Section I
GLOSSARY
Acronyms and Abbreviations
API
American Petroleum Institute
kw
kilowatt(s)
ACCP
Army correspondence course program
MPH
miles per hour
ADC
Area damage control
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
AIPD
Army Institute for Professional
Development
ATC
air traffic control, air traffic controller
NBC
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
AUEL
Automated Unit Equipment List
NCO
noncommissioned officer
CONUS
Continental U.S.
NCOIC
noncommissioned officer in charge
NSN
National Stock Number
COSCOM
Corps support command
Para
paragraph
COMMZ
Communications zone
PMCS
preventive maintenance checks and
DA
Department of the Army
POL
petroleum, oils, lubricants
DD
Department of Defense
PSI
pounds per square inch
DETC
Distance Education and Training
Council
DFSC
defense fuel supply center
RAOC
Rear area operations center
DISCOM
division support Command
SLGR
Small Lightweight Global Positioning
Receiver
DOD
Department of defense
F
Fahrenheit
SOP
standing operating procedure
FARE
Forward Area Refueling Equipment
S3
Operations officer
FM
Frequency Modulation
TRADOC
Training and Doctrine Command
FORSCOM
Forces Command, Army
FSSP
Fuel System Supply Point
XO
Executive Officer
GPM
gallons per minute
GPS
Global Positioning System
HM
hazardous material
HW
hazardous waste
ICE
Interservice Correspondence Exchange
product is corrected to 60'F (16'C). (See Specific Gravity.)
API gravity test A test to confirm the identities of fuel
supplies.
Aqua-Glo test A test to detect water in fuel supplies.
American Petroleum Institute (API) The
institute represents and is supported by the
petroleum industry. It standardizes the tools
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and equipment used by the industry and
promotes the advancement of research in the
Terms
petroleum field.
bulk petroleum products Those petroleum products
API Gravity An arbitrary scale expressing the
(fuels, lubricants) which are normally transported by
gravity or density of liquid petroleum products.
pipeline, rail tank car, tank truck, barge, or tanker and
The measuring scale is calibrated in terms of
stored in tanks or containers having a capacity of more
degrees API. The gravity of any petroleum
than 55 gallons, except fuels in 500-gallon collapsible
containers, which are considered to be packaged.
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