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| AAPA| American Association of Port Authorities
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| AAPMA| Australian Association of Port and Maritime Authorities
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| AAR| Association of American Railroads
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| ACEP| Approved continuous examination programme
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|-| ADR| European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
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|-| AMSA| Australian Marine Safety Authority
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|-| ANSI| American National Standards Institution
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|-| ASEAN| Association of South East Asian Nations
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|-| BIC| Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal.
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|-| BIFA| British International freight Association
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|-| BIMCO| Baltic and International Maritime Council
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|-| BLU| CoP for Safe Loading & Unloading of Bulk Carriers
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|-| BP| Safety Briefing Pamphlet
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|-| BSI| British Standards Institute
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|-| CCC| Carrier Container Council
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|-| CDI-mpc| Chemical Distribution Institute – Marine Packed Cargo
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|-| CEFIC| Council Europeen de I’Industrie Chimique (European Trade Association for Chemicals)
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|-| CEN| European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de Normalisation)
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|-| CG| Correspondence Group
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|-| CGPM| Comité International des Poids et Mesures (General Conference on Weights and Measures)
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|-| CIA| Chemical Industries Association
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|-| CIM| International Convention concerning the Carriage of Goods by Rail
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|-| CIRIA| The Construction Industry Research and Information Association
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|-| CLECAT| European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services
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|-| COA| Container Owners Association
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|-| COP| Code of Practice
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|-| CPC| Certificate of Professional Competence
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|-| CSC| Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) 1972
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|-| CTU| Cargo Transport Unit
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|-| DE| Ship Design & Equipment Sub-Committee
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|-| DG| Drafting Group
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|-| DG MOVE| European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport
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|-| DG VII| Directorate/General VII Transport
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|-| DIS| Draft International Standard
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|-| DnV| Det Norske Veritas
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|-| DOL| Department of Labour
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|-| DSC| Dangerous Goods Solid Cargoes and Containers Sub-Committee
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|-| E&T| Editorial and Technical Group
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|-| ECE| Economic Commission for Europe (UN Agency)
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|-| ECH| Empty container handler
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|-| ECOSOC| Economic and Social Council (UN Agency)
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|-| EFFA| European Freight Forwarders' Association
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|-| EFIPA| European Federation of Inland Ports Association
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|-| EIA| European Intermodal Association
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|-| ESA| European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
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|-| ESC| European Shippers' Council
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|-| ESCAP| Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN Agency)
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|-| ESPO| European Sea Ports Organization
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|-| ESPO| European Sea Ports Association
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|-| EU| European Union
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|-| FAL| Facilitation Committee
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|-| FAT| Fully automated twistlock
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|-| FCL| Full container load
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|-| FDIS| Final Draft International Standard
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|-| FEPORT| Federation of European Private Port Operators
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|-| FEU| Forty-foot Equivalent Unit
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|-| FIATA| International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
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|-| FIATA| International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
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|-| FMCSA| Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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|-| FTA| Freight Transport Association
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|-| GSF| Global Shippers' Forum
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|-| HNS| Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention
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|-| HSE| Health and Safety Executive
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|-| IACS| International Association of Classification Societies
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|-| IAEA| International Atomic Energy Authority
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|-| IAPH| International Association of Ports and Harbours
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|-| IATA| International Air Transport Association
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|-| IBC| Intermediate Bulk Container
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|-| IBTA| International Bulk Terminals Association
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|-| ICAO| International Civil Aviation Organisation
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|-| ICC| International Chamber of Commerce
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|-| ICGB| International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc.
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|-| ICHCA| ICHCA International Limited
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|-| ICS| International Chamber of Shipping
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|-| IFA| International Freight Association
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|-| IFCOR| International Intermodal Freight Container Reporting Organisation
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|-| IFPTA| International Forest Products Transport Association
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|-| IHMA| International Harbour Masters Association
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|-| IICL| Institute of International Container Lessors
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|-| IIMS| International Institute of Marine Surveyors
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|-| IISPCG| Inter Industry Shipping & Ports Contact Group
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|-| ILA| International Longshoremen’s Association
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|-| ILO| International Labour Organisation
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|-| ILWU| International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
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|-| IMDG| International Maritime Dangerous Goods
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|-| IMMTA| International MultiModal Transport Association
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|-| IMO| International Maritime Organisation
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|-| IOSH| Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
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|-| IRU| International Road Transport Union
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|-| ISO| International Organization for Standardization
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|-| ISO| International Standards Organisation
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|-| ISP| International Safety Panel of ICHCA
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|-| ISPS| International Shipping & Ports Security Code
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|-| ISTDG| International Symposium on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
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by Sea and Inland Waterways
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|-| ITCO| International Tank Container Owners Association
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|-| ITF| International Transport Workers’ Federation
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|-| ITF| International Transport Forum
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|-| IUMI| International Union of Marine Insurers
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|-| LCL| Less than a container load
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|-| MAIIF| Marine Accident Investigators' International Forum
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|-| MARPOL /
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MARPOL 73/78| International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978
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|-| MCA| Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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|-| MEPC| Marine Environment Protection Committee
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|-| MOU| Memorandum of Understanding
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|-| MSC| Maritime Safety Committee
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|-| NGB | National Cargo Bureau Inc
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|-| NI| Nautical Institute
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|-| NMSA| National Maritime Safety Association
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|-| NPC| National Ports Council
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|-| NSC| National Safety Council
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|-| NVOCC| Non Vessel Owning Common Carrier
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|-| NVOCC| Non Vessel Owning Cargo Consolidators
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|-| NVOCC| Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier / Container Carrier
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|-| OCIMF| Oil Companies International Marine Forum
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|-| OSHA| Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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|-| OSHA| Occupational Safety and Health Agency
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|-| PAS| Publicly Available Specification
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|-| PDG| Packaged Dangerous Goods
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|-| PDP| Port workers Development Programme
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|-| PEMA| Port Equipment Manufacturers Association
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|-| RHA| Road Haulage Association
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|-| RID| Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail
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|-| RP| Research Paper
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|-| SATLs| Semi Automatic Twistlocks
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|-| SC| Sub Committee
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|-| SIGTTO| Society for International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operations Limited
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|-| SOLAS| International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974
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|-| SOLAS /SOLAS 74| Safety of Life at Sea (Convention, 1974)
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|-| SPI| Ship Port Interface
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|-| SWL| Safe Working Load
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|-| TC104| International Standards Organization Technical Committee 104 –freight containers
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|-| TEU| Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit
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|-| TIR| Transport Internationaux Routiers System
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|-| TOA| Technical and Operational Advice document
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|-| TREMCARD| Transport Emergency Card issued by CEFIC (Intended to comply with the “instructions in writing” requirements in certain road transport regulations, eg: ADR)
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|-| TT Club| Through Trading Mutual Insurance Association Limited
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|-| UIC| Union Internationale de Chemins de Fers
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|-| UIRR| Union Internationale des Societes de Transport  Combine Rail-Route
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|-| UN| United Nations
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|-| UN ECE| United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
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|-| UNEP| United Nations Environment Programme
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|-| UNISTOCK| European Federation of Silo Operators
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|-| USCG| United States Coastguard
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|-| UTITI| University of Toledo Intermodal Transportation Institute
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|-| VTL| Vertical Tandem Lifting
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|-| WCO| World Customs Organisation
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|-| WG| Working Group
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|-| WHO| World Health Organization
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|-| WMU| World Maritime University
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|-| WP.15| UN ECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous goods (deals with ADR)
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|-| WP.24| UN ECE Working Party on Intermodal Transport and Logistics
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|-| WSC| World Shipping Council
  
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Revision as of 11:05, 16 November 2011

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by Sea and Inland Waterways MARPOL 73/78| International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978
American Association of Port Authorities
Australian Association of Port and Maritime Authorities
Association of American Railroads
Approved continuous examination programme
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