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Glossary

AMSA, 15th Annual Report, 2004 - 2005

AAD: Australian Antarctic Division of the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage
ADF

Australian Defence Force
AFP: Australian Federal Police
AIS: Automatic Identification System
AMG: Australian Maritime Group
AMSA: Australian Maritime Safety Authority
ANAO: Australian National Audit Office
ANZSBEG: Australia New Zealand Safe Boating Education Group
APCIS: Asia Pacific Computerised Information System
AQIS: Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
AROS: Australian Registry of Shipping System
ASIC: Australian Seafood Industry Council
ATSB: Australian Transport Safety Bureau
AUSREP: Australian Ship Reporting System
AusSAR: Australian Search and Rescue
COLREGS: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
CSO: Community Service Obligation
DAFF: Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
DAO: Duly Appointed Officer
DGPS: Differential Global Positioning System
DOTARS: Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional Services
DRP: Disaster Recovery Plan
EAP: Employee Assistance Program
ECDIS: Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems
EDM: Electronic Document Management system
EMA: Emergency Management Australia
EMS: Environment Management System
FAO: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation
FLIR: Forward Looking Infra-Red camera
FPSO: Floating Production Storage and Offloading Facility
FSU: Floating Storage Unit
GIS: Geographical Information System
GMDSS: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
IALA: International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
IGA: Inter-Governmental Agreement
ILO: International Labour Organization
IMO: International Maritime Organization
ISPS: International Ship and Port Facility Security Code
ISM: International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and Pollution Prevention
ITIL: Information Technology Infrastructure Library
MARPOL: International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MCC

Mission Control Centre
MEPC: Marine Environment Protection Committee
MHz: Megahertz
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MNZ: Maritime New Zealand
MSC: Maritime Safety Committee
MSQ: Maritime Safety Queensland
NMSC: National Marine Safety Committee
NOO: National Oceans Office
NPAC: National Plan Advisory Committee
NSAC: Navigational Services Advisory Committee
NSCV: National Standard for Commercial Vessels
OOWG: National Plan Operations Group’s Oil Operations Working Group
OPRC-HNS: Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Cooperation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances
OSRA: Oil Spill Response Atlas
OTS: Office of Transport Security (Department of Transport and Regional Services)
PAS: Pilotage Application System
PSSA: Particularly Sensitive Sea Area
PSC: Port State Control
RCC: Rescue Coordination Centre
SAR: Search and Rescue
SIDSS: Ship Inspection Decision Support System
SMG: Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Shipping Management Group
SOLAS: International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
SPREP: South Pacific Regional Environment Program
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

November 2005