Maritime Resources
For more information, please visit the links below.
Piloting Information
- The official site of the San Francisco Bar Pilots
- A description of the work of a Bar Pilot
- San Francisco Bar Pilots Master Pilot Exchange Card (pdf)
- Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Area: A San Francisco maritime institution, and the nation’s oldest maritime service organization. Includes info on the Harbor Safety Committee
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Manalytics Study (fatigue mitigation and prevention) (pdf)
Navigation
- San Francisco Bay PORTS: A system of sensors giving pilots the actual current and depth of water in real time.
- San Francisco Wind Map: A system of sensors giving pilots the actual current and depth of water in real time.
- U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Vessel Traffic Service: The VTS maintains a 24 hr. a day radar watch over San Francisco Bay.
Acronym Index
Acronym Index
| Acronyms / Abbreviations | Definition |
|---|---|
| AB | Assembly Bill |
| ABS | American Bureau of Shipping |
| AFMR | Absent For Medical Reasons |
| AGPA | Associate Governmental Program Analyst |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| APL/Marine Exchange | American President Lines, Limited Liability Company (LLC) |
| AWO | American Waterways Operators |
| B&P | San Francisco Bar Pilots Benevolent and Protective Association |
| BAS | Build-and-Save |
| BCP | Budget Change Proposal |
| BOPC/Board | Board of Pilot Commissioners |
| CA | California |
| Cal eProcure | California Electronic Procurement (website) |
| Cal Poly | The California Polytechnic State University |
| CalHR | The California Department of Human Resources |
| CalRecycle | The California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery |
| CalSTA | The California State Transportation Agency |
| Caltrans | California Department of Transportation |
| CARB | The California Air Resources Board |
| CAT | Caterpillar Incorporated |
| CCR | California Code of Regulations |
| CDT | California Department of Technology |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CHC | Commercial Harbor Craft |
| CHP | The California Highway Patrol |
| CMA | The California State University Maritime Academy / California Maritime Academy / Cal Maritime |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
| Conn | A term of art meaning the conduct of a vessel |
| COTP | Captain of the Port |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Infectious Disease (March 2020-May 2023 when there was a nationwide shutdown and the populace was encouraged to self-quarantine) |
| Dainis | Dainis & Company, Inc. |
| DGS | The Department of General Services |
| DOF | The Department of Finance |
| DOJ | The Department of Justice |
| DOT | The Department of Transportation |
| DVBE | Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise |
| E3 | CARB extension application |
| EDG | Emergency Diesel Generator |
| EPA | The Environmental Protection Agency |
| Exam Committee | Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Pilot Trainee Training Program Selection Exam |
| FCP | First Class Pilot (federal license test) |
| FM | Fiscal Month / Financial Monthly (report) |
| FPPC | Fair Political Practices Commission |
| FRMS | Fatigue Risk Management System |
| FY | Fiscal Year (a Fiscal Year is July 1 – June 30, instead of a calendar year of January-December) |
| GAC | Gulf Agency Company, North America |
| Gartner | Gartner Inc. (Business management consultant) |
| GRT | Gross Registered Tons |
| HNC | Harbors and Navigation Code |
| Hon. | Honorable |
| HSC | Harbor Safety Committee |
| IAA | Inter-Agency Agreement |
| IFB | Invitation for Bids |
| ILA | International Longshoremen’s Association |
| IMPA | International Maritime Pilot Association |
| IRC | Incident Review Committee |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITMP | Information Technology Modernization Project |
| JACE | Jurisdiction and Agency Compliance and Enforcement Branch (CalRecycle) |
| LA | Los Angeles |
| LCDR | Lieutenant Commander |
| LOP | Loss of Propulsion |
| Ltd | Limited |
| M/T | Motor Tanker / Motor Tug |
| M/V | Motor Vessel |
| MITAGS | Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies |
| MRP | Minimum Rest Period |
| MRZ-3 | Shell Martinez Oil Terminal platform |
| Navtech | Navigation Technology |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| OAL | The Office of Administrative Law |
| OCC | Orange Coast College |
| OCCC | Oklahoma City Community College |
| OKR | Objective and Key Results |
| OOH | Oakland Outer Harbor |
| P/V | Passenger Vessel / Pilot Vessel |
| PaCE | Professional and Continuing Education department (program under CMA) |
| PAL | Project Approval Lifecycle |
| PBF | Petroplus, Blackstone, and First Reserve |
| PBF Energy | Petroplus, Blackstone, and First Reserve Energy |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PEC | Pilot Evaluation Committee |
| PMI | The Pacific Maritime Institute |
| PMSA | The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association |
| PPU | Portable Pilot Units |
| PS | Puget Sound |
| PSC | Port State Control |
| Pt. | Point |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| Q&A | Question and Answer |
| QR | Quick Response (code) |
| RA | Retired Annuitant |
| REC | Regional Exam Center |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RMC | Rex M Clack Law (Lawfirm) |
| RPM | Revolution Per Minute |
| SB | Senate Bill / Small Business |
| SCO | The State Controller’s Office |
| SFB | San Francisco Bay |
| SFBP | San Francisco Bar Pilots |
| SLO | San Luis Obispo |
| SME | Subject Matter Experts |
| SMIF | Surplus Money Investment Fund |
| SOW | Scope of Work |
| T/V | Tanker Vessel |
| TBD | To Be Determined |
| TEU | Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (unit of measurement referring to shipping containers with the internal dimensions of 20 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 8 feet tall) |
| Transas | Transas Navigation Simulator |
| U.S. | United States |
| UCSF | The University of California San Francisco |
| USCG | The United States Coast Guard |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| USMMA | United States Merchant Marine Academy |
| WETA | Water Emergency Transportation Authority |
| WNW | West-Northwest |
| YBI | Yerba Buena Island (Naval Training Station) |