Glossary/C

MH370 Decoded: Glossary C

This index uses the Phonetic (spoken) Alphabet.

Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey X-ray Yankee Zulu Numbers

C

CAAC

Civil Aviation Administration of China

CAAS

Civil Aviation Authority Singapore

CDU

CDUs

Control Display Unit

CHIRPS

Confidential Human Factors Accident Incident Reporting System

CMCS

Central Maintenance Computing System

Controlled air space

Airspace that is actively monitored and managed by air traffic controllers. To enter controlled airspace, an aircraft must first gain a clearance from an air traffic controller. (Source: ATSB)

C of G

Centre of Gravity

COSCAP

Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Program (ICAO)

country code 60

The telephone code for Malaysia

CPDLC

Controller Pilot Data Link Communications

CPM

CPMs

Core Processor Module

CPMU

Cabin Passenger Management Unit

CRM

Crew Resource Management

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)

CTU

Cabin Telecommunications Unit

CVR

Cockpit Voice Recorder

A list of unusual words and abbreviations with their meaning, like a technical dictionary

Civil Aviation Administration of China

Civil Aviation Authority Singapore

Control Display Unit

Control Display Unit

Confidential Human Factors Accident Incident Reporting System

Central Maintenance Computing System

Airspace that is actively monitored and managed by air traffic controllers. To enter controlled airspace, an aircraft must first gain a clearance from an air traffic controller. (Source: ATSB)

Australia Transport Safety Bureau

Centre of Gravity

Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Program (ICAO)

International Civil Aviation Organisation

The telephone code for Malaysia

Controller Pilot Data Link Communications

Core Processor Module

Core Processor Module

Cabin Passenger Management Unit

Crew Resource Management

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia)

Cabin Telecommunications Unit

Cockpit Voice Recorder