GLOSSARY
Section 1. Acronyms and Abbreviations
ADC
Area damage control
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
API
American Petroleum Institute
NBC
Nuclear, biological, chemical
ATC
air traffic control, air traffic controller
NCO
noncommissioned officer
COSCOM
Corps support command
NCOIC
noncommissioned officer in charge
DA
Department of the Army
Para
Paragraph
DD
Department of Defense
PMCS
preventive maintenance checks and
DISCOM
Division support command
Services
F
Fahrenheit
POL
petroleum, oils, lubricants
FARE
Forward Area Refueling Equipment
RAOC
Rear Area Operations center
FSSP
Fuel System Supply Point
RAP
Rear area protection
GPM
gallons per minute
PSE
Pipeline support equipment
GPS
Global Positioning System
PSI
pounds per square inch
HM
hazardous material
S3
Operations
HW
hazardous waste
SLGR
Small Lightweight Global Positioning
ISO
International Organization for
Receiver
Standardization
IPDS
Inland Petroleum Distribution System
SOP
Standing operating procedure
MPH
mile per hour
TAACOM
Theater area command
American Petroleum Institute (API) The institute represents and is supported
by the petroleum industry. It standardizes the tools and equipment used by
the industry and promotes the advancement of research in the petroleum
field.
API Gravity An arbitrary scale expressing the gravity or density of liquid
petroleum products. The measuring scale is calibrated in terms of degrees
API. The gravity of any petroleum 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.
bulk petroleum products Those petroleum products
(fuels, lubricants) which
are normally transported by pipeline, rail tank
car, tank truck, barge, or
tanker and stored in tanks or containers having
a capacity of more than 55
gallons, except fuels in 500-gallon collapsible
containers, which are
considered to be packaged.
Class III (POL) Petroleum fuels: lubricants, hydraulic and insulating oils,
preservatives, liquid and compressed gases, chemical products, coolants,
deicing and antifreeze compounds, together with components and additives
of such products and coal.
contaminant A foreign substance in a product.
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