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In recreational boating safety, as in most specialized professions, stakeholders use abbreviations that may be unfamiliar. This list of the more commonly used acronyms has been developed to help everyone involved in recreational boating safety communicate better. If you have a suggestion for an acronym that’s not listed, please send it to info@nasbla.org. |
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| Acronym |
Definition |
| AAMVA |
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
| ABA |
American Bar Association |
| ABYC |
American Boat & Yacht Council |
| ACA |
American Canoe Association |
| ACBS |
Antique and Classic Boat Society |
| AFWA |
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies |
| AIS |
Automatic Identification System |
| ALAB |
American League of Anglers & Boaters |
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| ANS |
aquatic nusiance species |
| ASA |
American Sailing Association |
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| BAC |
blood alcohol concentration |
| BAIRAC |
Boating Accident, Investigation, Reporting, & Analysis Committee |
| BAR |
boating accident report |
| BARD |
boating accident report database |
| BARD-I |
boating accident report database- Internet |
| BEAP |
Boating Education Advisory Panel |
| BLA |
boating law administrator |
| BSAC |
National Boating Safety Advisory Council (it is really known as NSBAC) |
| BUI |
boating under the influence |
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| CAW |
Center for Asymmetric Warfare |
| CCG |
Canadian Coast Guard |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CPSC |
Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CPSS |
Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons |
| CSBC |
Candian Safe Boating Council |
| CSG |
Council of State Governments |
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| DNR |
Department of Natural Resources |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPIRB |
Emergency Position Indicating Radiobeacon |
| ERAC |
Engineering, Reporting & Analysis Committee |
| FLETC |
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center |
| HELP |
Heat Escape Lessening Position |
| HIN |
hull identification number |
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| IAMI |
International Association of Marine Investigators |
| IBWSS |
International Boating & Water Safety Summit |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| JSI |
John Snow, Inc. (Coast Guard contractor) |
| LE |
law enforcement |
| LCRA |
Lower Colorado River Authority |
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| MDA |
Maritime Domain Awareness |
| MLA |
Maritime Law Association |
| MLEO |
marine law enforcement officer |
| MOAA |
Marina Operators Association of America |
| MOE |
measures of effectiveness |
| MOU |
memorandum of understanding |
| MPOC |
Marine Patrol Officer Course |
| MRAA |
Marine Retailers Association of America |
| MSD |
marine sanitation device |
| MVTIS |
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System |
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| NABA |
Northern Association of Boating Administrators |
| NASBLA |
National Association of State Boating Law Administrators |
| NAVSAC |
Navigation Safety Advisory Council |
| NBF |
National Boating Federation |
| NBSAC |
National Boating Safety Advisory Council |
| NCMPS |
National Center for Maritime & Port Security |
| NCCUSL |
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws |
| NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health |
| NMMA |
National Marine Manufacturers Association |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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| NPRM |
notice of proposed rulemaking |
| NPS |
National Park Service |
| NRBSC |
National Recreational Boating Safety Coalition |
| NSA |
National Sheriffs Association |
| NSBC |
National Safe Boating Council |
| NTSB |
National Transportation Safety Board |
| NVDC |
National Vessel Documentation Center |
| NWSC |
National Water Safety Congress |
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| OUI |
operating under the influence |
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| PFD |
personal flotation device |
| PFDMA |
Personal Flotation Device Manufacturers Association |
| PIANC |
Permament International Association of Navigation Congresses (now International Navigation Association) |
| PPA |
Professional Paddlesports Association |
| PSA |
public service announcement |
| PWC |
personal watercraft |
| PWIA |
Personal Watercraft Industry Association |
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| RBFF |
Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation |
| RBS |
recreational boating safety |
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| SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SCA |
Small Craft Advisory (Magazine) |
| SNPRM |
Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| SOBA |
States Organization for Boating Access |
| SPIN |
Stop Propeller Injuries Now |
| SSBLAA |
Southern States Boating Law Administrators Association |
| SSN |
Social Security Number |
| STP |
standards technical panel |
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| TSAC |
Towing Safety Advisory Council |
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| UL |
Underwriters Laboratories |
| USACE |
United States Army Corp of Engineers |
| USATONS |
United States Aids to Navigation |
| USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
| USCG-A |
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary |
| USCG-AUX |
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary |
| USPS |
United States Power Squadrons |
| USWMS |
Uniform State Waterway Marking System |
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| VDS |
visual distress signal |
| VHF |
very high frequency (for radio communications) |
| VIRT |
Vessel Identification, Registration & Titling Committee |
| VIS |
Vessel Identification System |
| VTS |
Vessel Traffic Services |
| WSBAA |
Western States Boating Administrators Association |
