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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

BT /ASSA

English answer:

boarding team / at sea space accountability

Added to glossary by Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
Jan 3, 2007 18:05
17 yrs ago
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English term

BT/ASSA (acronyms used by the USCG)

English Other Military / Defense acronyms in a report by the U.S. Coast Guard on the boarding of a suspicious vessel
BT/ASSA (acronyms used by the USCG)

Hello, again.
In a report by the U.S. Coast Guard on the boarding of a suspicious vessel, I have the following:

DURING THE ISI, BT NOTICED BURLAP BUNDLES IN THE FORWARD AND AFT FISH HOLDS.

O/C ISI BT TESTED A SAMPLE OF BURLAP BUNDLES WHICH VISIBLY APPEARED TO BE CONTRABAND NARCOTICS. TESTS RESULTED POSITIVE FOR COCAINE. BT DETAINED CREW MEMBERS. BT THEN COMPLETED 100 PCT ASSA
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2115Z 100 PCT ASSA COMPLETE.
2230Z TOTAL 88 BALES OF COCAINE DISCOVERED
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Any help will be more than appreciated.
Manuel
Responses
4 +1 BT = boarding team / assessment
1 boat / cargo submarine
Change log

Jan 7, 2008 01:29: Manuel Cedeño Berrueta changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/7936">Manuel Cedeño Berrueta's</a> old entry - "BT /ASSA"" to ""boarding team / area supply support activity""

Discussion

Andrés Barros Mar 1, 2019:
Question following the same trend Hi everyone,

I´m working on something similar, and I´ve come across this acronym:
SIRVVS.

Apparently, SIR might mean "specific information requirement". The person writing on the log says he confirmed what he saw from the boat by looking at "SIRVVS" recorded footage.
I´m at a loss about VVS.

Any help?
Manuel Cedeño Berrueta (asker) Jan 7, 2008:
ASSA Hi, Happy New Year. I wish to inform you that I have confirmed that in this case “assa” stands for “at sea space accountability”.
Manuel Cedeño Berrueta (asker) Jan 6, 2007:
important and helpful Hi, Ken.
I think it is rare or non-existing in all language pairs. However, I think this type of interaction is important and helpful both for askers and answerers. All the best.
Ken Cox Jan 6, 2007:
Hi Manuel -- thanks for the update. This sort of feedback is unfortunately rather rare in Kudoz, at least in the pairs I monitor.
Manuel Cedeño Berrueta (asker) Jan 6, 2007:
solutions to the guessing game Hi again.
I wanted to let you that after many pages (a dozen of them handwritten) full of abbreviations, acronyms and symbols (including , , ,≤,Ø,,), I finally reached the statements of these guys where they use normal language and whole words.
The solutions to this guessing game are as follows:

ASSA => at-sea space accountability
BT => boarding team
ISI => (basic) initial safety inspection
ROA => right of approach
TOI => target of interest

Many thanks for your invaluable help, especially to Bill Gray, Jack, JC and Ken for your answers, and also to Airmail, Emma, Heinrich, Kurt and Mehmet (I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone) for your comments.

Best regards.
Manuel
Manuel Cedeño Berrueta (asker) Jan 4, 2007:
Thanks, Heinrich.
No, I haven’t. Now that you mention it, I see that it is a possibility, since the ASSA is made by steps/percentages (40, 80, 100) and seems to be connected with the tests made to the drug.
Anton Baer Jan 4, 2007:
Have you ruled out "assay"? Since it's all in CAPITALS it may not be an acronym. Perhaps a way of saving on Morse code? ;] And the PCT could be percent...
Manuel Cedeño Berrueta (asker) Jan 3, 2007:
From the context Hi, Heinrich.
From the context, I am sure that “BT” must stand for the job, rank, office or profession of a person. So, I have already ruled out
boat tail, basic training, base topo, “’Break’ between message header and message content”, and many other pair or combination of words meaning things, actions, objects, animals and/or feelings.
I have no clue about the possible meaning of “ASSA”.
Thank you for your interest.
Anton Baer Jan 3, 2007:
It might be helpful this time to state possibilities you have discounted. Save duplicated efforts, e.g. on ROA...

Responses

+1
4 hrs
Selected

BT = boarding team / assessment

1 out of 2. 'ASSA' may simply stand for 'assessment', but that's a guess.

Coast Guard Law Enforcement Jobs
When the boarding team is not conducting a law enforcement boarding (or patrol for ... at http://www.uscg.mil/jobs/ or Call 1-800-GET-USCG (1-800-438-8724). ...
www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/g-opl/jobs.htm

Frequently Asked Questions
U.S. Coast Guard students for the Boarding Officer and Boarding Team ... The Boarding Team Member Course graduation is at 15:30 ... U.S.C.G. Home Page ...
www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/mlea/faq.shtm

Coast Guard - Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team
One of the most dangerous aspects of the job for any boarding team is an Alien Migration ... Unbeknownst to many, the Coast Guard maintains a boarding team ...
www.globalsecurity.org/ military/agency/dot/ledet-pac.htm



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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-01-03 22:14:21 GMT)
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oops -- ignore the 'assessment' in the answer field
Note from asker:
Thanks, Ken. Your are good at this game.
Hi, guys. I wanted to let you know that I decided to use “area supply support activity” for “ASSA” <http://www.afms1.belvoir.army.mil/dictionary/a_acronym.htm> THANKS AGAIN. Manuel
Peer comment(s):
agree airmailrpl : good one
20 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "MANY THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!"
1 hr

boat / cargo submarine

A suggestion....

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-01-03 19:45:37 GMT)
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BT - Curtiss BT-flying boat

see reference:

http://www.uscg.mil/HQ/G-CP/HISTORY/WEBAIRCRAFT/Curtiss_BT.h...


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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-01-03 20:54:10 GMT)
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Sorry, on re-reading the question I don't think that either answer is suitable.
Reference:

http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/abbreviations.htm

http://www.lonesailor.org/ships.php

Peer comment(s):
neutral airmailrpl : you can hit the "hide" button
23 hrs
Thanks for your advice. I did try to 'hide' my answer but could not do so (perhaps because I'd already attached a note?).
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