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Defense - A US Marine Corps tactical air command and control system that provides the tactical air commander with the means to command, coordinate, and control all air operations within an assigned sector and to coordinate air operations with other Services. It is composed of command and control agencies with communications-electronics equipment that incorporates a capability from manual through semiautomatic control.
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Weather - Specific, defined over-water areas contained in the various NWS marine forecasts. These are the equivalent of "zones" in the public forecast program.
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Telecommunications - Communications systems, procedures, operations, and equipment that are used for message traffic between aircraft stations and ship stations in the maritime service. Note: Commercial, private, naval, and other ships are included in maritime air communications.
ATIS - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: automated maritime telecommunications system (AMTS), convoy internal communications, identification friend or foe personal identifier, marine utility station, oceanographic data interrogating station, oceanographic data station, on-board communication station, port operations service, ship station
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Weather - An air mass influenced by the sea. It is a secondary characteristic of an air mass classification, signified by the small "m" before the primary characteristic, which is based on source region. For example, mP is an air mass that is maritime polar in nature. Also known as a marine air mass.
NOAA National Weather Service - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: CENTROID, Continental Air Mass, Extratropical, Marine Push, Maritime Polar Air Mass, Maritime Tropical Air Mass, Popcorn Convection, Specific humidity, Vortex
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Telecommunications - A communications net that is used for international distress calling, including international lifeboat, lifecraft, and survival-craft high-frequency (HF); aeronautical emergency very high-frequency (VHF); survival ultra high-frequency (UHF); international calling and safety very high-frequency (VHF); combined scene-of-search-and-rescue; and other similar and related purposes. Note: Basic international distress calling is performed at either medium frequency (MF) or at high frequency (HF).
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Telecommunications - A mobile service between coast stations and ship stations, or between ship stations, or between associated on-board communication stations; survival craft stations and emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations may also participate in this service. [NTIA] [RR]
ATIS - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: aeronautical mobile service, aeronautical multicom service, aeronautical station, aircraft emergency frequency, aircraft station, emergency locator transmitter (ELT), emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station, maritime broadcast communications net, survival craft station