APA 

Asia Pacific Air 

ARFF 

Aircraft, Fire Fighting & Rescue  

AWB 

Airway Bill 

BL 

Bill of Lading 

C&F 

Cost & Freight 

CAA 

Civil Aviation Authority 

CARE 

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere 

CDS 

Container Deposit Schemes 

CFS 

Container Freight Stations 

 CIA 

Caroline Islands Air 

COFA 

Compact of Free Association 

CPA 

Certified Public Accountant  

DCO 

Disaster Coordination Officers.  

DCTA 

Division of Customs and Taxation Administration 

DFTA 

Department of Finance and Tax Administration.  

EPA 

Environmental Protection Agency 

FAA 

Federal Aviation Administration 

FAO 

Food and Agriculture Organization 

FEMA 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (USA) 

FSCO 

Federated Shipping Company Ltd  

FSM 

Federated States of Micronesia 

FSM PC 

Federated States of Micronesia Petroleum Company 

FSMTC 

Federated States of Micronesia Telecommunications  

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 

ISPs 

Internet Service Providers 

Knts 

Knots (one nautical mile per hour) 

KTSC 

Kosrae Terminal Services and Stevedoring Company   

KVA 

Kilo Volt Ampere 

LCA 

Logistics Capacity Assessment 

MOU 

Memorandum of Understanding 

MSU 

Mobile Storage Unit 

MT 

Metric Tons 

MW 

Megawatt 

N/A 

Not Available 

NDB 

Non-directional beacon 

NFI 

Non-food Items 

NGO 

Non-governmental Organization 

NORMA 

National Oceanic Resources Management Authority 

OCHA 

Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 

PMA 

Pacific Missionary Aviation  

 PPA 

Pohnpei Port Authority 

RC 

Resident Coordinator 

RMI 

Republic of the Marshall Islands 

RoRo 

Roll on Roll off 

T 

Tons 

T&D 

Transmission and Distribution 

TEUs 

Twenty Foot Equivalent Units 

THC 

Terminal Handling Charge 

TRA 

Telecommunications Regulations Authority  

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 

(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