominating Barring Authority
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| POR
|
Pacific Ocean Region
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| PSA
|
Point of Service Activation
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| PSA-ESAS
|
Remote ESAS for Points of
Service Activation
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| RCC
|
Rescue Coordination Centre
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| SafetyNET
|
Broadcasting system for
maritime safety information using Inmarsat-C EGC
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| SARF
|
Service Activation
Registration Form
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| SCC
|
Satellite Control Centre`
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| SDR
|
Special Drawing Right. Special
nominal accounting currency used for billing.
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| SES
|
Ship Earth Station
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| SEST
|
SES Telegraphy (TDMA) Channel
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| SESTB
|
SES Technical Bulletin
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| SIM
(or SIM CARD)
|
Subscriber Identity Mobile
Module : A "smart card" encoded with PID, IMN and service-related
information for the customer.
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| SSAS
|
Ship Security Alert
System
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