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NAVTEX
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NAVTEX
NAVTEX means the system for the broadcast and automatic reception of maritime safety information by means of narrow band direct-printing telegraphy. Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceNAVAREA
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NAVAREA
NAVAREA means a geographical sea area established for the purpose of coordinating the broadcast of navigational warnings. The term NAVAREA followed by a roman numeral may be used to identify a particular sea area. The delimitation of such areas is not related to and should not prejudice the delimitation of any boundaries between States Note: <sea area> Which may include inland seas, lakes and waterways navigable by seagoing ships. Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceNational SafetyNET Service
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National SafetyNET Service
National SafetyNET service means the broadcasting and automated reception of maritime safety information via the Inmarsat EGC system, using languages as decided by the Administration concerned Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceNational NAVTEX Service
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National NAVTEX Service
National NAVTEX service means the broadcast and automatic reception of maritime safety information by means of narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy using frequencies other than 518 kHz and languages as decided by the Administration concerned Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceMETAREA Coordinator
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METAREA Coordinator
METAREA Coordinator means the authority charged with coordinating Marine Meteorological Information broadcasts by one or more National Meteorological Services acting as Preparation or Issuing Services within the METAREA Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceMETAREA
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METAREA
METAREA means a geographical sea area established for the purpose of coordinating the broadcast of marine meteorological information. The term METAREA followed by a roman numeral may be used to identify a particular sea area. The delimitation of such areas is not related to and should not prejudice the delimitation of any boundaries between States Note: <sea area> Which may include inland seas, lakes and waterways navigable by seagoing ships. Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceMaritime Safety Information (MSI)
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Maritime Safety Information (MSI)
Maritime safety information (MSI) means navigational and meteorological warnings, meteorological forecasts and other urgent safety-related messages broadcast to ships; Note: <MSI> As defined in regulation IV/2 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended. Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceIssuing Service
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Issuing Service
Issuing service means a National Meteorological Service which has accepted responsibility for ensuring that meteorological warnings and forecasts for shipping are disseminated through the Inmarsat SafetyNET service to the designated area (METAREA) for which the Service has accepted responsibility under the broadcast requirements of the GMDSS; Note: As defined in WMO-No 558 Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceInternational SafetyNET Service
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International SafetyNET Service
International SafetyNET service means the coordinated broadcasting and automated reception of maritime safety information via the Inmarsat Enhanced Group Call (EGC) system, using the English language, in accordance with the provisions of the 1974 SOLAS Convention Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceInternational NAVTEX Service
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International NAVTEX Service
International NAVTEX service means the coordinated broadcast and automatic reception on 518 kHz of maritime safety information by means of narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy using the English language Note: As set out in the IMO NAVTEX Manual. Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceHF NBDP
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HF NBDP
HF NBDP means High Frequency narrow-band direct-printing, using radio telegraphy as defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.688. Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceGlobal Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
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Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) means the global communications service based upon automated systems, both satellite and terrestrial, to provide distress alerting and promulgation of maritime safety information for mariners. Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceCoastal and Offshore Area
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Coastal and Offshore Area
Coastal and offshore area applies to areas for which Member States issue weather and sea bulletins, governed by the procedures in WMO-No.558 – Manual on Marine Meteorological Services. Source: IMO resolution A.1051(27), IMO/WMO Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service ‒ Guidance Document, 20 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceTEMPSC
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TEMPSC
Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC Guidelines Source: ISO 13702:2015, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Control and mitigation of fires and explosions on offshore production installations — Requirements and guidelines, Second Edition, August 2015. Global Standards Source: Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response on Offshore Installations, Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995, Approved Code of Practice and guidance (UK HSE L65), Second Edition, 1997. Regulatory GuidanceShall
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Shall
For the purposes of this publication, the term shall indicates that the RP has universal applicability to that specific activity. Source: API RP 2D, Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes, Sixth Edition, May 2007. Global StandardsShall
As used in a standard, “shall” denotes a minimum requirement in order to conform to the specification. Source: API RP 17L2, Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment, First Edition, March 2013. Global Standards Source: API RP 13C, Recommended Practice on Drilling Fluids Processing Systems Evaluation, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, December 2010. Global StandardsShall
Within this document, “shall” is used to state that a provision is mandatory. Source: API RP 17L2, Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment, First Edition, March 2013. Global StandardsShall
Indicates the “recommended practice(s)” has universal applicability to that specific activity. Source: API RP 49, Recommended Practice for Drilling and Well Servicing Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide, Third Edition, May 2001. Global StandardsShall
Denotes that the recommended practice has universal application to that specific activity. Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global StandardsShall
For the purpose of this document, shall indicates that the recommended practice(s) has universal application to that specific activity. Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards Source: API RP 74, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Operation, First Edition, October 2001 (March 2007). Global StandardsShall
Indicates that the recommended practice(s) has universal applicability to that specific activity. Source: API RP 59, Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations, Second Edition, May 2006. Global StandardsShall
As used in a standard, “shall” denotes a minimum requirement in order to conform to the specification. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global StandardsShall
The term “shall” denotes a minimum requirement in order to conform to the recommended practice. Source: API RP 96, Deepwater Well Design and Construction, First Edition, March 2013. Global StandardsShall
SHALL is used to indicate that a provision is MANDATORY. Source: API SPEC 5CRA, Specification for Corrosion Resistant Alloy Seamless Tubes for Use as Casing, Tubing and Coupling Stock, Upstream Segment, First Edition, February 2010 (Errata August 2011). Global Standards Source: API SPEC 5DP, Specification for Drill Pipe, First Edition, August 2009. Global StandardsShall
As used in a standard, “shall” denotes a minimum requirement in order to conform to the specification. Source: API SPEC 5CRA, Specification for Corrosion Resistant Alloy Seamless Tubes for Use as Casing, Tubing and Coupling Stock, Upstream Segment, First Edition, February 2010 (Errata August 2011). Global Standards Source: API SPEC 5CT, Specification for Casing and Tubing, Upstream Segment, Ninth Edition, July 2011 (Errata September 2012). Global Standards Source: API SPEC 17E, Specification for Subsea Umbilicals, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, October 2010. Global StandardsShall
Shall: As used in a standard, "shall" denotes a minimum requirement in order to conform to the specification. Source: API SPEC 6A, Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment, Twentieth Edition, October 2010 (Addendum November 2012). Global Standards Source: API SPEC 8C, Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL 1 and PSL 2), Fifth Edition, April 2012. Global Standards Source: API SPEC 10A, Specification for Cements and Materials for Well Cementing, Twenty-fourth Edition, December 2010. Global Standards Source: API SPEC 11D1, Packers and Bridge Plugs, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, July 2009. Global Standards Source: API SPEC 13A, Specification for Drilling Fluids Materials, Eighteenth Edition, February 2010. Global StandardsShall
Indicates a mandatory requirement to be followed for fulfilment or compliance with the present standard. Deviations are not permitted unless formally and rigorously justified, and accepted by all relevant contracting parties. Source: Offshore Standard DNV-OS-C101, Design of Offshore Steel Structures, General (LRFD Method, Det Norske Veritas, April 2011. Global StandardsShall
"Shall" means mandatory. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. RegulationsShall
The term shall is also used in the guidelines regarding the regulations. In this context, shall means a direct rendering of a statutory or regulatory requirement. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceShall
Verbal form used to indicate requirements strictly to be followed in order to conform to this NORSOK standard and from which no deviation is permitted, unless accepted by all involved parties. Source: NORSOK D-002, Well intervention equipment, Rev. 2, June 2013. Global StandardsShall
Shall is an absolute requirement which shall be followed strictly in order to conform with the standard. Source: NORSOK D-007, Well Testing Systems, Rev. 1, January 1996. Global StandardsShall
Indicates a mandatory requirement to comply with the HSE Act or regulations made under the HSE Act. Source: Approved Code of Practice for Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Department of Labour, New Zealand, July 1994. Regulatory GuidanceShall
verbal form used to indicate requirements strictly to be followed in order to conform to this guideline and from which no deviation is permitted, unless accepted by all involved parties Source: Approved Code of Practice for Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Department of Labour, New Zealand, July 1994. Regulatory GuidanceShall
Indicates requirements strictly to be followed in order to conform to this OSS and from which no deviation is permitted. Source: Verification of Lifting Appliances for the Oil and Gas Industry, DNV-OSS-308, October 2010, Det Norske Veritas AS, Global StandardsSCC
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SCC
Stress corrosion cracking. Source: API 570, Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems, Fourth Edition, February 2016, with Addendum May 2017. Global Standards Source: API TR 1PER15K-1, Protocol for Verification and Validation of High-pressure High-temperature Equipment, First Edition, March 2013. Global StandardsSCC
Special clearance coupling. Source: API SPEC 5CT, Specification for Casing and Tubing, Upstream Segment, Ninth Edition, July 2011 (Errata September 2012). Global StandardsSCC
Standards Council of Canada. Source: Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, December 15, 2010. Regulatory GuidanceSCC
Cracking of metal involving anodic processes of localized corrosion and tensile stress (residual and/or applied)- NOTE: 1 Parameters that influence the susceptibility to SCC are temperature, pH, chlorides, dissolved oxygen, H2S and CO2.
- NOTE: 2 The above definition differs from that of the same term given in ISO 15156-1:2009, definition 3.21, since it includes external environments.
Adjacent Connected Space
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Adjacent Connected Space
Adjacent connected space means a normally unventilated space which is not used for cargo but which may share the same atmospheric characteristics with the enclosed space such as, but not limited to, a cargo space accessway. Source: IMO resolution A.1050(27), Revised recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships, 21 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceEnclosed Space
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Enclosed Space
Enclosed space means a space which has any of the following characteristics: 1. limited openings for entry and exit; 2. inadequate ventilation; and 3. is not designed for continuous worker occupancy, and includes, but is not limited to, cargo spaces, double bottoms, fuel tanks, ballast tanks, cargo pump-rooms, cargo compressor rooms, cofferdams, chain lockers, void spaces, duct keels, inter-barrier spaces, boilers, engine crankcases, engine scavenge air receivers, sewage tanks, and adjacent connected spaces. This list is not exhaustive and a list should be produced on a ship-by-ship basis to identify enclosed spaces. Source: IMO resolution A.1050(27), Revised recommendations for entering enclosed spaces aboard ships, 21 December 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance Source: Resolution MEPC.210(63), 2012 Guidelines for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling, 2 March 2012, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceEnclosed Space
An enclosed space is considered to be any building, room or enclosure, e.g., cabinet, within which, in the absence of artificial ventilation, the air movement will be limited and any flammable atmosphere will not be dispersed naturally. Source: Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Mobile Offshore Units, Part 7, Safety Systems, Hazardous Areas and Fire, June 2013, Lloyd’s Register, Global StandardsInitial Responders
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Initial Responders
“Initial responders” means those people who are appointed by the relevant State(s) to intervene in an act of piracy or armed robbery against a ship, during the event. Source: IMO resolution A.1025(26), Code of Practice for the Investigation of Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships, 18 January 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceInvestigators
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Investigators
“Investigators” means those people appointed by the relevant State(s) to investigate an act of piracy or armed robbery against a ship, after the event has occurred. Source: IMO resolution A.1025(26), Code of Practice for the Investigation of Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships, 18 January 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceArmed Robbery Against Ships
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Armed Robbery Against Ships
“Armed robbery against ships” means any of the following acts: 1 any illegal act of violence or detention or any act of depredation, or threat thereof, other than an act of piracy, committed for private ends and directed against a ship or against persons or property on board such a ship, within a State’s internal waters, archipelagic waters and territorial sea; 2 any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described above. Source: IMO resolution A.1025(26), Code of Practice for the Investigation of Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships, 18 January 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidancePiracy
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Piracy
“Piracy” means an act defined in article 101 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Note: The following definition of piracy is contained in article 101 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: “Piracy consists of any of the following acts: 1. any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed:1. on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on board such ship or aircraft; 2. against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any State;
2. any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or of an aircraft with knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or aircraft; 3. any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in sub-paragraph (1) or (2).” Source: IMO resolution A.1025(26), Code of Practice for the Investigation of Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships, 18 January 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance Source: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982. Legislation2008 IS Code
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2008 IS Code
2008 IS Code means the International Code on Intact Stability, 2008, as adopted by resolution MSC.267(85). Source: IMO resolution A.1021(26), Guidelines for ships operating in polar waters, 18 January 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceWorking Liquids
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Working Liquids
Working liquids means any substances that are pollutants used for the operation of the ship’s machinery. Source: IMO resolution A.1021(26), Guidelines for ships operating in polar waters, 18 January 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceWMO
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WMO
WMO means the World Meteorological Organization. Source: IMO resolution A.1021(26), Guidelines for ships operating in polar waters, 18 January 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance Source: Offshore Physical Environmental Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, September 2008. Regulatory GuidanceUnified Requirements
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Unified Requirements
Unified Requirements means IACS Unified Requirements for Polar Class Ships (UR-I). Source: IMO resolution A.1021(26), Guidelines for ships operating in polar waters, 18 January 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceSTCW
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STCW
STCW means the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended. Source: IMO resolution A.1021(26), Guidelines for ships operating in polar waters, 18 January 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceRepair
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Repair
The work necessary to restore a piping system to a condition suitable for safe operation at the design conditions.- NOTE: If any of the restorative changes result in a change of design temperature or pressure, the requirements for re-rating also shall be satisfied. Any welding, cutting, or grinding operation on a pressure-containing piping component not specifically considered an alteration is considered a repair. Repairs can be temporary or permanent (see Section 8).
Repair
The work necessary to restore a vessel to a condition suitable for safe operation at the design conditions. If any of the restorative work results in a change to the design temperature, minimum design metal temperature (MDMT), or MAWP, the work shall be considered an alteration and the requirements for rerating shall be satisfied. Any welding, cutting, or grinding operation on a pressure-containing component not specifically considered an alteration is considered a repair.
Source: API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, Tenth Edition, May 2014, with Addendum May 2017. Global StandardsRepair
Action(s) performed on a nonconforming product to make it acceptable for the intended use.- NOTE: 1 Repair within the scope of this document includes remanufacture as defined by other API product specifications.
- NOTE: 2 The distinction between repair and remanufacture may be further specified within API product specifications.
Repair
The maximum uplift force during spud can extraction.
Source: API STANDARD 18LCM, Product Life Cycle Management System Requirements for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsRepair
Process of disassembly, inspection, reassembly, and testing of drill-through equipment, with or without the replacement of parts in order to correct failed or worn components.- NOTE: Repair does not include machining, welding, heat treating, or other manufacturing operations of component parts.
Repair
The work necessary to restore a vessel to a condition suitable for safe operation at the design conditions. If any of the restorative work results in a change to the design temperature, MDMT, or MA WP, the work shall be considered an alteration and the requirements for rerating shall be satisfied. Any welding, cutting or grinding operation on a pressure-containing component not specifically considered an alteration is considered a repair. Source: API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration Downstream Segment, Ninth Edition, June 2006. Global StandardsRepair
Action performed on equipment that involves replacement of parts, other than expendable parts, but excludes remanufacture. Source: API RP 8B, Recommended Practice for Procedures for Inspections, Maintenance, Repair and Remanufacture of Hoisting Equipment, Seventh Edition, March 2002 (Reaffirmed: August 2012). Global StandardsRepair
- Activity involving disassembly, reassembly and testing of wellhead and christmas tree equipment with or without the replacement of parts other than bodies. NOTE: Repair does not include machining, welding, heat treating, other manufacturing operations or the replacement of bodies.
Repair
Removal of defects from, and refurbishment of, a component or assembly by welding during the manufacturing process.- NOTE: The term “repair,” as referred to in this specification, applies only to the repair of defects in materials during the manufacture of new equipment.