Acronyms and abbreviations. Help for new members?

[Ganner]

Hello guys as a new guy myself I remember when joining this forum I was somewhat bamboozled by all the acronyms and abbreviations. Although most can be researched and found out what they mean it might help new members to have a sort of quick reference guide to what they mean? It?s just a thought but with all the ENG1s MCA OOCL SSTG Ro/Ro Pax RFA CPA etc. it can be quite confusing for people new to the industry. What do people think and if people agree how would we go about it?

[CharlieDelta]

If you stick them all in this thread I can create a new article with them all.

[chris]

TH - Trinity House
MEF - Maritime Educational Fund
IBS - Integrated Bridge System
HV - High Voltage
ECDIS - Electronic Chart Display and Information System
SMS - Safety management System

[Clanky]

MCA (sometimes MCGA) - Maritime and Coastgaurd Agency
ME - main engine
OOW - officer of the watch
EOOW - engineering officer of the watch
ER - engine room

STC - South Tyneside College
GCNS - Glasgow College of Nautical Studies
WMC - Warsash Maritime Centre

[Clanky]

P&I - protection and indemnity insurance
H&M - hull and machinery insurance (or a fairly decent clothes shoip)

[Clanky]

CPA - closest point of approach
TCPA - time to closest point of approach
ARPA - automatic radar plotting aid
ECDIS - electronic chart display and information system
AIS - automatic identification system

[Clanky]

OWS - oily water separator
ECR - engine control room
MCR - machinery control room (same as ECR)
CCR - cargo control room
SBB / SBE - stand by below / standby engines
FAOP - full away on passage
EOP - end of passage

OLB - official log book

MAIB - marine accident investigation branch

PSC - port state control
PSSC passenger ship safety certifcate
SMS - safety management system
DOC - document of compliance
IOPP - international oil pollution prevention certificate
ISM - international safety management code

IACS - International Association of Classification Societies
LR - Lloyd's Register
GL - Germanischer Llyod
DNV - Det Norsk Veritas
ABS - American Burea of Shipping
BV - Burea Veritas
RINA - Registro Italiano Navale

[Steve]

MCA (sometimes MCGA) - Maritime and Coastgaurd Authority

Agency.

[Chiefy]

ORB - Oil Record Book
Smoko - Breaktime
Dohbie - Washing
Logging - Detention (with bells on)
P45 - Sacked

V/V - valve
P/P - pump

Old Man - Captain
Harry Tate - Mate (or chief Officer (grrrr))
Bully Beef - Chief
Gadget - YOU

EGB - Exhaust Gas Boiler
HOP / LOP / BLOP - Heavy / Lube / Baby Lube Oil Purifier

Fallen Over - Broken
Brew- Tea

[GuinnessMan]

****ed - wrecked
Slightly ****ed - Broken but *might* be repairable
Mildly ****ed - broken but repairable
****ed but good - used spare part
****ing **** hole - Engine Room
****ing Birds Nest - Bridge

Big **** - Master
****ing Twat - Mate
****wit - 2nd Mate
Little **** - 3rd Mate
****wit - Deck Cadet
****ing Monkeys - Deck Crew

[size4riggerboots]

^ Love it GM!!

OOCL- Orient Overseas Container Line - A shipping company
CMA CGM - Another shipping company ( Fench container transportation and shipping)
SSTG - Safe Ship Training Group - a training provider that has many shiiping lines under it's umbrella
RFA - Royal Fleet Auxiliary - provides support to the Royal Navy (RN)
Ro-ro - Roll on, roll off - vehicle ferry, freight only
Ro-pax - vehicle ferry that takes both freight and passengers (lorries, car and foot)

[stronglead]

CMT - Clyde Marine Training
RTFM - Read the Flipping manual

[Clanky]

Agency.

I knew that wasn't quite right as I typed it, thanks.

[Clanky]

****ed - wrecked
Slightly ****ed - Broken but *might* be repairable
Mildly ****ed - broken but repairable
****ed but good - used spare part
****ing **** hole - Engine Room
****ing Birds Nest - Bridge

Big **** - Master
****ing Twat - Mate
****wit - 2nd Mate
Little **** - 3rd Mate
****wit - Deck Cadet
****ing Monkeys - Deck Crew

Well ****ed - totally and utterly wrecked, often used as an answert to people who ask chief engineers to be more specific when they are told that something is ****ed

[GuinnessMan]

BP - Broken Promises/Bloody Pitiful

RFA - Ready For Anything/Right F****** Ar**holes (depending on your point of view)

Carnival Cruise Line - McDonalds at Sea

P&O - Peculiar & Odd

Holland America Line (NASM in Dutch) - Never a Sober Moment

MSC - More Scrap Coming/Mafia Shipping Co

Bank Line - W**k Line/Andrew Weir Chipping & Slaving Co

Denholms - Glasgow Greeks

Hadley Steamship Company - Hadley's Sunshine Cruises

Shell Tankers - Joe Shell (named after founder)/Clam Line

Esso Tankers - East Sleep Sh*t Overtime

CP Ships (was Canadian Pacific) - Comedic Pathetic Screamships

Harrisons of Liverpool - Hungry Harrisons (regarding food, or lack of served onboard)

Shaw Savill & Albion Line - Slow Starvation and Agony

Pacific Steam Navigation Company - Please Send No Cowboys

Ben Line - North Sea Chinamen/Scottish Navy

Union Castle Line - Union Ar**hole/The Lavender Hull Mob

Scottish Ship Management (SSM) - Sun, Sex and Marijuana/Starvation, Sorrow and Misery

NOMIS Shipping - No Money is Spent

Royal Navy - Grey Funnel Line

Maersk - Borg