S

Summer loadline; south.

S & P (S AND P)

Sale and purchase.

S d/k

Shelter deck.

s.s. & c.

Same sea and country coast.

S/a

Safe arrival; subject to approval.

S/A (S.A.)

South America; South Australia; South Africa; safe anchorage; Salvage Association.

S/F (SOF)

Statement of facts.

S/N

Shipping note.

S/o

Shipowner.

S/S

Suez laden, Suez ballast.

SA/SHEX

Saturday afternoon/Sundays and holidays excepted.

SABIO

Stem and Berth in order

SATPM

Saturday P.M.

SATSHEX/SSHEX

Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted.

SB

Safe berth.

SBE

Standby engine.

SBM

Single buoy mooring (for oil tankers); soyabean meal (cargo).

SBT

Segregated ballast tanks.

SCNT

Suez Canal Net Tonnage.

SD

Single deck; self-discharging.

SDBC

Single Decker bulk carrier

SDR

Special Drawing Rights (IMF).

SDWT (sdwt)

Summer deadweight.

SEA

South east Asia

SELFD

Self Discharging

SEMI-TRAILERS

Are usually 12.0 meter flatbed road trailers

SF

San Francisco; Summer Freeboard; Stowage factor.

SG

Specific gravity.

SH

Second Half

SHEX

Sundays and holidays excepted.

SHEXEIU

Sundays and holidays excepted, even if used.

SHEXUU

Sundays and holidays excepted, unless used.

SHINC

Sundays, Holidays Included

SHU

Shuaibu (port).

Sim Sub

Similar substitute.

SITPRO

Simplification of International Trade Procedures (Board).

SKO

Superior kerosene oil.

SKOR

South Korea

SL

Sailed.

SLT

Sludge Tank

SOB

Shipped on board.

SOC

Shipper Owned Container

SOF

Statement of Facts

SOLAS

International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea (1974/78).

SP

Safe Port

SPASS

Skaw - Passero (range)

spd

Ship pays dues; speed.

SPM

Single point mooring.

SPN

Spain

SPT (spt)

Spot.

SRBL

Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading

SS

Service speed; steamship; special survey.

SSHEX (or SATSHEX)

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded

SSHINC (or SATSHINC)

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included

SSW

Summer salt water.

STBC

Self-trimming bulk carrier

Stc

Said to contain

STCW

Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping for Seafarers.

STD (std)

Standard (timber trade).

STEM

Subject To Enough Merchandise (Availability of Cargo)

STERN

The aformost part of a ship

Sth

South

STL

Steel.

Stoa

Subject to owner’s approval.

Stw

Said to weigh.

SUB

Subject (to)

Sub open

Subject open

Sub stem

Subject stem (availability of cargo).

Subdets

Subject details (of C/P).

SUBDGS

Subject to Director-General of Shipping approval.

SUBs

Subjects (fixed on)

SUIT

Suitable.

SV

Sailing vessel.

SW

Salt water; shipper’s weight.

SWAD

Salt Water Arrival Draft

SWDD

Salt water departure draft.

SWL

Safe working load (of cranes, derricks).

T

Tropical loadline

T/C Trip (TCT)

Time charter trip.

T/P

Trans Pacific.

T/S

Time sheet; transshipment.

TAFHEX

Thursday afternoons Fridays and holidays excepted.

TARV (TA R/V)

Trans Atlantic Round Voyage

TBA

To be advised.

TBD

To be declared.

TBMA

To be mutually agreed.

TBN

To be nominated

TC (T/C, t/c)

Time charter.

TCE

Time charter equivalent.

TCH

Time charter hire

TCM

Convention on the International Combined Transport of Goods.

TCT

Time charter Trip

TCY

Time charter yield

TDK

Tween decker.

TDW (tdw)

Tons deadweight.

TECH

Toxic, explosive, corrosive and hazardous (dangerous cargo)

TEU

Twenty foot equivalent unit.

TF

Tropical fresh water loadline.

THC

Terminal handling charges,

TIB

Trimmed in bunkers.

TIP

Takind inward pilot

TMK

Tonnage mark.

TNC

Time to next cargo

TNGE

Tonnage.

TOTCOM

Total commission.

TOVALOP

Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement Concerning Liability for oil Pollution

Tp

Time in port.

TPC

Tons per centimeter (immersion).

TPCM

Tons per cubic metre

TPD

Tons per day.

TPI

Tons per inch

TPRV (TP R/V)

Trans Pacific Round Voyage

TR

Tons registered.

TRND

To be renamed.

Ts

Time at sea.

TSP

Triple super phosphate

TST

Topside tank.

TT

Telegraphic transfer

TTL

Total

TW

Tween Decker

TWHD

Tons per working or workable hatch per day.

TYT

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