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Glossary
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Glossary
Glossary C
A
AIS Automatic Identification System, a short range coastal tracking
system used on ships and by Vessel Traffic Services for
identifying and locating vessels by electronically exchanging
data with other nearby ships.
ATIS Automatic Transmission Identification System
D
DROBOS Distress Relay On Behalf Of Someone else
DSC Digital Selective Calling
E
EPIRB Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon. Distress radio
beacons, also known as emergency beacons are tracking
transmitters which aid in the detection and location of boats,
aircraft, and people in distress.
G
GPL General Public License
L
LGPL Lesser General Public License
M
MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity. A series of nine digits which
are sent in digital form over a radio frequency channel in order
to uniquely identify ship stations, ship earth stations, coast
stations, coast earth stations, and group calls. These identities