Common Abbreviations
You may encounter several abbreviations in your study of maritime law. Below is a list of some of the most common. A more complete list is available online at The Nautical Institute. For abbreviations not on these lists, you may want to consult a general abbreviations/acronyms dictionary (shelved in the K 13.7 area of the Reference Collection) or a dictionary of maritime and shipping terms (KB 146 - KB 148 of the Reference Collection)
- CMI - Comite Maritime International
- ECOSOC - Economic and Social Council
- EEZ - Exclusive Economic Zone
- IAPH - International Association of Ports and Harbors
- IMCO - Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation
- IMO - International Maritime Organisation
- MARPOL 73/78 - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- SOLAS - International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea 1974
- UNCITRAL - United Nations Commission on Trade Law
- UNCLOS - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- UNIDROIT - International Institute for the Unification of Private Law