27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 1 27 Aug 09
UK AIP
GEN 2.2 - ABBREVIATIONS USED IN AIS PUBLICATIONS The abbreviations used in this AIP and in the general dissemination of information are extracted from ICAO DOC 8400. Abbreviations which differ from the ICAO abbreviations are shown in italics. † When radiotelephony is used, the abbreviations and terms are transmitted as spoken words. ‡ When radiotelephony is used, the abbreviations and terms are transmitted using the individual letters in non-phonetic form. * Signal is also available for use in communicating with stations of the maritime mobile service. A A AAA A/A AAL AAR AARA ABM ABN ABT ABV AC AC ACARS ACAS ACC ACCID ACFT ACK ACL ACN ACN ACP ACPT ACT AD ADA ADDN ADF ADIZ ADJ ADR ADS-B ADS-C ADSU ADVS ADZ AES AEW AFIL AFIS AFM AFS AFT AFTN A/G AGA AGL AGN AGNIS AIAA AIC AIM AIP AIRAC AIREP AIREX AIS ALA ALERFA
Amber (or AAB, AAC....etc, in sequence) Amended mete or orological message ( me message type designator ) Air-to-air Above Aerodrome Level Air to Air Refuelling Air to Air Refuelling Areas Abeam Aerodrome Beacon About Above Altocumulus Area Control Aircraft Co Communications Ad Addressing An And Re Reporting Sy System †Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems ‡Area Control Centre OR Area Control Notification of an Aircraft Accident Aircraft Acknowledge Altimeter Check Location Aircraft Classification Number Airspace Co-ordination Notification (ACN in ICAO is aircraft class number) Acceptance (message type designator) Accept OR Accepted Active OR Activated OR Activity Aerodrome Advisory Area Addition OR Additional ‡Automatic Direction-Finding Equipment †(to be pronounced 'AY-DIZ') Air Defence Identification Code Adjacent Advisory Route ‡Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast ‡Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Contract Automatic Dependent Surveillance Unit Advisory Service Advise Aircraft Earth Station Airborne Early Warning Flight Plan Filed in the Air Aerodrome Flight Information Service Yes OR Affirm OR Affirmative OR That is Correct Aeronautical Fixed Service After… (time or place) ‡Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network Air-to-Ground Aerodromes, Air Routes and Ground Aids Above Ground Level Again Azimuth Guidance for Nose-In Stand Area of Intense Air Activity Aeronautical Information Circular ATFM Information Message Aeronautical Information Publication Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control †Air-Report Air Exercise Aeronautical Information Services Alighting Area †Alert Phase
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AMDT 009/09
27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 2 27 Aug 09 ALR ALRS ALS ALT ALTN ALTN AMA AMC AMD AMDT AMS AMSL AMSS ANM ANO ANS AO AOC AOC AOM AP APAPI APCH APIS APP APR APRX APSG APV ARNG ARO ARP ARP ARQ ARR ARR ARS ARST AS ASC ASDA ASHTAM ASPH ASR ASR AT… ATA ATA ATC ATD ATFM ATIS ATM ATN ATOTN ATP ATS ATSOCAS ATSU ATTN ATZ AUG AUS AUTH AUW AUX AVASIS AVBL AVG AVGAS AVTUR
AMDT 009/09
UK AIP Alerting (message type designator) Alerting Service Approach Lighting System Altitude Alternate OR Alternating (Light alternates in colour) Alternate (Aerodrome) Area Minimum Altitude Airspace Management Cell Amend OR Amended (used to indicate amended meteor ological message; message type designator) Amendment (AIP Amendment) Aeronautical Mobile Service Above Mean Sea Level Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service ATFM Notification Message Air Navigation Order Answer Aircraft Operators Aerodrome Obstacle Chart Air Operator Certificate Aerodrome Operating Minima Airport Abbreviated Precision Approach Path Indicator Approach Aircraft Positioning and Information System Approach Control Office OR Approach Control OR Approach Control Service April Approximate OR Approximately After Passing Approve OR Approved OR Approval Arrange Air Traffic Services Reporting Office Aerodrome Reference Point Air-Report (message type designator) Automatic Error Correction Arrive OR Arrival Arrival (message type designator) Special Air-Report (message type designator) Arresting (Specify (part of) Aircraft Arresting Equipment) Altostratus Ascent to OR Ascending to Accelerate-Stop Distance Available Special series of NOTAM notifying, by means of specific format, change in activity of a volcano, a volcano eruption and/or volcanic ash cloud that is of significance to aircraft operations Asphalt Altimeter Setting Region Airspace Reservation At (followed by time at which weather change is forecast to occur) ‡Actual Time of Arrival Aerial Tactics Area ‡Air Traffic Control (in general) ‡Actual Time of Departure Air Traffic Flow Management †Automatic Terminal Information Service Air Traffic Management Aeronautical Telecommunication Network Air Traffic Operational Telephone Network At … (time or place) Air Traffic Service ATS Outside Controlled Airspace Air Traffic Service Unit Attention Aerodrome Traffic Zone August Airspace Utilisation Section Authorised OR Authorisation All Up Weight Auxiliary Abbreviated Visual Approach Slope Indicator System Available OR Availability Average †Aviation Gasoline Aviation Turbine Fuel
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27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 3 27 Aug 09
UK AIP AWY AZM
Airway Azimuth B
B BA BAA BASE BBMF BCFG BCN BCST BDRY BECMG BFR BKN BL… BLCP BLDG BLO BLW BOMB BOTA BR BRF BRG BRKG B-RNAV BS BTL BTN C C CAA CANP CAP CAS CAT CAT CATZ CAVOK CB CC CC CCA CD CDN CDR CF CFMU CGL CH CHAPI CHG CI CIDIN CIT CIV CK CL CLA CLBR CLD CLG CLR CLSD CM CMATZ CMB
Blue Braking Action British Airports Authority plc †Cloud Base Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Fog Patches Beacon (Aeronautical ground light) Broadcast Boundary Becoming Before Broken Blowing (followed by DU = Dust, SA = Sand or SN = Snow) Base Level Change Point Building Below Clouds Below… Bombing Brest Oceanic Transition Area Mist Short (Used to indicate the type of approach desired or required) Bearing Braking †Basic - (To be pronounced 'AR-NAV') Area Navigation Commercial Broadcasting Station Between Layers Between C Centre (runway identification) Degrees Celsius (Centigrade) Civil Aviation Authority Civil Aircraft Notification Procedure Civil Aviation Publication Controlled Airspace Category Clear Air Turbulence Combined Aerodrome Traffic Zone †(To be pronounced 'KAV-OH-KAY') Visibility, cloud and present weather better than prescribed values or conditions ‡(To be pronounced 'CEE BEE') Cumulonimbus Counter Clockwise Cirrocumulus (Or CCB, CCC … etc, in sequence) Corrected meteor ological message (message type designator) Candela Co-ordination (message type designator) Conditional Route Change frequency to … Central Flow Management Unit (Europe) Circling Guidance Light(s) Channel Compact Helicopter Approach Path Indicator Modification (message type designator) Cirrus †Common ICAO Data Interchange Network Near OR over large towns Civil Check Centre-Line Clear Type of Ice Formation Calibration Cloud Calling Clear(s) OR Cleared to … OR Clearance Close OR Closed OR Closing Centimetre Combined Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone Climb to OR Climbing to
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AMDT 009/09
27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 4 27 Aug 09 CMPL CNL CNL CNS COL COM CONC COND CONS CONST CONT COOR CO-ORD COP COR COT COV CPDLC CPL CRAM CRZ CS CTA CTAM CTC CTL CTN CTOT CTR CU CUF CUST CW CWY
UK AIP Completion OR Completed OR Complete Cancel OR Cancelled Flight Plan Cancellation (message type designator) Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Column (in tables and text) Communications Concrete Condition Continuous Construction OR Constructed Continue(s) OR Continued Co-ordinate OR Co-ordination Geographical Co-ordinates Change-Over Point Correct OR Correction OR Corrected (Used to indicate corrected meteorological message; message type designator) At the Coast Cover OR Covered OR Covering Controller to Pilot Data link Current Flight Plan (message type designator) Conditional Route Availability Message Cruise Cirrostratus Control Area Climb to and Maintain Contact Control Caution Calculated Take-off Time Control Zone Cumulus Cumuliform Customs Continuous Wave Clearway D
D.... D… D DA DAAIS DACS DATIS DCD DCKG DCS DCT DEC DEG DEMO DEP DEP DER DES DEST DETRESFA DEV DF DfT DFTI DH DIF DIST DIV DLA DLA DLY DME DNG DOC DOM
AMDT 009/09
DME Range (prefix used in graphics) Danger Area (Followed by Identification) Downward (tendency in RVR during previous 10 minutes) Decision Altitude Danger Area Activity Information Service Danger Area Crossing Service Data Link Automatic Terminal Information Service Double Channel Duplex Docking Double Channel Simplex Direct (In relation to flight path clearances and type of approach) December Degrees Demonstration Depart OR Departure Departure (message type designator) Departure End of the Runway Descend to OR Descending to Destination †Distress Phase Deviation OR Deviating Direction Finding Department for Transport Distance from Touchdown Indicator Decision Height Diffuse Distance Divert OR Diverting Delay (message type designator) Delay OR Delayed Daily ‡Distance Measuring Equipment Danger OR Dangerous Designated Operational Coverage Domestic
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27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 5 27 Aug 09
UK AIP DP DPT DR DR… DRG DS DSB DTAM DTG DTRT DTW DU DUC DUR DVOR DW DZ E EAT EB ECA ECAC EDT EET EFC EFIS EGNOS EHF ELBA ELEV ELR ELT EM EMBD EMERG END ENE ENG ENR EOBT EQPT ER ESE EST ETA ETD ETFMS ETO ETOPS EV EXC EXER EXP EXT EXTD
Dew Point Temperature Depth Dead Reckoning Low Drifting (followed by DU = Dust, SA = Sand or SN = Snow) During Duststorm Double Sideband Descend to and Maintain Date-Time Group Deteriorate OR Deteriorating Dual Tandem Wheels Dust Dense Upper Cloud Duration Doppler VOR Dual Wheels Drizzle E East OR Eastern Longitude Expected Approach Time Eastbound Emergency Controlling Authority European Civil Aviation Conference Estimated Departure Time Estimated Elapsed Time Expected Further Clearance †Electronic Flight Instrument System European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service Extremely High Frequency (30000 to 300000 MHz) †Emergency Location Beacon - Aircraft Elevation Extra Long Range Emergency Locator Transmitter (GEN 3.6.6) Emission Embedded in a Layer ( To indicate cumulonimbus embe dded in layers of other clouds) Emergency Stop-end (related to RVR) East North East Engine En-Route Estimated Off-Block Time Equipment *Here . . . . OR Herewith East South East Estimate OR Estimated OR Estimate (message type designator) *‡Estimated Time of Arrival OR Estimating Arrival ‡Estimated Time of Departure OR Estimating Departure Enhanced Tactical Flight Management System Estimated Time Over Significant Point Extended Twin-jet Operations Every Except Exercises OR Exercising OR To Exercise Expect OR Expected OR Expecting Extension Extend OR Extending F
F FAC FAF FAL FAM FAP FAS FAT FATO FAX FBL FBU
Fixed Facilities Final Approach Fix Facilitation of International Air Transport Flight Activation Monitoring Final Approach Point Final Approach Segment Final Approach Track Final Approach and Take-off Area Facsimile Transmission Light (Used to indicate the intensity of weather phenomena, interference or static reports, eg FBL RA = Light rain) Flight Briefing Unit
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AMDT 009/09
27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 6 27 Aug 09 FC FCST FCT FDOD FDPS FEB FG FIC FIR FIS FISO FISA FL FLAS FLD FLG FLR FLT FLTCK FLUC FLW FLY FM FM… FMC FMD FMP FMS FMU FNA FPL FPM FPR FR FREQ FRI FRNG FRONT FRQ FSL FSS FST FT FU FZ FZDZ FZFG FZRA
UK AIP Funnel Cloud (tornado or water spout) Forecast Friction Coefficient Flight Data Operations Division Flight Data Processing System February Fog Flight Information Centre ‡Flight Information Region Flight Information Service Flight Information Service Officer Automated Flight Information Service Flight Level Flight Level Allocation Scheme Field Flashing Flares Flight Flight Check Fluctuating OR Fluctuation OR Fluctuated Follow(s) OR Following Fly OR Flying From From (followed by time weather change is forecast to begin) Flight Management Computer Flow Management Division Flow Management Position Flight Management System Flow Management Unit Final Approach Filed Flight Plan (message type designator) Feet Per Minute Flight Plan Route Fuel Remaining Frequency Friday Firing †Front (Relating to Weather) Frequent Full Stop Landing Flight Service Station First Feet (Dimensional Unit) Smoke Freezing Freezing Drizzle Freezing Fog Freezing Rain G
G G/A G/A/G GA GAGAN GAT GBAS GCA GEN GEO GES GLD GLONASS GLS GMC GMR GND GNDCK GNSS GP GPA GPS
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Green Ground-to-Air Ground-to-Air and Air-to-Ground General Aviation GPS & Geostationary Earth Orbit Augmented Navigation General Air Traffic Ground Based Augmentation System ‡Ground Controlled Approach System OR Ground Controlled Approach General Geographic OR True Ground Earth Station Glider Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System ‡GBAS Landing System Ground Movement Control Ground Movement Radar Ground Ground Check Global Navigation Satellite System Glide Path Glide Path Angle Global Positioning System
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27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 7 27 Aug 09
UK AIP GPWS GR GRAS GRASS GRVL GS GS GUND GVS
‡Ground Proximity Warning System Hail Ground Based Regional Augmentation system Grass Landing Area Gravel Ground Speed Small hail and/or snow pellets Geoid Undulation Gas Venting Site H
H24 HAPI HBN HDF HDG HEL HEMS HF HGT HIAL HI HIRTA HJ HLDG HMR HN HO HOL HOPA HOSP HPA HR/HRS HS HT HTA HURCN HVDF HVY HVY HX HYR HZ Hz
Continuous Day and Night Service Helicopter Approach Path Indicator Hazard Beacon High Frequency Direction-Finding Station Heading Helicopter Helicopter Emergency Medical Service ‡High Frequency (3000 to 30000 kHz) Height OR Height Above Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd High Intensity directional lights High Intensity Radio Transmission Area Sunrise to sunset Holding Helicopter Main Routes Sunset to Sunrise Service available to meet operational requirements Holiday Helicopter Operational Area Hospital Aircraft Hectopascal Hours Service Available During Hours of Scheduled Operations High Tension (power) Helicopter Training Area Hurricane High and Very High Frequency Direction Finding Stations (At the Same Location) Heavy Heavy (used to indicate the intensity of weather phenomena, eg HVY RA = Heavy rain) No Specific Working Hours Higher Dust Haze Hertz (Cycle Per Second)
IAC IAF IAO IAP IAR IAS IBN IC ICE ID IDENT IF IFF IFPS IFR IGA ILS IM IMC IMG IMPR IMT INA INBD INC INCERFA INFO
I Instrument Approach Chart Initial Approach Fix In and Out of Clouds Instrument Approach Procedure Intersection of Air Routes Indicated Air Speed Identification Beacon Diamond Dust (very small ice crystals in suspension) Icing Identifier OR Identify †Identification Intermediate Approach Fix Identification Friend/Foe Integrated Flight Planning System ‡Instrument Flight Rules International General Aviation ‡Instrument Landing System Inner marker ‡Instrument Meteorological Condition Immigration Improve OR Improving Immediate OR Immediately Initial Approach Inbound In Cloud †Uncertainty Phase †Information
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AMDT 009/09
27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 8 27 Aug 09
UK AIP
INOP INP INPR INS INSTL INSTR INT INTL INTRG INTRP INTSF INTST IR IRS IRVR ISA ISB ISOL
Inoperative If Not Possible In Progress Inertial Navigation System Install OR Installed OR Installation Instrument Intersection International Interrogator Interrupt OR Interruption OR Interrupted Intensify OR Intensifying Intensity Ice on Runway Inertial Reference System Instrumented Runway Visual Range International Standard Atmosphere Independent Sideband Isolated
JAN JMC JTST JUL JUN
January Joint Maritime Course Jet Stream July June
KG kHz KIAS KM KMH KPA KT KW
Kilogrammes Kilohertz Knots Indicated Airspeed Kilometres Kilometres per Hour Kilopascal Knots Kilowatts
J
K
L L LAM LAN LARS LAT LATCC (Mil) LCA LDA LDAH LDG LDI LEN LF LFA LFZ LGT LGTD LHA LHS LI LIH LIL LIM LITAS LLZ LM LMT LNG LO LOC LONG LORAN LRG LTD
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L Left (Runway Identification) Locator (NDB with published approach procedure. See LM, LO) Logical Acknowledgement (message type designator) Inland
Lower Airspace Radar Service Latitude London Air Traffic Control Centre (Mil) Local OR Locally OR Location OR Located Landing Distance Available Landing Distance Available, Helicopter Landing Landing Direction Indicator Length Low Frequency (30 to 300 kHz) Low Flying Area Low Flying Zone Light OR Lighting Lighted Lowest Holding Altitude Left hand side Low Intensity omni-directional lights Light Intensity High Light Intensity Low Light Intensity Medium Low Intensity Two Colour Approach Slope Indicators at …… and …… metres from threshold bracketing approach angle of …… degrees Localizer Locator, Middle Local Mean Time Long (Used to indicate the type of approach desired or required) Locator, outer Localizer Longitude †LORAN (Long Range Air Navigation System) Long Range Limited
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27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 9 27 Aug 09
UK AIP LTT LV LVE LVL LVP LYR M M MAA MAG MAINT MAP MAPt MAR MAR MAS MASA MATZ MAX MAY MB MCA MCW MDA MDA MDF MDH MEA MEDA MEHT MET METAR MF MHDF MHVDF MHz MID MIFG MIL MIN MKR MLS MM MNM MNPS MNPSA MNT MNTN MOA MOC MOCA MOD MOGAS MON MON MOTNE MOV MPH MPS MRA MRG MRP MRSA MS MSA MSG MSL MT MTA
Landline teletypewriter Light and Variable (Relating to Wind) Leave OR Leaving Level Low Visibility Procedures Layer OR Layered M Mach Number (Followed by figures) Metres (Preceded by figures) Maximum Authorised Altitude Magnetic Maintenance Aeronautical maps and charts Missed Approach Point At sea March Manual A1 Simplex Multif unctional Transport Satellite (MTSAT) Satellite Base d Augmentation System Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone Maximum May Millibars Minimum Crossing Altitude Modulated Continuous Wave Minimum Descent Altitude Managed Danger Area Medium frequency Direction Finding Station Minimum Descent Height Minimum En-route Altitude Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome Minimum Eye Height over Threshold (For VASIS and PAPI) †Meteorological OR Meteorology †Aviation routine weather repor t (In aer onau tical meteorological code) Medium Frequency (300 to 3000 kHz) Medium and High Frequency Direction Finding Stations (At the same location) Medium, High and Very High Frequency Direction Finding Stations (At the same location) Megahertz Mid-point (related to RVR) Shallow fog Military *Minutes Marker radio beacon ‡Microwave Landing System Middle Marker Minimum Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace Monitor OR Monitoring OR Monitored Maintain Military Operating Area Minimum Obstacle Clearance (required) Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude Moderate (Used to indicate the intensity of weather phenomena, interference or static reports, eg MOD RA = Moderate rain) Motor Gasoline Above Mountains Monday Meteorological Operational Telecommunications Network Europe Move OR Moving OR Movement Statute Miles Per Hour Metres Per Second Minimum Reception Altitude Medium Range ATS/MET Reporting Point Military Mandatory Radar Service Area Minus Minimum Sector Altitude Message Mean Sea Level Mountain Military Training Area
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AMDT 009/09
27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 10 27 Aug 09 MTOW MTRA MTU MTW MTWA MVDF MWO MX
UK AIP Maximum Take-off Weight Military Temporary Reserved Airspace Metric Units Mountain Waves Maximum Total Weight Authorised Medium and Very High Fr equency Dir ection Finding St ations (At the same location) Meteorological Watch Office Mixed type of ice formation (white and clear)
NOV NPA NPR NR NRH NS NSC NSF NSW NVG NW NWB NXT
N North OR Northern latitude No distinct tendency (in RVR during previous 10 minutes) Noise Abatement Departure Procedure North Atlantic Navigation Northbound Not Before No Change ‡Non-Directional Radio Beacon Non Deviating Status North East North Eastbound No OR Negative OR Permission not granted OR That is not correct North Atlantic European Routing System Night *†None OR I Have nothing to send to you Nautical Miles Normal North North East North North West International NOTAM Office †No Significant Change (Used in trend -type landing forecasts) Northern Oceanic Transition Area †A notice containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations November Non Precision Approach Noise Preferential Routeing Number No Reply Heard Nimbostratus Nil Significant Cloud Non Standard Flights Nil Significant Weather Night Vision Goggles North West North Westbound Next
OAC OAS OAT OBS OBSC OBST OCA OCA OCC OCH OCNL OCS OCT OFZ OHD OLDI OM OPA OPC OPMET OPN OPR
O Oceanic Area Control Centre Obstacle Assessment Surface Operational Air Traffic Observe OR Observed OR Observation Obscure OR Obscured OR Obscuring Obstacle Obstacle Clearance Altitude Oceanic Control Area Occulting (light) Obstacle Clearance Height Occasional OR Occasionally Obstacle Clearance Surface October Obstacle Free Zone Overhead On-Line Data Interchange Outer Marker Opaque, white type of ice formation The control indicated is operational control †Operational Meteorological (information) Open OR Opening OR Opened Operator OR Operate OR Operative OR Operating OR Operational
N N NADP NAT NAV NB NBFR NC NDB NDS NE NEB NEG NERS NGT NIL NM NML NNE NNW NOF NOSIG NOTA NOTAM
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27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 11 27 Aug 09
UK AIP OPS O/R ORCA ORD OSV OTLK OTP OTS OUBD OVC
†Operations On Request Oceanic Route Clearance Authorisation System Indication of an order Ocean Station Vessel Outlook (used in SIGMET messages for volcanic ash and tropical cyclones) On Top Organised Track System Outbound Overcast P
P… PALS PANS PAOAS PAPA PAPI PAR PARL PAX PBN PCD PCN PDG PER PERM PH PIB PJE PLA PLN PLVL PN PNdB PNR PO POB POSS PPI PPR PPSN PRI PRKG PROB PROC PROV PS PSG PSN PSP PTN PTS PWR
Prohibited area (Followed by identification) Precision Approach Lighting System (Specify category) Procedures for Air Navigation Services Parallel Approach Obstacle Assessment Surfaces Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid †Precision Approach Path Indicator ‡Precision Approach Radar Parallel Passenger(s) Performance-based Navigation Proceed OR Proceeding Pavement Classification Number Procedure Design Gradient Performance Permanent Public Holiday Pre-flight Information Bulletin Parachute Jumping Exercise Practice Low Approach Flight Plan Present Level Prior Notice required Perceived Noise Decibels Point of No Return Dust Devils Persons On Board Possible Plan Position Indicator Prior Permission Required Present Position Primary Parking †Probability Procedure Provisional Plus Passing Position Pierced Steel Plank Procedure Turn Polar Track Structure Power Q
QDM QDR QFE QFU QNH QTE QUAD
‡Magnetic Heading (zero wind) Magnetic Bearing ‡Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation (OR at runway threshold) Magnetic orientation of runway ‡Altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground True bearing Quadrant R
R R R… R.... R RA RA RAC
Rate of Turn Red Restricted Area (followed by identification) Radial (prefix for use in graphics) Right (runway identification) Rain Resolution Advisory Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Services
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AMDT 009/09
27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 12 27 Aug 09 RAD RAD RAD RAF RAFC RAFAT RAFCT RAG RAG RAI RAS RASA RASC RA(T) RB RCA RCC RCF RCH RCL RCLL RCLR RDH RDL RDO RE… REC REDL REF REG REQ RERTE RESA RET RETIL RFF RG RHAG RHS RIF RIS RITE RL RLA RLCE RLLC RLLS RLNA RMK RN RNAV RNG RNHF RNP ROBEX ROC ROD ROFOR RON RPL RPLC RPS RQMNTS RQP RQS RR RRA RSC RSCD RSP RSR RTD
AMDT 009/09
UK AIP Radar Approach Aid Radius Route Availability Document Royal Air Force Regional Area Forecast Centre Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team Royal Air Force Combined Training Ragged Runway Arresting Gear Runway Alignment Indicator Radar Advisory Service Radar Advisory Service Area Regional AIS System Centre Restricted Area (Temporary) Rescue boat Reach Cruising Altitude Rescue Co-ordination Centre Radio Communication Failure (message type designator) Reach OR Reaching Runway Centre Line Runway Centre Line Light(s) Recleared Reference Datum Height (For ILS) Radial Radio Recent (Used to qualify weather phenomena, eg RERA = recent rain) Receive OR Receiver Runway Edge Light(s) Reference to … OR Refer to … Registration Request OR Requested Re-route Runway End Safety Area Rapid Exit Taxiway Rapid Exit Taxiway Indicator Lights Fire and Rescue Equipment Range (lights) Rotary Hydraulic Arrester Gear Right hand side Reclearance In Flight Radar Information Service Right (Direction of Turn) Report Leaving Relay to Request Level Change En-route Royal Low Level Corridor Runway Lead-in Lighting System Requested Level Not Available Remark Royal Navy †(To be pronounced 'AR-NAV') Area Navigation Radio Range Royal Navy Historical Flight ‡Required Navigation Performance †Regional OPMET Bulletin Exchange (Scheme) Rate Of Climb Rate Of Descent Route Forecast (In aeronautical meteorological code) Receiving Only Repetitive flight plan Replace OR Replaced Radar Position Symbol Requirements Request flight plan (message type designator) Request supplementary flight plan (message type designator) Report Reaching (OR RRB, RRC . . . . etc, in sequence) Delayed meteor ological message (message type designator ) Rescue Sub-Centre Runway Surface Condition Responder beacon En-Route Surveillance Radar Delayed (used to indicate delayed meteorological message; message type designator)
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27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 13 27 Aug 09
UK AIP RTE RTF RTG RTHL RTN RTOAA RTODAH RTR RTS RTT RTZL RUT RV RVA RVP RVR RVSM RWY S SA SALS SAN SAP SAR SARPS SARSAT SAT SATCOM SB SBAS SC ScACC ScATCC SCT SDBY SDF SE SEB SEC SECT SEG SELCAL SEP SER SEV SFC SG SGL SH…
SHF SI SI SID SIF SIGMET SIGWX SIMUL SIWL SKC SKED SLP SLW SMB SMC SMR SN SNOCLO SNOWTAM
Route Radiotelephone Radiotelegraph Runway threshold light(s) Return OR Returned OR Returning Rejected Take-off Area Available Rejected Take-off Distance Available, Helicopter Radar Termination Range Return To Service Radioteletypewriter Runway Touchdown Zone Light(s) Standard regional route transmitting frequencies Rescue Vessel Radar Vectoring Area Rendezvous Point ‡Runway Visual Range Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Runway S South OR Southern Latitude Sand Simple Approach Lighting System Sanitary As soon as possible Search and Rescue Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO) Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System Saturday †Satellite Communication Southbound Satellite Based Augmentation System Stratocumulus Scottish Area Control Centre Scottish Area and Terminal Control Centre Scattered Stand by Step Down Fix South East South Eastbound Seconds Sector Stand Entry Guidance †Selective calling system September Service OR Servicing OR Served Severe (Used eg to qualify icing and turbulence reports) Surface Snow Grains Signal Showers (followed by RA = Rain, SN = Snow, PL = Ice pellets, GR = Hail, GS = Small hail and/or snow pellets or combinations thereof, eg SHRASN = showers of rain and snow) Super High Frequency (3000 to 30000 MHz) International System of Units Statutory Instruments †Standard Instrument Departure Selective Identification Feature †Information concerning en-route weather phenomena which may affect the safety of aircraft operations Significant weather Simultaneous OR Simultaneously Single Isolated Wheel Load Sky Clear Schedule OR Scheduled Speed Limiting Point Slow Side Marker Boards Surface Movement Control Surface Movement Radar Snow Aerodrome closed due to snow (used in METAR/SPECI) †A special series NOTAM notifying the presence or removal of hazardous conditions due to snow, ice, slush or
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AMDT 009/09
27Aug 09
GEN 2-2 - 14 27 Aug 09 SOC SOTA SPECI SPECIAL SPL SPOT SQ SR SRA SRD SRE SRG SRR SRY SS SS SSB SSE SSR SST SSW ST STA STAR STD STF STN STNR STOL STS STWL SUBJ SUN SUP SUPPS SVC SVCBL SVFR SW SWB SWY
UK AIP standing water associated with snow, slush and ice on the movement area, by means of a specific format Start of Climb Shannon Oceanic Transition Area †Aviation selected special weather report (In aeronautical meteorological code) †Special meteorological report ( In abbreviated plain language) Supplementary flight plan (message type designator) †Spot wind Squall Sunrise Surveillance Radar Approach Standard Route Document Surveillance Radar Element of precision approach radar system Short range Search and Rescue Region Secondary Sandstorm Sunset Single Sideband South South East ‡Secondary Surveillance Radar Supersonic transport South South West Stratus Straight in approach †Standard instrument arrival Standard Stratiform Station Stationary Short Take-Off and Landing Status Stopway light(s) Subject to Sunday Supplement (AIP Supplement) Regional supplementary procedures Service message Serviceable Special Visual Flight Rules South West South Westbound Stopway T
T ...T TA TA TACAN TAF TAIL TAR TAS TAX TC TC TCAS TCH TCU TDA TDO TDZ TECR TEL TEMPO TFC TGL TGS THR THRU THU TIL
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Temperature True (preceded by a bearing to indicate reference to True North) Traffic Advisory Transition Altitude †UHF Tactical Air Navigation Aid †Aerodrome forecast †Tail wind Terminal Area Surveillance Radar True Airspeed Taxiing OR Taxi Terminal Control Tropical Cyclone Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System Threshold Crossing Height Towering Cumulus Temporary Danger Area Tornado Touch Down Zone Technical Reason Telephone †Temporary OR Temporarily Traffic Touch-and-Go Landing Taxiing Guidance System Threshold Through Thursday †Until
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24Sep 09
GEN 2-2 - 15 24 Sep 09
UK AIP TIP TKOF TL… TLOF TLP TMA TMZ TNA TNH TO TOC TODA TODAH TOP TORA TP TR TRA TRANS TRL TROP TS
TT TUE TURB TVOR TWR TWY TWYL TYP TYPH
Until past. . . . (place) Take-off Till (followed by time by which weather change is forecast to end) Touchdown and Lift-off Area Tactical Leadership Programme ‡Terminal Control Area Transponder Mandatory Zone Turn Altitude Turn Height To. . . . (place) Top Of Climb Take-off Distance Available Take-off Distance Available, Helicopter †Cloud Top Take-off Run Available Turning Point Track Temporary Reserved Airspace Transmits OR Transmitter Transition Level Tropopause Thunder stor m (in aerodrome reports and forecasts TS used alone means thunder heard but no precipitation at the aerodrome) Thunderstorm (followed by RA = Rain, SN = Snow, PL = Ice pellets, GR = Hail, GS = Small hail and/or snow pellets or combinations thereof, eg TSRASN = thunderstorm with rain and snow) Teletypewriter Tuesday Turbulence Terminal VOR Aerodrome control tower OR aerodrome control Taxiway Taxiway-Link Type of Aircraft Typhoon
U UAA UAB UAC UAR UAV UDF UFN UHDT UHF UIC UIR UK ULR UNA UNAP UNL UNREL U/S UTA UTC
U Upward (tendency in RVR during previous 10 minutes) Unusual Aerial Activity Until Advised By . . . . Upper Area Control Centre Upper Air Route Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Ultra High Frequency Direction Finding Station Until Further Notice Unable Higher Due Traffic ‡Ultra High Frequency (300 to 3000 MHz) Upper Information Centre ‡Upper Flight Information Region United Kingdom Ultra Long Range Unable Unable to Approve Unlimited Unreliable Unservicable Upper Control Area ‡Co-ordinated Universal Time
TS…
V VA VAC VAL VAN VAR VAR VASIS VC
Volcanic Ash Visual Approach Chart In Valleys Runway Control Van Magnetic Variation Visual-aural radio range †Visual Approach Slope Indicator System Vicinity of aerodrome (followed by FG = Fog, FC = Funnel cloud, SH = Showers, PO = Dust/sand whirls, BLDU = Blowing dust,
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AMDT 010/09
24Sep 09
GEN 2-2 - 16 24 Sep 09
VCY VDF VER VFR VHF VIP VIS VLF VLR VMC VM(C) VOLMET VOR VORTAC VOT VPT VRB VRP VSA VSP VSTOL VTOL
UK AIP BLSA = Blowing sand or BLSN = Blowing snow, eg VC FG = Vicinity fog) Vicinity Very High Frequency Direction Finding Station Vertical ‡Visual Flight Rules ‡Very High Frequency (30 to 300 MHz) ‡Very Important Person Visibility Very Low Frequency (3 to 30 KHz) Very Long Range ‡Visual Meteorological Conditions Visual Manoeuvring (Circling) †Meteorological information for aircraft in flight ‡Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range †VOR and TACAN combination VOR airborne equipment test facility Visual manoeuvre with prescribed track Variable Visual Reference Point By visual reference to the ground Vertical speed Very Short Take-Off and Landing Vertical Take-Off and Landing W
W W WAAS WAC WAFC WB WBAR WDI WDSPR WED WEF WGS WI WID WIE WILCO WINTEM WIP WKN WNW WO WPT WRNG WS WSW WT WTSPT WWW WX
West or Western longitude White Wide Area Augmentation System World Aeronautical Chart — ICAO 1:1 000 000 World Area Forecast Centre Westbound Wing bar lights Wind Direction Indicator Widespread Wednesday With Effect From OR Effective From World Geodetic System Within Width or Wide With Immediate Effect OR Effective Immediately †Will comply Forecast upper wind and temperature for aviation Work In Progress Weaken OR Weakening West North West Without Way-point Warning Windshear West South West Weight Waterspout Worldwide Web Weather
X XBAR XNG XS
Cross Crossbar (of approach lighting system) Crossing Atmospheres
Y YCZ YR
Yellow Yellow caution zone (runway lighting) Your
Z
Z Co-ordinated Universal Time (in meteorological messages)
X
Y
AMDT 010/09
Civil Aviation Authority
24Sep 09
GEN 2-2 - 17 24 Sep 09
UK AIP Terms which are not defined in ICAO Annexes or PANS but which are used regularly in the UK are defined below:
Aerodrome Approach: That part of an Instrument Approach Procedure commencing at the designated height over the radio aid to be used and ending when the aircraft has broken cloud. AIRPROX: A situation in which, in the opinion of a pilot or a controller, the distance between aircraft as well as their relative positions and speed have been such that the safety of the aircraft involved was or may have been comprised. ATC Surveillance Minimum Altitude Area: A defined area in the vicinity of an aerodrome, in which the minimum safe levels allocated by a controller vectoring IFR flights with Primary and/or Secondary Radar equipment have been predetermined. Cloud Ceiling: In relation to an aerodrome, the distance measured vertically from the notified elevation of the aerodrome to the lowest part of any cloud visible from the aerodrome which is sufficient to obscure more than one half of the sky so visible. Competent ATS Authority: Means in relation to the UK, the Civil Aviation Authority, and in relation to any other country the authority responsible under the law of that country for promoting the safety of civil aviation. Continuous Descent Approach (CDA): A noise abatement technique for arriving aircraft in which the pilot, when given descent clearance below Transition Altitude by ATC, will descend at the rate he judges will be best suited to the achievement of continuous descent, whilst meeting the ATC speed control requirements, the objective being to join the glide-path at the appropriate height for the distance without recourse to level flight Dropping Zone/Drop Zone: Means the notified portion of airspace within which parachute descents are made. General Air Traffic (GAT): Flights conducted in accordance with the Regulations and Procedures for flight promulgated by the State Civil Aviation Authorities and operating under the control or authority of the Civil ATS organisation. Known Traffic: Traffic the current flight details and intentions of which are known to the controller concerned through direct communication or co-ordination. Low Power/Low Drag Approach (LP/LD): A noise abatement technique for arriving aircraft in which the pilot delays the extension of wing flaps and undercarriage until the final stages of the approach, subject to compliance with ATC speed control requirements and the safe operation of the aircraft. Night: The time between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise, sunset and sunrise being determined at surface level. Operational Air Traffic (OAT): Flights conducted under the control or authority of the military ATS organisation. Quadrantal Cruising Levels: Specified cruising levels determined in relation to magnetic track within quadrants of the compass. Parachute Landing Area: Means the terrain onto which parachute descents are made. Radar Clear Range: A range surveyed by radar within which the operating authority accepts responsibility for withholding fire if an aircraft is within the area into which, and through which, missiles are liable to fall. Radar Departure: The control of a departing aircraft by the use of surveillance radar to assist it to leave the vicinity of an aerodrome safely and expeditiously. Radar Handover: Transfer of responsibility for the control of an aircraft between two controllers using radar, following identification of the aircraft by both controllers. Radar Surveillance: Observance of the movements of aircraft on a radar display and the passing of advice and information to identified aircraft and, where appropriate, to other ATS Units. Radial: A magnetic bearing extending from a VOR/VORTAC/TACAN. Stack Departure Time: The time at which an aircraft is required to leave the holding facility to commence its approach. Straight Ahead: When used in departure clearances, means: 'track extended runway centre-line' and when given in Missed Approach Procedures, means: 'maintain Final Approach Track'. Transponder Mandatory Zone: A TMZ is defined, as a volume of airspace where aircraft wishing to enter or fly within the defined area, will be required to have and operate secondary surveillance radar equipment. TMZs are notified for the purpose of ANO 2005 Article 20(2). This equipment must include a pressure altitude reporting transponder capable of operating in Mode A and Mode C and has the capability and functionally prescribed for Mode S Elementary Surveillance (general exemption for VFR flights for aircraft equipped with Mode A/C until March 2012). The pilot of an aircraft that wishes to operate in a TMZ without such serviceable transponder equipment may be granted access to the TMZ subject to specific ATC approval. A TMZ is established for overriding safety reasons, where the airspace classification would not ordinarily require aircraft to carry a transponder. A TMZ may be established outside or within controlled airspace. Upper ATS Route: A designated route within the Upper Airspace CTA.
Civil Aviation Authority
AMDT 010/09
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GEN 2-2 - 18 27 Aug 09
UK AIP
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AMDT 009/09
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