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Acronym | Full Name |
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20’ / 40’ | Twenty Foot / Forty Foot (shipping container) |
ADRA | Adventist Disaster Relief Organisation |
Aust. | Australia |
av. | Average |
AWB | Airway Bill |
BL | Bill of Lading |
BSP | Bank of the South Pacific |
C&F | Cost & Freight |
CARITAS | Congregations Around Richmond Involved to Assure Shelter. (Confederation of 165 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations) |
CAA | Civil Aviation Authority |
CAR | Civil Aviation Rules |
CARE | Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
CFS | Container Freight Stations |
EPC | Electric Power Company Ltd. |
ERN | Emergency Radio Network |
ex | Out of / from |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
GPRS | General Pocket Radio Service |
GRT | Gross Register Tonnage |
IATA | International Air Transport Association |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
IDPs | Internally Displaced Persons |
ILS | Instrument Landing System |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
INGO | International NGO |
IOM | International Organization for Migration |
IPL | Independent Petroleum Laboratory Ltd. |
ISPs | Internet Service Providers |
ISPS | International Ship and Port Facility Security |
KVA | Kilo Volt Ampere |
LCA | Logistics Capacity Assessment |
max | Maximum |
MNO | Mobile Network Operator |
MOT | Ministry Of Transport |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MSU | Mobile Storage Unit |
MT | Metric Tons |
MW | Megawatt |
MWTI | Ministry Of Transport Works and Infrastructure |
N/A | Not Available |
NDMO | National Disaster Management Office/Organisation |
NDB | Non-directional beacon |
NFI | Non-food Items |
NGO | Non-governmental Organization |
NZ | New Zealand |
OCHA | Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
OOTR | Office Of The Regulator |
PPS | Petroleum Product Supplies Ltd. |
RC | Resident Coordinator |
RoRo | Roll on Roll off |
SAA | Samoa Airport Authority |
SIM | Subscriber identification module (phone card) |
SPA | Samoa Ports Authority |
SQS | Samoa Quarantine Service |
STCW | Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers |
ST/SAT/WS$/T | Samoan Tala (Local Currency) |
SSC | Samoa Shipping Corporation |
T | Tons |
T&D | Transmission and Distribution |
TEUs | Twenty Foot Equivalent Units |
THC | Terminal Handling Charge |
UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
UNCT | United Nations Country Team |
UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP | United Nations Environmental Programme |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
UNHAS | United Nations Humanitarian Air Service |
UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
USD | United States Dollar |
UTOS | United Trust Of Samoa |
(V)HF | (Very) High Frequency |
VOR | VHF omnidirectional radio range |
V-SAT | Very Smart Aperture Terminal |
WASH | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene |
WCO | World Customs Organization |
WFP | World Food Programme |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WVI | World Vision International |