Marine Abbreviations - Forums and Codes

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AMVER Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System.

BC Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes

BPI Baltic Panamax Index

CG Coast Guard

COA Contract of Affreightment

COACP Contract of Affreightment Charter Party

CODGSA Carriage of Dangerous Goods By Sea Act

COFR Certificate Of Financial Responsibility

COFR Code of Federal Rules

COGSA Carriage of Goods by Sea Act

CSS Code of Shipmanagement Standards

CTO Combined Transport Operator

DLR. Dominion Law Reports.

DSS Decision Support Center

DX.90 Format for digital cartographic data

ECDIS Electronic Chart Display and Information System

ECDS Electronic Chart Display System

ECS Electronic Chart System

EDI Electronic Data Interchange

EDIFACT Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport

EEA European Economic Area

EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone

EHA Equipment Handover Agreement

EMA European Monetary Agreement

EMS Environmental Management System

EPFS Electronic Position Fixing System

EQUASIS European ship and operator information system

ER English Reports.

ETL European Transport Law

ETSF Electronic Trading Standard Format

FCR Federal Court Reports

GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services

GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GIS Geographic Information System

HCRF Hydrographic Chart Raster Format

HNS Convention on the Carriage of Noxious and Hazardous Substances by Sea

HO Hydrographic Office

HSC International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft

HSE Health and Safety Executive

HSWA Health and Safety at Work Act

ICC Institute Cargo Clauses

ICD Inland Clearance Depot

ICS International Code of Signals

IMDG Code International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

INLS-code International Noxious Liquid Substances Code

IOPC Compensation Fund

IOPC Funds International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds

IOPP Code International Oil Pollution Prevention Code

IOR Indian Ocean Region

IS Information System

ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network

ISGOTT International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals

ISM International Safety Management

ISM Code International Safety Management Code

ITCZ Intertropical Convergance Zone

ITZ Inshore Traffic Zone

IWA International Wheat Agreement

LOF Lloyds Open Form

LOF 2000 Lloyd's Open Form 2000

LOF'90 Lloyd's Open Form 1990

LRMC Lloyd's Refridgeration Machinery Certificate

LRQA Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance

LSA Lloyds Standard Agreement

MARISAT Maritime Satellite System

MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ships

MARPOL 1973/1978 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as amended 1978

Marpol 73/78 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

MARS Marine Accident Reporting Scheme

MERSAR Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual

MIS Management Information System

MITS Maritime Information Technology System

MMSI Maritime Mobile Selective-call Identity code

NFTZ Non Free Trade Zone

OPPR Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response

P&I Protection and Indemnity Club

POR Pacific Ocean Region

SAC Special Area of Conservation

SCOPIC Special Compensation P&I Clause

SCR Special Casualty Representative

SCR - Supreme Court Reports

SENC System Electronic Navigational Chart

SES Satellite Earth Station

SMarT Support for Maritime Training Scheme

SOLAS International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea

SOP Standard Operating Procedure

SOPEP Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan

SPI Ship-Port Interface

STCW Standards of Training and Certification for Watch Keeping

TOVALOP Tanker Owners' Voluntary Agreement Concerning Liability for Oil Pollution

TQM Total Quality Management TSS Traffic Separation Scheme

UCP Uniform Customs and Practice

UMS Universal Measurement System

UNCID Uniform Conduct for Interchange of Data

VRP Vessel Response Plan

VTIS Vessel Traffic Information System

VTMS Vessel Traffic Management Services

VTS Vessel Traffic System

VTS Vessel Traffic Service

VTSS Vessel Traffic Separation Scheme

YAR York Antwerp Rules