AIR

Average Individual Risk

AIS

Automatic Identification System

ALARP

As Low As Reasonably Practicable

ARCS

Admiralty Raster Chart Services

ARPA

Automated Radar Plotting Aid

bara

bar absolute

barg

bar gauge (overpressure)

BBD

Barrier Block Diagram

bbls

barrels

BD

Blowdown

BFETS

Blast and Fire Engineering for Topside Systems

BLEVE

Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion

BOP

Blowout Preventer

BORA

Barrier and Operational Risk Analysis

CAD

Computer Aided Design

CBA

Cost Benefit Analysis

CCA

Cause-Consequence Analysis

CFD

Computational Fluid Dynamics

CPA

Closest Point of Approach

CPP

Controllable Pitch Propellar

CSE

Concept Safety Evaluation

DAE

Design Accidental Events

DAL

Design Accidental Loads

DFU

Defined situations of hazard and accident

DHSV

DownHole Safety Valve

DP

Dynamic Positioning

dwt

Dead Weight (tonnes)

E&P

Exploration and Production

E&P Forum

Previous name of organisation now called OGP

EER

Escape, Evacuation and Rescue

EESLR

Risk due to explosion escalation by small leaks

EFSLR

Risk due to fire escalation by small leaks

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EIF

Environmental Impact Factor

EQDC

Emergency Quick DisConnector

ESD

Emergency Shut Down

ETA

Event Tree Analysis

Ex

Explosion [protected]

FAR

Fatal Accident Rate

FCC

Frigg Central Comlex

FEM

Finite Element Method

Fi-Fi

Fire Fighting

FLACS

Flame Accelerator Software

FMEA

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

FPS

Floating Production System

FPSO

Floating Production, Storage and Off-loading unit

FPU

Floating Production Unit

FRC

Fast Rescue Craft

FSU

Floating Storage Unit

FTA

Fault Tree Analysis

GBS

Gravity Base Structure

GIR

Group Individual Risk

GIS

Geographical Information System

GoM

Gulf of Mexico

GPS

Global Positioning System

GR

Group Risk