Abbreviations and Definitions Flashcards

1
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AES

A

Allied Emergency Service

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AIS

A

Automatic Identification System

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3
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ARHT

A

Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust

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4
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CAP

A

Coastguard Air Patrol

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5
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CAR

A

Civil Aviation Rules

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6
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CDEM

A

Civil Defence Emergency Management

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7
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CH

A

Channel

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8
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CRV

A

Coastguard Rescue Vessel

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9
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CNR

A

Coastguard Northern Region

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10
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CNZ

A

Coastguard New Zealand

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11
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CRR

A

Coastguard Rescue Resources

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12
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DDI

A

Direct Dial In, (speed dial key)

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Distress

A

A situation where a vessel, aircraft, other craft or person is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance.

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14
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DO

A

Duty Officer

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15
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IAMSAR

A

International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue

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16
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ITU-R

A

International Telecommunications Union Regulations

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17
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POB

A

Persons on Board

18
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PIC

A

Pilot in Command

19
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Prudonce

A

A situation during a distress where restricted working can resume on the radio channel concerned.

20
Q

RCCNZ

A

Rescue Coordination Centre of New Zealand

21
Q

RO

A

Radio Operator

22
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SAR

A

Search and Rescue; an operation using available resources and personnel to locate a person or persons in distress, to retrieve those persons and provide initial medical or other needs and deliver them to a place of safety.

23
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Seelonce

A

The imposition of radio silence during a distress meaning “cease all transmissions immediately”.

24
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Seelonce Fini

A

Broadcast message indicating the distress situation has ended and normal working can resume.

25
Q

SOP

A

Standard Operating Procedure(s)

26
Q

SRU

A

Search and Rescue Unit

27
Q

Surfcom

A

Surf Life Saving Northern Region Communications

28
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TR

A

Trip Report

29
Q

UHF

A

Ultra High Frequency (300–3000MHz (3GHz))

30
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Urgency

A

A situation where a vessel, aircraft, other craft or person has an urgent message to transmit concerning the safety of their craft or person.

31
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VHF

A

Very High Frequency (30–300MHz)

32
Q

ARC

A

Auckland Regional Council

33
Q

MF/HF

A

Medium Frequency / High Frequency - used for SSB

34
Q

MF

A

Medium Frequency 300–3000kHz (3MHz)

35
Q

HF

A

High Frequency 3–30MHz

36
Q

SSB

A

Single Side Band

37
Q

EPIRB

A

Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon

38
Q

PFD

A

Personal Floatation Device

39
Q

PLB

A

Personal Locator Beacon

40
Q

IPS

A

Ionospheric Prediction Service

41
Q

PTT

A

Push To Talk