ABBREVIATION |
MEANING |
AA |
Always Afloat |
AAAA |
Always Accessible Always Afloat |
AAOSA |
Always Afloat or Safe Aground. Condition for a vessel whilst in port |
AARA |
Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area |
ABAFT |
Toward the rear (stern) of the ship. Behind. |
ABOARD |
On or within the ship |
ABOVE DECK |
On the deck (not over it - see ALOFT) |
ABT |
About |
ADCOM |
Address Commission |
ADDENDUM |
Additional chartering terms at the end of a charter party |
AFSPS |
Arrival First Sea Pilot Station (Norway) |
AFFREIGHTMENT |
The hiring of a ship in whole or part |
AFT |
At or towards the stern or rear of a ship |
AGROUND |
Touching or fast to the bottom |
AGW |
All Going Well |
AHL |
Australian Hold Ladders |
AIDS TO NAVIGATION |
Artificial objects to supplement natural landmarks indicating safe and unsafe waters |
ALOFT |
Above the deck of the ship |
AMIDSHIPS |
In or toward the centre of the ship |
ANCHORAGE |
A place suitable for anchorage in relation to the wind, seas and bottom |
ANTHAM |
Antwerp-Hamburg Range |
APS |
Arrival Pilot Station |
ARAG |
Amsterdam-Rotterdam--Antwerp-Gent Range |
ARBITRATION |
Method of settling disputes which is usually binding on parties. A clause usually in a charter party |
A/S |
Alongside |
ASBA |
American Shipbrokers Association |
ASPW |
Any Safe Port in the World |
ASTERN |
In the back of the ship, opposite of ahead |
ATDNSHINC |
Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays Included |
ATHWARTSHIPS |
At right angles to the centreline of the ship |
ATUTC |
Actual Times Used to Count |