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Acronyms

 

ACAS /TCAS

Airborne or Traffic Collision Avoidance System. These will have a further descriptor of ‘RA’ – Resolution Advisory or ‘TA’ – Traffic Advisory

ADS-B/C

Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast / Contract

AGL

Above Ground Level

AHRS

Attitude & Heading Reference System

AMSL

Above Mean Sea Level

APU

Auxiliary Power Unit

ATC

Air Traffic Control

ATIS

Automatic Terminal Information Service 

CPDLC

Controller Pilot Data Link Communications

CTA

Control Area

CTAF

Common Traffic Advisory Frequency

CTR

Control Zone

DME

Distance Measuring Equipment

ECAM

Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor

E/GPWS

Enhanced / Ground Proximity Warning System

EICAS

Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System

ELT 

Emergency Locator Transmitter (sometimes referred to as an ELB – Emergency Locator Beacon or PLB – Personal Locator beacon)

FDR

Flight data record

FL

Flight Level

FMS

Flight Management System (covers FMCG & FMC) 

ft

Feet

GPS

Global Positioning System

GNSS

Global Navigation Satellite System

HF

High Frequency

IAS

Indicated Air Speed

IFR

Instrument Flight Rules

ILS

Instrument Landing System

IMC

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

IVA

Independent Visual Approach

kt

Knots

LAHSO

Land and Hold Short Operations

m

Metres

MAYDAY

Radio transmission from flight crew indicating potential life threatening emergency

MEL  

Minimum Equipment List

MFD

Multi-Function Display

NDB

Non Directional Beacon

NM

Nautical Mile

NOTAM

Notice to Airmen

NVFR

Night Visual Flight Rules

NVG

Night Vision Goggles 

OCTA

Outside Controlled Airspace

PAL

Pilot Activated Lighting

PAN

Radio transmission from flight crew indicating an uncertainty or alert

PAPI

Precision Approach Path Indicator

PFD

Primary Flight Display

RNAV

Area Navigation

RNP

Required Navigation Performance

RPA/S

Remotely Piloted Aircraft / System

RPM

Revolutions Per Minute

RVSM

Reduced Vertical Separation Minima

SARTIME

Latest expected arrival at destination as planned by flight crew

SID

Standard Instrument Departure

STAR

Standard Arrival Route

STCA

Short Term Conflict Alert

AATS

 Advanced Air Traffic System

TAF

Terminal Area Forecast

VFR

Visual Flight Rules

VHF

Very High Frequency

VMC

Visual Meteorological Conditions

VOR

VHF Omni-directional Radio Range

 

 

Superseded Acronyms

*AIRPROX

An aircraft comes into such close proximity with another aircraft, terrain, person or object where immediate evasive action was required or should have been taken either airborne or on the ground.

*ALERFA

Alert phase

*ARO

Acts, Regs and Order

*ASIR

Air Safety Incident Report

*AIB Ghana

Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau Ghana

*FIC

 Flight Information Centre

*BOS

Breakdown of Separation

*GCAA

Ghana Civil Aviation Authority

*CAVOK

Visibility, cloud and present weather better than prescribed values or conditions

*CENSAR

Centralised SARTIME Database

*DETRESFA

Distress phase

*ESIR

Electronic Safety Incident Report

*ETA

Estimated time of arrival

*ETD

Estimated time of departure

FIR

Flight information region

*ft/min

Feet per minute

*FTC

Failure to Comply

*GAAP

General Aviation Airport Procedures

*INCERFA

Uncertainty phase

*LLZ

Localiser

*MBZ

Mandatory Broadcast Zone

*NAIPS

National Aeronautical Information Processing System

*OASIS

Occurrence Analysis and Safety Information System

*OKTA

Eighths of sky cover

*RFFS

Rescue and fire fighting service

*RIS

Radar Information Service

*SAR

Search and Rescue

*SATCOM

Satellite Communication

*SSR

Secondary Surveillance Radar

*UHF

Ultra high frequency

*VCA

Violation of controlled airspace

*VEC

Visual En-route Chart