| AFS |
Alaska Field Station |
| AKDHSS |
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services |
| AKDOL |
Alaska Department of Labor |
| AMSEA |
Alaska Marine Safety Education Association |
| AOISS |
Alaska Occupational Injury Surveillance System |
| ATR |
Alaska Trauma Registry |
| CFIT |
Controlled Flight into Terrain |
| CFIVSA |
Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| EPIRBs |
Electronic Positioning Indicating Radio Beacons |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FACE |
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation |
| FTE |
Full time equivalent |
| HAI |
Helicopter Association International |
| ICD |
International Classification of Diseases |
| IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
| IMC |
Instrument Meteorological Conditions |
| MOB |
Man Overboard |
| NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
| NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NRC |
National Research Council |
| NTOF |
National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities |
| NTSB |
National Transportation Safety Board |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PFDs |
Personal Flotation Devices |
| SAR |
Search and Rescue |
| SCBA |
Self-contained breathing apparatus |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
| USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
| VFR |
Visual Flight Rules |
| YPLL |
Years of Potential Life Lost |
List of Acronyms
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