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Not under command (NUC)

Not under command (NUC)

Created OnFebruary 8, 2018
byCapt. Angad S Cheema
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Said of a vessel when unable to maneuver.

(abbr. NUC): a vessel which through exceptional circumstances is unable to manoeuvre as required by the COLREGs

Related:

  • Arrived ship
  • COA (Contract of Affreightment)
  • Act of God
  • Hague Rules and Hague-Visby Rules
  • Hog (Hogging)
  • Ballast bonus (BB)

By Capt. Angad S Cheema

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