Acronyms and Glossary
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
ADR
Alaska Department of Revenue
AIMS
American Institute of Merchant Shipping
ANS
Alaskan North Slope
APCIS
Asia-Pacific Computerized Information System
ARPA
Advanced Research Projects Agency
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
AWES
Association of West European Shipbuilders
BP
British Petroleum
CAAM
Centre administratif des affaires maritime
CAP
condition assessment program
CDS
construction differential subsidies
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CGT
compensated gross ton
CIALA
Centro de informacion del acuerdo latinamerico
DB
double bottom
DNV
Det Norske Veritas
DOT
U.S. Department of Transportation
DS
double sides
DWT
deadweight ton
EIA
Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
FSU
former Soviet Union
GRT
gross registered tonnage
GT
gross tons
H&M
hull and machinery
HBL
hydrostatically balanced loading
HTS
high tensile steel
IACS
International Association of Classification Societies
ICLL
International Convention on Load Lines
IMO
International Maritime Organization
INTERTANKO
International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
ISGOTT
International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals
ISM
International Safety Management (code)
ISO
International Standards Organization
ISOPE
International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
ITB
integrated tank barge
JAMRI
Japanese Maritime Research Institute
LOOP
Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (a deepwater offshore port)
LTBP
London Tanker Brokers' Panel
M&R
maintenance and repairs
MARAD
U.S. Maritime Administration
MARIENV '95
International Conference on Technologies for Marine Environment Preservation, Tokyo, Japan, September 24-29, 1995
MARPOL
73/78 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, adopted in 1973 and amended in 1978
MBD
million barrels per day
MEPC
Marine Environmental Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization
MEPC30
30th session of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MMS
Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
MOU
memorandum of understanding
MPA
Marine Preservation Association
MSI
Marine Strategies International
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVSEA
Naval Sea Systems Command
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Research Council
OBO
oil-bulk-ore (vessel)
OCIMF
Oil Companies International Marine Forum
ODS
operating differential subsidies
OPA 90
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-380)
OSG
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
P&I
protection and indemnity
PIRA
PIRA Energy Group
PL
protectively located
RFR
required freight rate
SBT
segregated ballast tank designed for ballast only
SIRE
Ship Inspection REport
SNAME
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
SNPRM
supplemental notice of proposed rule making
SOLAS
International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea
STCW
Convention for Standards for Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping
TAPS
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
TSCF
Tanker Structure Cooperative Forum
ULCC
ultralarge crude carrier
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USCG
U.S. Coast Guard
VLCC
very large crude carrier
WS
Worldscale
Glossary
Compensated gross ton.
Term defining the capability of a shipyard that reflects the complexity of construction of a vessel.
Deadweight tonnage.
Measure of the weight of cargo (plus water, fuel, and stores) that a vessel can carry.
Gross tonnage.
Measure of a vessel's volume determined according to international convention.
Hydrostatically balanced loading.
Means whereby the level of cargo (e.g., crude oil) is limited to ensure that the hydrostatic pressure at the tank (and ship) bottom is lower than the external sea pressure. Thus, if the tank is breached, seawater will flow in rather than oil flowing out.
International Maritime Organization.
United Nations agency responsible for maritime safety and environmental protection of the seas.
Lightering.
Process of transferring cargo at sea from one vessel to another.
Oil-bulk-ore vessel.
Vessel designed for alternate carriage of oil, bulk cargoes, or ore.
Required freight rate.
The rate required to cover tanker operating expenses and realize a desired return on capital.
Segregated ballast tank.
Tank designed for ballast only.
Ultralarge crude carrier.
Vessel of more than 400,000 DWT.
Very large crude carrier.
Vessel of between about 150,000 and 300,000 DWT.
