5.1 Samoa Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym |
Full Name |
---|---|
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 |