LIST OF ACRONYMS
ABYC American Boat and Yacht
Council
AFCI arc fault circuit interrupter
AGM absorbed glass mat
AIC ampere interrupting capacity
ASCC available short-circuit current
AWG American Wire Gauge
CAN controller area network
CCA cold cranking amps
dB decibel
DGPS Differential GPS
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung
DVOM digital volt-ohmmeter
EMC electromagnetic compatability
EMI electromagnetic interference
EPD equipment protecting device
FCC Federal Communications
Commission
GFCI ground fault circuit interrupter
GFP ground fault protection
GHz gigahertz
GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and
Safety System
GPS global positioning system
Hz Hertz
IEC International Electrotechnical
Commission
IEEE Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers
IMO International Maritime
Organization
IP ingress protection
JIS Japanese Industrial Standard
kW kilowatt
mA milliamp
MARPA mini automatic radar plotting
aid
MCA marine cranking amps
mG milligauss
MHz megahertz
NEC National Electric Code
NMEA National Marine Electronics
Association
PC personal computer
RCD residual current device
RFI radio frequency interference
RMS root mean square
SWR standing wave ratio
TDR time domain reflectometer
UPS uninterruptible power supply
VAC volts of alternating current
VDC volts of direct current
VOP velocity of propagation
WAAS wide area augmentation system209
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