Latest offshore abbreviations

AHTS
What does "AHTS" mean when offshore?
Translated: Anchor Handling Tug Supply (vessel)

ALARP
What does "ALARP" mean when offshore?
Translated: As Low As Reasonably Practicable
Description: There is usually always a risk but most industries reduce the risk of a hazard to its lowest possible level to heighten safety.

BOP
What does "BOP" mean when offshore?
Translated: Blow Out Preventer
Description: A blowout preventer is a large, mechanical device used to seal and control and monitor oil wells from the pressures of oil and gas, preventing a blowout.

BOSIET
What does "BOSIET" mean when offshore?
Translated: Basic Offshore Safety Induction And Emergency Training
Description: Minimum safety training required to work offshore.

COGENT
What does "COGENT" mean when offshore?
Translated:
Description: The Sector Skills Council, representing Oil and Gas Extraction, Petroleum Refining and Marketing, Chemicals Manufacturing and Processing Industries (formerly OPITO)

COSHH
What does "COSHH" mean when offshore?
Translated: Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health
Description: Regulations

CRIOP
What does "CRIOP" mean when offshore?
Translated: Crisis Intervention In Offshore Production
Description: Uncover potential weaknesses in accident/incident response within offshore control rooms.

CSCS
What does "CSCS" mean when offshore?
Translated: Construction Skills Certificate Scheme
Description: Database of construction workers that achieve, or can demonstrate they have attained an agreed level of occupational competence.

DPO
What does "DPO" mean when offshore?
Translated: Dynamic Position Officer

EERV
What does "EERV" mean when offshore?
Translated: Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel

ESD
What does "ESD" mean when offshore?
Translated: Emergency Shutdown

FPSO
What does "FPSO" mean when offshore?
Translated: Floating Production Storage And Offloading
Description: Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels, or FPSOs, are offshore production facilities that house both processing equipment and storage for produced hydrocarbons.

HAZOP
What does "HAZOP" mean when offshore?
Translated: Hazards And Operability Analysis
Description: Hazards analysis technique for systems, hardware, procedures

HLO
What does "HLO" mean when offshore?
Translated: Helicopter Landing Officer

HPHT
What does "HPHT" mean when offshore?
Translated: High Pressure High Temperature
Description: A laboratory viscometer used to test drilling fluids at simulated downhole conditions.

IADC
What does "IADC" mean when offshore?
Translated: International Association Of Drilling Contractors

MODU
What does "MODU" mean when offshore?
Translated: Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit

NDT
What does "NDT" mean when offshore?
Translated: Non-destructive Testing

OIM
What does "OIM" mean when offshore?
Translated: Offshore Installation Manager

OPITO
What does "OPITO" mean when offshore?
Translated: Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation
Description: Now changed to COGENT

PSV
What does "PSV" mean when offshore?
Translated: Platform Supply Vessels

STCW
What does "STCW" mean when offshore?
Translated: Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping
Description: Seafarers (International Maritime Organization)