| DTW | Distance to Waypoint |
| EBL | Electronic Bearing Line |
| VRM | Variable Range Marker |
| ECS | Electronic Chart System |
| ECDIS | Electronic Chart Display and Information System |
| ENC | Electronic Navigational Charts |
| EP | Estimated Position |
| EPFS | Electronic Position Fixing System |
| ER | Echo Reference |
| ERBL | Electronic Range and Bearing Line |
| ETB | Estimated Time of Berthing |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETD | Expected Time of Departure |
| ETS | Expected Time of Sailing |
| FPP | Fixed Pitch Propeller |
| GC | great circle |
| RL | rhumb line |
| GLONASS | Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System |
| GHA | greenwich Hour Angle |
| LHA | local Hour Angle |
| SHA | sideral Hour Angle |
| DGLO | differential Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System |
| GNSS | global navigation satellite system |
| GMT | greenwich mean time |
| UTC | Universal time coordinated |
| TAI | time atomic international |
| GT | gross tonnage |
| NT | net tonnage |
| GZ | guard zone |
| HDG | heading |
| HDOP | horizontal dillusion of precision |
| HO | hydrographic office |
| IALA | international association of lighthouse authorities |
| IBS | integrated bridge system |
| IHO | international hydrographic organization |
| IMO | international maritime organization |