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Pages 100-102

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... CDS Construction Differential Subsidy (federal shipbuilding assistance program) CIRRs commercial interest reference rates CNC computer numerical control DWT deadweight ton FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations GRT gross registered ton IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IMO International Maritime Organization ISO International Standards Organization 100
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... MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MSNAP Merchant Ship Naval Augmentation Program NA&ME naval architecture, marine engineering, and ocean engineering NAVSEA Naval Sea Systems Command NC numerically controlled NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NMEI National Maritime Enhancement Institute NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPV net present value NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation NSRP National Shipbuilding Research Program OBO oil, bulk, or ore carriers ODS Operating Differential Subsidy (federal ship operation assistance program) OECD Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development ONR Office of Naval Research R&D research and development RO/RO roll-on/roll-off unitized cargo ship SBD system-based design SNAME Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers SSC Ship Structure Committee SSTDP Sealift Ship Technology Development Program SWATH small waterplane area twin hull TAG Technical Advisory Group TRP Technology Reinvestment Project (ARPA)
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Key Terms

  • shipbuilding assistance
  • differential subsidy
  • federal shipbuilding
  • ocean engineering
  • ship technology

  • construction differential
  • computer numerical
  • maritime organization
  • enhancement institute
  • shipbuilding research

  • capital construction
  • numerical control
  • operation assistance
  • operating differential
  • sealift ship

  • acquisition regulations
  • gross registered
  • structure committee
  • standards organization
  • national maritime

  • cargo ship
  • international maritime
  • reinvestment project
  • naval augmentation
  • unitized cargo

  • ship operation
  • augmentation program
  • registered ton
  • merchant ship
  • ship structure


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