Acronyms A to K — L to Z |
|
A |
Assembly |
| AAC | AMSA Advisory Committee |
| AAPMA | Association of Australian Port and Marine Authorities |
AAT |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| ABARE | Australian Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ABS |
American Bureau of Shipping (American Classification Society) |
ACA |
Australian Coal Association |
| ACABQ | Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions |
| ACC | Area Control Centre |
| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACMA | Australian Communications and Media Authority |
| ACO | Aircraft Co-ordinator |
| ACOPS | Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea |
ACS |
Australian Customs Service |
| ACTD | Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (UK) |
ACTU |
Australian Council of Trade Unions |
| ADF | Australian Defence Force |
AD(JR) |
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) |
| AEE | Australian Electronic and Electrical Skills Course |
| AEIFRS | Australian Equivalents of International Financial Report Standards |
| AEM | Australian Estate Management |
| AES | Aeronautical Earth Station |
| AFFA | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| AFMA | Australian Fisheries Management Authority |
| AFN | Aeronautical Earth Station |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| AFTN | Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network |
| AGCC | Australian GNSS Coordination Committee |
AG's |
Attorney-General's Department |
| AGS | Australian Government Solicitors |
AHC |
Australian Heritage Commission |
AHC |
Australian High Commission |
| AHO | Australian Hydrographic Office |
| AHS | Australian Hydrographic Service |
AIDE |
International Association of European General Average Adjusters |
AIMPE |
Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers |
AIP |
Australian Institute of Petroleum |
| AIP | Aeronautical Information Publication |
| AIRC | Australian Industrial Relations Commission |
AIS |
Automatic Identification System |
| AIS | Aeronautical Information Services |
| AIS-SART | Automatic Identification System - Search and Rescue Transmitter |
| AM | Amplitude modulation |
| AMB | Bolivian Maritime Administration |
AMC |
Australian Maritime College |
| AMCS | Australian Maritime Conservation Society |
AMEA |
Australian Maritime Employers Association |
| AMECRC | Australian Maritime Engineering Cooperative Research Centre |
AMF |
Advance to Minister for Finance |
| AMG | Australian Maritime Group |
| AMHS | Aeronautical Message Handling System |
| AMIC | Australian Mining Industry Council |
| AMIL | Australian Marine Industries Limited |
| AMIM | Australian Maritime Industry Mission |
| AMIS | Australian Maritime Identification System |
AMMA |
Australian Mines and Metals Association |
| AMOC | Area Meteorological and Oceanographic Co-ordinators |
AMOSC |
Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (Geelong) |
| AMS | Aeronautical Mobile Service |
| AMSA | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
AMSAT |
Australian Marine Science and Technology Limited |
AMOU |
Australian Maritime Officers Union |
| AMPA | Australian Marine Pilots Association |
| AMS(R)S | Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (route) Service |
| AMS | Australian Maritime Systems |
| AMSAT | Australian Marine Science and Technology |
| AMSS | Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service |
| Amver | Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue |
ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| ANC | Air Navigation Commission |
ANL |
Australian National Line |
| ANM | Aids to Navigation Management (IALA) |
| ANMET | Australian Network of Maritime Education and Training |
| ANTA | Australian National Training Authority |
| ANZECC | Australia/New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council |
| ANZMC | Australia and New Zealand Maritime Committee |
| ANZMEC | Australian and New Zealand Minerals and Energy Council |
| ANZSBEG | Australia New Zealand Safe Boating Education Group |
| AOC | Air Operators Certificate |
| AOS | Australian Offshore Services (P&O) |
APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APIMTIMA | Association of Pacific Islands Maritime Training Institutions and Maritime Authorities |
| APM | Associated Protective Measure |
APPEA |
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Limited |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| APSA | Australian Peak Shippers Association |
| AQF | Australian Qualifications Framework |
| AQTF | Australian Quality Training Framework |
AQIS |
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
| AQTF | Australian Quality Training Framework |
| ARCC | Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre |
ARCS |
Admiralty Raster Chart Service |
ARPA |
Automatic Radar Plotting Aids |
| ARPANSA | Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency |
| ARSC | Aeronautical Rescue Sub-Centre |
ASA |
AirServices Australia |
ASA |
Australian Shipowners Association |
| ASBA | Australian Shipbuilders Association |
| ASCO | Australian Standard Classification of Occupations |
| ASDC | Australian Shipping Defence Council |
| ASIO | Australian Security Intelligence Organization |
ASIS |
American Society for Industrial Security |
ASF |
Australian Shipping Federation |
| ASIA | Australian Shipowners Industrial Association |
| ASIO | Australian Security Intelligence Organisation |
| ASIS | American Society for Industrial Security |
| ASOF | Australian Ship Owners Association |
| ASSA | Australian Stevedoring Supervisors' Association |
| ASUG | Australian Shipping Users Group |
ATC |
Australian Transport Council (Commonwealth/State Transport Ministers) |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control |
| ATN | Aeronautical Telecommunications Network |
| AtoN | Aids to Navigation |
| ATO | Australian Tax Office |
| ATS | Air Traffic Services |
| ATSB | Australian Transport Safety Bureau (Investigation Unit) |
| AU | African Union |
| AUMCC | Australian (Cospas-Sarsat) Mission Control Centre |
AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
| AUSASSISTPLAN | Australian Government Overseas Disaster Assistance Plan |
AUSCOAST |
Coastal Navigation Warning issued by RCC Australia |
| AUSCONPLAN SPRED | Australian Contingency Plan for Radioactive Space Re-entry Debris |
| AUSLIG | Australian Surveying and Land Information Group |
| AUSMEPA | Australian Marine Environment Protection Association |
AUSREP |
Australian Ship Reporting System |
AVCG |
Australian Volunteer Coast Guard |
| AWA | Australian Workplace Agreement |
| AWD | Air Warfare Destroyer |
AWES |
Association of West European Shipbuilders |
| BAN | Basel Action Network |
| BAOAC | Bonn Agreement Oil Appearance Code |
BAREP |
Baltic Sea Position Reporting System |
| BAS | Basic Air Services |
BC Code |
Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes |
| BCS | Business Classification Scheme |
BCAG |
Bulk Cargoes Advisory Group |
BCH Code |
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk |
BIMCO |
The Baltic and International Maritime Council |
BIPAR |
International Association of Producers of Insurance and Reinsurance |
BLG |
Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases |
| BLU Code | Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers |
| BNWAS | Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System |
| BOA | Board of Auditors |
| BRM | Bridge Resource Management |
| BSS | Business Support System |
BTRE |
Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics |
| BV | Bureau Veritas |
| BWE | Ballast Water Exchange |
| BWM | Ballast Water Management Convention |
| C | Council |
| CA | Certified Agreement |
| CAI | Confederation of Australian Industry |
| CAS | Condition Assessment Scheme |
CASA |
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
| CAVDISPLAN | Commonwealth Government Aviation Disaster Response Plan |
| CBA | Competency-based Assessment |
| CBA | Cost Benefit Analysis |
CBT |
Competency-based Training |
CCA |
Chemical Carriers' Association, Inc |
| CCC | Customs Co-operation Council |
| CCIR | International Radio Consultative Committee |
CCS |
China Classification Society |
| CEB | Chief Executives Board for Co-ordination (United Nations) |
CEC |
Commission of European Communities |
| CEFAS | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science http://www.cefas.co.uk/ |
CEFIC |
European Chemical Industry Council |
CEPT |
European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations |
| CES | Inmarsat Coast Earth Station (Satellite Ground Station) |
| C/ES | Extraordinary Council meeting |
| CESA | Community of European Shipyards' Associations |
| CG | Correspondence Group |
CHILREP |
Chilean Ship Reporting System |
| CHIRP | Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Program |
CIRM |
Comité International Radio-Maritime |
Class NK |
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Japanese Classification Society) |
CLC |
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 |
CMI |
Comité Maritime International |
CMP |
Conservation Management Plan |
| CMRS | Confidential Marine Reporting Scheme |
| CNG | Compressed Natural Gas |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
COASTWATCH |
Australian Customs Service Civil Surveillance Program |
COLREGs |
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 |
| COMCAWE | Oil Companies' European Organisations for Environment Health and Safety |
| COMDISPLAN | Australian Government Disaster Response Plan |
| COMMA | Company of Master Mariners of Australia |
| COMMARPLAN | Commonwealth Government Maritime Radiological Response Plan |
COMSAR |
Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue |
COSCO |
China Ocean Shipping Corporation |
| COSOP | Consultative Committee on Safety in the Offshore Petroleum Industry |
COSPAS-SARSAT |
International Satellite Search and Rescue System |
| COTS | Commercial Off The Shelf |
| COW | Crude Oil Washing Manual |
| COWG | Chemical Operations Working Group |
| CPC | Committee for Programme and Coordination |
| CPRNW | Commission on Promulgation of Radio Navigational Warnings |
| CRA | Coastal Resource Atlas |
| CRS | Croatian Register of Shipping |
| CRS | Coast Radio Station |
| C/S | Call Sign |
CSA |
Caribbean Shipping Association |
| CSC | International Convention for Safe Container, 1972, as amended |
| CSI | Container Security Initiative |
| CSL | Canada Steamships Ltd Australia |
CSO |
Community Service Obligations |
| CSO | Company Security Officer |
| CSO | Communications and Systems Officer |
| CSOA | Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association |
| CSOC | Coast Station Operators Certificate |
| CSR | Continuous Synopsis Record |
| CSR | Common Structural Rules |
| CSS Code | Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing |
| CSU | Civil SAR (Search and Rescue) Unit |
CTUs |
Cargo Transport Units |
| CVP | Continuing Voyage Permit |
| CW | Continuous Wave |
| CYC | Cruising Yacht Club |
| DAFF | Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry |
| DASS | Distress Alerting Satellite System |
| DBCDE | Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy |
| DDP | Data Distribution Plan (LRIT) |
| DDR | Data Distribution Region |
DE |
Sub-committee on Ship Design and Equipment |
| DECODE | The Determination of the Ecological Consequences of Dredged Material Emplacement http://www.cefas.co.uk/decode/ |
DEEWR |
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| Defence | Department of Defence |
DEWHA |
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
DF |
Direction Finding |
DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
DFD |
Department of Finance and Deregulation |
| DG | Drafting Group |
| DGAC | Dangerous Goods Advisory Council |
| DGJMOVT | Director General, Joint Movements and Transport (Defence) |
DGPS |
Differential Global Positioning System |
| DIAC | Department of Immigration and Citizenship |
| DIISR | Department of Innovation, Industry Science and Research |
DITRDLG |
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government |
| DLIQ | Davis Langdon International Quality |
| DME | Distance Measuring Equipment |
DNV |
Det Norske Veritas |
| DOS | Declaration of Security |
| DPP | Director of Public Prosecutions |
| DRET | Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism |
| DRF | Disaster Recover Facility (AMSA) |
DRI |
Direct Reduced Iron |
| DRP | Disaster Recovery Plan |
DSC |
Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers |
DSC |
Digital Selective Calling |
DSC Code |
Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft |
| DVI | Disaster Victim Identification |
| DWT | Dead Weight Tonnage |
| EA | Environment Australia |
EBA |
Enterprise Bargaining Agreement |
ECDIS |
Electronic Chart Display and Information System |
| ECOR | Engineering Committee on Oceanic Resources |
| ECPP | Environmental Crime Prevention Programme |
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDP | Electronic Data Processing |
EEBDs |
Emergency Escape Breathing Devices |
EEC |
European Economic Community |
EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EEP | Engineering, Environmental and Preservation (IALA) |
| EEPROM | Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| EFMA | European Fertilizer Manufacturers' Association |
| EGC | Enhanced Group Calling |
| EGCS | Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems |
| ELB/ELT | Emergency Locator Beacon/Emergency Locator Transmitter (Aviation) |
| EHS | Evaluation of Hazardous Substances (WG of GESAMP) |
ELSA |
Emergency Level Scale Assessment |
| EMA | Emergency Management Australia |
| EMC | Electromagnetic Compatibility |
| EMK | Emergency Medical Kit/Bag |
EmS |
Emergency Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods |
| EMSA | European Maritime Safety Agency |
| e-NAV | Enhanced Marine Navigation (IALA) |
| ENC | Electronic Navigation Chart |
| EODMS | Electronic Oil Discharge Monitoring System |
| EOI | Expressions of Interest |
| EPA | Environment Protection Agency |
| EPHC | Environment and Heritage Ministerial Council |
EPIRB |
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon |
| ER | Emergency Response |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning Section |
| ERSA | En-Route Supplement Australia |
ESCAP |
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| ESP | Enhanced Survey Program |
| ESPH | BLG Working Group on the Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards of Chemicals |
ETA |
European Tugowners' Association |
| ETRS | Education
Training Risk Services Quality Society of Australia (QAS) |
| ETS | Emergency Towing Systems |
| ETV | Emergency Towage Vessel |
| ETV | Environmental Technology Verification |
| EU | European Union |
EUROMOT |
European Association of Internal Combustion Engine Manufacturers |
| EWG | Environmental Working Group |
| EWS | Early Warning Signal |
| ExCo | Federal Executive Council |
FAL |
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965 |
FAL |
Facilitation Committee |
FAMU |
Federation of Australian Maritime Unions |
| FAO | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FASTOH | Fatigue, Stress and Occupational Health Study |
FIATA |
International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association |
| FERNS | Far East Radionavigation Service |
| FIC | Focused Inspection Campaign |
| FIC | Flight Information Centre |
| FIR | Flight Information Region |
| FLIR | Forward Looking Infrared Camera |
FM |
Frequency Modulation |
FOC |
Flag of Convenience |
FOEI |
Friends of the Earth International |
FOI |
Freedom of Information |
FOSFA |
Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Association Ltd |
FP |
Sub-committee on Fire Protection |
| FPAA | Fire Protection Association of Australia |
FPSOs |
Floating Production, Storage and Offload Units |
| FRB | Fast Rescue Boat |
| FRC | Fast Rescue Craft |
FRP |
Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic |
FSA |
Formal Safety Assessment |
| FSC | Flag State Control |
FSI |
Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation |
| FSOs | Floating Storage Offload Facility |
| FSS Code | International Code for Fire Safety Systems |
FSUs |
Floating Storage Units |
| FTP Code | International Code for Application of Fires Test Procedures |
FUND |
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 |
| FWADC | Fixed Wing Aerial Dispersant Capability |
GA |
Geoscience Australia |
GBE |
Government Business Enterprise |
GBR |
Great Barrier Reef |
| GBRMP | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park |
GBRMPA |
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
| GBS | Global-Based New Ship Construction Standards |
| GC Code | Code for the Construction and equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GEOREP | Georgian Ship Reporting System |
| GES | Ground Earth Station |
GESAMP |
Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (IMO/UNCTAD) |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GHS | United Nations Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals |
| GHz | 1,000,000,000 Hz unit of Frequency (gigahertz) |
GIMPE |
Global Investigation of Pollution in the Marine Environment |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GISIS | Global Integrated Shipping Information System |
| GL | Germanischer Lloyd (German Classification Society) |
| GlobalMET | Global Maritime Education and Training Association |
| GLONASS | Global Navigation Satellite System (Russian) |
GMDSS |
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GOC | General Operator's Certificate |
| GOL | Government Online |
| GOOS | Global Ocean Observing System |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| Greenpeace | Greenpeace International |
| GT | Gross Tonnage |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Material |
| HELCOM | Helsinki Commission |
HF |
High Frequency |
| HFTG | Human Factor Task Group |
| HGO | Heavy Grade Oil |
HLA |
Helicopter Landing Area |
HMAC |
Hazardous Materials Advisory Council |
| HNS | Hazardous and Noxious Substances |
HNS Convention |
International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 |
HRD |
Human Resource Development |
| HEAP | Human Element Analysing Process |
HREOC |
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
HSC Code |
High Speed Craft Code |
| HSM | Hull Stress Monitoring |
HSSC |
Harmonised System of Survey and Certification |
| Hz | Hertz - Unit of Frequency |
| IAC | Industry Assistance Commission |
IACS |
International Association of Classification Societies |
| IADC | International Association of Drilling Contractors |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
IAIN |
International Association of Institutes of Navigation |
IALA |
International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities |
| IAMSAR | International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual |
IAPH |
International Association of Ports and Harbours |
| IAR | Improvement Action Report |
IBA |
International Bar Association |
IBC Code |
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemical in Bulk |
| IBIA | International Bunker Industry Association |
| IBRD | International
Beacon Registration Database http://www.406registration.com |
IBS |
Integrated Bridge System |
| IBTA | International Bulk Terminals Association |
| IBTS | Integrated Bile Treatment System |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
ICC |
International Chamber of Commerce |
ICCL |
International Council of Cruise Lines |
ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
ICFTU |
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
ICHCA |
International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association |
ICMA |
International Christian Maritime Association |
| ICOMF | Oil Companies International Marine Forum |
| ICOMIA | International Council of Marine Industry Associations |
| ICONS | International Commission on Shipping |
| ICP | United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea |
ICS |
International Chamber of Shipping |
| IDC | Inter-Departmental Committee |
IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
IFA |
International Fertilizer Industry Association |
| IFAW | International Fund for Animal Welfare |
IFCS |
Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety |
| IFFAS | International Financial Facility for Aviation Safety |
| IFR | Instrument Flight Rules |
IFSMA |
International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations |
| IGA | Inter-Government Agreement |
IGC Code |
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk |
| IGR | International and Government Relations Section |
IHB |
International Hydrographic Bureau |
| IHMA | International Harbour Masters' Association |
IHO |
International Hydrographic Organization |
| IHRs | International Health Regulations |
IICL |
Institute of International Container Lessors |
IIDM |
Iberoamerican Institute of Maritime Law |
ILA |
International Law Association |
ILAMA |
International Life-Saving Appliances Manufacturers' Association |
ILF |
International Lifeboat Federation |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
| ILS | Instrument Landing System |
| IMAREST | The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (previously known as the Institute of Marine Engineers (IME)) |
IMB |
International Maritime Bureau of the International Chamber of Commerce |
| IMBSC Code | International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code |
| IMCA | International Marine Contractors Association |
IMDG Code |
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code |
| IMAREST | Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology |
| IMC | Instrument Meteorological Conditions |
| IMHA | International Maritime Health Association |
IMLA |
International Maritime Lecturers Association |
IMLI |
IMO International Maritime Law Institute |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| IMO VMSAS | Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme |
IMPA |
International Maritime Pilots' Association |
| IMSBC | International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes |
| IMSO | International Mobile Satellite Organization |
| IMST | International Maritime Security Trust |
| INA | International Navigation Association (ex PIANC) |
INF |
Information Paper (IMO documents) |
INF |
Irradiated Nuclear Fuel |
| INF Code | International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships |
Inmarsat |
Mobile Satellite Company |
| Inmarsat C | Satellite based text only communication system |
| Inmarsat AO | Operating Agreement of the Mobile Satellite Company |
| INS | Inertial Navigation System |
INTERCARGO |
International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners |
| INTERFERRY | (formerly International Marine Transit Association) |
INTERTANKO |
International Association of Independent Tanker Owners |
INTERVEN | |