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SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORT MH370 (9M-MRO)
VIII. ABBREVIATIONS & CODES
A
A300
Airbus 300
Autopilot
A-SAR
Aeronautical Search and Rescue
Autothrottle
Air Accidents Investigation Branch (United Kingdom)
Alternating Current
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
Area Control Centre
Airways Clearance Delivery
Actuator Control Electronic
ACIPS
Airfoil Cowl Ice Protection System
Alternating Current Motor Pump
Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
ACP
Audio Control Panel
Automatic Direction Finder
ADFR
Automatic Deployable Flight Recorder
Attitude Director Indicator
Air Data Inertial Reference System
Air Data Inertial Reference Unit
ADM
Airworthiness Departmental Manual
Air Driven Pump
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract
AED
Airworthiness Engineering Division
AEG
Airline Engineering Group
Airborne Earth Station
Assistant Flight Data
Autopilot Flight Director Computer
Autopilot Flight Director System
AFS
Aeronautical Fixed Service
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network
AIC
Aeronautical Information Circular
AID
Airworthiness Inspection Division
Airplane Information Management System
Aeronautical Information Publication
Aeronautical Information Service
Automatic Direction Finder
ALR
Alerting
Altitude
AM
Amplitude Modification
AMC
Acceptable Means of Compliance
AMEL
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Licence
AMO
Approved Maintenance Organisation
Audio Management Unit
Aircraft Number; Airworthiness Notice
ANS
Air Navigation Services
AOA
Angle of Attack
AOC
Air Operator Certificate
AOR
Area of Responsibility
APP
Approach
Auxiliary Power Unit
Auxiliary Power Unit Controller
Approach Radar
Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre
ARSC
Aeronautical Rescue Sub-Centre
Aeronautical Incorporated
ASB
Amanah Saham Bumiputra
(A People’s Trust Council of the Malaysian Government)
(A People’s Trust Council of the Malaysian Government)
ASDI
Aircraft Situation Display Information
ASL
Air Service Licence
ASN
Amanah Saham Nasional (a Government-back National Trust Fund)
ASR
Air Safety Report
Air Supply Cabin Pressure Controller
Air Traffic Control
Air Traffic Controller/s
ATC-ATO
Air Traffic Control - Approved Training Organisation
Air Traffic Control Centre
ATCO
Air Traffic Control Officer
ATD
Actual Time of Departure
ATI
Air Traffic Inspectorate
ATIS
Automatic Terminal Information Broadcast
ATM
Air Traffic Management
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
ATN
Aeronautical Telecommunication Network
ATO
Approved Training Organisation
ATPL
Air Transport Pilot Licence
Air Traffic Services
Air Traffic Services Centre
ATSU
Air Traffic Service Unit
ATTN
Attenuator
AUTO
Automatic
AVBL
Available
Airworthiness Limitation
AWY
Airway
B
Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation civile (France)
BER
Bit Error Rate
Basic Empty Weight
Burst Frequency Offset
BKK
IATA Airport Designator for Suvarnahbumi International Airport
Built In Test Equipment
BOI
Board of Inquiry
BSCU
Brake System Control Unit
BSU
Beam Steering Unit
Burst Timing Offset
C
C
Degree Celsius (Centigrade)
C of A
Certificate of Airworthiness
Centre of Gravity
C of R
Certificate of Registration
CA
Collective Agreement
CAA
Civil Aviation Act
Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of China
Civil Aviation Authority Singapore
CAM
Cockpit Area Microphone
CAR 1996
Civil Aviation Regulations 1996
CAR 2016
Civil Aviation Regulations 2016
Calibrated Airspeed
CASA
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
CASR
Civil Aviation Safety Requirements
CAT
Clear Air Turbulence
CB
Circuit Breaker
CCD
Cursor Control Device
CCTV
Closed Circuit Television
CDS
Central Deposit System
Control Display Unit
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
Confidential Human Factors Accident Incident Reporting System
CLB
Climb
Cm
Centimetre
Central Maintenance Computing System
CMR
Certificate Maintenance Requirement
CMS
Central Maintenance System
COSPAS
Space System for Search of Vessels in Distress
CPA
Crew Performance Appraiser
Controller Pilot Data Link Communications
CPL
Commercial Pilot Licence
Core Processor Module
Cabin Passenger Management Unit
Crew Resource Management
CRZ
Cruise
CSR
Cabin Safety Report
CTR
Control Zone
CTRL
Control
Cabin Telecommunications Unit
Cockpit Voice Recorder
CX
C Extended
CWP
Controller Working Position
D
DARD
Direct Access Radar Data
dB
decibel
Direct Current
Data Conversion Gateway Function
Data Communication Management Function
Data Communication Management System
Deg
Degree
DEOR
Daily Engineering Operations Report
DES
Descent
Digital Flight Data Acquisition Function
Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit
DG
Dangerous Goods
DGCA
Director General of Civil Aviation
DGTA
General Delegate of Armament Aeronautical Technique
DIP
Diplexer
Diplexer Low Noise Amplifier
Distance Measuring Equipment
Dry Operating Weight
DTG
Date-Time-Group
E
EASA
European Aviation Safety Agency
Electronic Checklist
Engine Data Interface Unit
Engine Driven Pum
Electronic Engine Control
Electronic Flight Instrument System
EFS
Electronic Flight Strips
Engine Health Monitoring
Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System
Electrical Load Management System
ELP
English Language Proficiency
Emergency Locator Transmitter
EMD
Engineering & Maintenance Department
EMS
Engineering Maintenance System
En-route
EOL
End-of-Lease
EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone
EPF
Employees Provident Fund
Engine Pressure Ratio
EQIS
Fuel Quantity Indicating System
Estimate
Estimated Time of Arrival
Extended Twin Engine Operations
EXT
External
F
Federal Aviation Administration
FANS 1/A
Future Air Navigation System 1/A
Federal Aviation Regulations
Flight Deck Entry Video Surveillance System
FDP
Flight Data Processing/Flight Duty Period
Flight Data Recorder
FFS
Flight-Following System
Filed Flight Plan (message type designator – used in AFS message)
Flight Information Region
FIS
Flight Information Service
Flight Level
Flight Management Computer
FLCH
Flight Level Change
Flight Management Control Function
Flight Management Control System
Flight Management System
Flight Officer
FOQA
Flight Operations Quality Assurance
FOS
Flight Operations Sector
FOSI
Flight Operations Surveillance Inspector
FPA
Flight Path Angle
FSCU
Flap Slat Control Unit
Flap Slat Electronic Unit
FPS
Flight Steward
Flight Stewardess
ft
Feet (dimensional unit)
FTL
Flight Time Limitation
G
G/S
Glide Slope
GA
Go Around
Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System
Golden Class Club
GEN
Generator
Ground Earth Station
Giga Hertz
GM
Guidance Material
Greenwich Mean Time
Global Navigation Satellite System
Global Positioning System
Ground Proximity Warning System
GSP
Ground Service Provider
GSR
Ground Safety Report
Gross Weight
H
hPa
Hectopascal
High Power Attenuator
HCM
IATA Airport Designator for Ho Chi Minh International Airport
Heading
High Frequency
HF/AMSS
High Frequency Aeronautical Mobile Service Station
High Gain Antenna
High Lift Control System
High Power Amplifier
HR
Hours
Hydraulic Interface Module
Hz
Hertz
HZR
Hazard Report
I
i.u.
Index unit
IAMSAR
International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue
IMARSAT
International Mobile Satellite Organisation
Indicated Airspeed
International Air Transport Association
International Civil Aviation Organisation
Identification
Integrated Drive Generator
In-flight Entertainment
In-flight Supervisor
Inlet Guide Vane
Instrument Landing System
IMO
International Maritime Organisation
In.
Inches
Uncertainty Phase
Input/output Module
Indian Oceanic Region
IRP
Incident Review Panel
IRP
Integrated Refuel Panel
ISLN
Isolation
K
KHz
Kilo Hertz
KL International Airport
kg
Kilogram
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
km2
Kilometer square
Kilo Volt Ampere
L
LAME
Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
Latitude
lb
Pound
Landing Weight
LFA
Langkawi Flying Academy
Low Gain Antenna
LH
Left Hand
LLAR
Lower Lobe Attendant Rest
Low Noise Amplifier
Lateral Navigation
LOA
Letters of Agreement
LOC
Localiser
Longitude
LOPA
Lay Out of Passenger Accommodation
LOSA
Line Operations Safety Audit
Line Replaceable Module
LRU
Line Replaceable Unit
Leading Steward
LSS
Leading Stewardess
Lumpur Radar
Lumpur Tower
M
M
Metre
Mean Aerodynamic Chord
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
MAL
Malaysia Airways Limited
MARA
Majlis Amanah Rakyat (An agency of the Malaysian Government)
MASEU
Malaysia Airlines Employees Union
Manual of Air Traffic Services
Maintenance Control Centre
Multi-purpose/function Control Display Unit
MCE
Malaysian Certificate of Education
Mode Control Panel
Main Equipment Centre
Minimum Equipment List
Meteorological or meteorology
METAR
Aerodrome routine meteorological report
MFA
Malaysian Flying Academy
Multi-Function Display
MGSCU
Main Gear Steering Control Unit
Megahertz
Min
Minute
MMEA
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
MMOE
Maintenance Management Organisation Exposition
MNPS
Minimum Navigation Performance Specification
MAS Operations Centre
MOR
Mandatory Occurrence Report
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MPD
Maintenance Planning Document
MR1
Maintenance Report 1
MR2
Maintenance Report 2
MRB
Maintenance Review Board
Maintenance Repair and Overhaul
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
MRSC
Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre
ms
meter per second
MSA
Malaysia-Singapore Airlines
MSRR
Maritime Search and Rescue Region
Multifunctional Transport Satellites of Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
MU
Management Unit
Malaysia Time
N
NCR
Non Compliance Record
Navigation Display
Non-directional Beacon
NDT
Non Destructive Testing
nm
Nautical Mile
Notice to Airmen
Notice to Crew
NSC
National Security Council
NTC
Notes to Crew
National Transportation Safety Board (United States of America)
National Transportation Safety Committee (Indonesia)
O
Operations Control Centre
Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator
ODA
Organization Designation Authorisation
OPR
Operator
Operations
Out, Off, On, In
P
P/N
Part Number
PAN-ATM
Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Air Traffic Management
PASS
Passenger(s)
Performance-based Navigation
PCU
Power Control Units
Primary Display System
Power Drive Unit
Primary Flight Computer
Primary Flight Control System
Primary Flight Display
Pilot in Command
Flight Plan
Permanent Magnet Generator
POA
Production Organisation Approval
POB
Person on Board
Pacific Oceanic Region
parts per million
Power Supply Assembly
Proximity Switch Electronic Unit
psi
Pounds per square inch
Primary Surveillance Radar
Passenger Service Unit
PTT
Push to Talk
PWR
Power
PWS
Predictive Windshear
R
Ram Air Turbine
Rescue Coordination Centre
RDP
Radar Data Plot
REF
Reference
RF
Radio Frequency
Radio Frequency Attenuator
Radio Frequency Splitter
Radio Frequency Unit
RH
Right Hand
RHP
Radar Data Head Processor
rms
Root Mean Square
R n R
Rest and Recreation
Radio Tuning Panel
Request Supplementary Flight Plan
Radio Detection and Ranging
Rescue Sub-Centre
Royal Malaysia Air Force
Area Navigation
Radio Tuning Panel
Reduced Vertical Separation Minima
Runway
S
Safety Awareness Programme
Search and Rescue
SAREX
Search and Rescue Exercise
Standard and Recommended Practices
SARSAT
Search and Rescue Satellite-Added Tracking
Static Air Temperature
Satellite Communications
SC
SAR Coordinator
SCP
Safety Change Process
SCSC
South China Sea Corridor
Satellite Data Unit
SEA 1
South East Asia 1
SEA 2
South East Asia 2
SEL
Select
SELCAL
Selective Calling System
SEP
Safety Engineering Procedures
SIGMET
Significant meteorological information
SIGWX
Significant weather chart
SMC
Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator
Site Maintenance Engineer
SOC
Statement of Compliance
SOI
Supplementary Operations Instructions
Standard Operating Procedures
SPD
Speed
SR
Safety Recommendations
SRB
Safety Review Boards
SRR
Search and Rescue Region
SSM
Sign Status Matrix
SSP
State Safety Programme
Secondary Surveillance Radar
STC
Supplemental Type Certificate
STRIDE
Science & Technology Research Institute for Defence
SZB
Subang Airport
T
T
Tonne
TAC
Thrust Augmentation Computer
Total Air Temperature
Traffic Collision Avoidance System
True Heading
TMA
Terminal Control Area
TMCF
Thrust Management Computing Function
THR
Thrust
THR REF
Thrust Reference
TMCF
Thrust Management Control Function
TO
Take-off
Total Remaining Fuel Weight
TRE
Type Rating Examiner
TRI
Type Rating Instructor
Track
TRTO
Type Rating Training Organization
Transformer Rectifier Unit
Transport Safety Investigation Bureau of Singapore (formerly Air Accident
Investigation Bureau [AAIB])
TSO
Technical Standard Order
U
UA
Unstabilized Approach
UAI
Unit Administrative Instruction
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
Underwater Locator Beacon
ULD
Unit Load Device
USB
Upper Side Band
Coordinated Universal Time
V
Volt
Vertical Speed
VAAC
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre
VHF Digital Link
Very High Frequency
Vertical Navigation
VHF Omni Directional Radio Range
W
W
Watt
WAFC
World Area Forecast Centre
WHCU
Window Heat Control Unit
Wind Direction
Wind Speed
ICAO 4-letter location indicator for Kota Bharu Airport
ICAO 4-letter location indicator for KL International Airport
ICAO 4-letter location indicator for Kuala Terengganu Airport
ICAO 4-letter location indicator for Penang International Airport
WS
Watch Supervisor
WSSS
ICAO 4-letter location indicator for Changi International Airport Singapore
WWW
Worldwide web
WXR
Weather (Meteorological messages)
WX
Weather
Z
ICAO 4-letter location indicator of Peking-Capital International Airport
Zero Fuel Weight
Z
Coordinated Universal Time (in meteorological messages)