NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR MARINE POLLUTION FROM SHIPPING AND OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
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| ARCC | Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre |
| BTA | British Tugowners Association |
| BTO | British Trust for Ornithology |
| CAST | Coastguard Agreement on Salvage and Towing |
| CCW | Countryside Council for Wales |
| CEFAS | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science |
| CIA | Chemical Industry Association |
| CPR | Counter Pollution and Response Branch |
| CPSO | Counter Pollution and Salvage Officer, MCA |
| DARD | Department of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| DCLG | Department for Communities and Local Government |
| Defra | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| DfT | Department for Transport |
| DGD | Dangerous Goods Division of DfT |
| DOE (NI) | Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
| EA | Environment Agency |
| ECA | Emergency Controlling Authority |
| EHS | Environment and Heritage Service |
| ELO | Environment Liaison Officer |
| EMSA | European Maritime Safety Agency |
| EN | English Nature |
| EPC Regs | Offshore Installation (Emergency Pollution Control) Regulations |
| EG | Environment Group |
| ETV | Emergency Towing Vessel |
| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| FEPA | Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 |
| FPSO | Floating Production Storage and Offloading |
| FRS | Fisheries Research Services |
| FSA | Food Standards Agency |
| FSAS | Food Standards Agency Scotland |
| GDS | Government Decontamination Service |
| GNN | Government News Network |
| GO | Government Office |
| HMCG | Her Majesty’s Coastguard |
| HNSRT | Hazardous and Noxious Substance Response Team |
| HPA | Health Protection Agency |
| HPS | Health Protection Scotland |
| HSE | Health and Safety Executive |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| IOPC Fund | International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund |
| ISO | International Standards Organisation |
| ITOPF | International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd |
| JNCC | Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
| LOU | Letter of Undertaking |
| LRF | Local Resilience Forum |
| MACC | Military Aid to the Civil Community |
| MAIB | Marine Accident Investigation Branch |
| MAPRT | Media and Public Relations Team |
| MCA | Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
| MCMP | Management Committee on Marine Pollution |
| MCEU | Marine Consents and Environment Unit of Defra |
| MCO | Marine Casualty Officer (MCA) |
| MED | Marine Environment Division of Defra |
| MFA | Marine Fisheries Agency |
| MFD | Marine and Fisheries Directorate of Defra |
| MEIR | Marine Emergencies Information Room |
| MIRG | Maritime Incident Response Group |
| MOD | Ministry of Defence |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MRC | Marine Response Centre |
| NGO | Non Governmental Organisation |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| NOTAM | Notice to Airmen |
| OCU | Operations Control Unit |
| OIM | Offshore Installation Manager |
| OPOL | Offshore Pollution Liability Association Limited |
| OPRC Convention | Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention 1990 |
| OREI | Offshore Renewable Energy Installations |
| P&I Club | Protection and Indemnity Club |
| RCC | Rescue Co-ordination Centre |
| RSPCA | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| RSPB | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| SAC | Special Area of Conservation |
| SAR | Search and Rescue |
| SASA | Scottish Agricultural Science Agency |
| SCR | Special Casualty Representative |
| SCG | Strategic Coordinating Group |
| SCAT | Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Team |
| SCOPIC | Special Compensation P&I Club Clause |
| SCU | Salvage Control Unit |
| SEEEC | Sea Empress Environmental Evaluation Committee |
| SEERAD | Scottish Executive, Environment and Rural Affairs Department |
| SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| SERS | Ship Emergency Response Service |
| SFPA | Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency |
| SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SOSREP | Secretary of State’s Representative for Salvage and Intervention |
| SP | Shipping Policy Division of DfT |
| SPA | Special Protection Area |
| SRC | Shoreline Response Centre |
| SSPCA | Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| SSSIs | Sites of Special Scientific Interest |
| STOp Notes | Scientific, Technical and Operational Guidance Notes |
| STOPIA | Small Tanker Owners Indemnification Agreement |
| TDA | Temporary Danger Area |
| TEZ | Temporary Exclusion Zone |
| UKCS | United Kingdom Continental Shelf |
| UK Spill | United Kingdom Spill Association |
| UKHO | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
| UKOOA | United Kingdom Offshore Operators’ Association |
| UNCLOS | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 |
| USPCA | Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund for Nature |