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Glossary
- ADF
- Australian Defence Force
- AIS
- Automatic Identification System
- AMSA
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- ANZSBEG
- Australian New Zealand Safe Boating Education Group
- AQIS
- Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
- AUMCC
- Australian Mission Control Centre
- AUSMEPA
- Australian Marine Environment Protection Association
- AUSREP
- Australian Ship Reporting System
- AusSAR
- Australian Search and Rescue
- CSO
- Community Service Obligation
- DGPS
- Differential Global Positioning System
- EAP
- Employee Assistance Program
- FPSO
- Floating Production Storage and Offloading Facility
- FSU
- Floating Storage Unit
- GIS
- Geographical Information Systems
- GMDSS
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- IALA
- International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
- ILO
- International Labour Organization
- IMO
- International Maritime Organization
- ISM
- International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and
Pollution Prevention
- MARPOL
- International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- MEPC
- Marine Environment Protection Committee
- MOU
- Memorandum of Understanding
- MSC
- Maritime Safety Committee
- NMSC
- National Marine Safety Committee
- NPAC
- National Plan Advisory Committee
- NSAC
- Navigational Services Advisory Committee
- OSRA
- Oil Spill Response Atlas
- PSC
- Port State Control
- RCC
- Rescue Coordination Centre
- SAR
- Search and Rescue
- SIDSS
- Ship Inspection Decision Support System
- SOLAS
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
- SRS
- Ship Reporting System
- SRU
- Search and Rescue Unit
- STCW
- International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
for Seafarers
- VTS
- Vessel Traffic Service
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