MARS --- Maritime Mobile Access & Retrieval System ( Database of ITU )
MCC --- mission Control Center
MBPC --- maritime Environment Protection Committee
MMSI --- Maritime Mobile Ship Identification
MSC --- Maritime Safety Committee
MSI --- Maritime Safety Information
NAV --- Sub-Committee of Safety of Navigation
NAVAREA --- Navigational Area
NBDP --- Narrow Band Direct Printing
NCS --- Network Control Station
NVG --- Night Vision Goggles
OCC --- Operation Control Center ( of INMARSAT )
OCIMF --- Oil Companies International Marine Forum
PLB --- Personal Locator Beacon
POL --- Polar Orbit Satellite System
RCC --- Rescue Coordination Center
RCDS --- Raster Chart Display System
RNC --- Raster Nautical Chart
RR --- Radio Regulation
SAR --- Search and Rescue
SARSAT --- Search and Rescue Satellite
SART --- Search and Rescue Radar Transponder
SES --- Ship Earth Station
SIGTTO --- Society of International Gas Tankers and terminal Operators
SLF --- Sub-Committee 0n Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing vessel safety
SOLAS --- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
SPOC --- SAR Points of Contact
SRR --- Search and Rescue Region
STCW --- International Convention on Standard of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers
STW --- Sub-Committee on Standards of training and Watchkeeping
TC --- Technical Co-operation Committee
TWG --- Technical Working Group
UHF --- Ultra High Frequency
UNCLOS --- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UPS --- Uninterrupted Power Supply