Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) Acronyms and Abbreviations

AIS - Automatic Identification System
ASP - Application Service Provider
COTP - Captain of the Port
CSP - Communications Service Provider
DHS - Department of Homeland Security
DOT - Department of Transportation
DSC - Digital Selective Calling
EEZ - Exclusive Economic Zone
GMDSS - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite System
HF - High Frequency
ICC - Intelligence Coordination Center
IDC - International Data Center
IDE - International Data Exchange
IMO - International Maritime Organization
ITU - International Telecommunication Union
LRIT - Long Range Identification and Tracking
MDA - Maritime Domain Awareness
MF - Medium Frequency
MISLE - Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement
MODU - Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
MSC - Maritime Safety Committee
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NOA - Notice of Arrival
NM - Nautical Mile
NPRM - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NTTAA - National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
NVMC - National Vessel Movement Center
OCS - Outer Continental Shelf
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
SAR - Search and Rescue
SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended
SOPLAS - V/19-1 SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 19-1
SSAS - Ship Security Alert System
VHF - Very High Frequency
VMS - Vessel Monitoring System
VTS - Vessel Traffic Service