Theo Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) On 27/01/2021 at 10:52, system 4-50 said: Can we have a toolTip for "amps per hour"? Amps per hour is the same as "Coulombs/s/hour" otherwise known as the acceleration of charge? We could always use "Not a useful Unit" Nick Edited January 28, 2021 by Theo Add an explanation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lowe Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Have K - Kelvins been mentioned and cd - candela. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichM Posted February 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 Thanks all, please keep them coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momac Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 RTFM Read The Flipping Manual 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scholar Gypsy Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 VTS - Vessel Traffic Services PLA - Port of London Authority MLC - Middle Level Commissioners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 SUNK - Situation Upsetting Narrowboat Knackered ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 On 26/01/2021 at 18:14, Jerra said: I prefer NATO but if I follow what I was taught at school I would have to type N.A.T.O. Nato reads to my ancient brain as if it was pronounced nat-o. Capitals, but definitely no stops in between. They went out with double spaces after full stops, the bane of my life when I was editing MSS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbfiresprite Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 SmBt Smelly Boater who dare not move to fill water tank for fear of loseing towpath spot (London Area) SqBt Towpath squatter who overstays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 WOM- Waste of Money -such as Fish Ladders in Nottingham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Lad Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You, sarky response to folk too lazy to search for themselves, actually became a website where you could post the resulting link and it literally googled the search term for them. Much politer response than… JFGI - Just F-ing Google It, brutal response to the terminally lazy web surfer. BOUO - Boat Of Unknown Origin, when you just really can’t decide who the builder was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 UFO - Unidentified floating object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 UB40 No 40 in the list of unknown boats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam & Di Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 (edited) 😁 Edited September 5, 2022 by Tam & Di a family forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 Then there is the BB series BBBW Bring Back British Waterways BBCS Bring Back Common Sense Feel free to add more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCSB Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition (polite version ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 2 hours ago, PCSB said: FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition (polite version ) and her older sister, SNAFU. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 Old IWA List IWA's Secret Code List A&CN - Aire & Calder Navigation ABP - Associated British Ports ACA - Ashby Canal Association ACS - Aylesbury Canal Society AGM - Annual General Meeting AINA - Association of Inland Navigation Authorities AMP - Asset Management Plan AMS - Abstraction Management Strategy AOD - Above Ordnance Datum AONB - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty APCO - Association of Pleasure Craft Operators AWCC - Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs BA - The Broads Authority BAP - Biodiversity Action Plan BC - Borough Council BCA - Basingstoke Canal Authority BCN - Birmingham Canal Navigations BCNS - Birmingham Canal Navigations Society BCS - Buckingham Canal Society BCU - British Canoe Union BMF - British Marine Federation BSS - Boat Safety Scheme BTCV - British Trust for Conservation Volunteers BW - British Waterways (now Canal & River Trust) C&HN - Calder & Hebble Navigation CAF - Charities Aid Foundation CAMS - Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy CBA - Canal Boatbuilders Association / Community Boats Association CBOA - Commercial Boat Operators Association CC - County Council CCPR - Central Council for Physical Recreation (now the Sport and Recreation Alliance) CCW - Countryside Council for Wales CDM - Construction (Design and Management) Regulations CIRIA - Construction Industry Research and Information Association CMP - Catchment Management Plan CNS - Calder Navigation Society COIF - Charities Official Investment Fund COLREGS - International regulations for preventing collisions at sea COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations CPRE - Council for the Protection of Rural England CRB - Canal & Riverboat magazine CRT - Canal & River Trust cSAC - candidate Special Area of Conservation DBA - Dutch Barge Association (also known as DBA - The Barge Association) DC - District Council DCMS - Department for Media, Culture & Sport DCT - Droitwich Canals Trust (now closed down) DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DN - Driffield Navigation DNAA - Driffield Navigation Amenities Association DTI - Department of Trade & Industry EA - Environment Agency EAF - Environment Action Fund EAWA - East Anglian Waterways Association EBA - European Boating Association / Electric Boat Association EC - European Community ECPDA - Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association EH - English Heritage ERSTU - European River Sea Transport Union ETRAC - Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee EU - European Union F & GP - IWA’s Finance & General Purposes Committee (now Finance Committee) FFG - Freight Facilities Grant FWAG - Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group GCBS - General Council for British Shipping GCRS - Grantham Canal Restoration Society GDO - General Development Order GMDSS - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GOBA - Great Ouse Boating Association GUC - Grand Union Canal H&GCT - Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Trust HCS - Huddersfield Canal Society HLF - Heritage Lottery Fund HNBC - Historic Narrow Boat Club HNBOC - Historic Narrow Boat Owners Club (now changed to HNBC) HSE - Health and Safety Executive IDB - Internal Drainage Board INA - International Navigation Association IPC - Integrated Pollution Control IWA - The Inland Waterways Association IWAC - The Inland Waterways Advisory Council (1st April 2007 until 2nd Aug 2012, now closed) IWAAC - The Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council (until 31st March 2007) IWAI - Inland Waterways Association of Ireland IWFG - IWA's Inland Waterways Freight Group IWI - Inland Waterways International IWPS - Inland Waterways Protection Society K&ACT - Kennet & Avon Canal Trust LA21 - Local Agenda 21 LAMS - Local Abstraction Management Strategy LANT - Lower Avon Navigation Trust (now merged with UANT to form Avon Navigation Trust) LCT - Lancaster Canal Trust / Lapal Canal Trust L&HCRT - Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust L&L - Leeds & Liverpool Canal LEAP - Local Environment Agency Plan (no longer current) LNR - Local Nature Reserve LPG - liquefied petroleum gas LRA - London Rivers Association MAFF - (the former) Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food MB&ACT - Monmouthshire, Brecon & Abergavenny Canals Trust MB&BCS - Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency MLC - Middle Level Commissioners MoU - Memorandum of Understanding MSCC - Manchester Ship Canal Company MWRT - Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust NABO - National Association of Boat Owners nb - narrow boat NBS - National Boat Shows Ltd NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations NFA - National Federation of Anglers NGO - Non-Governmental Organisation NINF - National Inland Navigation Forum NNR - National Nature Reserve NRA - National Rivers Authority (now part of Environment Agency) NT - The National Trust NWRDF - IWA’s National Waterway Restoration & Development Fund (no longer in existence) OUCS - Old Union Canals Society PCAS - Pocklington Canal Amenity Society PIANC - Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses PLA - Port of London Authority PPG - Planning Policy Guidance / Pollution Prevention Guidelines PWG - Parliamentary Waterways Group R&D - research and development RBOA - Residential Boat Owners Association RCD - Recreational Craft Directive RCHS - Railway & Canal Historical Society Res Com - IWA’s Restoration Committee RFERAC - Regional Fisheries Ecology & Recreation Advisory Committee (EA - now abolished) RLT - Ribble Link Trust RoSPA - Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RQO - river quality objective RSPB - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RST - River Stour Trust RYA - Royal Yachting Association S&HCS - Surrey & Hants Canal Society S&SYN - Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation S&WCS - Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society SAC - Special Area of Conservation SAM - Scheduled Ancient Monument SCARS - Sankey Canal Restoration Society SEPA - Scottish Environment Protection Agency SIWA - Scottish Inland Waterways Association SNCI - Site of Nature Conservation Importance SNH - Scottish National Heritage SNRT - Severn Navigation Restoration Trust SOLAS - The international saving of life at sea regulations SPA - Special Protection Area SSSI - Site of Special Scientific Interest STW - Sewage Treatment Works SUCS - Shropshire Union Canal Society T&MCS - Trent & Mersey Canal Society TAG - Towpath Action Group / Track Access Grant TBA - The Boating Association (formerly Trent Boating Association) TBTA - Thames Boating Trades Association THCA - Thames Hire Cruiser Association TWT - The Waterways Trust UANT - Upper Avon Navigation Trust (now merged with LANT to form the Avon Navigation Trust) UK - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland VAT - value added tax VHF - very high frequency VTS - Vessel Traffic Services WACT - Wey & Arun Canal Trust WAT - Wendover Arm Trust WBCT - Wilts & Berks Canal Trust WLMP - Water Level Management Plan WRG - Waterway Recovery Group WfA - Waterways for All WfY - Waterways for Youth WoW - Wild over Waterways WW - Waterways World magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tim Lewis said: NABO - National Association of Boat Owners I see NABO are listed but the Baton-Twirlers are (quite rightly) Persona Non Grata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 MILF Marine Industry Licencing Federation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momac Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, matty40s said: MILF Marine Industry Licencing Federation Incorrect.... The spelling is Licensing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanM Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, or BAAPS has always made me chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 10 hours ago, MartynG said: Incorrect.... The spelling is Licensing I think that's the *least* of the problems with that particular acronym nowadays... 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Lad Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 16 hours ago, Heartland said: Then there is the BB series BBBW Bring Back British Waterways BBCS Bring Back Common Sense Feel free to add more You may want to be careful googling at least one of those acronyms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momac Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 37 minutes ago, IanD said: I think that's the *least* of the problems with that particular acronym nowadays... 😉 That didn't escape my attention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) Deleted Edited September 6, 2022 by Tim Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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