“U” Wastes
Commercial chemical products considered toxic hazardous waste when discarded, off-specification or spilled.
UCR
Upper Confidence Range
UDEX
A solvent extraction process that uses poly ethylene glycol to extract aromatic products from hydrocarbon streams.
UEL
Upper Explosive Limit
UFL
Upper Flammable Limit
UIC
Underground Injection Control
Unaccompanied Baggage
Any baggage, including personal effect that is not being brought on board on behalf of a person who is boarding the vessel.
USC
United States Code
USCA
United States Code Annotated
USCG
United States Coast Guard
USGS
United States Geological Survey
UST
Underground Storage Tank
VHAP
Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutant
Vessel-to-Facility Interface
The interaction that occurs when a vessel is directly and immediately affected by actions involving the movement of persons, cargo, vessel stores or the provisions of facility services to or from the vessel.
Vessel-to-Port Interface
The interaction that occurs when a vessel is directly and immediately affected by actions involving the movement of persons, cargo, vessel stores or the provisions of facility services to or from the vessel.
Vessel Stores
Materials that are on board a vessel for the upkeep, maintenance, safety, operation or navigation of the vessel; and materials for the safety or comfort of the vessel’s passengers or crew, including any provisions for the vessel’s passengers and crew.
Vessel to Vessel Activity
Any activity not related to a facility or port that involves the transfer of cargo, vessel stores or persons from one vessel to another.
VOC
Volatile Organic Compounds are organic chemicals such as gasoline which evaporate at room temperature. They contribute to low level ozone formation through their reaction with sunlight and are implicated in upper atmosphere
VOL
Volatile Organic Liquid
VSA
Vessel Security Assessment, an analysis that examines and evaluates the vessel and its operations taking into account possible threats, vulnerabilities, consequences and exciting protective measures, procedures and operations.
VSI
Visual Site Inspection
VSO
Vessel Security Officer, the person onboard the vessel, accountable to the Master, designated by the Company as responsible for security of the vessel, including implementation and maintenance of the Vessel Security Plan, and for liaison with the Facility Security Officer and the vessel’s Company Security Officer.
VSP
Vessel Security Plan, the plan developed to ensure the application of security measures designed to protect the vessel and the facility that the vessel is servicing or interacting with, the vessel’s cargoes and persons on board at the respective MARSEC Levels.