Oxford Sailing Club Acronyms
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| Acronym | Meaning | Notes |
| OSC | Oxford Sailing Club |
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| RSC | Racing Sub Committee | Manages racing for all fleets |
| ILCA | International Laser Class Association | Formerly and generally known as Laser |
| SBO | Safety Boat Officer | Requires RYA Safety Boat Certificate |
| SBC | Safety Boat Crew | Requires RYA PB Level 2 |
| LS | Lightning Sue | The OSC Committee Boat |
| OB | Oxford Blue | OSC Hosts the OB in February |
| ET | Eric Twiname | OSC Hosts the ET Team Racing Event in October |
| RO | Race Officer |
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| PRO | Principle Race Officer |
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| ESO | Event Safety Officer | Coordinates safety bots for an event |
| RA | Risk Assessment |
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| TW | Thames Water |
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| NAB | The NAB17 | OSC Backup Committee Boat |
| RIB | Rigid Inflatable Boat | OSC have 3 4.6m RIB powerboats |
| Jaffa | Orange Plastic safety boats | OSC have 3 Jaffa powerboats |
| PBI | Powerboat Instructor |
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| RYA | Royal Yachting Association |
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| CI | Chief Instructor |
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| DI | Dinghy Instructor |
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| SI | Senior Instructor |
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| SB | Safety Boat | A Powerboat that is equipped for safety duty and is crewed by a helm with RYA Safety boat certificate and crew with the RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate |
| PB | Power Boat | Any boat with an engine that is used at OSC, includes safety boats. Anyone driving a Powerboat must hold the RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate or approved equivalent, or is under instruction with a PBI in the boat |
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Last updated 14:11 on 3 April 2025