LIST OF COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
(Including Associated Links for Further Details or Information Regarding
Selected Terms or Entities)
Additional Links
Quick Index
        
        
       
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A |
Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Marketing & Public
Affairs |
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ABC
|
America's Boating
Course
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ABYC
|
American Boat and Yacht Council
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ADM
|
Admiral (USCG, USN,
USPHS)
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ADSO
|
Assistant District Staff
Officer
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AIDE
|
Aide to National
Commodore/District Commodore
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AIM
|
Academy Introduction Mission
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AIS
|
Automatic
Identification System
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ALCOAST
|
All Coast Guard Message
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AMOS
|
Auxiliary Mission
Objectives System
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ANSC
|
Auxiliary National
Supply Center (Catalog)
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AOR
|
Area of Responsibility
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ARC
|
American Red Cross
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ARCO
|
Area Rear Commodore
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ASST
|
Assistant
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ATON
|
Aids to Navigation
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AUX
|
Coast Guard Auxiliary
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AUX-AIR
|
Auxiliary Aviation
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AuxACN
|
Auxiliary Advanced Coastal Navigation
(Alternative name for
AUXNAV)
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AUXCEN
|
Auxiliary
Center
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AUXCOM
|
Auxiliary Communication Specialty
Course
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AUXDATA
|
Information data base
effective March, 02
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AUXFAC
|
Auxiliary Facility
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AUXLAM
|
Auxiliary Leadership &
Management Course
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AUXLEA
|
Auxiliary Leadership
Course
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AUXLO
|
Auxiliary Liason Officer
(Auxiliary Member designated as primary interface to Gold Side
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AUXMAN
|
Auxiliary Manual
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AUXMIN
|
Auxiliary Administration
Specialty Course (Obsolete. Credit if prev. earned)
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AUXMIS
|
Auxiliary Management Information System, Now AUXDATA
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AUXNAV
|
Auxiliary Navigation
Specialty Course (See Also
AuxACN)
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AuxNet
|
CGAUX Radio Network
(General Description)
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AUXOP
|
Operational Auxiliarist Status
(Passed 6 [formerly 7] Specialty Courses)
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AUXPAL
|
Auxiliary Personnel
Allowance List
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AUXPAT
|
Auxiliary Patrols
Specialty Course |
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AUXSAR |
Auxiliary Search & Rescue Specialty Course
(No longer Offered Replaced by AuxSCE) |
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AUXSEA
|
Auxiliary Seamanship
Specialty Course |
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AUXWEA
|
Auxiliary Weather Specialty Course |
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AWW
|
America's Waterway Watch
(Previously "Operation Waterway
Watch")
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AX
|
AUXOP (designation in
AUXData database
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B
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Designates the Nat'l
Aux. Dept. of
Boating
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BA
|
Branch Assistant,
National Staff
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BC
|
Branch Chief, National
Staff
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BC-NCA
|
Conference Assistant,
NACO Staff
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BC-NCO
|
Conference Organization,
NACO Staff
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BC-NCP
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Conference Planning,
NACO Staff
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BC-NCR
|
Conference Registration,
NACO Staff
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BC-NCS
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Conference Support, NACO
Staff
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BCQ
|
Boat Crew Qualification
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BED
|
Base Enrollment Date
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BFOI
|
Boat Force Operations Insignia
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BIA |
Boating Industry Association |
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BIC
|
Basic Instructor Course (USCG)
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BLA
|
Boating Law Administrator
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BM
|
Boatswains Mate
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BMOW
|
Boatswain's Mate of the Watch
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BOAT/US
|
Boat Owners Association of the U. S.
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BOCA
|
Boat Owners Council of America
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BOSAF
|
Boating Safety Correspondence Course
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BQ
|
Basically Qualified
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BS&S
|
Boating Skills and Seamanship
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BSAC
|
Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC)
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BSC |
Boating Safety Circular |
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BT |
"Break"
between message header and message content |
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BUI
|
Boating
Under the Influence (of alcohol, etc.) |
| BWI |
Boating While Intoxicated |
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BYBB
|
Backyard Boat Builders
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BZ
|
Bravo Zulu -- "Well Done"
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CAMS
|
Communications Area Master Station (e.g.,
CAMSPAC: Communications Area
Master Station
Pacific, NMC, Pt. Reyes CA
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CAP
|
Civil Air
Patrol
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CAPT
|
Captain (USCG, USN, USPHS)
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CAVU
|
Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited
(Aviation)
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CC
|
Career Counselor (CG Auxiliary SO
specialty designation - now obsolete)
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CDR
|
Commander (USCG, USN, USPHS)
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CEU
|
Continuing Education Unit
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CFR
|
Code of Federal Regulations
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CFVE
|
Commercial Fishing Vessel Examination
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CFVS
|
Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety
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CG
|
Coast Guard (United States Coast Guard)
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CGA
|
United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA)
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CGAUX
|
Coast Guard Auxiliary
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CGI
|
Coast Guard Institute, Oklahoma City, OK
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CGMA
|
Coast
Guard Mutual Assistance
(formerly CG Welfare)
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CHDIRAUX
|
Chief Director, Auxiliary (Headquarters)
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CM
|
Communications Officer (CG Aux. SO
specialty designation)
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CMC
|
Merchant Marine Safety Counsel
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CMC
|
Command Master Chief
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CME
|
Courtesy Marine (or Motorboat) Examination
(Now
“VSC”)
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CO
|
Commanding Officer
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COMDT
|
Commandant of the Coast
Guard
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COMDTINST
|
Commandant Instruction
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COMDTNOTE
|
Commandant Notice
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COMDTPUB
|
Commandant Publication
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COMO
|
Commodore
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COS
|
Chief of Staff
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CPO
|
Chief Petty Officer (USCG, USN)
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CPT
|
Captain
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CRC
|
Civil Rights Counselor
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CS
|
Communications Services (CG Aux. SO
specialty designation)
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CWO
|
Chief Warrant Officer
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D-AA
|
Administrative Assistant to DCO
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D-AD
|
Aide to the DCO
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DBW
|
(California) Department of Boating and
Waterways
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DC
|
National Department Chief
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DCS
|
District Chief of Staff
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DCO
|
District Commodore
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DCP
|
Division Commander
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DDO
|
District Directorate Officer (sometimes
District Directorate Commodore)
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DEP
|
Deputy
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DHS
|
Department of Homeland Security
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DIRAUX
|
Director of Auxiliary (District or Region)
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DIST
|
District
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DIV
|
Division At the local level Divisions are
the next level of leadership above the Flotilla. At the National
Level Departments are broken down into operating areas of responsibility
called Divisions
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DO
|
Direct Operations, a PSI clearance
required for direct support of CG Operations, or Defense Operations
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DOD
|
Department of Defense
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DOJ
|
Department
of Justice
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DOL
|
Department
of Labor
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DOT
|
Department
of Transportation
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DPG
|
District Planning Group
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DSO
|
District Staff Officer
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DVC
|
Division Chief (National Staff)
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DVC-NC
|
Conference Coordination,
NACO staff
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E
|
Designates the Nat'l
Aux. Dept. of
Education
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ELT
|
Enforcement of Laws and
Treaties
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EMPLID
|
Employee Identification
Number
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ENS
|
Ensign (USCG, USN)
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EPIRB
|
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
(Also see PEPIRB)
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EXCOM
|
District Executive
Committee
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FC
|
Flotilla Commander
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FED
|
Flotilla Enrollment Date
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FN
|
Finance Staff Officer (CG Aux. SO
specialty designation)
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FN
|
Fireman (Enlisted USCG, USN)
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FM
|
Family Member (AUXMIS designation)
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FMV
|
Fair Market Value
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FOUO
|
For Official Use Only
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FSO-
|
Flotilla Staff Officer– (followed by
specialty designation)
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FWPCA
|
Federal Water Pollution
Control Act
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G-
|
Staff Symbol identifying the CG & offices
within DOT
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G-C
|
Commandant of the Coast Guard
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G-CCS
|
Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard
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G-CV
|
Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
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G-0
|
Assistant Commandant for Operations
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G-PCX
|
Chief, Office of Auxiliary/Chief Director,
Auxiliary
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GIS
|
Global Information System
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GMT
|
Greenwich Mean Time (See
ZULU) (Also sometimes "GCT" "UT")
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GPO
|
Government Printing Office
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GS
|
General Service -- Federal employee pay
level designation
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GSA
|
General Services Administration
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JOOD
|
Junior Officer of the
Deck/Day
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L
|
Designates the Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Legal Affairs
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LCDR
|
Lieutenant Commander (USCG, USN, USPHS)
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LE
|
Law Enforcement
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LEPO
|
Law Enforcement Petty Officer
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LM
|
Life Member
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LM
|
CG Auxiliary Land Mobile Radio Station
Facility
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LO
|
Liaison Officer
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LORSTA
|
Loran Station
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LT
|
Lieutenant (USCG, USN, USPHS)
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LTJG
|
Lieutenant (Junior
Grade) (USCG, USN)
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M
|
Nat'l Aux. Dept. of
Marine Safety & Environmental
Protection (Also MSEP) |
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MA
|
Materials (CG Auxiliary SO specialty
designation)
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MARS
|
Military Affiliate Radio System
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MARSEC
|
Maritime Security (MARSEC 1 is the "New Normalcy")
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MCPO
|
Master Chief Petty Officer
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MCPOCG
|
Master Chief Petty Officer Of The Coast
Guard
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MDA
|
Maritime Domain
Awareness (also see OPR III)
CGAUX MDA/OPR Mission
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MDV
|
Marine Dealer Visitor (Obsolete. Now
"PV") (CG Aux. SO specialty designation)
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MEP
|
Marine Environmental Protections
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MF
|
Medium Frequency (300 to 3000 khz)
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MHLS
|
Maritime Homeland Security Strategy --
Three scalable Maritime Security postures for increased attention:
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MLB
|
Motor Lifeboat
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MLC
|
Maintenance and Logistics Command
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MI
|
Master Instructor
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MOA
|
Memorandum of Agreement
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MOU
|
Memorandum of Understanding
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MR
|
Member Resources (old name for Personnel
Services)
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MS
|
Marine Safety (CG Auxiliary SO specialty
designation)
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MS
|
Member Services
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MSC
|
Marine Safety Council
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MSD
|
Marine Sanitation Device or Marine Safety
Detachment
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MSEP
|
Marine
Safety & Environmental Protection (Also "M")
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MSSEP
|
Marine Safety, Security
& Environmental Protection
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MSI
|
Marine Safety Insignia
(Trident Device)
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MST
|
Marine Science
Technician (USCG PO Rating)
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MSO
|
Marine Safety Office
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MT
|
Member Training (CG Auxiliary SO specialty
designation)
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MTSA
|
Maritime
Transportation Security Act
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O
|
Designates Nat'l Aux.
Dept. of
Operations
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OBS
|
Office of Boating Safety
(Coast Guard)
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OSC
|
Outboard Boating Club
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OCMI
|
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection
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OCS
|
Officer Candidate School
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ODU
|
Operational Dress Uniform (Replacing
Working Dress Blue)
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OIA
|
Order Issuing Authority
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OINC or OIC |
Officer-in-Charge
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OMS
|
Operations and Marine
Safety
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OOD
|
Officer of the Deck/Day
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OP
|
Operations (CG Auxiliary SO specialty
designation)
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OPM
|
Operations Policy Manual (CGAUX)
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OPFAC
|
Operational Facility
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OPORD
|
Operation Order
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OPR
|
Operation Patriot
Readiness (now in Phase III. See Also: MDA)
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OPS
|
Operations, Operations Officer
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OS
|
Operations Specialist
(CG Petty Officer Rating -- Merger of RD and TC)
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OWW
|
Operation Waterway Watch
(Now "America's Waterway Watch")
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P
|
Designates Nat'l Aux.
Dept. of
Personnel
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P
|
(before officer title acronym) Past
Officer
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PA
|
Public Affairs (CG Auxiliary SO specialty
designation)
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PAO
|
Public Affairs Officer
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PATCOM
|
Patrol Commander
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PCO
|
Paddle Craft Operator
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PB
|
Publications (CG Auxiliary SO specialty
designation)
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PE
|
Public Education (CG Auxiliary SO
specialty designation)
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PEPIRB
|
Personal Emergency Position Indicating
Radio Beacon
(Also see EPIRB)
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PFD
|
Personal Flotation Device
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PIW
|
People (Person) in Water
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PO
|
Petty Officer (USCG, USN)
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POB
|
People on Board (Formerly SOB - Souls on
Board)
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POC
|
Point of Contact
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POD
|
Past Officer Device
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POMS
|
Patrol Order Management
System
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PPE
|
Personal Protective
Equipment
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PQS
|
Performance
Qualification Standard
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PS
|
Personnel Services (Also Reserve Port
Security Rate)
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PV
|
Program Visitor (Previously "MDV") (Staff
Officer designator)
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PWC
|
Personal Water Craft
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PWCS
|
Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security
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QE
|
Qualification Examiner
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QEC
|
Qualification Examiner Coordinator (See
http://www.division1.org/qec.html )
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QM
|
Quartermaster (CG PO Rate now Combined
with BM)
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QMOW
|
Quartermaster of the
Watch
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R&D
|
Research and Development
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RADM
|
Rear Admiral (Upper Half) O-8
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RBS
|
Recreational Boating
Safety
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RBSVP
|
Recreational Boating
Safety Visitation Program
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RCO
|
District Rear Commodore
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RCC
|
Rescue Coordination Center
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RDML
|
Rear Admiral (Lower Half) O-7 (Previously
Commodore)
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REP
|
Representative
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RET
|
Retired
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REWK
|
REcertification required for failure
to attend required WorKshop
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REYR
|
REcertification required for failure
to meet Yearly Requirements
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RMS
|
Readiness Management
System
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SAMA
|
Standard Auxiliary Maintenance Allowance
(for personal equipment used onordered patrols)
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SAR
|
Search and Rescue
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SBLA
|
State Boating Law Administrator
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SC
|
Specialty Course (One of six)
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SCA
|
Small Craft Advisory (a NASBLA
periodical)
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SCPO
|
Senior Chief Petty Officer (USCG, USN)
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SK
|
Storekeeper (USCG Petty Officer Rate)
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SLO
|
State Liaison Officer
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SN
|
Seaman (USCG, USN)
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SO
|
Division Staff Officer
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SOPA
|
Senior Officer Present Afloat
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SR
|
Secretary/Records (CG Auxiliary SO
specialty designation)
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SR
|
Seaman Recruit (USCG,
Navy)
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STAN Team
|
Standardization Team
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T
|
Designates Nat'l Aux.
Dept. of
Training
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TAD
|
Temporary Assignment to Duty (or Temporary
Assigned Duty)
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TARP
|
Targeted Augmenting and Recruiting Program
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TC
|
Telecommunications Specialist (Obsolete -
Merged into OS rating)
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TCT
|
Team Coordination
Training
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TONO
|
Travel Order Number
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UDC
|
Uniform
Distribution Center (Official CG source, purchase of Auxiliary
uniforms)
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UNCLAS
|
Unclassified (immediately following BT
after unclassified message header)
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USA
|
United States Army
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USAF
|
United States Air Force
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USAFR
|
United States Air Force Reserve
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USA-NG
|
United States Army - National Guard
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USAR
|
United States Army Reserve
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USC
|
United States Code
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USCA
|
United States Code Annotated
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USCG
|
United States Coast Guard (also CG)
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USCGA
|
United States Coast Guard Academy
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USCGAUX
|
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
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USCGR
|
United States Coast Guard Reserve
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USMC
|
United States Marine Corps
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USMCR
|
United States Marine Corps Reserve
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USN
|
United States Navy
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USNR
|
United States Navy Reserve
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USPHS
|
United States Public Health Service
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USPS
|
United States Power Squadrons
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V
|
Designates Nat'l Aux.
Dept. of
Vessel Examination
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VADM
|
Vice Admiral (USCG, USN)
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VCO
|
District Vice Commodore
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VCP
|
Division Vice Captain
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VE
|
Vessel Examiner (CG Auxiliary SO specialty
designation)
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VE
|
Vessel Examination
(See VSC)
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VFC
|
Vice Flotilla Commander
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VFR/IFR
|
Visual Flight Rules/Instrument Flight
Rules
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VHF
|
Very High Frequency (30 to 300 mhz)
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VMC
|
Visual Meteorological Conditions (See VFR)
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VSC
|
Vessel Safety Check
(formerly CME: Courtesy Motorboat [Marine] Examination)
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XO
|
Executive Officer
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XPO
|
Executive Petty Officer
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ZKJ2
|
"Closing down radio
guard for _________" (Used as Radio Log entry)
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ZKN
|
"I have taken over guard
for ____________" (Used as Radio Log entry)
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ZKO
|
"I have handed over
radio guard to __________" (Used as Radio Log entry)
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ZKP
|
"I am radio guard for
__________" (Used as Radio Log entry)
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ZUI
|
"Your attention is
invited to . . ." (Used in message header)
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ZYB
|
Designates an
administrative message (Used in message header
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ZULU
|
Military designator for GMT
Date-Time Group on Messages (also GMT/GCT/UT)
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