Abbreviations

AAWA

— Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative

ABMT

— Area-Based Management Tool

ACPPNM

— Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (or Advanced Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material)

AI

— Artificial Intelligence

AIS

— Automatic Identification System

BAT

— Best Available Techniques

BBNJ

— Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (or Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction)

BCT

— Blockchain Technology

BEP

— Best Environmental Practice

CBDR

— Common But Differentiated Responsibility

CBDR-RC

— Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities

CBTT

— Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

CDEM

— Construction, Design, Equipment, and Manning

CIA

— Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (in cybersecurity context)

CII

— Carbon Intensity Indicator

CITES

— Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CLCS

— Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

COLREG

— International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS)

COP

— Conference of the Parties

CPPNM

— Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

CPUCH

— Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

CRMG

— Cyber Risk Management Guidelines (IMO interim guidelines for maritime cuyber risk management)

CSI

— Container Security Initiative

DEHUKAM

— Turkish Centre for Maritime and Global Strategy (Denizcilik ve Küresel Strateji Merkezi)

DHS

— Department of Homeland Security

DNA

— Deoxyribonucleic Acid

DOC

— Document of Compliance

DOD

— Department of Defense

DOT

— Department of Transportation

DSI

— Digital Sequence Information

EEZ

— Exclusive Economic Zone

EEDI

— Energy Efficiency Design Index

EEXI

— Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index

EIA

— Environmental Impact Assessment

EIS

— Environmental Impact Statement

EMMP

— Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan

EPRI

— Electric Power Research Institute

ECTS

— European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

EU

— European Union

FAA

— Federal Aviation Administration

FCC

— Federal Communications Commission

FNPP

— Floating Nuclear Power Plant

GATT

— General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GHG

— Greenhouse Gas

GNSS

— Global Navigation Satellite System

GPS

— Global Positioning System

G77

— Group of 77

IAEA

— International Atomic Energy Agency

ICJ

— International Court of Justice

ICU

— Intensive Care Unit

IMO

— International Maritime Organization

IMU

— Inertial Measurement Unit

ILO

— International Labour Organization

INSDC

— International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration

IPR

— Intellectual Property Rights

IRGC

— Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

ISA

— International Seabed Authority

ISM

— International Safety Management (Code)

ITF

— International Transport Workers’ Federation

ITLOS

— International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

JET

— Just Energy Transition

JWG

— Joint Working Group

LDCs

— Least Developed Countries

LRIT

— Long-Range Identification and Tracking

MARI-WEL

— Maritime Welfare (Professional Development Program)

MARPOL

— International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

MASS

— Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship

MEPC

— Marine Environment Protection Committee

MFN

— Most Favoured Nation

MGR

— Marine Genetic Resources

MIT

— Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MJTTF

— Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force

MLC

— Maritime Labour Convention, 20026 as amended

MoU

— Memorandum of Understanding

MSR

— Marine Scientific Research

NASA

— National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NATO

— North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NAVCEN

— Navigation Center

NDC

— Nationally Determined Contribution

NIST

— National Institute of Standards and Technology

NOAA

— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NPT

— Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NSF

— National Science Foundation

NWS

— National Weather Service

NYPE

— New York Produce Exchange (time charter party form)

OSH

— Occupational Safety and Health

OTA

— Office of Technology Assessment

PNT

— Positioning, Navigation, and Timing

PSC

— Port State Control

RNA

— Ribonucleic Acid

ROC

— Remote Operations Centre

ROV

— Remotely Operated Vehicle

SDGs

— Sustainable Development Goals

SDT

— Special and Differential Treatment

SEEMP

— Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan

 SIDS

— Small Island Developing States

 SMART

— Sensor Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications

SNC

— Single National Communication

SOLAS

— International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea

STCW

— International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers

TRIPS

— Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

UCH

— Underwater Cultural Heritage

UAV

— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UKMTO

— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations

UN

— United Nations

UNCLOS

— United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNGA

— United Nations General Assembly

US

— United States

USCG

— United States Coast Guard

USV

— Unmanned Surface Vehicle

VMS

— Vessel Monitoring System

WMU

— World Maritime University

WTO

— World Trade Organization