OCIMF ACRONYM LIBRARY

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API American Petroeum Institute

APTF Asia Pacific Terminal Forum
BSG Barge Safety Guide
BLG Bulk Liquids and Gases
BPQ Barge Particulars Questionnaire
CALM Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring
CFG China Focus Group
CMID Common Marine Inspection Document
CCTV Close Circuit Television
COMSAR Sub-Committee on Radiocommunciations and Search and Rescue
CONCAWE The Oil Companies' European Organisation for Environment, Health and Safety
CTF Carbon Task Force
D Diver
DDC Deck Decompression Chamber
DE Design and Equipment
DIA Diameter
DIR Direction
DSC Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers
EEDI Energy Efficiency Design Index
EEOI Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator
EETF Eastern European Terminal Forum
EMR Effective Mooring Revision
ESPH Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards
ETOPS Emergency Towing-off Pennant System
EXCOM Executive Committee
FAL Facilitation Committee
FSG Floating Systems Group
FSI Flag State Implementation
GHG Green House Gas
GPC General Purposes Committee
GISIS Global Integrated Shipping Information System
GMPHOM Guide to Manufacturing & Purchasing Hoses for Offshore Moorings
HAEMHF Hose Ancillary Equipment & Managing Hoses in the Field
HGWG Mercury Working Group
HNS Hazardous and Noxious Substances
HP Horse Power
HT Height
IAPH International Association of Ports and Harbors
ICS International Chamber of Shipping
IMO International Maritime Organisation
ILG Industry Lifeboat Group
IOPC International Oil Pollution Compensation
ISGOTT International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals
ISTEC Intertanko Technical Committee
ISWG Intersessional Working Group on Maritime Security
LEG Legal Committee
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
M Metre
MBL Minimum Breaking Load
MBM Multi-Buoy Moorings
MEPC Marine Environment Protection Committee
mm Millimetre
MNLO Merchant Navy Liaison Officer
MSC Maritime Safety Committee
MSL Mean Sea Level
MTOTS Marine Terminal Operators Training System
MTSC Marine Technical Sub-Committee
NARSUC Navigation and Routeing Sub-Committee
NCEC National Chemical Emergency Centre
OCIMF Oil Companies International Marine Forum
OFG Offshore Floating Group
OHG Offshore Hose Guidelines
OMC Offshore Marine Committee
OMOG Offshore Maritime Operations Group
OPRC Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation
OTF Offshore Terminal Forum
OVID Offshore Vessel Inspection Database
OVIQ Offshore Vessel Inspection Questionnaire
OVMSA Offshore Vessel Management and Self Assessment
PER Period
PFG Piracy Focus Group
PLEM Pipeline End Manifold
PTC Ports & Termincal Committee
PSI Pounds Per Square Inch
PSIG Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge
PSR Perils at Sea Revision
RMRGC Recommendations for Manifolds of Refrigerated for Gas Carriers for Cargoes
SALM Single Anchor Leg Mooring
SATV Safe Access to Vessels Working Group
SCBRA Speed Reduction and Bunker Consumption Algorithm
SCUBA Self-Containerd Underwater Breathing Apparatus
SFG Special Forces Group
SEEMP Ships Energy Efficiency Management Plan
SIGTTO Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators Ltd.
SIRE Ship Inspection Report
SLF Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels' Safety
SOLAS International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
SPM Single Point Mooring
SPMOMG SPM Operating & Maintenance Guidelines
SRML Single Rope Maximum Loading
SSBA Surface Supplied Breathing Apparatus
STCW Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
STS Ship to Ship
STOLGOE The Safe Transfer of Liquefied Gas in an Offshore Environment
STW Standards of Training and Watchkeeping
SWL Safe Working Load
TMSA Tanker Management Self Asessment
TPRG Terminal Policy Review Group
TPSG Terminal Policy Steering Group
VIQ Vessel Inspection Questionnaire
VEL Velocity
VHF Very High Frequency
VPQ Vessel Particulars Questionnaire
WASP Weather Analysis Service Provider
WCDC Wind and Current Drag Coefficient Task Group
WTF Western Terminal Forum