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ABBREV. Description
1oo2 One out of two (redundancy)
ABB Asea Brown Boveri
ABC Automatic Boiler Control
ABC Automatic Broadcast Control
ABS American Bureau of Shipping
ABV Annulus Bleed Valve
AC AutoChief
ACC Acceleration
ACC Automatic Combustion Control
ADP Albatross Dynamic Positioning system (=SDP)
AFFF Aqueous Film Forming Foam
AI Analogue Input
AIM Advanced (Albatross) Integrated Multifunction
AK Albatross Kernel
AMV Annulus Master Valve
AO Analogue Output
AOM Analogue Output Module
API American Petroleum Institute
APM Albatross Position Mooring system (=SPM)
APS Abandon Platform Shutdown
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
ASC Anti Surge Control
ASCII American Standards Committee for Information Interchange
ASCSSV Annulus SCSSV
ASSETT Advanced Simulations Studies Engineering Training Tool
ASSSV Annulus SubSurface Safety Valve
ASV Annulus Safety Valve (SikkerhetsVentil)
ASV Anti Surge Valve
ATC Albatross Thrusters Control system (=STC)
AVM Albatross Vessel Management system (= SVC)
AVR Automatic Voltage Regulator
AVS Abandon Vessel Shutdown
B&G Brann & Gass
BCCO Ballast Control Console Operator
BCS Ballast Control System
BGB Boiler Gauge Board
BN Bentley Nevada
BNP Burner Operation Panel
BOG Boil Off Gas
BOP Blow Out Preventer (sikkerhetsventil)
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BS Brannsentral
BSV Brønn SikkerhetsVentil
BUCR Back Up Control Room
BV Brønn Ventil
C&E Cause & Effect
CAN Controller Area Network
CAP Critical Alarm/Action Panel
CCC Compressor Controls Corporation (triple C)
CCR Cargo Control Room
CCR Central Control Room
CCTV Closed Circuit TeleVision
CDP Compressor Discharge Pressure
CENELEC European Committee for Electro technical Standardisation
CER Central Equipment Room
CH Choke
CIDV Chemical Injection Dosing Valve
CIV Chemical Injection Valve
CL Choke Lukket
CM Central Machine
CM Control Module
CMB Control Module Base
CMTS Control Module Test Stand
CNT CouNTer
CO Carbon monoxide
CO Choke Open
CondMon Condition Monitoring
COS Common Operator Station
COV Change Over Valve
COVHP Change Over Valve High Pressure
COVLP Change Over Valve Low Pressure
CPM Central Processor Module
CPM CPU and Power Module
CPU Central Processor Unit
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CSBD Cargo Switch Board
CSU Critical Safety Unavailability
CTS Custody Transfer System
CVM Central Vibration Monitor
CWCS Cement Well Completion System
D&ID Ducting Instrument Diagram

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DA Disable Alarm
DA Display Active
DARPS Differential Absolute and Relative Positioning System
DAT Disable Alarm on Terminal
DC DataChief
DCDA Drilling Control and Data Acquisition
DCM Dummy Control Module
DCOM Distributed Control Object Module
DCR Drilling Control Room
DCS Drilling Control System
DCSS Distributed Control and Safety System
DDCC Dual Drilling Control Cabin
DDE Dynamic Data Exchange
DDG Diesel Driven Generator
DEC Deceleration - Nedbremsing
DG Diesel Generator
DH DownHole
DHI DownHole Interface
DI Digital Input
DI Disable Input
DLE Dry Low Emission
DMS Document Management System
DnV Det Norske Veritas
DO Diesel Oil
DO Digital Output
DO Disable Output
DP Differential Pressure
DP Display Passive
DP Dynamic Positioning
DPU Distributed Processing Unit
DPVOA DP Vessel’s Owners Association
DRP Drillers Repeat Panels
DSL Direct Shuttle Loading
DSN Data Source Name
DWS Drilling Work Station
E0 Engine Zero (Engine room in an unmanned state)
ECR Engine Control Room
EDS Electrical Data System
EF Earth Fault
EFD Earth Fault Detection

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EJB Electrical Junction Box

ELA Electric Load Analyses
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compability
ENS Evacuating NødavStengning
EOP Emergency Operator Panel
EOT Engine Order Telegraph
EPU Electric Power Unit
ER Engine Room
ESD Emergency Shutdown
ESDS Emergency Shutdown System
ETU Electronic Test Unit
EV Emergency shutdown Valve
EV Event Viewer/Server
Ex Explosion proof
EY Solenoid Valve (ESD)
F&G Fire & Gas
FAT Factory Acceptance Test
FD Full Duplex
FDF Forced Draft Fan
FDS Functional Design Specification
FLG Floating Level Gauge
FloorP Floor Panel
FMC Food Machinery Cooperation
FMEA Failure Mode Effect Analyses
FMECA Failure Mode Effect and Critical Analyses
FMS Fuel Metering System
FMV Fuel Metering Valve
FO Fuel Oil
FOST Final Output Stage Test
FPDS Fire Protection Data Sheet
FPSO Floating Production and Storage Vessel
FS Field Station
FS Functional Specification
FSM Field Signature Module
FTB Field Termination Board
FTC Field Termination Cabinet
FV Forcing Vaporiser
FW Fire Wall
FW Fresh Water
FWP Fire Water Pumps

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FWRM Fire Water Ring Main

GA General Alarm
Gas Met Gas Metering
GCC Gas lift Choke Close
GCO Gas lift Choke Open
GCP Generator Control Panel
GCR Generator Control Room
GG Gas Generator
GL Gas Lift
GLMV Gas Lift Master Valve
GLSSSV Gas Lift Sub Surface Safety Valve
GLV Gas Lift Valve
GLWV Gas Lift Wing Valve
GMDSS General Marine Safety System
GMS Gas Management System
GND GrouND
GOR Gas Oil Ratio
GW GateWay
H High (alarm indicator)
H2S Hydrogen Sulphide
HC Hydraulic Connector
HCU History Control Unit
HD Half Duplex
HD High Duty
HDA Historical Data Access
HDC Historical Data Computer
HFO Heavy Fuel Oil
HH High High (alarm indicator)
HIPPS High Integrity Pressure Protection System
HKR Hoved Kontroll Rom
HMI Human Machine Interface
HP High Pressure
HPC High Pressure Compressor
HPR Hydro acoustic Positioning Reference System
HPT High Pressure Turbine
HPU High Pressure Unit
HPU Hydraulic Power Unit (Hydraulisk Kraft Aggregat)
HS Hand Switch
HS History Station
HSE-PES Health and Safety Executive Programmable Electronic System

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HT Heater
HT High Temperature
HTML Hyper Text Markup Language
HTP Hydraulic Test Panel
HUB Network Centre (Fibre Optic Concentrator)
HV High Voltage
HVAC Heating Ventilation and Air Condition
HW HardWare (physical objects)
HWLT Hardware Loop Typical
I/O Input/Output
IAS Integrated Automation System (=SVC)
IAT Internal Acceptance Test
ICG code International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying
Liquefied Gases in Bulk
ICMS Integrated Control and Monitoring Systems
ICS Integrated Control Systems
IEC International Electro technical Commission
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol
IGV Inlet Guide Vane
IMCA International Marine Contractors Association
IMO International Maritime Organisation
IMS Information Management System
IP Ingress Protection
IP Internet Protocol
IR Infra Red
IS Intrinsically Safe (EX) (Egensikker)
ISP Internet Service Provider (eg. Telenor)
IUMV Injection Upper Master Valve
IWV Injection Wing Valve
KFDD Kongsberg Functional Design Document
KM Kongsberg Maritime (earlier Kongsberg Simrad)
KOS Kongsberg OffShore (now FMC)
KS Kongsberg Simrad
KT KraftTurbin
L Low (alarm indikator)
LAN Local Area Network
LCC Life Cycle Cost
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LD Low Duty
LED Light Emitting Diode
LEL Lower Explosion Limit
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LER Local Equipment Room

LFD Line Fault Detection
LIR Local Instrument Room
LISL Level Indicator Switch Low
LL Low Low (alarm indicator)
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LO Lubrication Oil
LP Low Pressure
LPC Low Pressure Compressor
LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas
LPT Low Pressure Turbine
LQ Living Quarter
LR Lloyds Register
LT Low Temperature
LUR Lokale Utstyr Rom
LV Low Voltage
LVDT Linear Variable Differential Transmitter
LVM Local Vibration Monitor
MAC Media Access Control
MB ModBus
MBRWIF ModBus Read Write InterFace
MCC Motor Control Centre
MCDA Marine Control Data Acquisition
MCP Manual Call Point
MCR Maximum Continuous Rate
MCS Main Control Station
MEI Manual Electric Isolation/ Manuell Elektrisk Isolasjon
MFA Manual Fire Alarm
MFM Multiphase Flow Meter
MGS Minimum Governor Speed
MHI Mitsubishi Heavy iIndustries
MIV Methanol Injection Valve
MLP Manual Loader Panel
MMI Man Machine Interface
MODU Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
MOU Mobile Offshore Unit
MPC Modular Panel Controller
MPM Marine Performance Monitoring
MPR Multi Port Repeater
MPS Marine Process Station

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MPV Multi Purpose Vessel

MRH Minimum ReferanseHastghet
MSU Modbus Slave Unit
MT Main Turbine
MTRCS Main Turbine Remote Control System
MUM Module User Manual
MUX MultipleXer
MV Master Valve
MVC Manifold Valve Close
MVO Manifold Valve Open
NAS NødAvStengning
NC Normally Closed
NDE Normally DeEnergised
NDU Network Distribution Unit
NE Normally Energised
NGG Turtall GassGenerator
NKT Turtall KraftTurbin
NMD Norwegian Maritime Directorate
NMEA National Maritime Electrical Assosiation
NO Normally Open
NORSOK Norsk Sokkel Konkurraneposisjon
NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
NRTL Nationally Recognised Testing Laboratory
NVE Norges Vassdrags- og Energiverk
OC Operator Console
OCT Offline Configuration Tool
OCU Operator Control Unit
OD OljeDirektoratet
ODBC Open Data Base Connectivity
OEL Oil Export Line
OIC Officer In Command
OilMet Oil Metering
OIM Offshore Installation Manager
OLE Object Linking and Embedding
OLS Offshore Loading System
OPC OLE for Process Control
OS Operator Station
OSHS Operator and Historic Station
OSK Operator Station Kernel
P&ID Piping & Instrument Diagram

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PA Public Address system alarms/ Personal Announcement System

PAI Process Analogue Input
PAO Process Analogue Output
PAS Prosess Avstengning System
PB PushButton
PC Personal Computer
PCDA Process Control and Data Acquisition
PCS Process Control System
PCU Process Control Unit (=RCU)
PDCS Power Distribution Control System
PDI Process Digital Input
PDO Process Digital Output
PDS Parameter Diagnose System
PES Programmable Electronic System
PFEOR Prevention of Fire and Explosion and Offshore Response
PGV Pumpe Grenseverdi Ventil
PID Proportional Integral Derivative
PIV Production Isolation Valve
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
PLCM Power Line Carrier Modem
PLIR Process Location Instrument Room
PM Position Mooring
PMS Power Management System
PMV Production Master Valve
PP Pump
ppm parts per million
PS Process Station
PSD Process ShutDown
PSSSV Production Sub Surface Safety Valve
PSV Pressure Safety Valve
PT Power Turbine
PT Pressure Transmitter
PTBP Power Turbine Balance Piston
PU Process Unit
PUMV Production Upper Master Valve
PUTB Platform Umbilical Termination Box
PV Process Variable
PWV Production Wing Valve
RAIC Remote Analogue Input Current
RAIT Remote Analogue Input Temperature

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RAOC Remote Analogue Output Current

RCA Redundancy and Criticality Assessment
RCS Remote Control System
RCU Remote Controller Unit (=PCU)
RDIO Remote Digital Input/Output
RDIOR Remote Digital Input/Output Relay
RIO Remote Input Output unit
RMP Remote Multi Purpose
ROV Remote Operated Vehicle
RPB Remote PushButton
RPC Remote Panel Controller
RPM Revolutions Per Minute
RTB Remote Terminal Board
RTG Radar Tank Gauge
RTML Real Time Message Manager
RTU Remote Terminal Unit
SAR Safety Analysis Report
SAS Safety and Automation System
SBC Single Board Computer
SBG Single Board Graphic card
SCM Subsea Control Module (gul sylinder på ramma)
SCP Safety Condition Parameters
SCS Simrad Control System
SCSSV Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
SCU Subsea Control Unit
SD Sand Detector
SDP Kongsberg Maritime Dynamic Positioning (earlier: Simrad DP System)
SEM Subsea Electronic Module
SETE Subsea Electronic Test Equipment
SEU Subsea Electronic Unit
SFA StatFjord A
SIL Safety Integrity Level
SIO Serial Input/Output
SIV Scale Inhibitor Valve
SKROM Sentral Kontroll ROM
SL-GMS Sherill-Lubinski Graphical Modeling System (Process Images)
SMDR Supplier Master Document Register
SP Set Point
SPBus Serial Process Bus
SPCU Subsea Power and Communication Unit

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SPM Kongsberg Maritime Position Mooring (earlier: Simrad PM System)

SPV Single Point View
SQL Structured Query Language
SRS Safety Requirement Specification
SSC SubSea Choke
SSIV Subsea Isolation Valve
SSM Kongsberg Maritime Safety Management (earlier: Simrad Safety Managm.)
SSS Kongsberg Maritime Safety System (earlier: Simrad Safety System)
SSSV SubSurface Safety Valve
SST Simrad Safety Tool
STA Statfjord A
STC Kongsberg Maritime Thruster Control (earlier: Simrad TC System)
STL Submerged Turret Loading
STP Shielded Twisted Pair
SUR Sentral Utstyr Rom
SVC Kongsberg Maritime Vessel Control (=IAS =ICS) (earlier: Simrad VC Sys.)
SW Sea Water
SW SoftWare (programs)
TB Termination Board
TBD To Be Determined
TBSL Termination Board Serial Link
TBSS Termination Board Serial Switch
TCP Turbine Control Panel
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCS Topside Control System
TG Turbine Generator
TGK Turbin Generator Kontroll
THPU Test Hydraulic Power Unit
TIC Temperature Indicator Controller
TIV Test Isolation Valve
TLP Tension Leg Platform
TPS Tank Protection System
TT Temperature Transmitter
TÜV Technischer Überwachungs Verein
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Tranmitter
UAS Unified Automation System (Norne)
UCP Utility Control Panel
UHB Umbilical Hose Bundle (Multifunksjons Slanger)
UMS Unmanned Machinery Space
UPCA Universal Performance Curve Algorithm

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UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply

URL Uniform Resource Locator
US Utilities Shutdown
UVR Under Voltage Release
UVT Under Voltage Trip
VAS Valve Actuator Simulator
VC Vessel Control
VDR Voyage Data Recorder
VDU Visual Display Unit
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
VSV Variable Stator Vanes
VV Valve
W/H Wheel House
WBU Watch Bridge Unit
WC Watch Call
WC Water Cut
WCP Watch Call Panel
WCP Wellhead Control Panel (Brønnhode Kontroll Panel)
WCS Wellhead Control System (Brønnhode Kontroll System)
WCU Watch Cabin Unit
WD Watch Dog
WHRU Waste Heat Recovery Unit
WICS Water Injection Control System
WO WorkOver
WS Working Station
WTU Workover Telemetry Unit
WV Wing Valve
Xfer Transfer
XML eXtensible Markup Language (tekstfiler)
XOV Cross Over Valve

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