Part 2 - Abbreviation and symbols used in air traffic control Flashcards
1
Q
Abeam
A
ABM
2
Q
Above
A
ABV
3
Q
Actual time of departure
A
ATD
4
Q
Advise
A
ADZ
5
Q
Advise Customs
A
ADCUS
6
Q
Aircraft departing with minimum separation
A
ADMIS
7
Q
Approach (unspecified)
A
A
8
Q
Altitude Reservation
A
ALTRV
9
Q
Approval
A
APVL
10
Q
Approval Request
A
APREQ
11
Q
Approval void if aircraft not airborne by (time)
A
AVANA
12
Q
As soon as possible
A
ASAP
13
Q
At
A
@
14
Q
At least 1,000-On-Top
A
10/⊕
15
Q
At or above
A
↑
16
Q
At or below
A
↓
17
Q
Area Control Center
A
ACC
18
Q
Automatic direction finder
A
ADF
19
Q
Automated data interchange system
A
ADIS
20
Q
Air defence identification zone
A
ADIZ
21
Q
Above ground level
A
AGL
22
Q
Aeronautical Information Manual
A
AIM
23
Q
Aircraft Movement Information Service
A
AMIS
24
Q
Area of responsibility
A
AOR
25
Above Sea Level
ASL
26
Automatic terminal Information Service
ATIS
27
Before proceeding on course
BPOC
28
Below
BLO
29
Cancel IFR
IFR(achurré)
30
Clearance cancelled if not airborne by (time/event)
CC
31
Clearance valid at (time/event)
CV
32
Cleared to the (name) VORTAC 180 at 20
(name) 180/20
33
Climb (or climb to)
➚
34
Climb on course
➚OC
35
Climb from six to eight thousand
60➚80
36
Climb to four thousand VFR
➚40 VFR
37
Cross
X
38
Cross (fix) at 6000
X (fix) 60
39
Cross (fix) at 15,000 or above
X (fix) 150 ↑
40
Cross (fix) at 14,000 or below
X (fix) 140 ↓
41
Ceiling and visibility okay
CAVOK
42
Controlled visual flight rules
CVFR
43
Coordinated universal time
(time)Z
44
Depart/Departure clearance has been issued
D
45
Descend
↘
46
Descend to (altitude)
↘ ALT
47
Direct
→
48
Do not pass to air defence radar
NOPAR
49
Direct controller pilot communications
DCPC
50
Direction finding
DF
51
Distance measuring equipement
DME
52
Defence visual flight rules
DVFR
53
Estimated time en route
ETE
54
Estimated time of arrival
ETA
55
Estimated time of departure
ETD
56
Expect Higher
EH
57
Electronic counter measures
ECM
58
Emergency located transmitter
ELT
59
Final Approach Fix
FAF
60
Final Approach & Take-Off Areas
FATO
61
Flight Level
FL
62
Flight plan route
F/P
63
Full stop
S
64
Flight information region
FIR
65
Hold
H
66
Information passed
/
67
Inbound
IB
68
Initial Approach Fix
IAF
69
Intercept
┨
70
Indicated airspeed
IAS
71
International Civil Aviation Organisation
ICAO
72
Instrument flight rules
IFR
73
Intrument landing system
ILS
74
Instrument meteorological condition
IMC
75
Low approach
L
76
Military assumes responsibility for separation of aircraft
MARSA
77
Military Operations Area
MOA
78
Simulated minimum fuel
M
79
Missed Approach
MA
80
Mean sea level
MSL
81
Military aerodrome control unit
MACU
82
Military terminal control unit
MTCU
83
Navigational aid
NAVAID
84
Non-directional beacon
NDB
85
Nautical mile
NM
86
No radios
NORDO
87
On course
OC
88
Pass to air defence radar
PADRA
89
Procedure Turn
PT
90
Proceed on course
POC
91
Precision approach radar
PAR
92
Precision approach path indicator
PAPI
93
Primary surveillance radar
PSR
94
Pilot report of weather
PIREP
95
Altimeter setting for altitude above sea level
QNH
96
Radial
R
97
Request altitude change en route
RACE
98
Runway
RWY
99
Runway heading
RH
100
Radar terminal control
RATCON
101
Rescue coordination centre
RCC
102
Area navigation
RNAV
103
Receiver only
RONLY
104
Runway visual range
RVR
105
Standard Arrival Routing
STAR
106
Standard Instrument Departure
SID
107
Scramble Intercept recovery
SIR
108
Secondary surveillance radar
SSR
109
Short take-off and landing (aircraft)
STOL
110
Special visual flight rules
SVFR
111
Touchdown and lift-off Areas
TLOF
112
Touch and go
G
113
Tower
Z / TWR
114
Turn left
TL
115
Turn right
TR
116
Tactical air navigation
TACAN
117
Terminal Surveillance Radar
TSR
118
True airspeed
TAS
119
Transport Canada
TC
120
Unserviceable
U/S
121
Until
TIL
122
Until further advised
UFA
123
Until further notice
UFN
124
Ultra high frequency
UHF
125
Universal time coordinate
UTC
126
VHF Omni-directional Range
VOR
127
Vertical tanks-off and landing (aircraft)
VTOL
128
Visual approach slope indicator system
VASIS
129
Visual flight rules
VFR
130
Very high frequency
VHF
131
Visual meteorological condition
VMC
132
VHF Omni-directional range
VOR
133
VHF Omni-directional range TACAN
VORTAC
134
Warning indicator
W (in red)
135
While in controlled airspace
WICA
136
Wing Air Traffic Control Officier
WATCO
