ABS American Bureau of Shipping AIP Approval in Principle AMS Alternate Management System APSS Alternative Propeller Shaft Survey ASTM America Society for Testing and Materials BC Bulk Carrier BHP Break Horse Power BV Bureau Veritas BWDS Standards for Living Organisms in Ship's Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters BWM Convention Ballast Water Management Convention BWMSBWTS CCC Ballast Water Management System Ballast Water Treatment System Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers CSR (IACS) Common Structural Rules CSR BC&OT DE Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment DF Dual Fuel 2 DFD Dual Fuel Diesel 2 DWT Deadweight Tonnage E/R Engine Room ECA Emission Control Area EEDI Energy Efficiency Design Index EEOI Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation ERC Emergency Release Coupling ESD Emergency Shut Down ESP Code International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers & Oil Tanker 291
EU European Union FAL Facilitation Committee FEM Finite Element Method FPSO Floating Production, Storage Offloading system FRP Fiber Reinforced Plastics FSA Formal Safety Assessment FSS Code International Code for Fire Safety Systems FSU Floating Storage Unit FTP Code Fire Test Procedures Code GBS Goal Based Standard GESAMP Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection GHG Greenhouse Gas GPG General Policy Group GT Gross Tonnage HME Harmful to the Marine Environment HTW IACS Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping International Association of Classification Societies ltd. IAPP International Air Pollution Prevention IBC Code IEC International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk International Electrotechnical Commission IEE International Energy Efficiency IGC Code IGF Code III International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low flashpoint Fuels Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments IMO IMO International Maritime Organization IMSBC Code International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code 292
IOPP International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate IRS Indian Register of Shipping IS Code Intact Stability Code ISM International Safety Management ISO ITC International Organization for Standardization International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships ITTC International Towing Tank Conference JG Japanese Government JIS Japanese Industrial Standards KDWT Kilo Deadweight Tonnage KR Korean Register of Shipping LEG Legal Committee LEL Lower Explosive Limit LNG Liquefied Natural Gas LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas LR Lloyd s Register LSA Code International Life-Saving Appliance Code M/E Main Engine MAIB Marine Accident Investigation Branch MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MC Moisture Content MCRm Machinery Control Room MEP Mean Effective Pressure MEPC MR Marine Environment Protection Committee Medium Range 2 5,000 5 5,000 MRV Measurement, Reporting and Verification MSC Maritime Safety Committee MWS Main Work Shop 293
NCSR Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communication and Search and Rescue NK Nippon Kaiji Kyokai NOx Nitrogen Oxide OSV Offshore Support Vessels P&A Procedures and Arrangement PCC, PCTC Pure Car Carrier, Pure Car & Truck Carrier PM Particulate Matter PPR Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response PR Procedural Requirement PSCM Propeller Shaft Condition Monitoring System PSV Platform Supply Vessel PT Project Team P/V Pressure / Vacuum RCP Rule Change Proposal Rec. IACS Recommendation IACS RINA Registro Italiano Navale RO Code Code for Recognized Organizations Ro-Pax Roll on Roll off Passenger Ship Ro-Ro Roll on - Roll off RPM Rotation Per Minute SCR Selective Catalytic Reduction SDC Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction SEEMP Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan SFOC Specific Fuel Oil Consumption SGMF Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel SOLAS International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea SOx Sulfur Oxide SSE Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment 294
STCW International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers STS Ship to Ship TC Technical Co-operation Committee TEU Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit 20 TML Transportable Moisture Limit UI Unified Interpretation UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Upp. DK Upper Deck UR Unified Requirement USCG United States Coast Guard VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier 20 WPS Welding Procedure Specification 295