| AIS | automatic identification system |
| ARCS | admiralty raster chart system |
| ARPA | automatic radar plotting aid |
| ATT | admiralty tide table |
| BWW | bearing waypoint to waypoint |
| BTW | bearing to waypoint |
| CD | chart datum |
| MSL | mean sea level |
| LAT | lowest astronomical tide |
| CEP | circular error propable |
| CM | chart manager utility |
| CMG | course made good |
| COG | course over ground |
| CPA | closest point of approach |
| CPP | controllable pitch proppeler |
| CTW | course through water |
| DIST | distance |
| DGPS | Differential Global Positioning System |
| DR | Dead Reckoning |