Abbreviations and Acronyms

 

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E&OE

   Errors and Omissions Excepted
 
E0   Unattended Engine Room
 
EA   Environment Agency
 

EAON

   Except As Otherwise Noted
 
EAs   Environmental Assessments
 

EASC

   European Air Shippers' Council
 
EB   Eastbound
 
EBL   Electronic Bearing Line
 

EC

   1. East Coast
 
2. European Commission
 

ECA

   1. Early Case Assessment
 
2. Emergency Controlling Authority
 
ECAs   Emission Control Areas
 
ECASBA   European Community Association of Ship Brokers and Agents
 
ECCA   East Coast Central America
 

ECDIS

   Electronic Chart Display and Information System
 

ECJ

   European Court of Justice
 

ECS

   Electronic Chart System
 

ECSA

   1. East Coast South America
 
2. European Community Shipowners' Association
 
ECSI   Export Cargo Shipping Instructions
 
ECTU   European Council of Transport Users
 
ECUK   East Coast United Kingdom
 
ECV   Estimated Completed Value
 
EDH   Efficient Deck Hand
 

EDI

   Electronic Data Interchange
 
EDIFACT   Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce and Transport
 
EDP   Early Departure Procedure
 
EE   Errors Excepted
 

EEA

   European Economic Area
 
EEBD   Emergency Escape Breathing Device
 
EED   Energy Exploration and Development
 
EEDI   Energy Efficiency Design Index
 
EELS   Excess Energy Line Slip
 

EEZ

   Exclusive Economic Zone
 

EFT

   Electronic fund transfer
 
EG   1. Environment Group
 
2. For example
 

EGCS

   Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
 
EGE   Exhaust Gas Economiser
 
EHC   Equipment Handover Charge
 
EHP   Effective Horse Power
 
EHS   Environment and Heritage Service
 
EIS   Environmental Impact Statement
 
EITC   European Inland Transport Council
 
EIU   Even If Used
 

ELAA

   European Liner Affairs Association
 
ELO   Environment Liaison Officer
 
ELSA   Emergency Life Saving Apparatus
 
ELVENT   Electric Ventilation
 
EMF   Electromotive Force
 
EML   Estimated Maximum Loss
 

EmS

   Emergency Schedule
 

EMSA

   European Maritime Safety Agency
 
EN   English Nature
 

ENC

   Electronic Navigational Chart
 
ENG   Engine
 

e-NOA

   Electronic Notice of Arrival
 
e-NOA/D   Electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure
 
ENS   Electronic Navigation Systems
 
EOP   End Of Passage
 
EOSP   End Of Sea Passage
 

EPA

   Environmental Protection Agency (US)
 
EPC Regs   Offshore Installation (Emergency Pollution Control) Regulations
 
EPIRBs   Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons
 
ER   Engine Room
 

ERG

   Emergency Response Guidebook
 

ERRV

   Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels
 

ESC

   European Shippers' Council
 
ESD   1. Echo Sounder
 
2. Emergency Shut Down
 

ESM

   Environmentally Sound Management
 
ESPO   European Sea Ports Organisation
 
E-SSM   Electronic Ship Supply Management
 
EST   Estimated
 
EST WT   Estimated Weight
 

ETA

   1. Estimated Time of Arrival
 
2. Expected Time of Arrival
 
ETB   Expected Time of Berthing
 
ETC   1. Estimated Time of Completion
 
2. Expected Time of Completion
 
ETCD   Expected Time of Completion & Departure
 
ETD   Expected Time of Departure
 
ETH   Ethylene
 
ETR   Expected Time of Readiness
 
ETS   Expected Time of Sailing
 
ETV   Emergency Towing Vessel
 

EU

   European Union
 
EWS   Early Warning System
 
EXCL   Exclusive
 
EXP   Expected
 
EXW   Ex Works
 

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