Glossary

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All Information Density (all display)search for term

The maximum amount of SENC information. Here in addition to the standard display, also all other other features are displayed, individually on demand (Source: Standard Inland ECDIS CCR version 2.0/2006)

Allied servicessearch for term

Services activily involved in the safe and efficient passage of the vessel through the VTS area (Source: Inland VTS Guidelines CCR version 1/2006)

Asynchronous messagesearch for term

A message that can be delivered by the sender without explicitly having to wait for the processing of the message by the receiver. The receiver decides when to process the message ( Source: Standard electronic reporting CCR version 1.2/2006)

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