Rev. Dec 2015
TDI-Brooks Common Acronyms List
CAP/ CAR Corrective Action Plan/ Corrective Action Record (NS5 record)
DPA Designated Person Ashore
DPR Daily Progress Reports (Technical report sent by Party Chief during project)
EHO Engineer’s Handover
ERP Emergency Response Plan
FIR Fleet Incident Report (Shares lessons learned with the fleet)
HSE Health, Safety and Environment
JSA Job Safety Analysis
LMRA Last Minute Risk Analysis
MEDEVAC Medical Evacuation
MHO Master’s Handover
MOC Management of Change
MSDS/ SDS Material Data Safety Sheets (Now called Safety Data Sheets SDSs)
MWL/ SWL Maximum Working Load/ Safe Working Load
NC Non-conformity (violation of our SMM or a regulatory requirement)
NOC Notice of Change- (change to a controlled document)
NTM Notices to Mariners (chart updates)
OOW Officer of the Watch
ORB Oil Record Book
PC Party Chief (in charge of science/ technical party)
PEP Project Execution Plan
QMI Quarterly Maintenance Inspection
SAS Survival at Sea (STCW required training for crew)
SDS Safety Data Sheets (new name for MSDSs)
SEA Seaman’s Employment Agreement
SEEMP Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan
SMM Safety Management Manual
SMS Safety Management System
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SOPEP Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans
SPR Ship Position Report (due daily)
TDI-BI TDI-Brooks International
VP Standard TDI Voyage Plan
General Maritime Acronyms
ABS American Bureau of Shipping
AIS Automatic Identification System
DOC Document of Compliance
DPS Dynamic Positioning System
EEBD Emergency Escape Breathing Device
EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
FRC Fast Rescue Craft (TDI-Brooks does not have these)
GMDSS Global Marine Distress and Safety System
HAZCOM Hazardous Communication
HAZMAT Hazardous Materials
ILO International Labor Organization (a United Nations agency)
IMO International Maritime Organization (a United Nations agency)
ISM International Safety Management Code (IMO Convention)
IBS Isthmus Bureau of Shipping (Vanuatu recognized classification society)
ISM International Safety Management Code
ISPS International Ship and Port Facility Security
MEPC Marine Environment Protection Committee
MOB Man Overboard
MSD Marine Sanitation Device
MSDS Material Data Safety Sheets (Now called SDSs)
NGO Non-Governmental Organization (Greenpeace)
ORV Oceanographic Research Vessel
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OWS Oily Water Separator
PFD Personal Flotation Device
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PSC Port State Control
SAR Search and Rescue
SCBA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
SDS Safety Data Sheets (new name for MSDSs)
SMC Safety Management Certificate (required by ISM code)
STCW Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping
SWL Safe Working Load
USCG United States Coast Guard
VMS Vanuatu Maritime Services- (Maritime Administrator for Vanuatu Flag State)
VMB Vanuatu Marine Bulletin
List of Common IMO Convention Acronyms
COLREG Convention on the Int’l regs for preventing collisions at sea
INMARSAT Convention on the Int’l Maritime Satellite Organization
ISPS Int’l Ship and Port Facility Security Code (an amendment to the SOLAS convention that came into force in 2004)
LL Int’l Convention on Load Lines
MARPOL Int’l Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships 73/ 78
SAR Int’l Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue
SOLAS Int’l Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
STCW Int’l Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
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