Abbreviations & Acronyms beginning with S:
SAC = Special area of conservation
SAFE = Safety Award for Excellence Continued below
SAGE =Scottish Area Gas Evacuation
SAR = Search and Rescue
SARA = Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SART = search and rescue radar transponder
SAS = safety at sea
SBM = Synthetic base mud
SCADA = Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCBA = Self contained breathing apparatus
SCF = Standard Cubic Foot of natural gas
SCO = Standard Cost Obligation
SCOPIC = Special Compensation P&I Clause
SCR = Spot check report
SCR = Special Casualty Representative (P&I)
SCSSV = Surface Controlled Subsurface Safety
SD = Dynamic positioning semisubmersible
SDV = Shutdown Valve
SDW = Summer dead weight
SEAL = Shearwater-Elgin Area Line
SEC = US Securities and Exchange Commission
SEIR = Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
SEMI = Semisubmersible
SENC = System Electronic Navigational Chart
SES = Satellite earth station
SES = Seafarers' Education Service
SFEIS = Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement
SFV = Straight Fixed Variable
SHARP = Sustainable Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Programme
SI = Shut In
SIC = Standard Industrial Classification
SIRE = Ship's inspection report: a database system of the OCIMF
SITP = Shut-in Tubing Pressure
Sjofartsverket = Swedish Register of Shipping, Swedish Maritime Administration
SMarT = Support for Maritime Training scheme
SMB = Santa Maria Basin
SMC = Safety management certificate
SMEs = Small and medium sized enterprises
SMS = Safety management system
SNG = Synthetic Natural Gas
SO2 = Sulfur dioxide
SO3 = Oxides of sulfur
SOC = Statement of Overriding Consideration
SOLAS = International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea
SOO = Suspension of Operation
SOP = Standard operating procedure
SOP = Suspension of Production
SOPEP = Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
SOSREP = Secretary of State's Representative for Marine salvage and Intervention
SPA = Special protection area
SPAR = Floating production system
SPCC = Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
SPCCP = Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan
SPCP = Spill Prevention and Cleanup Plan
SPI = Ship-port interface
SPM = Single point mooring
SS = Semisubmersible
SS = Stainless Steel
SSANC = Fixed anchors or mooring piles
SSMNF = Subsea manifold
SSO = Ship security officer
SSRRC = System Safety and Reliability Review Committee
SSSL = Supplementary Seismic Survey Licence
SSSV = Subsurface Safety Valve
SSTMP = Subsea templates
SSV = Surface Safety Valve
STB = stock tank barrel
STCW = International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
STOIIP = Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place
STOP = Safety Training Observation Program
SU = Submersible
SUBC = self-unloading bulk carrier
SW = Southwest
SWDW = Salt Water Disposal Well
SWL = Safe working load
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