IATA MANUAL

ATA Technical

Reference Manual (ITRM)

Edition 1, Revision 1

Published: February 2009

International Air Transport Association

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Technical Abbreviations and Acronyms

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A Annex

AC Advisory Circular

A/C Aircraft

AAL Altitude above Aerodrome Level

ACAS Airborne Collision Avoidance

System

AD Airworthiness Directive

AEA Association of European Airlines

AED Automatic External Defibrillator

AFE Above Field Elevation

AFM Aeroplane Flight Manual

AFS Auto-flight System

AGL Altitude above Ground Level

AHM IATA Airport Handling Manual

AI Active Implementation

AIP Aeronautical Information

Publication

AMO Approved Maintenance

Organisation

AMU Areas of Magnetic Unreliability

Anx Annex

AOC Air Operator Certificate

AOM Aircraft Operating Manual

APU Auxiliary Power Unit

AQP Advanced Qualification Programme

ARFF Airport Rescue Fire Fighting

ASD Accelerated Stop Distance

ATA Actual Time of Arrival

ATC Air Traffic Control

ATD Actual Time of Departure

ATL Aircraft Technical Log

ATS Air Traffic Services

BP Best Practice

CAA Civil Aviation Authority

CASE Coordinating Agency for Supplier

Evaluation

CAT I Category I Approach

CAT II Category II Approach

CAT III Category III Approach

CAT IIIA Category IIIA Approach

CAT IIIB Category IIIB Approach

CAT IIIC Category IIIC Approach

CBT Computer-Based Training

CDL Configuration Deviation List

CFIT Controlled Flight into Terrain

CG Centre of Gravity

CMM Component Maintenance Manual

CMR Certification Maintenance

Requirements

COMAT Company Material

CPCP Corrosion Prevention and Control

Programme

CPR Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation

CPT Cockpit Procedure Trainer

CRM Crew Resource Management

CSD Constant Speed Drive

CVR Cockpit Voice Recorder

DAR Designated Airworthiness

Representative

DER Designated Engineering

Representative

DG Dangerous Goods

DGR IATA Dangerous Goods

Regulations

DOD Department of Defence

DOT Department of Transport

DFDR Digital Flight Data Recorder

DFDAU Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit

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DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis

e.g. For Example, As an Example

ECL Emergency Checklist

EGPWS Enhanced Ground Proximity

Warning System

ELT Emergency Locator Transmitter

ER Engineering Request

EROPS Extended Range Operations

ESD Electrostatic Sensitive Device

ETA Estimated/Expected Time of Arrival

ETOPS Refer to Glossary of Technical

Terms

EVAS Enhanced Vision Augmentation

System

FAA Federal Aviation Authority (USA)

FAR Federal Aviation Regulation

FCB Flight Crew Bulletin

F/O First Officer

FDAP Flight Data Analysis Programme

FDM Flight Data Monitoring

FDR Flight Data Recorder

FFS Full Flight Simulator

FL Flight Level

FMS Flight Management System

FOB Fuel on Board

FOD Foreign Object Damage

FOO Flight Operations Officer

FOQA Flight Operations Quality

Assurance

FTD Flight Training Device

GM Guidance Material

GOM General Operations Manual

GPS Global Positioning System

GPU Ground Power Unit

GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System

GSE Ground Support Equipment

HAA Height Above Airport

HAZMAT Hazardous Materials

HGS Head-up Guidance System

HOT Hold-Over Time

HUD Head-Up Display

IAP Implementation Action Plan

i.a.w. In accordance with

ICAO International Civil Aviation

Organisation

i.c.o. In case of

IDG Integrated Drive Generator

i.e. In other words

ISAGO IATA Safety Audit of Ground

Operations

ISARPs IOSA Standards and

Recommended Practices

IFQP IATA Fuel Quality Pool

IFR Instrument Flight Rules

IMC Instrument Meteorological

Conditions

IMP Interchange Message Procedures

IOE Initial Operating Experience

IPM IOSA Programme Manual

ISM IOSA Standards Manual

ISO International Standards

Organisation

JAA Joint Aviation Authorities (Europe)

JAR Joint Aviation Requirements

LAHSO Land and Hold Short Operations

LAR IATA Live Animal Regulations

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