| Acronyms |
| 2ndM |
Second Mate |
| 3rdM |
Third Mate |
| AB |
Able-Bodied Seaman |
| ACMP |
Alaska Coastal Management Program |
| ADEC |
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation |
| ADES |
Alaska Department of Emergency Services |
| ADFG |
Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
| ADM |
Admiral |
| ADNR |
Alaska Department of Natural Resources |
| AK |
Alaska |
| ALYESKA |
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company |
| AMT |
Alyeska Marine Terminal |
| ANS |
Alaska North Slope |
| AMSA |
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act |
| AOSC |
Alaska Oil Spill Commission |
| ARRT |
Alaska Regional Response Team |
| AVOCC |
Alyeska Valdez Operations Control Center |
| BAC |
Blood Alcohol Concentration |
| CAPT |
Captain |
| CDFU |
Cordova District Fisherman United |
| CFMC |
Center for Marine Conservation, Washington, D.C. |
| COE |
US Army Corps of Engineers |
| CWO3 |
Chief Warrant Officer 3 |
| DEIS |
Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
| EOC |
Emergency Operations Center |
| EXXON |
Exxon Shipping Company |
| FEIS |
Final Environmental Impact Statement |
| FOSC |
Federal On-Scene Coordinator |
| GOA |
Gulf Of Alaska |
| IDT |
Interdisciplinary Team |
| JTF |
Joint Task Force |
| LT GEN |
Lieutenant General |
| MMPA |
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 |
| MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSO |
Marine Safety Office |
| NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 |
| NMFS |
National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NPS |
National Park Service |
| NRT |
National Response Team |
| NTSB |
National Transportation Safety Board |
| NWR |
National Wildlife Refuge |
| POLREPS |
USCG Pollution Report |
| PWS |
Prince William Sound |
| PWSCA |
Prince William Sound Conservation Alliance, Valdez, Alaska |
| PWSRWG |
Prince William Sound Recreation Work Group |
| RADM |
Rear Admiral |
| ROD |
Record of Decision |
| SERVS |
Ship Escort/Response Vessel System |
| SOSC |
State On-Scene Coordinator |
| STATE |
State of Alaska |
| T/V |
Tanker Vessel |
| TSS |
Traffic Separation Scheme |
| USAF |
U.S. Air Force |
| USCG |
U.S. Coast Guard |
| USCGD17 |
U.S. Coast Guard District 17 Headquarters Office, Juneau, Alaska |
| USDOD |
U.S. Department of Defense |
| USDOI |
U.S. Department of Interior |
| USEPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| USFS |
U.S. Forest Service |
| USFWS |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| USNOAA |
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| VALDEZ |
Alaskan City of Valdez |
| VMRS |
Vessel Movement Reporting System |
| VTC |
Vessel Traffic Center |
| Terms |
| Alyeska |
The company responsible for operation of the Trans Alaskan Pipeline. |
| AutomaticPilot |
Computer which can control various aspects of a boat such as heading, course,
speed, etc. |
| Balast Tank |
Balast is weight and a Balast tank is used to balance or position a boat in the
water by increasing or decreasing the weight it holds. |
| Bioremediation |
Using biological agents to clean oil from beaches, for example microorganism
that break down oil into chemicals that are environmentally neutral. |
| Boom |
Used in water to entrap or guide oil. Comes in a variety of weights and sizes. |
| Bow |
The front of a boat. |
| Cold Deluge |
Method used to clean oil from beaches by saturating the beach with sea water
and gathering runoff at the waterline. |
| et. al. |
"And Others" |
| Helmsman |
The person on a boat that is responsible for steering. |
| Hot-High |
Method used to clean oil off beaches by washing the beach with hot water at
high pressure. |
| Mooring Line |
A rope or cable holding a boat to a dock or other object. |
| North Slope |
Reference to the North Slopes of Alaska where oil is mined and enters the Trans
Alaskan Pipeline. |
| Mousse |
When oil is on the water and it gets extremely mixed with seawater via wind or
wave action it becomes a mixture known as mousse. Mousse is difficult for
skimmers to pick up and doesnt burn well. |
| Sea Speed |
The speed a boat travels when it is in open water is known as sea speed. |
| Sheen |
A layer of oil floating on water is know as a sheen. |
| Stern |
The back of a boat. |
| T/V |
Tanker Vessel |