OBO – oil bulk ore carrier; GT – gross ton; ETD – estimated time of departure; GPS – global positing system;

TEU – twenty foot equivalent unit; UTC – universal time Co-ordinated; GHA – greenwich hour angle; LHA –
local hour angle; ECDIS – electronic chart display information system; SOA – speed of advance; GMDSS –
global maritime distress safety system); COW – crude oil washing; RCC – rescue co-ordination centre; ETA –
estimated time of arrival; IMO - international maritime organisation; ILO – international labour organization;
LPG – liquefied petroleum gas; TCPA – time of closest point of approach; CPA – closest point of approach;
LNG – liquefied natural gas; VHF – very high frequency; NNE – north north east; RDF – radio direction finder;
SAR – search and rescue; OOW – officer of the watch; PPI – plan position idicator; SOLAS – safety of the life
at sea; VRM – variable range marker (promjenjiva daljinska kružnica); CPP – controllable pitch propeller; AB –
able seaman; NNW – north north west; HFO – heavy fuel oil; STCW – standards of training, certification and
watchkeeping for seafarers; HF – high frequency; MF – medium frequency; DSC – digital selective calling;
MTTR – mean time to restore navaids navigational aids; SACs – special areas of conservation; IALA –
international association of lighthouse authorities; INTERCO – international code of signals; INMARSAT –
international maritime satellite organization; CRS – coast radio station; SOG – speed over ground; CRT –
cathode ray tube; LOP – line of position; EP – estimated position; DR – dead reckoning; RNC – raster
navigational charts; IBS – integrated bridge system; DOP – dilution of Precision; MCA – marine coastguard
agency;VDU – visual display unit; ARPA – automatic radar plotting aid; RADAR – radio direction and range;
LORAN – long range navigation; WHO – world health organization; EPIRB – emergency position indicating
radio beacon; VTS – vessel traffic services; AIS – automatic identification systems; DGPS – differential global
positioning system; HA – harbour authority; HDPC – harbour docks and piers clauses act; IOS – Inspector of
seamarks; VQ – very quick flash; Q – quick flash; LFl – long flash; VDR – voyage data recorder; SART –
search and rescue transponder; NUC – vessel not under command; ISM – international safety management;
SMS – safety management system; TSS – traffic separation scheme; Coc – certificate of competency; SOPEP –
ship oil pollution emergency plan; SMCP – standard marine communication phrases.

1. S → W (S, SSW, SW, WSW, W); 2. S → N (S, SW, W, NW, N); 3. W→ E (W, NW, N, NE, E); 4. N→S (N,
NE, E, SE, S); 5. N→E (N, NNE, NE, ENE, E) 6. E→W (E, SE, S, SW, W). 7. E→S (E, ESE, SE, SSE, S);
8. SE→SW (SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW)

Overtaking – pretjecanje; Berthing – privezivanje; Head on situation – protu kurs; Crossing situation – križanje
kursova; Kormilo sve lijevo/desno – full port/starboard rudder; Be onvolved in a close quarter/s situation –
nalaziti se u položaju opasnih kursova;

Communications priority: distress, urgency, safety.

Components of the distress message: identification of a ship; Position; Nature of the distress and kind of
assistance required; any other information which might facilitate the rescue.

Three main stages in marine communications are: making contact, exchange of messages, end procedure.

Air draft – maksimalna visina (iznad mora); Forecastle – pramčani kaštel; Breadth – širina broda; freeboard –
nadvođe; under keel clearance – dubina ispod kobilice; mooring buoy – plutača za privez; mooring bitt –
privezna bitva; draught – gaz; subočice – abreast; main frame – glavno rebro; kormilo u sredinu – helm to
midships