JP 1-02, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms - DMRTI ...

As Amended Through 15 March 2012office — An enduring organization that is formed around a specific function within a joint forcecommander’s headquarters to coordinate and manage support requirements. (JP 3-33)officer in tactical command — In maritime usage, the senior officer present eligible toassume command, or the officer to whom the senior officer has delegated tacticalcommand. Also called OTC.officer of the deck — The officer of the deck under way has been designated by thecommanding officer to be in charge of the ship, including its safe and proper operation.The officer of the deck reports directly to the commanding officer for the safenavigation and general operation of the ship, to the executive officer (and commandduty officer if appointed) for carrying out the ship’s routine, and to the navigator onsighting navigational landmarks and making course and speed changes. Also calledOOD. (JP 3-04)official information — Information that is owned by, produced for or by, or is subject tothe control of the United States Government. (JP 3-61)off-load preparation party — A temporary task organization of Navy and Marinemaintenance, embarkation, equipment operators, and cargo-handling personneldeployed to the maritime pre-positioning ship before or during its transit to theobjective area to prepare the ship’s off-load systems and embarked equipment for offload.Also called OPP. See also task organization. (JP 3-35)offset costs — Costs for which funds have been appropriated that may not be incurred as aresult of a contingency operation. See also contingency operation. (JP 1-06)offshore bulk fuel system — The system used for transferring fuel from points offshore toreception facilities on the beach. It consists of two subsystems: amphibious bulk liquidtransfer system and the offshore petroleum discharge system. See also amphibiousbulk liquid transfer system; offshore petroleum discharge system. (JP 4-01.6)offshore petroleum discharge system — Provides bulk transfer of petroleum directly froman offshore tanker to a beach termination unit located immediately inland from the highwatermark. Bulk petroleum then is either transported inland or stored in the beachsupport area. Also called OPDS. See also facility; petroleum, oils, and lubricants;single-anchor leg mooring. (JP 4-03)off-the-shelf item — An item that has been developed and produced to military orcommercial standards and specifications, is readily available for delivery from anindustrial source, and may be procured without change to satisfy a militaryrequirement.on berth — Said of a ship when it is properly moored to a quay, wharf, jetty, pier, or buoyor when it is at anchor and available for loading or discharging passengers and cargo.JP 1-02 239