Part 2 - Abbreviation and symbols used in air traffic control Flashcards

1
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Abeam

A

ABM

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2
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Above

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ABV

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3
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Actual time of departure

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ATD

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4
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Advise

A

ADZ

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5
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Advise Customs

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ADCUS

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6
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Aircraft departing with minimum separation

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ADMIS

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7
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Approach (unspecified)

A

A

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8
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Altitude Reservation

A

ALTRV

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9
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Approval

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APVL

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10
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Approval Request

A

APREQ

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11
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Approval void if aircraft not airborne by (time)

A

AVANA

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12
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As soon as possible

A

ASAP

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13
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At

A

@

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14
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At least 1,000-On-Top

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10/⊕

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15
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At or above

A

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16
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At or below

A

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17
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Area Control Center

A

ACC

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18
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Automatic direction finder

A

ADF

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19
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Automated data interchange system

A

ADIS

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20
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Air defence identification zone

A

ADIZ

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21
Q

Above ground level

A

AGL

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22
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Aeronautical Information Manual

A

AIM

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23
Q

Aircraft Movement Information Service

A

AMIS

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24
Q

Area of responsibility

A

AOR

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25
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Above Sea Level

A

ASL

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26
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Automatic terminal Information Service

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ATIS

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27
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Before proceeding on course

A

BPOC

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28
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Below

A

BLO

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29
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Cancel IFR

A

IFR(achurré)

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30
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Clearance cancelled if not airborne by (time/event)

A

CC

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31
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Clearance valid at (time/event)

A

CV

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32
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Cleared to the (name) VORTAC 180 at 20

A

(name) 180/20

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33
Q

Climb (or climb to)

A

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34
Q

Climb on course

A

➚OC

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35
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Climb from six to eight thousand

A

60➚80

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36
Q

Climb to four thousand VFR

A

➚40 VFR

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37
Q

Cross

A

X

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38
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Cross (fix) at 6000

A

X (fix) 60

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39
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Cross (fix) at 15,000 or above

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X (fix) 150 ↑

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40
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Cross (fix) at 14,000 or below

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X (fix) 140 ↓

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41
Q

Ceiling and visibility okay

A

CAVOK

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42
Q

Controlled visual flight rules

A

CVFR

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43
Q

Coordinated universal time

A

(time)Z

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44
Q

Depart/Departure clearance has been issued

A

D

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45
Q

Descend

A

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46
Q

Descend to (altitude)

A

↘ ALT

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47
Q

Direct

A

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48
Q

Do not pass to air defence radar

A

NOPAR

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49
Q

Direct controller pilot communications

A

DCPC

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50
Q

Direction finding

A

DF

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51
Q

Distance measuring equipement

A

DME

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52
Q

Defence visual flight rules

A

DVFR

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53
Q

Estimated time en route

A

ETE

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54
Q

Estimated time of arrival

A

ETA

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55
Q

Estimated time of departure

A

ETD

56
Q

Expect Higher

A

EH

57
Q

Electronic counter measures

A

ECM

58
Q

Emergency located transmitter

A

ELT

59
Q

Final Approach Fix

A

FAF

60
Q

Final Approach & Take-Off Areas

A

FATO

61
Q

Flight Level

A

FL

62
Q

Flight plan route

A

F/P

63
Q

Full stop

A

S

64
Q

Flight information region

A

FIR

65
Q

Hold

A

H

66
Q

Information passed

A

/

67
Q

Inbound

A

IB

68
Q

Initial Approach Fix

A

IAF

69
Q

Intercept

A

70
Q

Indicated airspeed

A

IAS

71
Q

International Civil Aviation Organisation

A

ICAO

72
Q

Instrument flight rules

A

IFR

73
Q

Intrument landing system

A

ILS

74
Q

Instrument meteorological condition

A

IMC

75
Q

Low approach

A

L

76
Q

Military assumes responsibility for separation of aircraft

A

MARSA

77
Q

Military Operations Area

A

MOA

78
Q

Simulated minimum fuel

A

M

79
Q

Missed Approach

A

MA

80
Q

Mean sea level

A

MSL

81
Q

Military aerodrome control unit

A

MACU

82
Q

Military terminal control unit

A

MTCU

83
Q

Navigational aid

A

NAVAID

84
Q

Non-directional beacon

A

NDB

85
Q

Nautical mile

A

NM

86
Q

No radios

A

NORDO

87
Q

On course

A

OC

88
Q

Pass to air defence radar

A

PADRA

89
Q

Procedure Turn

A

PT

90
Q

Proceed on course

A

POC

91
Q

Precision approach radar

A

PAR

92
Q

Precision approach path indicator

A

PAPI

93
Q

Primary surveillance radar

A

PSR

94
Q

Pilot report of weather

A

PIREP

95
Q

Altimeter setting for altitude above sea level

A

QNH

96
Q

Radial

A

R

97
Q

Request altitude change en route

A

RACE

98
Q

Runway

A

RWY

99
Q

Runway heading

A

RH

100
Q

Radar terminal control

A

RATCON

101
Q

Rescue coordination centre

A

RCC

102
Q

Area navigation

A

RNAV

103
Q

Receiver only

A

RONLY

104
Q

Runway visual range

A

RVR

105
Q

Standard Arrival Routing

A

STAR

106
Q

Standard Instrument Departure

A

SID

107
Q

Scramble Intercept recovery

A

SIR

108
Q

Secondary surveillance radar

A

SSR

109
Q

Short take-off and landing (aircraft)

A

STOL

110
Q

Special visual flight rules

A

SVFR

111
Q

Touchdown and lift-off Areas

A

TLOF

112
Q

Touch and go

A

G

113
Q

Tower

A

Z / TWR

114
Q

Turn left

A

TL

115
Q

Turn right

A

TR

116
Q

Tactical air navigation

A

TACAN

117
Q

Terminal Surveillance Radar

A

TSR

118
Q

True airspeed

A

TAS

119
Q

Transport Canada

A

TC

120
Q

Unserviceable

A

U/S

121
Q

Until

A

TIL

122
Q

Until further advised

A

UFA

123
Q

Until further notice

A

UFN

124
Q

Ultra high frequency

A

UHF

125
Q

Universal time coordinate

A

UTC

126
Q

VHF Omni-directional Range

A

VOR

127
Q

Vertical tanks-off and landing (aircraft)

A

VTOL

128
Q

Visual approach slope indicator system

A

VASIS

129
Q

Visual flight rules

A

VFR

130
Q

Very high frequency

A

VHF

131
Q

Visual meteorological condition

A

VMC

132
Q

VHF Omni-directional range

A

VOR

133
Q

VHF Omni-directional range TACAN

A

VORTAC

134
Q

Warning indicator

A

W (in red)

135
Q

While in controlled airspace

A

WICA

136
Q

Wing Air Traffic Control Officier

A

WATCO