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Acronyms and Glossary
Pages 263-266

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... Acronyms and Glossary ACRONYMS 13F 13G ABS ADR AIMS ANS APCIS ARPA ASME ASTM AWES BP CAAM CAP CDS CFR COT CIALA DB DNV Regulation 13F of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 Regulation 13G of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 American Bureau of Shipping Alaska Department of Revenue American Institute of Merchant Shipping Alaskan North Slope Asia-Pacific Computerized Information System Advanced Research Projects Agency American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Society for Testing and Materials Association of West European Shipbuilders British Petroleum Centre administratif des affaires maritime condition assessment program construction differential subsidies Code of Federal Regulations compensated gross ton Centro de informacion del acuerdo latinamerico double bottom Det Norske Veritas 263
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From page 264...
... 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)
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From page 265...
... P&I protection and indemnity PIRA PIRA Energy Group PL protectively located RFR required freight rate SET segregated ballast tank designed for ballast only SIRE Ship Inspection REport S NAME 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.
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... International Maritime Organization. United Nations agency responsible for maritime safety and environmental protection of the seas.
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Key Terms

  • international convention
  • maritime organization
  • international maritime
  • required freight
  • hydrostatically balanced

  • segregated ballast
  • protection committee
  • marine environmental
  • international safety
  • balanced loading

  • compensated gross
  • gross ton
  • ballast tank
  • ultralarge crude
  • freight rate

  • volume determined
  • maritime research
  • tank designed
  • operating expenses
  • hydrostatic pressure

  • nations agency
  • determined according
  • integrated tank
  • cover tanker
  • deepwater offshore

  • registered tonnage
  • international standards
  • offshore oil
  • alternate carriage
  • sea pressure


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