FACILITIES LAYOUT COURSE - ABBREVIATIONS

ABBREVIATION
EXPLANATION
3D
3-Dimensional
ACH
Air changes per hour
AFP
Active Fire Protection
AIS
Automatic Identification system
ANSI
American National Standardization Institute
API
American Petroleum Institute
ASC
Anti-Surge Control
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASR
Anti-Surge Regulation
ATEX
Atmosphere Explosibles - EU Directive regarding EX equipment / CE-marking
AVM
Anti-vibration mount
BDV
Blowdown Valve
BLEVE
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion
BOD
Basis of Design
BP
British Petroleum
CAA
Civil Aviation Authority
CAPEX
Capital Expence
CCR
Central Control Room
CCTV
Closed-Circuit Television
CE
"marking" - conformity with European Directive(s)
CENELEC
Comit Europen de Normalisation lectrotechnique
CO
Carbon Oxide (Carbon Mono-oxide)
CPD
Construction Product Directive
CPR
Construction Product Regulation
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CSB
Chemical Safety Board
CT
Coiled Tubing
DAL
Design Accident Load
DBB
Double Block&Bleed (valving)
DEP
Design Engineering Practice (Shell company standards)
DIFFS
Deck Integrated Foam Forming System
DLE
Dry Low Emission
DNV
Det Norske Veritas
DP
Differential Pressure
DPE
Double Piston Effect (ball valves)
ECP
Emergency Control Point (Shell terminology)
EER
Escape, Evacuation & Rescue
EERA
Escape, Evacuation & Rescue Analysis
EERS
Escape, Evacuation & Rescue Strategy
EI
Energy Institute (organisation behind IP-15)
EN
European Norm (standard)
E&P
Engineering & Projects
ES
Embarkation Station
ERP
Emergency Radio Point (Shell terminology)
ESD
Emergency Shutdown
ESDV
Emergency Shutdown Valve
EU
European Union
EX
"Explosion proof"
F&G
Fire & Gas
FCV
Flow Control Valve
FEED
Front End Engineering Design
FES
Fire & Explosion Strategy
FPSO
Floating Production, Storage & Offloading (vessel)
FRB
Fast Rescue Boat
FSO
Floating Storage & Offloading (vessel)

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FW
G
GBS
GE
GRE
GT
HAZOP
HAZID
HAT
HC
HEMP
HLO
HP
HSE
HSE
HV
HVAC
IALA
ICAO
ICC
ID
IEC
IMO
IP
IP
IR
ISA
ISO
ITA
JT
KO
kW
L
LAT
LCC
LCV
LEL
LEV
LO
LOS
LP
LPG
LQ
LR
LSA
LT
M
MAC
MCV
MOB
MODU
MOPUSTOR
MRD
MW
MW
NDT
NEMA

Fire Test Procedures (Code)

Fire Water
Gear
Gravity Base Structure
General Electric
Glassfibre Reinforced Epoxy (fibreglass)
Gas Turbine
Hazard and Operability Analysis
Hazard Identification
Highest Astronomical Tide
Hydrocarbon
Hazard & Effect Management Process (Shell terminology)
Helicopter Landing Officer
High Pressure
Health & Safety Executive
Health, Safety & Environment
High Voltage
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
International Lighthourse Authorities
International Civil Aviation Organization (under UN)
Installation Control Centre (CCR in Shell terminology)
Inner Diameter
International Electrotechnical Commission
International Maritime Organization (Organisation under United Nations)
Intermediate Pressure
Institute of Petroleum (now part of EI - Energy Institute)
Infrared
Instrument Society of America
International Standardization Organisation
Internal Technical Advice (Ramboll document type)
Joule-Thomson
Knock-Out
kilo Watt
Length (meters)
Lowest Astronomical Tide
Life Cycle Cost
Level Control Valve
Lower Explosion Level
Localised Exhaust Ventilation
Locked Open
Line of sight (radiolink)
Low Pressure
Liquified Petroleum Gas (= Condensate)
Living Quarter
Long Radius (bend)
Life Saving Appliances (Code)
Level Transmitter
Motor
Manual Alarm Callpoint (Breakglass/Pushbutton)
Master Control Valve
Man-overboard Boat
Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
Mobile Production and Storage
Manual Release Device (pneumatic valve for alarm release)
Mega Watt
Mole Weight
Non Destructive Testing
National Electrical Manufacturers Association

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NFPA
NORSOK
NOX
NPSH
NR
OGP
OIM
OPEX
OSHA
OSP
PA
PAX
PB
PCF
PCHE
PD
PED
PG
PFD
PFD
PFP
P&ID
PLC
PM
PM
POB
PP
ppm
PSV
PTW
QC
QP
RAZ
RBI
RF
RCM
RPM
RI
RTJ
SAL
SAP
SBB
SBM
SCADA
SCE
S/D
SIL
SLS
SOLAS
SOP
SPM
SS
SSSV
STAR
SW
T&S
TEG

Natural Gas Liquids (=LPG / gas condensate)

National Fire Protection Association (US)
"Norsk Sokkel", Common Norwegian Offshore Standards, see www.standard.no / Petroleum
Nitrogen Oxides
Net Positive Section Head
Not Relevant
International Oil and Gas Producers Association
Offshore Installation Manager (= platform supervisor)
Operating Expence
Occupational Safety & Health Authority (US = UK HSE = DK AT)
Operational Safety Procedure
Public Adress
Passengers
Pushbutton
Permit Control Facility (Shell terminology)
Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger (Compact heat exchanger)
Positive Displacement
Pressure Equipment Directive
Production Guideline
Process Flow Diagram
Probability for Failure on Demand
Passive Fire Protection
Piping & Instrument Diagram
Programmable Logic Computer
Permanent Magnet
Preventive Maintenance
Personnel On Board
Production Procedure
Parts Per Million
Pressure Safety Valve (= relief valve)
Permit to Work
Quality Control
Qatar Petroleum
Risk Area Zone
Risk Based Inspection
Raised Face
Reliability Centred Maintenance
Revolutions per Minute
Re-Injection
Ring Type Joint
Single Ancor Loading
Single Anchor Production
Single Block&Bleed (valving)
Single Bouy Mooring
Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition
Safety Critical Element
Shutdown
Safety Integrity Level
Submerged Loading System
Safety of Life at Sea (under IMO / United Nations)
Settle-out pressure (on centrifugal compressors)
Single Point Mooring
Stainless Steel
Subsea Safety Valve
Slim Tripod adapted for Rig installation
Sea Water
Tube & Shell (heat exchanger)
Tri-ethylene Glycol

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TR
UC
UK
UKOOA
UPS
UV
VFD
VOC
VSD
WCV
WG
WI
WHRU
WO
WPS
WT

Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association

Temporary Refuge
Unclassified
United Kingdom
United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
Uninterruptible Power System
Ultra Violet
Variable Frequency Drive
Volatile Organic Compound
Variable Speed Drive
Wing Control Valve
Water Gauge
Water Injection
Waste Heat Recovery Unit
Work Order
Welding Procedure Specification
Wall Thickness