| AIS |
Automatic Identification System |
| ARPA |
Advanced Radar Plotting Aid |
| BIMCO |
Baltic and International Maritime Council |
| BINGO |
“Big International” Non-Governmental Organization |
| BLU Code |
Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers |
| BMI |
Body Mass Index |
| BNWAS |
Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System |
| CCIR |
International Radio Consultative Committee |
| CD-RISC |
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations (US) |
| CGMTA |
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act (US) |
| CIF |
Cost-Insurance-Freight |
| CMI |
Comité Maritime International |
| COC |
Certificate of Competency |
| COGSA |
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of 1992 (UK) |
| COLREGS |
International Convention for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 |
| CRTD 1989 |
Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused During Carriage of Dangerous Goods By Road, Rail and Inland Navigation Vessels 1989 |
| CSC |
International Convention for Safe Containers |
| CSO |
company security officer |
| CSO |
Civil Society Organisation |
| DOC |
Document of Compliance |
| DoS |
United States Department of State |
| DSC |
Digital Selective Calling |
| ECA |
Economic Commission for Africa |
| ECDIS |
Electronic Chart Display and Information System |
| ECE |
Economic Commission for Europe |
| ECLAC |
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| ECOSOC |
United Nations Economic and Social Council |
| ESCWA |
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
| EDI |
Electronic Document Interchange |
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EEDI |
Energy Efficiency Design Index |
| EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
| ENGO |
Environmental Non-Governmental Organization |
| EPIRB |
emergency position-indicating radio beacon |
| ESA |
European Space Agency |
| ESCAP |
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| EU |
European Union |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FOB |
Free-On-Board |
| FSS Code |
International Code for Fire Safety Systems |
| FTP Code |
International Code for Application of Fire Test Procedures |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
| GESAMP |
Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection |
| GISIS |
Global Integrated Shipping Information System |
| GMDSS |
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
| GPA |
Global Programme of Action |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| HSC Code 1994 |
International Code for the Safety of High Speed Craft 1994 |
| HSC Code 2000 |
International Code for the Safety of High Speed Craft 2000 |
| IACS |
International Association of Classification Societies |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IAMSAR |
International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue |
| IBC Code |
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICRC |
International Committee for the Red Cross and the Red Crescent |
| IEEC |
International Energy Efficiency Certificates |
| IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IGC Code |
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk |
| IGF Code |
International Code of Safety for Ship Using Gases or Other Low-Flashpoint Fuels |
| IGO |
Intergovernmental Organization |
| ILO |
International Labour Organization |
| IMDG Code |
International Maritime Code for Carriage of Dangerous Goods |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| IMSBC Code |
International Maritime Code for Dry Bulk Cargoes |
| INF Code |
International Code for the Safe Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Flasks on Board Ships |
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INGO |
International Non-Governmental Organization |
| INMAREST |
Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology |
| INTERPOL |
International Criminal Police Organization |
| IOPP |
International Air Pollution Prevention |
| IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
| IS Code 2008 |
International Intact Stability Code |
| ISM |
International Safety Management |
| ISM Code |
International Safety Management Code |
| ISMS |
International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standards |
| ISPS Code |
International Code for the Security of Ships and Port Facilities |
| IT |
Information Technologies |
| ITF |
International Transport Federation |
| ITLOS |
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea |
| ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
| ITWF |
International Transport Workers’ Federation |
| JMC |
Joint Maritime Commission |
| LL |
Load Line Convention 1966 |
| LSA Code |
International Code Life-Saving Appliance Code |
| MARPOL |
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
| MEPC |
Marine Environment Protection Committee |
| MFAG |
Medical First Aid Guide for Use in Accidents involving Dangerous Goods |
| MLAT |
Mutual Law Enforcement Treaty |
| MLC 2006 |
Maritime Labour Convention 2006 |
| MM |
Master Mariner |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSA |
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (UK) |
| MSC |
Maritime Safety Committee |
| MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheets |
| MTSA |
Maritime Transportation Security Act (US) |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OT |
Operating Technologies |
| P&I |
Protection and Indemnity |
| PEMSEA |
Regional Programme for Marine Pollution Prevention and Management in the East Asian Seas Region |
| PFSO |
Port Facility Security Officer |
| Polar Code |
International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters 2014 |
| POS |
Point of Sale |
| PSC |
Port State Control |
| PSCO |
Port State Control Officer |
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PSI |
Proliferation Security Initiative |
| RAM |
Repair and Maintenance |
| REMPEC |
Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea |
| REMPEITC-Carib |
Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center for the Wider Caribbean Region |
| RFMO |
Regional Fisheries Management Organizations |
| RINA |
Royal Institute of Naval Architects |
| RINGO |
Religious International Non-Governmental Organization |
| RN |
Royal Navy |
| RNR |
Royal Navy Reserve |
| RO-RO |
Roll-On/Roll-Off |
| RSA |
Resilience Scale for Adults |
| SAR |
Search and Rescue |
| SEEMP |
Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan |
| SLJO |
“Silly Little Jobs Officer” |
| SMS |
Safety Management Systems |
| SNAME |
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers |
| SOLAS |
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea |
| SOPEP |
Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan |
| STCW 78/95 |
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978/1995 |
| STS |
Ship-to-Ship |
| SUA |
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 1988 |
| SUA PROT |
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf |
| TWIC |
Transportation Worker Credential |
| UCP |
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNCITRAL |
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
| UNCLOS 1982 |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNGA |
United Nations General Assembly |
| UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| UNIDROIT |
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law |
| UNSC |
United Nations Security Council |
| UNSCR |
United Nations Security Council Resolution |
| UNSFA |
United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement |
| UPU |
Universal Postal Union |
| US |
United States |
| USC |
United States Code |
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USCA |
United States Code Annotated |
| USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
| USD |
United States Dollar |
| USN |
United States Navy |
| USNR |
United States Navy Reserve |
| VCLT |
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties |
| VDR |
Voyage Data Recorder |
| VLCC |
Very Large Crude Carrier |
| VMS |
Vessel Management Systems |
| VOC |
volatile organic compound |
| VSM |
Vessel Safety Manual |
| VSO |
Vessel Security Officer |
| VSP |
Vessel Security Plan |
| VTS |
Vessel Traffic Services |
| WCU |
World Customs Union |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WMD |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization
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