177 paper tins

177 paper - used on the range recorder of a sonar set

415

Yarmouth main armament (gun on the bows)

456

Call sign for Yarmouth's helicopter

992

Ship's radar

A4's

Argentinian aircraft - Skyhawks

Air white / yellow / red

white: All clear / yellow: Possible attack / red: under attack

Attacker

Short range sonar

avcat

Helicopter fuel

Birds

Ship's missiles (Sea Dart)

bogey / bogies

Enemy aircraft in general

Bootlace

Enemy radar

Burgler

Enemy radar

C130

Aircraft  - Hercules - used by both British and Argentinian

Canberras

When in lower case - Argentinian aircraft, not CANBERRA the ship

CAP

Combat Air Patrol

casex

Anti submarine exercise

chaff

Arial decoy to enemy radar

dippers

Helicopters with dipping sonar units dipped into the sea whilst in flight

dogs

dog watches during the hours 1600-1800 and 1800-2000

Entendard

Enemy aircraft - carries Exocet missiles

EWO

Electronic Warfare Officer

FOSNI

Flag Officer Scotland and Norther Ireland

FPB

Fast Patrol Boat

FX

Forecastle bows of a ship

gash

garbage / rubbish

Grupo

Not a spelling mistake - this is the Argentine 'Group'

HE

Hydrophone effects - propellor noises etc - underwater sounds

heads up

A warning

helo

(Pronounced He-Low) Helicopter

Mirage

Enemy aircraft

NGS

Naval gunfire support - Army spotter ashore giving co-ordinates of enemy target

Passive sonar

Listening only - not giving out signals that could be picked up by the enemy

Piecrust

Enemy radar

Pucara

Enemy grand attack aircraft

PWO

Principal Warfare Officer

QD

Quarterdeck

R/V

Rendevouz

Rapier

Land based surface-to-air missile

RAS

Replenishment at Sea

RAS (A)

Replenishment at Sea (take on Ammunition)

RAS (L)

Replenishment at Sea Liquid (take on Fuel)

RAS (S)

Replenishment at sea (take on Stores)

RFA

Royal Fleet Auxilary

Riser

Periscope

Round Table

Enemy radar

SAR

Search and Rescue

SBS

Special Boat Service

Sea Skua

Air-to-surface missile - fired from a helicopter

SHAR

Sea Harrier - aircraft

Sidewinder

Air-to-air missile

splashed

Enemy shot down

SSD

Special Sea Dutymen

State 1 / State 2

Degrees of readiness

Enemy radar

TEZ

Total Exclusion Zone - area for UK units only

TRRA

The rest and repair area

U/S

Unserviceable

Unifoxer

Torpedo decoy

veretreps / vertreping

Vertical Replenishment (by helicopter)

weapons tight

Do not fire any weapons - it is a friendly target