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  1. Glossary

0-9

1
100 PPM Radius
100-Year Flood Plain
150° Sector
180° Sector
1988 LL Protocol
2008 IS Code

 

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A

A
A 60 Bulkhead or Deck
A Class Bulkhead or Deck
A-annulus
A-Scan
A-Scan Display
A.D.A.S.

 

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B

B Class Bulkhead or Deck
B-Annulus
BA
Back Allowable
Back Pressure
Back Reflection
Back Up

 

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C

“C” Class Divisions
C
C Class Bulkhead or Deck
C glass
C&K
C&K Line
C-NAAIA2

 

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D

“D” Circle
25% (50%) Drainage time
D
D or D-value
D&W
D-J Basin Fox Hills Protection Area
D-value

 

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E

E
E and P Waste
E or Euler’s Constant
E&P
E-assessment
E-glass
E-navigation

 

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F

(FES) Fire and Explosion Strategy
F
F mob
F&G
FA
Fabrication Weld
Fabricator

 

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G

G
G&A
GA
Gage And Test Port Connections
Gage Joint
Gain
Gall

 

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H

h
H2S
H2S Absent
H2S Present
H2S Trim
H2S Unknown
Hacking

 

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I

I
I or You
I/J-tube Bend Stiffener
I/J-tube Seal
I/O
I0GP
IACS

 

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J

Jack-house
Jack-Up
Jack-Up Owner
Jack-up Unit
Jacket
Jacking Gear Unit
Jail

 

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K

k0
K1
K2
K3
Keel Joint
Keel Line
Kelly

 

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L

L
L+T
L-C
L.E.L.
Label 1
Label 2
Labeled

 

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M

M
M/B
MA
MAASP
MAC
Mach Number
Machine

 

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N

(Normal) Towing
1988 LL Protocol
N
N (Heat-Treat Process)
N&T
N/A
NABIS

 

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O

OA
OBF Fluids
Object
Object Standard
Objective
Objective Evidence
Objective-based Cut Score

 

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P

P
P&A
P&ID
P-5 Operator Number
P-tank
PA
Pack Off or Stripper Preventer

 

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Q

ABS Guidance
Q
Q&T
QA
QA/QC
QAP
QC

 

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R

R
R-ratio
R/Min
R/T
RA
Ra
Rabbit

 

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S

S
S-N
S-N Curve
S-N Data
S/N
SA
Sable Island

 

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T

Training and Qualifications Committee
(Normal) Towing
25% (50%) Drainage time
T
T&C
Tabletop Exercise
TAF

 

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U

Dangerous Failures (or Unsafe Failures)
SSV Valve or USV Valve
U
U-tube
U.S.
U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
UA

 

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V

V
V-door
V-door Ramp
VAC
Vacated Area
Vacuum
Vacuum Insulated Tubing

 

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W

“What If?” Analyses
w.t
Wafer Check Valve
Wall Opening
Wall, Diversion
Wall, Retaining (Dike)
Wall-Heating

 

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X

XLOT
XLPE
XOV
XT

 

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Y

Yarn
Yarn Assembly Checklist
Yarn Break Strength
Yarn Creep
Yarn Elongation
Yarn Producer
Yarn-on-yarn Abrasion Property

 

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Z

Z
Z factor
Zero
Zero Calibration Gas
Zero Gas
Zero Point
Zombie

 

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