Appendix C: List of abbreviations | |
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Appendix C: List of abbreviations
BDI | Bearing Deviation Indicator |
BTW | Bearing To Waypoint |
CDI | Course Deviation Indicator |
COG | Course Over Ground. The actual direction of your vessel’s |
| movement over the ground. |
dGPS | Differential Global Positioning System |
DTG | Distance To Go |
EMC | |
ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
HDOP | Horizontal Dilution Of Precision. The multiplicative factor that |
| modifies ranging error. It is caused solely by the geometry |
| between your vessel and your set of satellites. |
MOB | Man OverBoard |
NMEA | National Marine Electronics Association (interconnection |
| standard) |
SOG | Speed Over Ground. The rate of movement of the vessel over the |
| ground. |
TTG | Time To Go |
WPT | Waypoint |
XTE | Cross Track Error |