ABBREVIATIONS

ACA Arctic Control Area AMIS Aircraft Movement Information

Service
ACAS Airborne Collision Avoidance
System AMSCR Aircraft Movement Surface Condition
Report
ACC Area Control Centre
AOR Area of Responsibility
ADC Air Defence Command
APREQ Approval Request
ADCUS Advise Customs
APVL Approval
ADF Automatic Direction Finding
Equipment ARE Altitude Reservations East

ADIS Automated Data Interchange ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center
System
ARW Altitude Reservations West
ADIZ Air Defence Identification Zone
ASDE Airport Surface Detection Equipment
ADMIS Aircraft Departing with Minimum
Separation (minutes) ASL Above Sea Level

AFF Aircraft Fire Fighting ATC Air Traffic Control

AFTN Aeronautical Fixed ATC MANOPS Air Traffic Control Manual of

Telecommunications Network Operations

AGDL Air-Ground Datalink ATIS Automatic Terminal Information

Service
AGL Above Ground Level
ATS Air Traffic Services
A.I.P. Aeronautical Information Publication
AVANA Approval Void if Aircraft Not Airborne
AIRFL Air Refuelling by (time)

ALSF2 High Intensity Approach Lighting AWY Airway

System Category II configuration
with RAIL BDRY Boundary

ALTRV Altitude Reservation CADORS Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence

Reporting System
ALTRV APVLAltitude Reservation Approval
CAVOK Ceiling and Visibility OK (See
AMA Area Minimum Altitude Definition)

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CCT Circuit FIR Flight Information Region

CELNAV Celestial Navigation Training FL Flight Level

CIRVIS Communication Instructions for FMS Flight Management System

Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings
FP Flight Plan
CIV Civil
FSS Flight Service Station
CJS Controller Jurisdiction Symbol
GAATS Gander Automated Air Traffic System
CST Coast
GEOREF Geographical Reference
CTA Control Area
GND Ground
CVFR Controlled VFR
GNE Gross Navigation Error
DAH Designated Airspace Handbook
GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System
DC Dangerous Cargo
HLA High-Level Airspace
DCPC Direct Controller-Pilot
Communication IAS Indicated Airspeed

DEF Discrete Emergency Frequency IATA International Air Transport

Association
DF Direction Finding
IBASF Interval Between Aircraft in Stream-
DME Distance Measuring Equipment Type Formation (minutes)

DND Department of National Defence IBCSF Interval Between Cells in Stream-

Type Formation (minutes)
DSCND Descend
ICAO International Civil Aviation
DSE Display Site Equipment Organization

DTW Downwind Termination Waypoint IFPFP Individual Flight Plan From this Point
DVFR Defence VFR IFR Instrument Flight Rules

ECC Emergency Coordination Centre ILS Instrument Landing System

ECM Electronic Counter-Measures IMC Instrument Meteorological

Conditions
EET Estimated Elapsed Time
INS Inertial Navigation System
ELT Emergency Locator Transmitter
IPS Interruptible Power Supply
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
ISSR Independent Secondary Surveillance
ETD Estimated Time of Departure
Radar
ETE Estimated Time En Route
IVAO International Virtual Aviation
EXCDS Extended Computer Display System Organization

FACF Final Approach Course Fix kHz Kilohertz

FAF Final Approach Fix LAHSO Land and Hold Short Operations

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NORDO No Radio

LLA Low-Level Airspace NOZ Normal Operating Zone

LTD Along Track Distance NTZ No Transgression Zone

LVLOF Level Of OAC Oceanic Area Control Centre

MALSR Medium Intensity Approach Lighting OCA Oceanic Control Area

System with RAIL
ODALS Omni Directional Approach Lighting
MANOT Missing Aircraft Notice (See Systems
Definition)
OIDS Operational Information Display
MARSA Military Assumes Responsibility for System
Separation of Aircraft (See
Definition) OMNI Omnirange

MB Millibars OSAF Operational Software

Adaption Facility
MCP Maintenance Control Position
OSY Open Skies Treaty designator
MEA Minimum En Route Altitude
PADRA Pass to Air Defence Radar
MET Meteorological or Meteorology
PAL Peripheral
MHz Megahertz
PAPI Precision Approach Path Indicators
MNPS Minimum Navigation Performance
Specifications PAR Precision Approach Radar

MOA Military Operations Area PARROT Position Adjustable Range

Reference Orientation Transponder
MOCA Minimum Obstruction Clearance
Altitude PDC Pre-Departure Clearance

MRA Minimum Reception Altitude PED Position Entry Device

MVA Minimum Vectoring Altitude PIREP Pilot Report of Weather Conditions

Encountered by Aircraft in Flight
NADS Northern Airspace Display System
PLN Plan
NAR North American Route
PPI Plan Position Indicator
NAT North Atlantic
PPS Present Position Symbol
NAVAID Navigation Aid (See Definition)
PSR Primary Surveillance Radar
NCA Northern Control Area
QNH Altimeter Setting for Altitude Above
NDB Non-Directional Beacon Sea Level

NM Nautical Miles

NOF International NOTAM Office RAIL Runway Alignment Indicator Lights

(Sequenced Flashing Lights)
NOPAR Do Not Pass to Air Defence Radar
RBL Range Bearing Line

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RCC Rescue Coordination Centre TAS True Airspeed

RCO Remote Communications Outlet TAWS Terrain Awareness and Warning

System
RDPS Radar Data Processing System
TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance
RNAV Area Navigation System

RNPC Required Navigation Performance TCU Terminal Control Unit

Capability
TRA Tower Radar Area
RONLY Receiver Only
TRP Tower Radar Plan
RSC Runway Surface Condition
TSB Transportation Safety Board
RSE Radar Site Equipment
TSR Terminal Service Radar
RSiT RDPS Situation Display
TVOR Terminal VOR
RVR Runway Visual Range
TWR Control Tower
RVSM Reduced Vertical Separation
Minimum UHF Ultra High Frequency

RWY Runway UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply

SAOC Sector Air Operations Control Centre UTC Coordinated Universal Time

SCA Southern Control Area VASIS Visual Approach Slope Indicator

System
SELCAL Selective Calling System
VDF VHF Direction Finding System
SID Standard Instrument Departure
VFR Visual Flight Rules
SIR Scramble, Intercept, and Recovery
VHF Very High Frequency
SIRO Simultaneous Intersecting Runway
Operations VIP Very Important Person

SSALR Simplified Short Approach Lighting VMC Visual Meteorological Conditions

System with RAIL
VMI Vertical Movement Indicator
SSR Secondary Surveillance Radar
VOR VHF Omnidirectional Range
SST Supersonic Transport
VORTAC Collocated VOR and TACAN
STAR Standard Terminal Arrival
VSP Variable System Parameter
STOL Short Takeoff and Landing
WS Wind Shear
SVFR Special VFR
Z Coordinated Universal
TACAN Tactical Air Navigation Aid

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