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THE UK OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS FABRICATORS DIRECTORY
2014
Glossary
ALQ
Additional living quarter
CD
Chart datum
DWT
Dead weight tonnage
EPC
Engineering, procurement and construction
EPCI
Engineering, procurement, construction and installation
EPIC
Engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning
FPAL
First Point Assessment
FPSO
Floating, production, storage and offloading vessel
HWOST
High water ordinary spring tides
ISPS
International Ship and Port Facility Security Code
LAT
Lowest astronomical tide
MHWS
Mean high water springs
MLWS
Mean low water springs
MODU
Mobile offshore drilling unit
NUI
Normally unattended installation
OD
Ordnance datum
PLEM
Pipeline end manifold
PLET
Pipeline end terminal
RQSC
Register of qualified steelwork contractors
SPMT
Self-propelled modular transporter
SWL
Safe working load
UDL
Uniformly distributed load
