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NONAV no navigation (ATC call/squawk in event of loss of nav capability) NOR notice of readiness (shipping) NORDO no radio (ATC squawk) NOS National Ocean Service (US) NOSC Naval Ocean Systems Center (US) NOSIG no significant change (met) NOTAM Notice to Airmen NP Naval Publication NP non-periodic NPA non-precision approach A standard instrument approach in which no electronic glidepath/slope is provided. NPA Notice of Proposed Amendment (EU JAA) NPEF National PNT Systems Engineering Forum (US) NPL National Physical Laboratory (The UK NMI)) NPPL National Private Pilot’s Licence (A) = aircraft, (B) = balloons, (H) = helicopters, A(M) = microlights. NPR noise preferential route (ATC) NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FAA, FCC etc) NPTG National Public Transport Gazetteer (UK) NPV net present value NPV non-precision approach with vertical guidance NRC Navigation Research Centre (NUAA) NRL Naval Research Laboratory (US) NRNP Norwegian Radionavigation Plan (first edition issued 2003) NRP National Route Program (US ATC) NRS Navigation-Related Communication Services (GALILEO) NRT near real-time NRT net registered tonnage NRTK Network Real-Time Kinematic NRTS National Roads Telecommunications Services ns nanosecond (1/1,000,000,000 of a second) NS Naval Station (US) Ns nimbostratus cloud NSA National Security Agency (US) NSA National Supervisory Authority NSA CC National Supervisory Authority Coordination Committee (EU SES) NSAP Network Service Access Point (ATN) NSC National Security Council (US) NSC NATO Shipping Centre NSC no significant cloud NSC non-standard C/A code (GPS) (for verification etc) 98 March 2012
NSCC Navigation System Control Centre (Galileo) NSE navigation system error NSGU Navigation Signal Generation Unit (Galileo) NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Centre (US) NSL NATS Services Ltd NSO National Solar Observatory (Tucson, USA) NSP navigation signal processor NSRS National Spatial Reference System (US) NSTB National Satellite Test Bed (WAAS) NSW no significant weather NT net tonnage NT new technology NTD National Topographic Database (UK) NTDS Navy Tactical Data System (US) NTE not-to-exceed NTF National Transfer Format (OS format to transfer digital mapping) NTIA National Telecommunications & Information Administration (US) NTM (NtM) Notice To Mariners NTP network time/timing protocol (eg NTPv4 in 2008) NTS National Travel Survey (UK DTLR) NTS Navigation Technology Satellite NTSB National Transportation Safety Board (US) NTSC National Television Standard Committee (US/Japan TV standard) NTSC National Transportation Systems Center (US) NUAA Nanjingl University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (China) NUC not under command NUMAST National Union of Marine, Aviation & Shipping Transp't Officers UK NUP NEAN Update Programme (EUROCONTROL) NUP north pole up (of a magnet) NVC National Vocational Qualification (UK) NVEE night vision enhancement equipment NVG night vision goggles NW navigational warning (marine) NWP numerical weather prediction NWS National Weather Service (US) º degree (unit of angle = /180 rad O/B on board O/H overhead O&M operations and maintenance O&S operations and support OAB operational advisory broadcast 99 March 2012
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NAVIGATION ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS
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absolute accuracy (geodetic or geog
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ADNM Admiralty Digital Notice to Ma
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AHEAD EUROCONTROL programme to deve
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AMLCD active matrix liquid crystal
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ARC Atlantic Rally for Cruisers ARC
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ASTRA Application of Space Techniqu
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AUGUR A predictive GPS receiver aut
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BBGA British Business and General A
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BOSVA British Offshore Support Vess
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CAM computer-aided manufacture CAME
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CCB Change Configuration Board (EGN
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CERCO Comité Européen des respons
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CL correlation loss Class Category
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COSPAS- SARSAT Cosmicheskaya Sistye
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CTAS Centre-TRACON Automation Syste
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DBF digital beam-forming (antenna)
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DINGPOS Demonstrator for Indoor GNS
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DSB Defense Science Board (US) DSB
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EA (EA13) Euro Area (Jan 07) Austri
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EEA European Economic Area EEA Euro
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EMPA European Maritime Pilots’ As
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ERASMUS A EC exchange programme for
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Page 49 and 50: EVS enhanced vision system EVSC Ext
Page 51 and 52: FEE front end equipment FEI Federat
Page 53 and 54: FOG fibre-optic gyro (introduced ~
Page 55 and 56: GAGAN GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navig
Page 57 and 58: GEC groundtrack equatorial crossing
Page 59 and 60: GIWG GPS International Working Grou
Page 61 and 62: GPC GIOVE Processing Centre Located
Page 63 and 64: GSTBV2B Galileo System Test Bed Veh
Page 65 and 66: HIPS Highly-Interactive Problem Sol
Page 67 and 68: I-band NATO radar band 8-10 GHz = 3
Page 69 and 70: ICG International Committee on Glob
Page 71 and 72: IHB International Hydrographic Bure
Page 73 and 74: integrity risk Probability that a u
Page 75 and 76: IRU inertial reference unit IRU Int
Page 77 and 78: IVU in-vehicle unit IWAAS Initial W
Page 79 and 80: kt knot KTA key technical advisor K
Page 81 and 82: LETFEL leteral emitting thin film e
Page 83 and 84: LORAN LOng RAnge Navigation LORAN-C
Page 85 and 86: MAIA Measuring Atlantic Inflow into
Page 87 and 88: MDES Measurement Data recording and
Page 89 and 90: microwaves radio waves > 1 GHz MID
Page 91 and 92: mogas car fuel MOIE Mission-Oriente
Page 93 and 94: MTB Mediterranian Test Bed (part of
Page 95 and 96: NAVAREA Sea area for GMDSS radio na
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Page 101 and 102: OEM original equipment manufacturer
Page 103 and 104: OSPF Orbitography and Synchronisati
Page 105 and 106: pax passengers PaxCar RoRo ferry fo
Page 107 and 108: pixel picture element The smallest
Page 109 and 110: PPS-SM PPS Security Mode/Module PPU
Page 111 and 112: PWSA Ports and Waterways Safety Act
Page 113 and 114: RAM random access memory RAM reliab
Page 115 and 116: RFID radio frequency identification
Page 117 and 118: RoS Registers of Scotland (= HMLR)
Page 119 and 120: RTTI real-time traffic information
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Page 123 and 124: SEE South East Europe Seiche The os
Page 125 and 126: SISMA signal-in-space monitoring ac
Page 127 and 128: SP Standard Precision (GLONASS serv
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Page 131 and 132: TAA technically advanced aircraft G
Page 133 and 134: TEM transmission electron microscop
Page 135 and 136: TN true north (northerly direction
Page 137 and 138: TSS traffic separation scheme Tsuna
Page 139 and 140: UKMF UK Maritime Forum Informal for
Page 141 and 142: V2X (also V2I) vehicle-to-infrastru
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Page 145 and 146: white-box testing Testing that uses
Page 147: ZUPT zero velocity update (of in-ve
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