Waterways abbreviations and acronyms

IWA's Secret Code List

A&CN - Aire & Calder Navigation
ABLT - Anderton Boat Lift Trust
ABP - Associated British Ports
ACA - Ashby Canal Association
ACS - Aylesbury Canal Society
AEG - Area Environment Group
AGM  - Annual General Meeting
AINA -  Association of Inland Navigation Authorities
AMP -  Asset Management Plan
AMS - Abstraction Management Strategy
AOD  -  Above Ordnance Datum
AONB  - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
APCO  - Association of Pleasure Craft Operators
AWCC  - Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs
BA  -  The Broads Authority
BAP  -  Biodiversity Action Plan
BC  -  Borough Council
BCA  -  Basingstoke Canal Authority
BCN  -  Birmingham Canal Navigations
BCNS  - Birmingham Canal Navigations Society
BCS  -  Buckingham Canal Society
BCU -   British Canoe Union
BMF  -  British Marine Federation
BSS  -  Boat Safety Scheme
BTCV  -  British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
BW   -   British Waterways
C&HN  -  Calder & Hebble Navigation
CAF -  Charities Aid Foundation
CAMS - Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy
CBA  -  Canal Boatbuilders Association / Community Boats Association
CBOA  - Commercial Boat Operators Association
CC  -  County Council
CCPR  - Central Council for Physical Recreation
CCW  -  Countryside Council for Wales
CDM  -  Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
CIRIA  -  Construction Industry Research and Information Association
CMP  -  Catchment Management Plan
CNS  -  Calder Navigation Society
COIF -  Charities Official Investment Fund
COLREGS -  International regulations for preventing collisions at sea
COSHH  -  Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations
CPRE  -  Council for the Protection of Rural England
CRB  -   Canal & Riverboat magazine
cSAC  -   candidate Special Area of Conservation
DBA  -  DBA - The Barge Association (formerly Dutch Barge Association)
DC  -  District Council
DCMS  -  Department for Media, Culture & Sport
DCT  -   Droitwich Canals Trust
DEFRA  -  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DN   -     Driffield Navigation
DNAA  -  Driffield Navigation Amenities Association
DTI  -   Department of Trade & Industry
EA   -    Environment Agency
EAF  -   Environment Action Fund
EAWA  -  East Anglian Waterways Association
EBA    -   European Boating Association / Electric Boat Association
EC   -   European Community
ECPDA  -  Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association
EH  -   English Heritage
ERSTU  -   European River Sea Transport Union
ETRAC  -  Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee
EU  -    European Union
F & GP  -  IWA’s Finance & General Purposes Committee
FFG   -   Freight Facilities Grant
FWAG   -   Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group
GCBS   -   General Council for British Shipping
GCRS   -  Grantham Canal Restoration Society
GDO  -    General Development Order
GMDSS   -  Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GOBA  -   Great Ouse Boating Association
GUC   -   Grand Union Canal
H&GCT -  Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Trust
HCS   -    Huddersfield Canal Society
HLF   -     Heritage Lottery Fund
HNBOC  -   Historic Narrow Boat Owners Club
HSE   -  Health and Safety Executive
IDB  -   Internal Drainage Board
INA  -   International Navigation Association
IPC   -    Integrated Pollution Control
IWA  -  The Inland Waterways Association

IWAC - The Inland Waterways Advisory Council (from 1st April 2007)
IWAAC   -   The Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council (until 31st March 2007)
IWAI   -   Inland Waterways Association of Ireland
IWFG  -   IWA's Inland Waterways Freight Group
IWI  -   Inland Waterways International
IWPS -  Inland Waterways Protection Society
K&ACT  -  Kennet & Avon Canal Trust
LA21   -  Local Agenda 21
LAMS  -  Local Abstraction Management Strategy
LANT  -   Lower Avon Navigation Trust
LCT    -    Lancaster Canal Trust / Lapal Canal Trust
L&HCRT   -  Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust
L&L   -   Leeds & Liverpool Canal
LEAP  -   Local Environment Agency Plan
LNR  -    Local Nature Reserve
LPG  -   liquefied petroleum gas
LRA  -   London Rivers Association
MAFF  -   (the former) Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
MB&ACT  -  Monmouthshire, Brecon & Abergavenny Canals Trust
MB&BCS  -  Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society
MCA  -   Maritime and Coastguard Agency
MLC  -  Middle Level Commissioners
MoU   -  Memorandum of Understanding
MSCC   -  Manchester Ship Canal Company
MWRT  -   Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust
NABO  -   National Association of Boat Owners
nb   -   narrow boat
NBS  -   National Boat Shows Ltd
NCVO  -   National Council for Voluntary Organisations
NFA  -   National Federation of Anglers
NGO  -   Non-Governmental Organisation
NINF  -   National Inland Navigation Forum
NNR  -    National Nature Reserve
NRA  -  National Rivers Authority (now part of Environment Agency)
NT    -     The National Trust 
NWRDF -  IWA’s National Waterway Restoration & Development Fund
OUCS  -   Old Union Canals Society
PCAS  -    Pocklington Canal Amenity Society
PIANC  -   Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
PLA   -  Port of London Authority
PPG  -   Planning Policy Guidance / Pollution Prevention Guidelines
PWG  -   Parliamentary Waterways Group
R&D  -   research and development
RBOA  -  Residential Boat Owners Association
RCD  -    Recreational Craft Directive
RCHS   -  Railway & Canal Historical Society
Res Com  -  IWA’s Restoration Committee
RFERAC   -   Regional Fisheries Ecology & Recreation Advisory Committee (EA)
RLT  -   Ribble Link Trust
RoSPA   -  Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
RQO  -   river quality objective
RSPB  -   Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
RST  -   River Stour Trust
RYA  -   Royal Yachting Association
S&HCS  -   Surrey & Hants Canal Society
S&SYN  -   Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
S&WCS  -  Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society
SAC  -   Special Area of Conservation
SAM  -   Scheduled Ancient Monument
SCARS  -   Sankey Canal Restoration Society
SEPA   -   Scottish Environment Protection Agency
SIWA   -    Scottish Inland Waterways Association
SNCI  -   Site of Nature Conservation Importance
SNH   -   Scottish National Heritage
SNRT  -   Severn Navigation Restoration Trust
SOLAS  -   The international saving of life at sea regulations
SPA   -     Special Protection Area
SSSI   -    Site of Special Scientific Interest
STW   -      Sewage Treatment Works
SUCS  -   Shropshire Union Canal Society
T&MCS  -   Trent & Mersey Canal Society
TAG  -   Towpath Action Group / Track Access Grant
TBA  -   The Boating Association (formerly Trent Boating Association)
TBTA  -   Thames Boating Trades Association
THCA  -    Thames Hire Cruiser Association
TWT   -    The Waterways Trust
UANT  -   Upper Avon Navigation Trust
UK    -     United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
VAT   -    value added tax
VHF  -    very high frequency
VTS  -     Vessel Traffic Services
WACT   -   Wey & Arun Canal Trust
WAT   -    Wendover Arm Trust
WBCT  -    Wilts & Berks Canal Trust
WLMP  -    Water Level Management Plan
WRG  -    Waterway Recovery Group
WfA   -   Waterways for All
WfY   -    Waterways for Youth
WoW  -   Wild over Waterways
WW  -    Waterways World magazine