Standardized Cargo

Standardized Cargo

Definition(s)

Standardized Cargo

Standardized cargo means cargo for which the ship is provided with an approved securing system based upon cargo units of specific types. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1353, Revised Guidelines for the preparation of the Cargo Securing Manual, 30 June 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
Maximum Securing Load

Maximum Securing Load

Definition(s)

Maximum Securing Load (MSL)

Maximum securing load (MSL) is a term used to define the allowable load capacity for a device used to secure cargo to a ship. Safe working load (SWL) may be substituted for MSL for securing purposes, provided this is equal to or exceeds the strength defined by MSL. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1353, Revised Guidelines for the preparation of the Cargo Securing Manual, 30 June 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Cargo Securing Devices

Cargo Securing Devices

Definition(s)

Cargo Securing Devices

Cargo securing devices are all fixed and portable devices used to secure and support cargo units. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1353, Revised Guidelines for the preparation of the Cargo Securing Manual, 30 June 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Turnbuckles and Lashing Rods

Turnbuckles and Lashing Rods

Definition(s)

Turnbuckles and Lashing Rods

Turnbuckles and lashing rods include similar cargo securing devices. (Refer to standard ISO 3874, Annex D Lashing rod systems and tensioning devices.). Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1352, amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS Code), 30 June 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
Stringers

Stringers

Definition(s)

Stringers

Stringers are the uprights or sides of a ladder. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1352, amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS Code), 30 June 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  

Stringer

Stringer means: .1 the frame of a ladder; or .2 the stiffened horizontal plating structure fitted on the side shell, transverse bulkheads and/or longitudinal bulkheads in the space. For the purpose of ballast tanks of less than 5 m width forming double side spaces, the horizontal plating structure is credited as a stringer and a longitudinal permanent means of access, if it provides a continuous passage of 600 mm or more in width past frames or stiffeners on the side shell or longitudinal bulkhead. Openings in stringer plating utilized as permanent means of access shall be arranged with guard rails or grid covers to provide safe passage on the stringer or safe access to each transverse web. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.158(78), amendments to the Technical provisions for means of access for inspections (Resolution MSC.133(76)), 20 May 2004, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
Securing

Securing

Definition(s)

Securing

Securing includes lashing and unlashing. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1352, amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS Code), 30 June 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
SATLs

SATLs

Definition(s)

SATLs

SATLs are semi-automatic twistlocks. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1352, amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS Code), 30 June 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
Lashing Positions

Lashing Positions

Definition(s)

Lashing Positions

Lashing positions include positions: .1 in between container stows on hatch covers; .2 at the end of hatches; .3 on outboard lashing stanchions/pedestals; .4 outboard lashing positions on hatch covers; and .5 any other position where people work with container securing. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1352, amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS Code), 30 June 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Fencing

Fencing

Definition(s)

Fencing

Fencing is a generic term for guardrails, safety rails, safety barriers and similar structures that provide protection against the falls of persons. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1352, amendments to the Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS Code), 30 June 2010, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Surface Water Supply Area

Surface Water Supply Area

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Surface Water Supply Area

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY AREA shall mean the classified water supply segments within five (5) stream miles upstream of a surface water intake on a classified water supply segment. Surface Water Supply Areas shall be identified on the Public Water System Surface Water Supply Area Map or through use of the Public Water System Surface Water Supply Area Applicability Determination Tool described in Rule 317B.b. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Surface Water Intake

Surface Water Intake

Definition(s)

Surface Water Intake

SURFACE WATER INTAKE shall mean the works or structures at the head of a conduit through which water is diverted from a classified water supply segment and/or source (e.g., river or lake) into the treatment plant. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Spill

Spill

Definition(s)

Spill

In sections 25 to 28, “spill” means a discharge, emission or escape of petroleum, other than one that is authorized under the regulations or any other federal law or that constitutes a discharge from a vessel to which Part 8 or 9 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 applies or a ship to which Part 6 of the Marine Liability Act applies. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation

Spill

“Spill” means a discharge, emission or escape of petroleum, other than one that is authorized under the regulations or any other federal law or that constitutes a discharge from a vessel to which Part 8 or 9 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 applies or a ship to which Part 6 of the Marine Liability Act applies. Source: Drilling and Production Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Spill

Any discharge of petroleum (including but not limited to crude oil, natural gas, condensate, lubricants, hydraulic oils, fuels, petroleum based synthetic drilling fluids, or any other refined petroleum product ) that enters the sea shall be reported as a spill. Note: AIANL 160, 161; AIANS 165, 166; Newfoundland Offshore Area Oil and Gas Operations Regulations Section 6; DPR 76(1); INST 70; GR 27, 28. Source: Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory Guidance

Spill

SPILL shall mean any unauthorized sudden discharge of E&P waste to the environment. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Subsurface Disposal Facility

Subsurface Disposal Facility

Definition(s)

Subsurface Disposal Facility

SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL FACILITY means a facility or system for disposing of water or other oil field wastes into a subsurface reservoir or reservoirs. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Stratigraphic Well

Stratigraphic Well

Definition(s)

Stratigraphic Well

STRATIGRAPHIC WELL means a well drilled for stratigraphic information only. Wells drilled in a delineated field to known productive horizons shall not be classified as “stratigraphic.”  Neither the term “well”  nor “stratigraphic well”  shall include seismic holes drilled for the purpose of obtaining geophysical information only. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Stormwater Runoff

Stormwater Runoff

Definition(s)

Stormwater Runoff

STORMWATER RUNOFF shall mean rain or snowmelt that flows over land and does not percolate into soil and includes stormwater that flows onto and off of an oil and gas location or facility. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Respondent

Respondent

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Respondent

RESPONDENT shall mean a party against whom a proceeding is instituted, or a protestant who protests the granting of the relief sought in the application as provided in Rule 509. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Reserve Pits

Reserve Pits

Definition(s)

Reserve Pits

Reserve Pits―temporary earthen pits used to store only those materials used or generated in drilling and workover operations. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations

Reserve Pits

RESERVE PITS shall mean those pits used to store drilling fluids for use in drilling operations or to contain E&P waste generated during drilling operations and initial completion procedures. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Remediation

Remediation

Definition(s)

Remediation

REMEDIATION shall mean the process of reducing the concentration of a contaminant or contaminants in water or soil to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the concentration levels in Table 910-1 and other applicable ground water standards and classifications. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Poor, Coating Condition

Poor, Coating Condition

Definition(s)

Poor (Coating Condition)

Condition with breakdown of coating or rust penetration on more than 20% or hard rust scale on more than 10% of the area under consideration or local breakdown concentrated at edges or welds on more than 50% of edges or weld lines in the area under consideration. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1330, Guidelines for maintenance and repair of protective coatings, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Fair, Coating Condition

Fair, Coating Condition

Definition(s)

Fair (Coating Condition)

Condition with breakdown of coating or rust penetration on less than 20% of the area under consideration. Hard rust scale should be less than 10% of the area under consideration. Rusting at edges or welds should be on less than 50% of edges or weld lines in the area under consideration. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1330, Guidelines for maintenance and repair of protective coatings, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Good, Coating Condition

Good, Coating Condition

Definition(s)

Good (Coating Condition)

Condition with spot rusting on less than 3% of the area under consideration without visible failure of the coating. Rusting at edges or welds, should be on less than 20% of edges or weld lines in the area under consideration. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1330, Guidelines for maintenance and repair of protective coatings, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Flammable Oil System

Flammable Oil System

Definition(s)

Flammable Oil System

Flammable oil system means the system used for the supply of flammable liquid to engines or equipment. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1321, Guidelines for measures to prevent fires in engine-rooms and cargo pump-rooms, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Flammable Oils

Flammable Oils

Definition(s)

Flammable Oils

Flammable oils, for the purpose of these Guidelines, means those oils used in machinery spaces such as those listed in table 1. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1321, Guidelines for measures to prevent fires in engine-rooms and cargo pump-rooms, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Potential Ignition Sources

Potential Ignition Sources

Definition(s)

Potential Ignition Sources

Potential ignition sources means sources having enough energy to cause ignition. These include high temperature surfaces, sparks or flames from inefficient flanges or joints, electrical discharges caused from electrostatic atmospheres, or electrical contactor faults. Sources of these are for example exhaust gas piping of internal combustion engines, leakages from boiler furnace joints and electrical equipment within oil treatment rooms. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1321, Guidelines for measures to prevent fires in engine-rooms and cargo pump-rooms, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Heated Surfaces

Heated Surfaces

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Heated Surfaces

Heated surfaces means surfaces with a high temperature source on the other side. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1321, Guidelines for measures to prevent fires in engine-rooms and cargo pump-rooms, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Hot Surfaces

Hot Surfaces

Definition(s)

Hot Surfaces

Hot surfaces means surfaces with a temperature of less than 220°C including steam systems with a pressure of less than 2.3 N/mm2, thermal oil systems, exhaust gas piping and oilfired and exhaust gas boilers. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1321, Guidelines for measures to prevent fires in engine-rooms and cargo pump-rooms, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
High Temperature Surfaces

High Temperature Surfaces

Definition(s)

High Temperature Surfaces

High temperature surfaces means surfaces with temperatures above 220°C. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1321, Guidelines for measures to prevent fires in engine-rooms and cargo pump-rooms, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
Auto-Ignition Point

Auto-Ignition Point

Definition(s)

Auto-Ignition Point

Auto-ignition point means the temperature at which a substance will spontaneously combine with oxygen and burn without an external ignition or heat source. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1321, Guidelines for measures to prevent fires in engine-rooms and cargo pump-rooms, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
LOAEL

LOAEL

Definition(s)

LOAEL

LOAEL is the lowest concentration at which an adverse physiological or toxicological effect has been observed. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1316, Guidelines on determining the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) and lowest observed adverse effect level (LOAEL) values for halocarbon fire-extinguishing agents, 10 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  
NOAEL

NOAEL

Definition(s)

NOAEL

NOAEL is the highest concentration at which no adverse physiological or toxicological effect has been observed. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1316, Guidelines on determining the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) and lowest observed adverse effect level (LOAEL) values for halocarbon fire-extinguishing agents, 10 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance