AAOSA ALWAYS AFLOAT OR SAFE AGROUND ACCT ACCOUNT AD ARRIVAL DRAFT ASAP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BACTAP BUT AS CLOSE TO AS POSSIBLE B4 BEFORE OR BEAUFORT BBB BEFORE BREAKING BULK BBLS BARRELS, 1 BARREL = 159 LITRES BCM BOW TO CENTER MANIFOLD BLT BUILT CAD CASH AGAINST DOCUMENTS CBM CUBIC METER CBT CLOSED BALLAST TANK C&F COST, INSURANCE AND FREIGHT C&F FO COAT AND FREIGHT FREE OUT CGO CARGO CHOPT CHARTERERS OPTION CHOPTFCNDFCAPMQS CHARTERERS OPTION…
AARA – AMSTERDAM ANTWERP ROTTERDAM AREA AG – ARABIAN GULF A-H RNG – ANTWERP HAMBURG RANGE ARA – AMSTERDAM ROTTERDAM ANTWERP B-H – BORDEAUX HAMBURG RANGE C/O – CUBA AND ORINOCO RIVER PORTS DEN – DENMARK ECC – EAST COAST CANADA ECI – EAST COAST INDIA ECM – EAST COAST MEXICO ECMEX – EAST COAST MEXICO ECSA – EAST COAST SOUTH AMERICA ECUK – EAST COAST UNITED KINGDOM ESSA – EAST COAST CENTRAL AMERICA GBS – GERMAN BALTIC SEA G-H…
Acceptance Criteria The set of values or criteria which a design, product, service or process is required to conform with in order to be accepted. AIC Acceptance into Class The process by which unclassed vessels – including vessels which are classed by a non-IACS member or associate – can gain classification from an IACS member. Formal submission of plans and information for design appraisal will usually be required in addition to a full survey. Annual Survey see Periodic Surveys Appraisal…
Aaosa Always afloat or safe aground. The condition for a vessel whilst in port. Addendum Additional terms at the end of a charter party. Arbitration Method of settling disputes which is usually binding on parties. A clause usually in a charter party. ASBA American Shipbrokers Association B/L Bill of lading, receipt of goods shipped onboard signed by Master (or agent) who contracts to carry them, stating terms on which goods are carried. B/N Booking note Backletter Where a seller/shipper issues…
The word ‘separate’ is defined in the IBC Code 1.23.24 as ‘Separate’ means that a cargo piping system or cargo vent system, for example, is not connected to another cargo piping or cargo vent system. This separation may be achieved by the use of design or operational methods. Operational methods should not be used within a cargo tank and should consist of one of the following types: .1 Removing spool-pieces or valves and blanking the pipe ends. .2 Arrangement of…
The term ‘Administration’ as defined by the IBC Code means the Government of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.
A compound (usually organic) that retards or stops an undesired chemical reaction, such as corrosion, oxidation or polymerisation.
A chemical reaction, usually carried out with a catalyst, heat, or light, and often under high pressure, in which a large number of relatively simple molecules combine to form a chain-like macromolecule. The combining units are called monomers, for example styrene is the monomer for polystyrene. The linear chains can be combined (cross linked) by addition of appropriate chemicals.
Chemical Companies that produce a new chemical and require that chemical to be transported by sea must obtain a provisional categorisation of that substance. Termed the ‘Tripartite Agreement’ because three flag states may be involved in this provisional categorisation, the producing state, the user state and the transport provider state, the tripartite agreement is published every 1st of December. The tripartite agreement is, in effect, a supplement to the IBC Code. Additional information about Tripartite Agreements Once evaluated, the product…
Provides an index of all chemicals referred to in the IBC Code and includes the additional various names known for a particular chemical. If a chemical is not listed in this Index then the transport by sea of that chemical is not permitted without permission from the vessels flag state. This ‘permission’ is normally granted by the inclusion of a chemical in the ‘Tripartite Agreement’.