A bbreviation 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
A/N Arrival Notice - an import document send to the notify party and/or importer’s broker
containing all necessary arrival info for Customs clearance; normally with freight charges.
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
ASN Advance Shipment Notice
ASPW Any Safe Port in the World
ASTERN In the back of the ship, opposite of ahead
ATA Actual time of arrival
ATD Actual time of departure
ATDNSHINC Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays Included
ATFI ATFI
ATHWARTSHIPS At right angles to the centreline of the ship
ATUTC Actual Times Used to Count
AWB Air waybill
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