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MAIA Measuring Atlantic Inflow into the Arctic (EU MAST V project)<br />
MAIB Marine Accident Investigation Branch (UK)<br />
MaLoC Management Location Content (position- & time-stamped for LBS)<br />
MAP missed approach point<br />
MARAD Maritime Administration (US)<br />
MARE (MERR) maximum allowable range error<br />
MAREP Mariner Reporting System<br />
MARIS Maritime Information Society (EC DG III - formed May 97)<br />
www.maris.int<br />
MARPOL Int Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (1973/78)<br />
MARSOURCE A fisheries & marine environment info network (MARIS)<br />
MARTRANS Info network on movement of cargo vessels (MARIS)<br />
MARUSE GJU maritime project under FP6 (Oct 05 - Oct 70)<br />
To promote the use of Galileo <strong>and</strong> EGNOS.<br />
maser microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation<br />
MASPS Minimum Aircraft Systems Performance Specification<br />
ICAO st<strong>and</strong>ards required of aircraft wishing to use areas of reduced<br />
separation st<strong>and</strong>ards, eg MASPS (altimetry) required for RVSM.<br />
MAST Marine Science <strong>and</strong> Technology (EC R&D project - MAST III<br />
MasterMap OS definitive map database of UK<br />
MAT monitoring <strong>and</strong> analysis tool<br />
MATCA ATCOs’ union in Malta<br />
MATHP missed approach holding waypoint<br />
MATO military air traffic operations<br />
MATRIX Proprietary form of E-OTD that can self-determine precise time<br />
MATS Manual of Air Traffic Services (UK - CAP 493)<br />
MATWP missed approach turning waypoint<br />
MATZ Military Air Traffic Zone<br />
Usually 5 n miles radius up to 3,000 ft with stubs of 2,000-3,000 ft to<br />
10 n miles aligned with main runway.<br />
MAU modular avionics unit<br />
MAUW maximum all-up weight<br />
MAV micro aerial vehicle<br />
MAWP missed approach waypoint<br />
Mayday “m’aidez" - help me. <strong>International</strong> radio distress call<br />
MB magnetic bearing (angular distance from MN to the object)<br />
MB marker beacon<br />
Mb megabyte (= 1,048,576 bytes)<br />
mb millibar (deprecated - replaced by mbar)<br />
Superseded by the hectopascal (hPa). 1mbar = 100 pascals = 1 hPa.<br />
MBB Maritime Black Box (EU R&D project)<br />
MBOC multiplexed binary offset carrier (used by Galileo)<br />
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