Acronyms
There can be a lot of acronyms at KBR! These are a couple of acronyms you might hear around the place.
| Acronym | Definition | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| AAFCANS | Air Force Canteen Service | |
| AJAAC | Australian Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre | |
| AASTP | Allied Ammunition Storage and Transport Publication | |
| AC | Alternating Current | |
| ACOPV | Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel | |
| ACS | Astute Class Submarine | |
| ADCAP | Advanced Capability | |
| ADF | Australian Defence Force | |
| ADG | Assistant Director General | |
| ADV | Australian Defence Vessel | |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police | |
| AFPNet | AFP Network | |
| AGE | Architecture, Growth and Expansion (Margin) | |
| AILPE | Advanced Integrated Low-Pressure Electrolyser | |
| ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable | |
| AMD | Amendment | |
| AOR | Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment Vessel | |
| APS | Australian Public Service | |
| ARFF | Aircraft Rescue Firefighting | |
| ARPANSA | Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency | |
| AS | Australian Standard | |
| ASA | Australian Submarine Agency (formerly the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Taskforce (NPSTF)) | |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
| ASD | Australian Signals Directorate | |
| ASE | Ancillary (UK) or Auxiliary (US) Support Equipment | |
| ASIO | Australian Security Intelligence Organisation | |
| ASNO | Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office | |
| AUKUS | Australia United Kingdom United States | |
| AUS | Australia | |
| AIS | Automatic Identification System | |
| AV | Audio Visual | |
| BFR | Basic Facility Requirements | |
| BGM | Multiple Launch Environment (B) Surface/Ground Attack (G) Guided Missile (M) | |
| BMC | Basic Maintenance Course | |
| BMP | Base Maintenance Period. | The BMP is a term used by the UK for a period of major maintenance that cannot be conducted at sea. This is used in reference to the ACS. |
| BWAS | Base Wide Alert System | |
| C | Celsius | |
| CAMS | Central Atmosphere Monitoring System | |
| CANES | Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services | |
| CATV | Community Antenna Television | |
| CB | Circuit Breaker | |
| CCSM | Collins Class Submarines | |
| CCTV | Closed-Circuit Television | |
| CFI | Capital Facilities and Infrastructure Branch | |
| CIF | Controlled Industrial Facility | |
| CJLOG | Commander Joint Logistics | |
| CMAV | Continuous Maintenance Availability. | The CMAV is a term used by the US for a period of major maintenance that cannot be conducted at sea that typically lasts four to ten weeks. This is used in reference to the VCS |
| CMM | Coordinate Measuring Machines | |
| CN | Capability Need | |
| CNIA | Controlled Nuclear Information Area | |
| CoA | Commonwealth of Australia | |
| COAET | Common Operational and Employment Trainer | |
| CoCo80 | A handheld data recorder and dynamic signal analyser | |
| CONEX | ISO 830 shipping container | |
| CONOPS | Concept of Operations | |
| CP | Change Proposal | |
| CSRR | Common Submarine Radio Room | |
| CSS | Commander Submarine Squadron | |
| C-UAS | Counter Unmanned Aerial System | |
| DC | Direct Current | |
| DCAC | Defence Common Access Card | |
| DCCEEW | Department of Climate Change | the Environment and Water |
| DDR | Detailed Design Report | |
| DEC | Design Extension Conditions | |
| DG | Dangerous Goods | |
| DGPPEC | Director General Personnel Policy and Employment Conditions | |
| DIC | Design and Implementation Constraints | |
| DINet | Defence Intelligence Network | |
| DIS | Disposal and Obsolescence | |
| DISN | Defence Information System Network | |
| DPE | Defence Protected Environment | |
| DRASH | Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter | |
| DSC | Design Services Consultant | |
| DSE | Defence Secret Environment | |
| DSPF | Defence Security Principles Framework | |
| DSR | Defence Strategic Review | |
| ECB | Earth Covered Buildings | |
| ECC | Emergency Control Centre | |
| ECR | Electronic Classroom | |
| eDEOP | electronic Defence Explosive Ordnance Publication | |
| EDG | Emergency Diesel Generator | |
| EHCTV | Encapsulated Harpoon Certification Training Vehicle | |
| EMN | Electricians Mate Nuclear | |
| EO | Explosive Ordnance | |
| EPCA | Enterprise Piers Connectivity Architecture | |
| EPR | Emergency Preparedness and Response | |
| ER | Emergency Response | |
| ERF | Emergency Response Facility | |
| ERP | Emergency Response Plan | |
| ESS | Electronic Security Systems | |
| ETMS | Electronic Maintenance School | |
| EW | Exempt Waste | |
| FBW | Fleet Base West | |
| FDB | Functional Design Brief | |
| FF&E | Furniture | |
| FFH | Anzac Class Frigates | |
| FICP | Forward Incident Control Point | |
| FIDE | Full Interactive Display Equipment | |
| FOS | Full Operating Support | |
| FRB | Facilities Requirements Brief | |
| FRD | Facilities Requirements Document | |
| FRS | Facility Requirements Sheet | |
| FSU | Fleet Support Unit | |
| ft | Foot (or Feet) | |
| FTT | Firefighting Team Trainer | |
| GB | Gigabyte | |
| GFE | Government Furnished Equipment | |
| GHD | GHD Group Pty Ltd (formerly known as Gutteridge Haskins & Davey) | |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems | |
| GMA | Guam Maintenance Activity | |
| gpm | Gallons per minute | |
| GPS | Global Positioning System | |
| GVM | Gross Vehicle Mass | |
| HAZID | Hazard Identification | |
| HC | Heavy Combination | |
| HCF | Hunter Class Frigate | |
| HMAS | His Majesty's [Australian] Ship | |
| HMS | His Majesty Ship | |
| HPA | High Pressure Air | |
| HPAC | High Pressure Air Compressor | |
| HQ | Headquarters | |
| HQJOC | Headquarters Joint Operations Command | |
| HRV | Heavy Rigid Vehicle | |
| HTL | Harbour Tug Large | |
| HTS | Harbour Tug Small | |
| Hz | Hertz | |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency | |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology | |
| ILW | Intermediate-Level Waste | |
| IM | Intermediate Maintenance. | |
| IMF | Intermediate Maintenance Facility | |
| IOS | Initial Operating Support | |
| ISGOTTS | International Safety Guide for Oil. Tankers and Terminal | |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation | |
| ISPAN | Integrated Ships Piloting and Navigation Trainer | |
| ITAR | International Traffic in Arms Regulations | |
| JLU(W) | Joint Logistics Unit (West) | |
| JWICS | Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System | |
| kg | Kilogram | |
| KMI | Key Management Infrastructure | |
| kPa | Kilopascals | |
| L | Litre | |
| LET | Logistics Escape Trunk | |
| LIA | Live-in accommodation | |
| LLW | Low-Level Waste | |
| LMA | Lead Maintenance Authority | |
| LPAC | Low Pressure Air Compressor | |
| LPAD | Low Pressure Air Dehydrator | |
| LPT | Logistic Plug Tank | |
| LSA | Liquid Scintillation Analyzer | |
| LSE | Logistics Support Element | |
| m | Metre | |
| Mbps | Megabytes per second | |
| MC | Managing Contractor | |
| MCC | Mobile Command Centres | |
| MCD | Material Control Division | |
| MDAL | Master Data and Assumptions List | |
| MIT | Multi-purpose Interactive Trainer | |
| MMN | Machinist Mate Nuclear | |
| MODNET | Ministry of Defence Network (UK) | |
| MO | Medical Officer | |
| MOE | Measure of Effectiveness | |
| MOP | Measures of Performance | |
| MPFR | Master Plan and Feasibility Report | |
| MPLS | Multi-Protocol Label Switching | |
| MRTS | Multipurpose Reconfigurable Trainer System | |
| MV | Motor Vessel | |
| MVC | Minimum Viable Capability | |
| MVP | Minimum Viable Product | |
| MWD(U) | Member With Dependants (Unaccompanied) | |
| MWOD | Member Without Dependants | |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization | |
| NAVFAC | Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command | |
| NAVMED | Navy Medicine (US) | |
| NAVSEA | Naval Sea Systems Command | |
| NCC | National Construction Code | |
| NCIS | Navy Capability Infrastructure Sub-programs | |
| NDT | Non-Destructive Test | |
| NETQ | Naval Education and Training Command | |
| NEQ | Net Explosive Quantity | |
| NIPRNet | Non-classified Internet Protocol Network (US) | |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology | |
| NI/CPI | Nuclear Instruments / Core Protected Instruments | |
| NMPS | Navy Motion Picture Service (US) | |
| NMSA | Nuclear Material Storage Area | |
| NMT | Navy Multibank Terminal | |
| NN | Non-Nuclear | |
| NNPI | Naval Nuclear Program Information (US) | |
| NNPP | Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program | |
| NNPPI | Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Information (UK) | |
| NNPPNet | Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Network | |
| NPS | Nuclear-Powered Submarine (capability) | |
| NPSH | National Pipe Straight Hose | |
| NRMD | Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department | |
| NRWAN | Naval Reactors Wide Area Network (US) | |
| NSS | Nuclear Security Series | |
| NTG | Net-to-Gross | |
| NZS | New Zealand Standard | |
| OoS | Out of Scope | |
| OSI | Operating and Support Intent | |
| OPSMAN | Defence Operations Manual | |
| PA | Personnel Access | |
| PACMAN | Defence Pay and Conditions Manual | |
| PAG | Procedure Authorisation Group | |
| PCM1 | Protective Circuit Module | |
| PCM2 | Power Conversion Module | |
| PETT | Pre-Electronics Electrical Training | |
| P-LIA | Permanent Live-in Accommodation | |
| PM | Preventative Maintenance | |
| PMA | Phased Maintenance Activities | |
| PMCA | Project Manager/Contract Administrator | |
| PME | Planning | |
| PMT | Performance Monitoring Team | |
| PNEO | Prospective Nuclear Engineering Officer | |
| PNI | Protected Nuclear Instruments | |
| POL | Petroleum | |
| PoP | Point-of-Presence | |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment | |
| PSI | Pounds per Square Inch | |
| PSNet | Public Safety Network | |
| psig | Pounds per square inch (gauge) | |
| PSO | Protective Security Officer | |
| PSPF | Protective Security Policy Framework | |
| PSZ | Physical Security Zone | |
| PTT | Part Task Trainer | |
| PVO | Primary Valve Operator | |
| QMS | Quality Management System | |
| QoL | Quality of Life | |
| RACGP | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners | |
| RADCON | Radiological Controls | |
| RADCOMTFO | Radiological Controls Technical Field Office | |
| RAN | Royal Australian Navy | |
| RANCCF | RAN Central Canteens Fund | |
| RANSSSS | RAN School of Survivability and Ship Safety | |
| RANTEWSS | RAN Tactical Electronic Warfare Support Section | |
| RFI | Request For Information | |
| RISIC | Rubber Insert Sound Isolation Coupling | |
| RIX | High Pressure Air Compressor | |
| RLGN | Ring Laser Gyro Navigation | |
| RN | Royal Navy | |
| RPCO | Reactor Plant Contracting Office | |
| SBD | Safeguards-By-Design | |
| SDA | Submarine Delivery Agency | |
| SDR | Schematic Design Report | |
| SEC | Security | |
| SECPOL | Security Police | |
| SEMP | Systems Engineering Management Plan | |
| SEWTS | Submarine Electronic Warfare Training Suite | |
| SFAIRP | So far as is reasonably practicable | |
| SFR | Safety Functional Requirements | |
| SFRB | Sponsor's Functional Requirements Brief | |
| SGWLC | Steam Generated Water Level Control | |
| SIPRNet | Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (US) | |
| SMAs | Safety Management Arrangements | |
| SMERAS | Submarine Escape Abandonment and Survival centre | |
| SMMTT | Submarine Multi-Mission Team Trainer | |
| SNPS | SFI Sovereign Nuclear Powered Submarine Support Facilities and | |
| Infrastructu | re | |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure | |
| SPWFL | Self-Propelled Water Fuel Lighter | |
| SQN | Squadron | |
| SR | Sovereign Ready | |
| SRF-West | Submarine Rotational Force – West | |
| SSBT | Single-Story Bridge Trainer | |
| SSCs | Structures | |
| SSN | NATO Hull designation for general-purpose nuclear-powered attack submarine (from STANAG 1166) | |
| STP | Shielded Twisted Pair | |
| SVFC | Synchronous Voltage-to-Frequency Converter | |
| SUBFLOT | Submarine Flotilla | |
| SUBFOR | Submarine Force | |
| SWL | Safe Working Load | |
| SYLAN | Shipyard Local Area Network | |
| TAGB | Technical Assurance and Governance Board | |
| TBA | To Be Advised | |
| TBC | To Be Confirmed | |
| TBD | To Be Determined | |
| TBI | To Be Inserted | |
| TCNO | Technical Computer Network Operator | |
| TFO | Technical Field Office | |
| TLAM | Tomahawk Land Attack Missile | |
| TMF | Torpedo Maintenance Facility – Non-explosive Facility | |
| TMF-X | Torpedo Maintenance Facility – Explosive Facility | |
| TSSC | Training System Support Center | |
| TSMS | Total Shop Monitoring Systems | |
| UFC | Unified Facilities Criteria | |
| UHP | Ultra-High Pressure | |
| UK | United Kingdom | |
| UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply | |
| UPZ | Urgent Protective Action Zone | |
| US | United States | |
| USN | United States Navy | |
| USW | Undersea Warfare | |
| V | volts | |
| VCS | Virginia Class Submarine | |
| VLCT | Virginia Launch Console Trainer | |
| VLLW | Very Low-Level Waste | |
| VLMF | Vertical Launch Maintenance Facility | |
| VLS | Vertical Launch System | |
| VMS | Voyage Management System | |
| VoIP | Voice Over Internet Protocol | |
| VPM | Virginia Payload Module | |
| VPT | Virginia Payload Trainer | |
| VR | Virtual Reality | |
| VSCOT | Virginia Ship Control Operator Trainer | |
| VSLW | Very Short-Lived Waste | |
| VTC | Video Teleconference | |
| VTS | Vessel Traffic Services | |
| WA | Western Australia | |
| WOL | Whole Of Life | |
| WSAF | Warship Support Agency Form | |
| ABSUC | Australian Borehole Stratigraphic Units Compilation | |
| AEP | Annual exceedance probability | |
| AGSO | Australian Geological Survey Organisation | |
| AOI | Area of interest | |
| BAF | Basin amplification factor | |
| bgl | Below ground level | |
| BMR | Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics | |
| CCS | CO2 capture and/or storage | |
| CF-REP | Capable Fault Report | |
| CMS | Conditional Mean Spectra | |
| CPT | Cone penetration test | |
| DSHA | Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment | |
| EPMC | Extended Passive Margin Crust | |
| EQ-CAT | Earthquake catalogue prepared in this study for HMAS Stirling | |
| EQ-REP | Earthquake Catalogue Report | |
| E50 | Triaxial modulus | |
| Eoed | Constrained modulus | |
| Eur | Unloading/reloading modulus | |
| FC-REP | Fault Catalogue Report | |
| FDSN | Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks | |
| GA | Geoscience Australia | |
| GEM | Global Earthquake Model | |
| GGG | Geological, Geophysical, and Geotechnical | |
| GGG-DB-REP | Geological, Geophysical, and Geotechnical Database | |
| GMPE | Ground motion prediction equation | |
| GSWA | Geological Survey of Western Australia | |
| G0 | Small strain shear modulus | |
| HSsmall | Hardening Soil Model with small-strain stiffness | |
| InSAR | Interferometric synthetic aperture radar | |
| ISC | International Seismological Centre | |
| mb | Body wave magnitude | |
| MFD | Magnitude-frequency distribution | |
| MGO | Mundaring Geophysical Observatory | |
| ML | Local magnitude | |
| ML2,080 | Local magnitude calculated using Wood-Anderson gain of 2,080 | |
| ML2,800 | Local magnitude calculated using Wood-Anderson gain of 2,800 | |
| MLE | Maximum Likelihood Estimation | |
| MLM | Maximum likelihood method | |
| MLS | Modified least squares method (Aki, 1965; Bender, 1983) | |
| Mmax | Maximum Magnitude | |
| MMI | Modified Mercalli Intensity | |
| Ms | Surface wave magnitude | |
| Mw | Moment magnitude | |
| NEAC | Geoscience Australia's National Earthquake Information Centre | |
| NSHA | National Seismic Hazard Assessment | |
| NSHA18 | Australian National Seismic Hazard Assessment 2018 | |
| NSHA18-CAT | Australian National Seismic Hazard Assessment 2018 Earthquake Epicentre Catalogue | |
| NSHA-23 | Australian National Seismic Hazard Assessment 2023 | |
| NSHA-23-CAT | Australian National Seismic Hazard Assessment 2023 Earthquake Epicentre Catalogue | |
| PDE | Preliminary Determination of Epicentre | |
| PEER | Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Centre | |
| PGA | Peak Ground Acceleration | |
| PGV | Peak Ground Velocity | |
| PSHA | Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment | |
| FIRE | PUMP Primary Switching Station (Nuclear) No.1 | |
| P50 | 50% probability | |
| RQD | Rock Quality Designation | |
| RFS-F1 | Rottnest Fault F1 | |
| SA | Spectral Acceleration | |
| SD | Standard deviation | |
| SEA | Southeastern Australia | |
| SSCM | Seismic-source characterisation model | |
| SHmax | Maximum horizontal present-day stress | |
| SHmin | Minimum horizontal present-day stress | |
| SPT | Standard Penetration Test | |
| SRA | Site Response Analyses | |
| SRF | Submarine Rotational Force | |
| SS-DB-REP | Seismological Database Report | |
| SWA | Southwestern Australia | |
| SWSZ | Southwest Seismic Zone | |
| UCS | Unconfined compressive strength | |
| UHRS | Uniform Hazard Response Spectra | |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time | |
| VSP | Vertical seismic profiling | |
| V-H | Vertical-to-horizontal | |
| WECC | Western extended continental crust | |
| W-A | Wood-Anderson | |
| WCA | Western and Central Australia |