- ABYC = American Boat
and Yacht Council
- ASNT
= American Society of Non-Destructive Testing
- AWS = American
Welding Society
- CAPC = Chesapeake
Area Professional Captains Association
- HNSA = Historic
Naval Ships Association
- IAMI = International
Association of Marine Investigators
- NAMS = National Association of Marine Surveyors
- NFPA = National
Fire Protection Association
- NSTM = National
Society for Testing & Materials
- SAMS = Society
of Accredited Marine Surveyors
- SNAME = Society
of Naval Architect & Marine Engineers
- USNI = U.S.
Naval Institute