{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.1903","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.1903","heading":"Acronyms and definitions.","body":"Definitions listed in this section apply to this subpart and supersede definitions in API Recommended Practice 75, Appendices D and E; COS-2-01, COS-2-03, and COS-2-04; and ISO/IEC 17011 (incorporated by reference, see § 250.198).\n(a) Acronyms used frequently in this subpart have the following meanings:\nAB means Accreditation Body,\nASP means Audit Service Provider,\nCAP means Corrective Action Plan,\nCOS means Center for Offshore Safety,\nEPP means Employee Participation Plan,\nISO means International Organization for Standardization,\nJSA means Job Safety Analysis,\nMODU means Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit,\nOCS means Outer Continental Shelf,\nSEMS means Safety and Environmental Management Systems,\nSWA means Stop Work Authority,\nUSCG means United States Coast Guard, and\nUWA means Ultimate Work Authority.\n(b) Terms used in this subpart are listed alphabetically as follows:\nAccreditation Body (AB) means a BSEE-approved independent third-party organization that assesses and accredits ASPs.\nAudit Service Provider (ASP) means an independent third-party organization that demonstrates competence to conduct SEMS audits in accordance with the requirements of this subpart.\nCorrective Action Plan (CAP) means a scheduled plan to correct deficiencies identified during an audit and that is developed by an operator following the issuance of an audit report.\nPersonnel means direct employee(s) of the operator and contracted workers.\nUltimate Work Authority (UWA) means the authority assigned to an individual or position to make final decisions relating to activities and operations on the facility.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF","Subpart S—Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"2764ce466056bbfac7eb46b07995178116eb4c834bdd193e96e874b608b848bf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.1902","next":"us/30-cfr-250.1904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}