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NITS National ITS (Association)<br />
NK (NKK) Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (classification society)<br />
NKTF Norwegian Ass for Cartography, Geodesy, Hydro’ & Photogrammetry<br />
NLB Northern Lighthouse Board (Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses)<br />
Covers Scotl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Isle of Man.<br />
NLCCS New Loran Consolidated Control System (USCG)<br />
NLES Navigation L<strong>and</strong> Earth Station (eg EGNOS)<br />
NLPG National L<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Property Gazetteer (UK local governments)<br />
NLR Netherl<strong>and</strong>s National Aerospace Laboratory<br />
NLS National L<strong>and</strong> Survey of Sweden<br />
nm nanometre (10 -9 m)<br />
NM nautical mile (not universally used but better than 'nm') (also M)<br />
Approx 1,852 m or 6,080 ft.<br />
NM Notice to Mariners<br />
NMA <strong>navigation</strong> message authentication (eg for secure VHF data link)<br />
NMA Norwegian Mapping Authority<br />
NMCA National Mapping <strong>and</strong> Cadastral Agency<br />
NMEA National Marine Electronics Association (US)<br />
Has set st<strong>and</strong>ard message formats for transferring GPS data. NMEA<br />
-0183 is the usual one.<br />
NMI National Metrological Institute (NPL is the UK NMI)<br />
NMRI National Mayday Readiness Initiative (US)<br />
NN neural network<br />
NNAS National Navigation Award Scheme (UK)<br />
NNF Nordisk Navigasjonsforum<br />
Nordic Institute of Navigation. Ål<strong>and</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Denmark, Faeroe<br />
Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Finl<strong>and</strong>, Greenl<strong>and</strong>, Icel<strong>and</strong>, Norway.<br />
NNR national nature reserve<br />
NNSS Navy Navigation Satellite System (Transit)<br />
NOA Notice of Arrival (US requirement - 96 hrs for ships >300 GT)<br />
NOAA National Oceanic <strong>and</strong> Atmospheric Administration (US)<br />
NOC National Oceanography Centre (Southampton)<br />
NODC National Oceeanographic Data Centre (US)<br />
NoE Network of Excellence (EU)<br />
NOF Navigation on Foot (RIN SIG)<br />
NOF NOTAM Office<br />
NOIA National Ocean Industries Association (US ~270 member companies)<br />
nomadic mobile devices which may be carried from vehicle to vehicle<br />
NOMADS North Sea Model Advection Dispersion Study (EU MAST project)<br />
NON unmodulated continuous-wave emission<br />
Non-precision<br />
Approach<br />
A st<strong>and</strong>ard instrument approach procedure in which only horizontal<br />
guidance is given.<br />
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March 2012
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