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1.3 Abbreviations


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In rules made under the Act—

A

ACC means area control centre:

ACAS means airborne collision avoidance system:

AD means airworthiness directive:

ADF means automatic direction-finder:

ADS-B means automatic dependent surveillance broadcast:

AEDRS means automatic engine data recording system:

AELS means Aircraft Emergency Location System:

AFCS means automatic flight control system:

AFRU means an Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit:

AFS means aeronautical fixed service:

AFTN means aeronautical fixed telecommunication network:

AGL means above ground level: AIC means Aeronautical Information Circular:

AIP means Aeronautical Information Publication:

AIPNZ means the Aeronautical Information Publication New Zealand:

AIRAC means aeronautical information regulation and control:

AIS means aeronautical information service: AMC means an accredited medical conclusion, as defined in clause 1(1) of Schedule 1 of the Act:

AMSL means above mean sea level:

ANZA means Australia New Zealand Aviation:

APU means auxiliary power unit:

AQP means advanced qualification programme:

ARC means aerodrome reference code:

ARFL means aeroplane reference field length:

ARINC means Aeronautical Radio Incorporated:

ASDA means accelerate-stop distance available:

ATC means air traffic control service:

ATCRBS means air traffic control radio beacon system:

ATIS means automatic terminal information service:

ATS means air traffic services:

AWIB means an Aerodrome and Weather Information Broadcast:

B

BRNAV means basic area navigation:

BTPD means body temperature and pressure dry:

BTPS means body temperature and pressure standard:

C

CAA means the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand:

CAR means Civil Aviation Rules:

CBIP means Certification Board for Inspection Personnel:

CDFA means a continuous descent final approach:

CMP means configuration, maintenance and procedures standards document:

CRM means crew resource management:

CVR means cockpit voice recorder:

D

DA means decision altitude:

DAMP has the meaning given in section 113 of the Act:

dBm means a power expressed in decibels with a reference level of 1 milliwatt:

dBW means a power expressed in decibels with a reference level of 1 watt:

DF means direction finding:

DFDAU means digital flight data acquisition unit:

DFDR means digital flight data recorder:

DH means decision height: DME means distance measuring equipment:

E

EDTO means extended diversion time operation:

EET means estimated elapsed time:

EFIS means electronic flight instrument system:

EGT means exhaust gas temperature:

ELT means emergency locator transmitter:

ELT(AF) means emergency locator transmitter (automatic fixed):

ELT(S) means emergency locator transmitter (survival):

EPIRB means emergency position indicating radio beacon:

EPR means engine pressure ratio:

ETA means estimated time of arrival:

ETOPS means extended-range twin-engine operations:

F

FAR means Federal Aviation Regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America:

FDAU means flight data acquisition unit:

FDPS means flight data processing system:

FIC means flight information centre:

FIR means flight information region:

G

GAA means general aviation area:

GPS means global positioning system:

GNSS means global navigation satellite system:

GPWS means ground proximity warning system:

H

HF means high frequency:

HUD means head up display:

I

IAP means instrument approach procedure:

IATA means the International Air Transport Association:

ICAO means the International Civil Aviation Organisation established under the Convention; and includes any successor to the Organisation:

IFR means instrument flight rules:

IFSD means in-flight shut down:

ILS means instrument landing system:

IMC means instrument meteorological conditions:

ISA means international standard atmosphere:

L

LDA means landing distance available:

LOC means localiser:

LRNS means long range navigation system:

LSA means Light Sport Aircraft:

M

MCTOW means maximum certificated take-off weight:

MDA means minimum descent altitude:

MDH means minimum descent height:

ME1 means a medical examiner who holds a Medical Examiner 1 Certificate issued under the Act:

ME2 means a medical examiner who holds a Medical Examiner 2 Certificate issued under the Act:

MEL means minimum equipment list:

MLS means microwave landing system:

MNPS means minimum navigation performance specifications:

MTOPP means mean tracheal oxygen partial pressure:

N

NDB means non-directional radio beacon:

NDT means non-destructive testing:

NM means nautical mile:

NOF means international NOTAM office:

NPA means non-precision approach:

NVG means night vision goggles:

NVIS means night vision imaging system:

NZANR means New Zealand Air Navigation Register:

NZPMA means New Zealand Parts Manufacturing Approval:

NZTSO means New Zealand Technical Standard Order:

O

OGE means out of ground effect:

P

PAR means precision approach radar:

PBCS means Performance Based Communications and Surveillance:

PBN means Performance-Based Navigation:

PIB means Pre-flight Information Bulletin:

PLA means parachute landing area:

PLB means personal locator beacon:

PRA means precision radar approach PSR means primary surveillance radar:

Q

QFE means atmospheric pressure at aerodrome level or at runway threshold:

QNH means an altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground:

R

RAIM means receiver autonomous integrity monitoring

RDPS means radar data processing system:

RESA means a runway end safety area:

RF means radio frequency:

RFDPS means radar and flight data processing system:

RNAV means area navigation:

RNP means required navigation performance: RPM means revolutions per minute:

RVR means runway visual range:

RVSM means reduced vertical separation minimum:

S

SEIFR means single-engine IFR:

SELCAL means selective calling system:

SFAR means Special Federal Aviation Regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America:

SSR means secondary surveillance radar:

STC means Supplemental Type Certificate:

STPD means standard temperature and pressure dry:

T

TAWS means terrain awareness and warning system:

TBO means time between overhaul:

TCAD means traffic alert and collision avoidance device:

TCAS means traffic alert and collision avoidance system:

TODA means take-off distance available:

TORA means take-off run available:

TSO means a technical standard order that is issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America:

U

UAS means unmanned aircraft system:

UF means uplink formats:

UHF means ultra high frequency:

UTC means co-ordinated universal time:

V

V1 means take-off decision speed:

V2 means the initial climb out speed:

VEF means the calibrated speed at which the critical engine is assumed to fail:

VS means the stalling speed:

VFR means visual flight rules:

VHF means very high frequency:

VMC means visual meteorological conditions:

VOLMET means meteorological information for aircraft in flight:

VOR means VHF omnidirectional radio range:

VSM means vertical separation minimum:

VSWR means voltage standing wave ratio:

VTA means vertebrate toxic agent:

Z

ZFT means zero flight time.

 

General definitions