Navigational Abbreviations
| GMDSS | Global Maritime Distress and Safety System | Weltweites Seenot und Sicherheits Funksystem |
| DSC | Digital Selective Call | Digitaler Selektivruf |
| RCC | Rescue Control Centre | |
| MMSI | Maritime Mobile Service Identity | Rufnummer des mobilen Seefunkdienstes |
| NAVTEX | Navigational Warnings by Telex | |
| EPIRB | Electronical Position Indicating Radar Beacon | |
| MSI | Maritime Safety Information | |
| SOLAS | Safety of Life at Sea | Internationales Uebereinkommen zum Schutz menschlichen Lebens auf See |
| NAVAREA | Navigation areas (for NAVTEX) | Gebiete fuer das NAVTEX |
| SART | Search and Rescue Radar Transponder | |
| SAR | Search and Rescue | |
| SARSAT | Search and Rescue Satellite | |
| CQ | all ships call | Funkanruf an alle Schiffe |
| ETA | estimated time of arrival | vorraussichtliche Ankunftszeit |
| ETD | estimated time of departure | vorraussichtliche Abfahrtszeit |
| UTC | universal time coordinated | vereinbarte weltweite Uhrzeit |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time | ehemalige Standardzeit |
| LT | local time | Ortszeit |
| POS | position | Position |
| GPS | Global Positioning System | Satellitennavigationssystem |
| NAVSTAR | Firmenname des GPS-Betreibers | |
| COLREGS | Rules of the Road | Kollisionsvermeidungsregeln (KVR) |
| TSS | traffic seperation scheme | Verkehrstrennungsgebiet |
| SOG | speed over ground | Geschwindigkeit ueber Grund |
| COG | course above ground | Kurs ueber Grund |
| BRG | bearing | Peilung |
| RNG | range | Reichweite |
| ECDIS | electronic chart display | Elektronische Seekarte |
| ARPA | automatic radar plotting aid | |
| VHF | very high frequency | Ultrakurzwelle (UKW) |
| MOB | man over board | Mann ueber Bord |