Acronyms used in Amendment 1 letter and in ICAO 2012 Briefings
Acronym |
Definition |
|---|---|
| ACARS | Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System |
| ADF | Automatic Direction Finder |
| ADS-B | Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast |
| ADS-B Out Capability | The ability to periodically broadcast horizontal position, vertical position, horizontal and vertical velocity and other information. |
| ADS-B In Capability | Traffic Information Service�Broadcast (TIS-B) and Flight Information Service�Broadcast (FIS-B) is received, processed and displayed in the flight deck. |
| ADS-C | Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract |
| ANSP | Air Navigation Service Provider |
| APAC FPL & AM/TF | Asia Pacific Flight Plan and ATS Messages Task Force |
| APV | Approach with Vertical Guidance |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control |
| ATN | Aeronautical Telecommunication Network |
| APV | Approach with Vertical Guidance |
| BARO-VNAV | Barometric Vertical Navigation |
| CPDLC | Controller Pilot Data Link Communications |
| D-FIS | Data Link Flight Information Services |
| DME | Distance Measuring Equipment |
| EOBT | Estimated Off-Blocks Time |
| FANS | Future Air Navigation System |
| FMC | Flight Management Computer |
| GBAS | Ground Based Augmentation System |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| HF | High Frequency |
| HFDL | High Frequency Data Link |
| ILS | Instrument Landing System |
| INMARSAT | A private mobile satellite company |
| IRIDIUM | A private mobile satellite company |
| IRU | Inertial Reference Unit |
| LORAN | Long Range Aid to Navigation |
| LPV (APV with SBAS) | Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance |
| MLS | Microwave Landing System |
| MNPS | Minimum Navigation Performance Specification |
| MTSAT | Meteorological Satellite |
| NAM | North America |
| NEW | The flight planning and ATS message formats as specified in Amendment 1 to the PANS-ATM DOC 4444 15TH edition. |
| PANS-ATM | Procedures for Air Navigation Services � Air Traffic Management, Fifteenth Edition (PANS-ATM, ICAO DOC 4444 15th edition) |
| PDC | Pre Departure Clearance |
| PBN | Performance Based Navigation |
| PRESENT | Present flight planning and ATS message formats as defined in the current version of the PANS-ATM. |
| RCP | Required Communication Performance |
| RNP | Required Navigation Performance |
| RTF | Radio Telephony |
| RVSM | Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum |
| SATCOM | Satellite Communication |
| SBAS | Satellite Based Augmentation System |
| Significant Point | A specified geographical location used in defining an ATS route or the flight path of an aircraft and for other navigation and ATS purposes. |
| SSR | Surveillance Radar |
| TACAN | Tactical Air Navigation |
| UAT | Universal Access Transceiver |
| VDL | Voice Data Link |
| VHF | Very High frequency |
| VOR | Very High Frequency Omindirectional range |
| WPR | Waypoint reporting |
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