U.S. Navy Ship Salvage Manual Volume 6 - Oil Spill Response

S0300-A6-MAN-060GLOSSARYACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSABS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Bureau of Shipping.API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Petroleum Institute.ARPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Archaeological Resources Protection Act.ARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auxiliary, Salvage Vessel; U.S. Navy 213- or 250-foot ocean goingtugs designed and equipped for heavy salvage work and independentoperations in all ocean areas including areas with significantice cover.ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auxiliary, Submarine Rescue Vessel. Older U.S. Navy ASRs(Chanticleer Class) are modified ATF designs, especially outfittedfor deep diving and submarine rescue. These ships are slightlylarger than the ATF-76 Class but with same general configuration,and equally well suited for oil spill response work. The ASR-21Class ships are large, deep-draft catamarans with high freeboard.They are not well suited to spill response work other than as afloatcommand centers.ATF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auxiliary, Fleet Tug; U.S. Navy 205-foot ocean going tug.ATS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auxiliary, Salvage Tug; U.S. Navy 270-foot ocean going tugdesigned and equipped for heavy salvage work, deep diving, andsubmarine rescue.CFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Code of Federal Regulations.CFST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contaminated fuel settling tank.CINC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commander in Chief.CNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief of Naval Education and Training.COE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Army Corps of Engineers.CONUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continental United States.CP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contingency Plan.CWA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clean Water Act.DERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defense Environmental Restoration Account.DFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diesel Fuel, Marine.DOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Commerce.DOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Defense.DOE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Energy.DOI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Interior.DOJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Justice.DOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Labor.DOMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Military Support.DON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of the Navy.DOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Transportation.Glossary-1