List of Acronyms
13F
Regulation 13F of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78
13G
Regulation 13G of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78
ABS
American Bureau of Shipping
AIMS
American Institute of Merchant Shipping
ASIS
Association for Structural Improvement of Shipbuilding Industry
DB
double-bottom
DS
double-side
DWT
deadweight tons; a measure of the carrying capacity of a vessel
IMO
International Maritime Organization; the United Nations agency reponsible for maritime safety and environmental protection of the seas
ISMC
International Safety Management Code
ISSC
International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress
JAMRI
Japan Maritime Research Institute
LNG
liquified natural gas
LOOP
Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
LPG
liquified petroleum gas
M/T
millions of tons
MARAD
Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
MARIENV 95
International Conference on Technologies for Marine Environment Preservation, Tokyo, Japan, September 24–29, 1995
MARPOL, MARPOL 73/78
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, adopted in 1973 and amended in 1978
MB/D
millions of barrels per day
MEPC
Marine Environmental Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization
MEPC30
the 30th session of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Tecnology
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MSI
Maritime Strategies International, London; a firm specializing in historical marine shipping fleet and economic data
MT/Y
millions of tons per year
MT/D
millions of tons per day
NRC
National Research Council
OPA, OPA 90
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-380)
PIRA
PIRA Energy Group
PL
protectively located
SBT
segregated ballast tanks
Section 4115
Section 4115 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
SNAME
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
SOLAS
Safety of Life at Sea
STCW
Convention for Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
VLCC
very large crude carrier; refers to vessels of more than 175,000 DWT
