40 Annex 
Annex 3: List of abbreviations 
API 
American Petroleum Institute 
EEZ 
BDP 
BSH 
CAD 
CD 
CU 
CCV 
CPT 
CPTu 
D 
DGGT 
DIN 
DNV 
EA 
EC 
EN 
ETRS 89 
EV 
FPGt 
GIS 
GK 
IHO 
ISO 
LAT 
MBES 
MSL 
NA 
OS 
SeeAnlV 
SSS 
SVGt 
UTM 
UU 
UW 
WEA 
WGS 84 
WSD 
exclusive economic zone 
Borehole Dynamic Probing 
German Federal Maritime and Flydrographic Agency 
Computer Aided Design 
Chart Datum 
Consolidated undrained shear test 
Consolidated constant volume test 
Cone Penetration Test(s) 
Piezocone Penetrometer Test(s) 
Diameter 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geotechnik e.V. 
Deutsche Industrienorm 
Det Norske Veritas 
Recommendations of the Working Group 
Eurocode 
European Norm 
European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 
Design engineer 
Geotechnical planner 
Geographic Information System 
Geotechnical category 
International Hydrographic Organisation 
International Standardisation Organisation 
Lowest Astronomical Tide 
Multibeam Echosounder 
Mean Sea Level 
National Application Document 
Offshore Standard 
German Marine Facilities Ordinance 
Side Scan Sonar 
Geotechnical engineer 
Universal Transversal Mercator Grid System 
Unconsolidated undrained shear test 
Transformer station 
Wind energy structure(s) 
World Geodetic System 1984 
Working Stress Design