Maintenance Handbook

SBS-800 Series Operator & Planned Maintenance Handbook
Chapter 11: Abbreviations
KH-1601-2 Issue 6
Page 73 of 80
11 Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in Kelvin Hughes publications. Some may not appear in this
handbook and are shown for reference only.
AC
Alternating Current
ACH
Anti-condensation heater
ACP
Azimuth Clock Pulse (azimuth pulses)
ACK
Acknowledge
ACQ
Acquire
AFC
Automatic Frequency Control
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
AIS
Automatic Identification System
ALT
Altitude or Alternative
ANCH
Anchor
ANT
Antenna
AP
Auto-Pilot
ARCS
Admiralty Raster Chart Service
ARP
Azimuth Reset Pulse (heading line)
AUD
Audio
AZ
Azimuth
BCR
Bow Crossing Range
BCT
Bow Crossing Time
BIT
Built In Test
BITE
Built in Test Equipment
BRG
Bearing
BRILL
Brilliance
BWW
Bearing Waypoint to Waypoint
CAL
Calibrate or Calibration
CANBus
Controller Area Network Bus
CCRP
Consistent Common Reference Point
CCRS
Consistent Common Reference System
CENT
Centre
CFAR
Constant false Alarm Rate
GHG
Change
CLR
Clear
CNCL
Cancel
CONT
Contrast
CORR
Correction or Correlator
CPA
Closest Point of Approach
CRS
Course
CTW
Course Through Water
C-UP
Course UP
CSR
Cursor
CW
Continuous Wave
DAY/NT
Day/Night
DC
Direct Current
DDU
Data Distribution Unit
DECR
Decrease
DEL
Delete
DEP
Departure
DEST
Destination
DEV
Deviation
DISP
Display
DIST
Distance
DG
Dangerous Goods
DGPS
Differential Global Positioning System
DPTH
Depth
DR
Dead Reckoning
DTG
Distance To Go
EBL
Electronic Bearing Line
EBRL
Electronic Bearing & Range Line
ECDIS
Electronic Chart Display & Information
System
ECS
Electronic Chart System
EDPC
Enhanced Digital Pulse Compression
ENC
Electronic Navigation Chart
ENH
Enhance
ENT
Enter
EM
Electromagnetic
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMCON
Electromagnetic Control
EP
Estimated Position
EPA
Electronic Plotting Aid
EPFS
External Position Fixing System
ERBL
Electronic Range & Bearing Line
ERR
Error
ESM
Electronic Surveillance Measure
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD
Estimated Time of Departure or
Enhanced Target Detection
EXT
External
EZ
Exclusion Zone
FAT
Factory Acceptance Test
FCS
Fire Control System
FD
Frequency Diversity
FSM
Functional Status Message
FWD
Forward
GaN
Gallium Nitride
GC
Great Circle
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS
Global Positioning System
GZ
Guard Zone
HAP
Harbour Approach & Pilotage
HDG
Heading
HL
Heading Line
HRDPC
High Resolution Digital Pulse Compression
H-UP
Head-UP
IALA
International Association of Lighthouse
Authorities
IBS
Integrated Bridge System
IEC
International Electrotechnical Committee
IF
Intermediate Frequency
ILS
Integrated Logistic Support
IMO
International Maritime Organisation
IND
Indicator
INS
Integrated Navigation System
INT
Interval
I/O
Input/Output
IP
Internet Protocol
IR
Interference Rejection
IRS
Interface Requirement Specification
KH
Kelvin Hughes
KN
Knots
LAN
Local Area Network
LAT
Latitude
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LIM
Limit(s)
LNFE
Low Noise Front End
LON
Longitude
LOP
Line(s) of Position
LP
Long Pulse
LPA
Low Profile Antenna
LR
Long Range
LRU
Line Replaceable Unit
m
Metre
MAN
Manual
MAC
Media Access Control
MAS
Man Aloft Switch
MDP
MantaDigital™ Processor
MDS
Minimum Detectable Signal
MISM
Modular Interface System Module
MMI
Man Machine Interface
MMSI
Maritime Mobile Service Identity
MOB
Man Over Board
MON
Monitor
MP
Medium Pulse
MTD
Moving target Detection
MTTR
Mean Time To Repair
MVR
Manoeuver