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April 2012www.sname.org/sname/mt (glossary )Anthropometrics: tools used by designers of interior spaces to compare various human body types and measurements COTECMAR: the Science and Technology Corporation for the Development of the Naval, Maritime, and Riverine Industry in Colombia Designing for habitability: the acceptability of the internal accommodations of a ship in terms of spaces, air temperature and quality, lighting , noise, and most importantly the comfort of the people onboard International Safety Management (ISM) code: adopted by the International Maritime Organization as a part of SOLAS requirements, the ISM code is a standard aimed at ensuring the safe operation of ships and for pollution prevention LIBS: Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, a method for determining the atomic constituents of a material using a nearly non-destruc tive mechanismMajor nonconformity: de?ned by the ISM code as either of two scenarios: the identi?cation of a situation that poses a serious threat to safety of personnel or a ship, or serious risk to the environment which requires immediate correc tive act ion; or the lack of e ec tive and systematic implementation of an element of the ISM Code NSRI: National Subsea Research Institute, an industry-led research partnership established to develop a long-term national coordinated r esearch strategy for the subsea sector in the United Kingdom, including oil and gas, marine renewables, defense, ocean science, and other related underwater activities Oceanlab: subsea research facility of the University of Aberdeen, in ScotlandQuantum-based interferometry: a technology currently used for precision measurement systems and remote sensing, and which has potential application to subsea environments RFO evaluations: ready for operations exercises conducted by the United States Coast Guard SOLAS: the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, an international maritime safety treaty SSSC: Scottish Sensor Systems Centre, a collabor ative initiative between Scottish universities and industry, aimed at undertaking industrial/academic projects into sensor systems STCW: the Seafarers Training, Certi?cation, and Watchkeeping convention, a quali?cation standard adopted by the International Maritime Organization TEMPSC: totally enclosed motor propelled survival craft UK P&I Club: a ship owners and liability insurance and risk management ?rm based in the United Kingdom UWSN: underwater wireless sensor network, which consists of a large number of distributed devices that arrange themselves into a multi- hop ad-hoc wireless network in which connections are made via intermediate network nodes Acronyms, names, and terms appearing in this issue