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f.a.a. Free of all average

F.C.O.D "Fire, collision, overturning and derailment"

F.C.R Forwarding agents' certificate of receipt

F.C.S.R.C.C. "Free of capture, seizure, riots and civil commotions"

F.C.S.S.R.C.C. "Free of capture, seizure, strikes, riots and civil commotions"

F.C.T. Forwarding agents' certificate of transport

F.C.V. Full contract value.

F.C.V. Full completed value

F.O.D.abs. Free of damage absolutely

F.O.M. Flag, ownership or management

F.R.O Fire risk only

F.Supp Federal Supplement

F/A Fire and accident (Insurance)

F1B Radio transmission designator.

FAS Free Alongside Ship

FAS Free Alongside Steamer

FC & S Free of Capture and Seizure Clause

FCA Free to Carrier

FCC First Class Charterers

Fch Franchise

FCL Full Container Load

FCO Financed, Constructed and Operated

FD Free Discharge

FDD Freight Demurrage Dead freight

FDD Freight, demurrage and defence"

FDEDANRSAOCLONL Freight Deemed Earned, Discount less And Non-Returnable (Refundable) Ship And Or Cargo Lost Or Not Lost

FDESP Free Dispatch

FFI For Further Instructions

FG Foreign

FGN Foreign

FGU From the ground up

FHEX Fridays/Holidays Excluded

FHINC Fridays/Holidays Included

FILO Free In/Liner Out

FIO Free In/Out

FIOS Free In/Out Stowed

FIOST Free In/Out Stowed and Trimmed

FIOT Free In/Out and Trimmed

FIT Free in Trimmed

FIW Free in Wagon

FLE Fire, lighting and explosion

FLG Flag

FLT Full Liner Terms

FME Force Majeure Excepted

FNI Fellow of The Nautical Institute

FO1 For Orders

FO3 Free Out

FOB Free on Board

FOC Flag Of Convenience

FOC Free Of Claims

FOFFER Firm Offer

FOQ Free On Quay

FOR Free on Rail

FOT Free on Truck

FOW1 First Open Water

FOW2 Free on Wharf

FP Free Pratique

FPA Free of Particular Average

FR First Refusal

FREE EXINS Free of any Extra Insurance

FREE OUT Free of discharge costs to owners. Includes sea freight only.

FSA Formal Safety Assessment

FWC Fully-loaded weight and capacity.

FWD Fresh Water Damage

GA General Average

GENCON General Conditions

GIT Goods in Transit

GM Metacentric Height

GMQ Good Merchantable Brand

GNCN General Conditions

GOC General Operators' Certificate

GOR Gross Original Rate

GP Grain Capacity

GR Geographical Rotation

GSP Good Safe Port

GTEE Guarantee

GTP General Third Party

GVW Gross Vehicle Weight

H&M Hull and Machinery

H&O Hook and Oil Damage

H/C High Cube

H/H Half Height

HAZMAT Hazardous Material

HBL Hydrostatic Balanced Loading

HDLTSBENDS Half Dispatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends

HDWTS Half Dispatch Working (or Weather) Time Saved < br/>
HMS Heavy Metal Scraps

HNS Hazardous and Noxious Substances

HSE Health Safety and Environment

IAR Industrial All Risks

IBNR Incurred But Not Reported

IBNRPR Incurred But Not Properly Reported

IN &/OR OVER Goods carried below and/or on deck

IOP Irrespective of Percentage

IPRC Institute Port Risk Clause

ISDP Integrated Ship Design and Production

IU If Used

IUHTAUTC If Used, Half Time Actually To Count

IWL Institute Warranty Limits

IYC Institute Yacht Clause

J&WO Jettison and washing overboard

JWO Jettison and Washing Overboard

K&R Kidnap and Ransom