Acronyms

AA

Appropriate Assessment

AD

Air defence

ADD

Acoustic Deterrent Device

ADR

Air Defence Radar

AEZ

Archaeological Exclusion Zone

AfL

Agreement for Lease

ANO

Air Navigation Order

AQS

Air Quality Standards

ASA

Acoustic Society of America

ATC

Air Traffic Control

ATS

Air Traffic Services

BDMPS

Biologically Defined Minimum Population Scales

BEIS

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BIS

British Ice Sheet

BODC

British Oceanographic Data Centre

BPM

Best Practicable Means

BSI

British Standards Institute

BVGA

BVG Associates

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CAFS

Cleaner Air for Scotland

CaP

Cable Plan

CAP

Civil Aviation Publication

CAPEX

Capital Expenditure

CCC

Committee on Climate Change

CCS

Carbon Capture Storage

CD

Chart Datum

CEA

Cumulative Effect Assessment

Cefas

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

CEH

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

CEMP

Construction Environmental Management Plan

CES

Crown Estate Scotland

CfD

Contract for Difference

CHIA

Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment

CHIA

Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment

CIEEM

Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

CMS

Construction Method Statement

CO

carbon monoxide

CoCP

Code of Construction Practice

CoS

Chamber of Shipping

CRM

Collision Risk Modelling

CSIP

Cable Specification and Installation Plan

CTV

Crew Transfer Vessel

DDV

Drop Down Video

DECC

Department of Energy and Climate Change

Defra

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DfT

Department for Transport

DGC

Defence Geographic Centre

DMRB

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges

DOENI

Department of the Environment Northern Ireland

EC

European Commission

ECC

Export Cable Corridor

ECML

East Coast Main Line

ECMWF

European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecast

EEA

European Economic Area

EGPS

Electricity Generation Policy Statement

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EIAR

Environmental Impact Assessment Report

ELC

East Lothian Council

EMEC

European Marine Energy Centre

EMFs

Electromagnetic fields

EMR

Electricity Market Reform

EPS

European Protected Species

ESCA

European Subsea Cables Association

EUNIS

European University Information Systems

FAME

Future of the Atlantic Marine Environment

FEAST

Feature Activity Sensitivity Tool

FIRs

Fisheries Industry Representatives

FL

Flight level

FLO

Fisheries Liaison Officer

fm

Flexible Mesh

FMMS

Fisheries Management and Mitigation Strategy

FSA

Formal Safety Assessment

FTCFWG

Forth and Tay Commercial Fisheries Working Group

GES

Good environmental status

GHG

Greenhouse Gas

GPS

Global Positioning System

GT

Gross tonnage

GVA

Gross Value Added

HDD

Horizontal Directional Drilling

HE

Historic England

HES

Historic Environment Scotland

HLV

Heavy Lift Vessels

HMRs

Helicopter Main Routes

HPDI

Highest Posterior Density Intervals

HRA

Habitats Regulation Appraisal

HVAC

High Voltage Alternating Current

HVDC

High Voltage Direct Current

HW

High water

IALA

International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities

IAMMWG

Inter Agency Marine Mammal Working Group

IAQM

Institute of Air Quality Management

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICES

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

ICPC

International Cable Protection Committee

IEFs

Important ecological features

IEMA

Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

IEP

Industry Evidence Programme

IMO

International Maritime Organisation

INCA

Industry Nature Conservation Agency

INNS

Invasive Non-Native Species.

ITPE

ITPEnergised

JNCC

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

KP

Kilometre point

LAT

Lowest Astronomical Tide

LCCC

Low Carbon Contracts Company

LMP

Lighting and Marking Plan

LSE

Likely Significant Effect

MAIB

Marine Accident Investigation

MBES

Multibeam Echo Sounder

MCA

Maritime Coastal Agency

MCAA

Marine and Coastal Access Act

MCZs

Marine Conservation Zones

MEDIN

Marine Environmental Data Information Network

MGN

Marine Guidance Note

MHWS

Mean High Water Springs

MLWS

Mean Low Water Springs

mm

Millimetre

MMMP

Marine Mammal Mitigation Protocol

MMO

Marine Management Organisation

MMOs

Marine Mammal Observers

MNCR

Marine Nature Conservation Review

MoD

Ministry of Defence

MPA

Marine Protected Area

MPS

Marine Policy Statement

MS

Marine Scotland

MSS

Marine Scotland Science

MU

Management Unit

MW

Mega watt

NBN

National Biodiversity Network

ncMPA

Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area

NE

Natural England

NECD

National Emission Ceilings Directive

NERL

National Air Traffic Services En-Route PLC

NH3

Ammonia

NLB

Northern Lighthouse Board

nm

Nautical mile

NMP

National Marine Plan

NMPi

National Marine Plan Interactive

NMVOC

Non-methane volatile organic compounds

NnG

Neart Na Gaoithe

NO

Nitrous Oxide

NOx

Nitrogen

NPF

National Planning Framework

NPS

National Policy Statement

NRA

Navigational Risk Assessment

NRG

National Grid Reference

NRHE

National Record of the Historic Environment

NS

NatureScot

NSP

Navigational Safety Plan

NtM

Notice to Mariners

OEL

Ocean Ecology Ltd

OFLOs

Offshore Fisheries Liaison Officers

OGA

Oil and Gas Authority

OPEX

Operational Expenditure

OREI

Offshore renewable energy installations

OSP

Offshore Substation Platform

OWIG

Offshore Wind Industry Group

PAD

Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries

PAH

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

PCB

Polychlorinated biphenyl

PDE

Project Design Envelope

PEL

Probable Effect Levels

PM

Particulate matter

PMF

Priority Marine Feature

POs

Plan Options

PS

Piling strategy

PSA

Particle Size Analysis

pSPA

proposed Special Protection Area

PSRs

Primary Surveillance Radars

PVA

Population Viability Analysis

RAP

Renewables Action Plan

RES

Renewable Energy Strategy

REZ

Renewable Energy Zone

RIAA

Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment

RLOS

Radar-line-of-sight

RMNC

Review of Marine Nature Conservation

RMPs

Regional Marine Plans

RNLI

Royal National Lifeboat Institution

ROCs

Renewables Obligation Certificates

ROV

Remotely Operated Vehicle

ROV

Remotely Operated underwater Vehicle

RRED

Revised Renewable Energy Directive

RSMP

Regional Seabed Monitoring Programme

RSPB

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

RYA

Royal Yachting Association

SAC

Special Area of Conservation

SAR

Search and Rescue

SAS

Surfers Against Sewage

SBP

Sub-Bottom Profiler

SCANS

Small Cetaceans in the European Atlantic and North Seas

sCRM

Stochastic Collision Risk Modelling

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEL

Sound Exposure Level

SEPA

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SFF

Scottish Fishermen's Federation

SMP

Sectoral Marine Plans

SMR

Scottish Marine Region

SMRU

Sea Mammal Research Unit

SNCBs

Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies

SNH

Scottish National Heritage (now NatureScot)

SOLAS

Safety of Life at Sea

SOV

Service Operations Vessel

SPM

Suspended Particulate Matter

SPP

Scottish Planning Policy

SPT

Scottish Power Transmission

SSC

Suspended Sediment Concentration

SSER

SSE Renewables

SSS

Sidescan Sonar

SSSI

Site of Special Scientific Interest

T&CP

Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

TCA

Trade and Cooperation Agreement

TCE

The Crown Estate

TEL

Threshold Effect Level

THC

Total Hydrogen Content

TOC

Total organic Carbon

TP

Transition Piece

TSS

Total suspended solids

UHRS

Ultra-high resolution seismic

UK

United Kingdom

UKAS

United Kingdom Accreditation Service

UKCS

United Kingdom continental shelf

UKHO

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

UXO

Unexploded ordnance

VMP

Vessel Management Plan

WSI

Written Scheme of Investigation

WTG

Wind turbine generators

WWT

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

ZAP

Zone Appraisal and Planning

ZDA

Zone Development Agreement