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A
| ASEAN |
| Association of South East Asian Nations |
| ATCM |
| Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting |
| AWI |
| Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany |
| ABLOS |
| IHO-IAG Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea |
| ATCP |
| Antarctic Treaty Consultative Party |
B
| BSHC |
| Baltic Sea Hydrographic Commission |
| BSH |
| Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie |
C
| CBC |
| IHO Capacity Building Committee |
| C&SMWG |
| IHO Colours and Symbols Maintenance Working Group |
| CCIR |
| International Radio Consultative Committee |
| CGOM |
| IOC Consultative Group on Ocean Mapping |
| CHRIS |
| IHO Committee on Hydrographic Requirements for Information Systems (CHRIS) (now HSSC) |
| CHS |
| Canadian Hydrographic Service |
| COMSAR |
| IMO Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue |
| CPRNW |
| IHO Commission on Promulgation of Radio Navigational Warnings (now WWNWS Sub Committee) |
| CSPCWG |
| Chart Standardization and Paper Chart WG |
D
| DCDB |
| IHO Data Center for Digital Bathymetry (DCDB) |
| DOALOS |
| Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea |
| DQWG |
| IHO Data Quality Working Group |
E
| EAHC |
| East Asia Hydrographic Commission |
| EAtHC |
| Eastern Atlantic Hydrographic Commission (EAtHC) |
| ECDIS |
| Electronic Chart Display Information System |
F
| FAO |
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
G
| GBE |
| GEBCO Bathymetric Editor |
| GEBCO |
| General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans |
| GIS |
| Geographic Information System |
| GLOSS |
| Global Sea-Level Observing System |
| GMDSS |
| Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
| GOOS |
| Global Ocean Observing System |
| GPS |
| Global Positioning System |
H
| HCA |
| IHO Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica |
| HCIWWG |
| IHO Hydrography & Cartography in Inland Waters WG |
| HGMIO |
| IHO Harmonization Group on Marine Information Overlays |
| HNODC |
| Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre |
| HSSC |
| IHO Services and Standards Committee |
I
| IAATO |
| International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO) |
| IAEA |
| International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IALA |
| International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities |
| IBC |
| International Bathymetric Chart |
| IBCAO |
| International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean |
| IBCCA |
| International Bathymetric Chart of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico |
| IBCEA |
| International Bathymetric Chart of the Central Eastern Atlantic |
| IBCM |
| International Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean and its Geological/Geophysical Series |
| IBCSEP |
| International Bathymetric Chart of the South Eastern Pacific |
| IBCWIO |
| International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Indian Ocean |
| IBCWP |
| International Bathymetric Chart of the Western Pacific |
| ICA |
| International Cartographic Association |
| ICAO |
| International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICES |
| International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
| ICSEM |
| International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean (ICSEM) |
| IEC |
| International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IFREMER |
| Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer |
| IGU |
| International Geographical Union |
| IHB |
| International Hydrographic Bureau |
| IHO |
| International Hydrographic Organization |
| IMA |
| International Maritime Academy |
| IMO |
| International Maritime Organization |
| INMARSAT |
| International Maritime Satellite Organization |
| IOC |
| Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
| IRCC |
| IHO Inter-Regional Coordination Committee |
| ISO |
| International Organization for Standardization |
| ISPWG |
| IHO Strategic Plan WG |
| IUGG |
| International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics |
| IUGS |
| International Union of Geological Sciences |
J
| JODC |
| Japan Oceanographic Data Centre |
K
| KODC |
| Korea Oceanographic Data Centre |
L
| LAC |
| IHO Legal Advisory Committee |
| LADS |
| Laser Airborne Depth Sounder |
| LAT |
| Lowest Astronomical Tides |
| LES |
| Land Earth Station (Inmarsat term) |
| LORAN |
| Long Range Navigation |
M
| MACHC |
| Meso-American and Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Commission |
| MBSHC |
| Mediterranean and Black Seas Hydrographic Commission (MBSHC) |
| MEPC |
| IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee |
| MoHWG |
| IHO Manual on Hydrography Working Group |
| MSC |
| IMO Maritime Safety Committee |
| MSDIWG |
| IHO Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure WG |
N
| NAV |
| IMO Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation |
| NGDC |
| National Geophysical Data Center |
| NHC |
| Nordic Hydrographic Commission |
| NIOHC |
| North Indian Ocean Hydrographic Commission |
| NOAA |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOS |
| National Ocean Service |
| NSHC |
| North Sea Hydrographic Commission |
| NZOI |
| New Zealand Oceanographic Institute |
O
| OCIMF |
| Oil Companies International Marine Forum |
| OOS |
| Ocean Observing System |
P
| PAIGH |
| Pan American Institute of Geography and History |
| PERSGA |
| Regional Organization for Conservation of the Environment and the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden |
| PSMSL |
| Permanent Service for Mean Sea-Level |
Q
R
| RAN |
| Royal Australian Navy |
| RCSSMRS |
| Regional Centre for Services in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing |
| RNZN |
| Royal New Zealand Navy |
| RODC |
| Regional Oceanographic Data Centre |
| ROPME |
| Regional Organisation for the Protection of the Marine Environment |
| RSAHC |
| ROPME Sea Area Hydrographic Commission |
S
| SAIHC |
| Southern Africa and Islands Hydrographic Commission |
| SCALOP |
| Standing Committee on Antarctic Logistics and Operations |
| SCAR |
| Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research |
| SCDB |
| Sub-Committee on Digital Bathymetry |
| SCUFN |
| Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names |
| SEPHC |
| South-East Pacific Hydrographic Commission |
| SHOM |
| Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (France) |
| SIO |
| Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Calif., USA) |
| SNPWG |
| IHO Standardisation of Nautical Publications Working Group |
| SOLAS |
| International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea |
| SWAtHC |
| South West Atlantic Hyrographic Commission |
| SWPHC |
| South-West Pacific Hydrographic Commission |
| TCC |
| IMO Technical Cooperation Committee |
| TSMAD |
| IHO Transfer Standard Maintenance and Application Development Working Group |
U
| UKHO |
| Hydrographic Office of the UK |
| UNCLOS |
| United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
| UNESCO |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| USBGN |
| United States Board on Geographic Names |
| USCG |
| United States Coast Guard |
| USCHC |
| US/Canada Hydrographic Commission |
| USNODC |
| United States National Oceanographic Data Center |
| USNOO |
| United States Naval Oceanographic Office |
V
| VHO |
| Volunteering Hydrographic Office |
W
| WEND |
| IHO Worldwide Electronic Navigational Chart Data Base Committee |
Working Group
| WGGI |
| Working Group on Geodesy and Geographic Information |
| WGS |
| World Geodetic System |
| WOCE |
| World Ocean Circulation Experiment |
| WVS |
| World Vector Shoreline |
| WWNWS |
| IHO Sub Committee on the World Wide Navigation Warning Service |
X
| XBT |
| Expendable Bathythermograph |
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