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Glossary of Terms |
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We hear and use terms related to diving and shipwreck exploration all the time. This section is devoted to listing all of the terms and thier meanings. |
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American Nitrox Divers Incorporated - SCUBA diving training agency |
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ANDI - American Nitrox Divers Incorporated |
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Barque; barc; bark - sailing vessel with three (or more) masts, fore-and-aft sails on the aftermost mast and square sails on all other masts |
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Brig - A two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on both masts |
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CNS - Commonwealth Naval Ship (Australia) |
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CSS - Confederate States Ship; Ship of the Confederate States |
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DAN - Divers Alert Network |
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DEMA - Dive Equipment and Marketing Association |
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HMAS - His or Her Majesty's Australian Ship |
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HMBS - His or Her Majesty's Bahamian Ship; His or Her Majesty's Bermudian Ship; His or Her Majesty's Burmese Ship |
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HMCS - His or Her Majesty's Canadian Ship; His or Her Majesty's Colonial Ship |
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HMCyS - His or Her Majesty's Ceylon Ship |
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HMIS - His or Her Majesty's Indian Ship |
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HMJS - His or Her Majesty's Jamaican Ship |
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HMNZS - His or Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship |
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HMPNGS - His or Her Majesty's Papua New Guinea Ship |
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HMPS - His or Her Majesty's Pakistan Ship |
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HMQS - His or Her Majesty's Queensland Ship |
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HMS - His or Her Majesty's Ship. In The Royal Navy (United Kingdom), it refers to the King or Queen of the United Kingdom as appropriate at the time. British government ships not in the Royal Navy have other designations. In the Royal Swedish Navy it stands for Hans or Hennes Majestäts Skepp. |
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HMSAS - His or Her Majesty's South African Ship |
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HM Submarine - His or Her Majesty's Submarine |
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HMTS - His or Her Majesty's Tuvaluan Ship |
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HMVS - His or Her Majesty's Victorian Ship |
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HMY - His or Her Majesty's Yacht (only used for HMY Britannia) |
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M/V; MV - Motor Vessel |
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Sloop - Sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig. It carries a single mast positioned farther forward than aft. The fore-triangle is smaller than that of a cutter. |
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SS - Steamship |
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S/V; SV - Sailing Vessel |
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USS - United States Ship |
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YMCA - Young Men's Christian Association |
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YMCA SCUBA Program - SCUBA diving training agency. Oldest national SCUBA training agency in USA. |
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