APPENDIX 3: GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AMISOM African Union Mission in Somalia
AU African Union
CMF Combined Maritime Forces
CSDP Common Security and Defence Policy
DfID Department for International Development
EU European Union
EUMC European Union Military Committee
EUNAVFOR European Union Naval Force
FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office
IMB International Maritime Bureau
IMO International Maritime Organization
IRTC Internationally Recommended Transit
Corridor
ISPS International Ship and Port Facility
Security Code
LMA Lloyd's Market Association
MOD Ministry of Defence
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
OCIMF Oil Companies International Marine
Forum
OHQ Operational Headquarters
P&I Protection and Indemnity
PSC Political and Security Committee
RN Royal Navy
ROE Rules of Engagement
TFG Transitional Federal Government
(in Somalia)
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UN United Nations
UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea
UNSCR United Nations Security Council Resolution
VPD Vessel Protection Detachment
WFP World Food Programme
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