International Salvage Union
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BARREL
A unit of liquid volume of petroleum oils equal to 42 U.S. gallons or approximately 35 Imperial gallons.
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HARMFUL INTERFERENCE
Any emission, radiation or induction which endangers the functioning of a radionavigation service or of other safety services or seriously degrades, obstructs or repeatedly inter- rupts a radio-communication service operating in accordance with the International Telecommunications Union Regulations.
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BIMETALLIC COUPLE
A joint or union of two dissimilar metals.
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INCLINATION OF AN ORBIT
1. See INCLINATION, definition 2. 2. As defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the angle determined by the plane containing an orbit and the plane of th
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INTERNATIONAL CALL SIGN
An alpha-numeric symbol assigned in accordance with the provisions of the International Telecommunications Union to identify a radio station. The nationality or the radio station is identified by the first three characters; also referred to as call letters or signal letters.
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CIVIL RED ENSIGN
The British Naval Ensign or Flag of the British Merchant Navy, a red flag with the Union Flag in the upper left corner. Colloquially called the 'red duster'.
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ALTITUDE OF THE PERIGEE
As defined by the International Telecommunica- tion Union (ITU), the altitude of the perigee above a specified reference surface serving to represent the surface of the earth. altitude tin
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ALTITUDE OF THE APOGEE
As defined by the International Telecommunica- tion Union (ITU), the altitude of the apogee above a specified reference surface serving to represent the surface of the earth.
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NECESSARY BANDWIDTH
As defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for a given class of emission, the minimum value of the occupied bandwidth sufficient to ensure the transmission of information at the rate and with the quality required for the system employed, under specified conditions. Emissions useful for the good functioning of the receiving equipment as, for example, the emission corresponding to the carrier of reduced carrier systems, shall be included in the necessary bandwidth.
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MARKER BEACON
As defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a transmitter in the aeronautical radionavigation service which radiates vertically a distinctive pattern for providing position information to aircraft.
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