View non-flash version
April 2011 www.sname.org/sname/mt (glossary )ABS: American Bureau of Shipping AECA: Arms Export Control Act ASLP: Achieving Service Life Assessment Program, a NAVSEA-ABS joint project AWL: applied weld load, a measure of shrinkage forces that can cause buckling in a ships panel Axial ?ow: a type of waterjet hydrodynamic design Buckling distortion: a type of distortion that can occur during welding of thin ship panel structures CBL: critical buckling load, a measure of the largest load a ships panel can support without buckling DAU: Defense Acquisition University Davit: a crane that extends out over the side of a vessel or hatchway DSCA: Defense Security Cooperation Agency FNC: Future Naval Capabilities, a program overseen by ONR Human systems integration: ?eld of study emphasizing human considerations as the top priority in systems design and acquisition IEEE P45: electrical systems installation standard for ships Inerting: the act of rendering a ?re de?cient in active properties ITAR: international trac in arms regulations LCS: littoral combat ship MAIS: major automated information system MDAP: major defense acquisition program Meridional ?ow path: the direction of water ?ow within a waterjet system Mixed ?ow: a type of waterjet hydrodynamic design NAVSEA: Naval Sea Systems Command NVR: naval vessel rules; also used to refer to the NAVSEA-ABS publication ABS Rules for the Building and Classing Naval Vessels ONR: Oce of Naval Research OPV: oshore patrol vessel Project Protector: a Royal New Zealand Navy program encompassing oshore patrol vessels, a sealift/support vessel, and inshore patrol vessels RHIB: rigid-hull in?atable boat RNZN: Royal New Zealand Navy Security assistance: the transfer of defense articles, defense services, military training, and economic assistance from one nation to anotherShrinkage: a type of distortion that can occur during welding of thin ship panel structures Smoke scrubbing: removal of smoke particulate from the air SPRDE-SE: systems planning, research, development and engineering?systems engineering USML: United States Munitions List, found in the Code of Federal Regulations Watermist: a ?re protection and suppression system Acronyms, names, and terms appearing in this issue