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ULCC: ultra large crude carriers; tankers larger than 300,000 dwt.
UNCTAD: united nations conference on trade and development
Uniform commercial code: a model statute covering things such as the sale of goods, credit, and bank transactions. All states have adopted and
adapted the entire ucc, with the exception of louisiana, which only adopted parts of it.
Unmanned machinery spaces: a space where alarm bells are installed on the bridge of a ship to trace or rectify any machinery faults. The
computerized devices will report any fault immediately when it appears and the engineers on board can attend to the necessary ramifications.
Unseaworthiness: the state or condition of a vessel when it is not in a proper state of maintenance, or if the loading equipment or crew, or in any
other respect is not ready to encounter the ordinary perils of sea.
USCG: united states coast guard.
U.S. effective controlled fleet: that fleet of merchant ships owned by united states citizens or corporations and registered under flags of
"convenience" or "necessity" such as liberia or panama. The term is used to emphasize that, while the fleet is not u.s.-flag, it is effectively under u.s.
control by virtue of the ship's owners and can be called to serve u.s. interests in time of emergency.
Ustranscom: united states transportation command, U.S. department of defense.
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