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Re: Abbreviation of Nautical Mile
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2005 Jun 7, 11:31 -0400
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2005 Jun 7, 11:31 -0400
John, I've always seen and used "nm". In the context of nautical navigation, there's nothing else that will be confused with this. Those who use "M" in a consistent universe where all nav will be done in nautical miles as opposed to statute are probably OK--as long as they are the only ones who will be reading their marks. In a less professional environment, "nm" is still less likely to be confused for anything else.