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D&O Directors And Officers (Insurance Policy)

DPP Dirty Petroleum Products
DA Disbursement Account
DA Double-Acting
DAF Deliver At Frontier
DAM Damage
DAMFORDET Damages for Detention
DAP Diammonium Phosphate
DAPS Days all Purposes (Total days for loading & discharging)
DB Double-Bottom
DBT Double Bottom (Tanks)
DBH Destroyed By Hurricane
DBS Direct Broadcasting by Satellite
DBS Destroyed By Storm
DCPA Distance to Closest Point of Approach
DCS Digital Cellular System
DD Dry-Docking
DDP Delivered Duty Paid
DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid
DE Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (IMO)
DEL Delivery
DEL/REDEL Delivery/Redelivery
DEM Demolished
DEM Demurrage
DEQ Delivered Ex Quay
DERA Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (UK)
DES Delivered Ex Ship or Disaster Emergency Service or dispatch
DESP Dispatch. Time saved, reward for quick turnaround- in dry cargo only
DET Detention
DETR Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (UK)
DEU Germany (Flag)
DEV Deviation. Vessel departure from a specified voyage
Deadfreight. Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not
DF(RT)
used
DFD Demurrage/Free Dispatch
Deadfreight. Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not
DFRT
used
DFSC Defence Fuel Support Center
DGAC Dangerous Goods Advisory Council
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
DHDATSBE Despatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends
DIES Diesel
DIP Depth of Liquid (=gauge)
DIR Direct
DIS Draft international standard (ISO)
DIS Danish International Ship Register
DISCH Discharge
DISP Dispatch
DK Deck
DLat Difference in latitude
DLong Difference in longitude
DLOSP Dropping Last Outwards Sea Pilot
DMA Danish Maritime Authorities
DMDO Distillate Marine Diesel Oil
DMI Danish Meteorological Institute
DNC Digital Nautical Chart
DNK Denmark (Flag)
DNRCAOSLONL Discount less and Non-Returnable Cargo and/or Ship Lost or Not Lost
DNV Det Norske Veritas (Norwegian Class Society)
DO Diesel Oil
DOA US Department of Agriculture
DOC Document Of Compliance (ISM Code)
DOC Document Of Compliance (Ship Cargo certificate)
DOLSP Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot
DOS Declaration of Security
DOT Department Of Transportation
DP(S) Dynamic Positioning (System)
DPP Dirty Petroleum Products
DR Dead Reckoning
DR Double Reduction
DRI Direct Reduced Iron (Cargo)
DRK Derrick
DRP Disaster Recovery Plan
DSA D i h Shi A i ti

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DSA Danish Shipowners Association

DSB Dispute Settlement Body
DSC Digital Selective Calling
Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers
DSC
(IMO)
DSC Code Dynamically Supported Craft Code
DSS Decision Support Systems
DSS Double Side Skin
DSU Dispute Settlement Understanding
DSV Diving Support Vessel
DT Deep Tank
DWT Dead Weight Tonnage

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