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List of acronyms useful in the context of the SAF-SA2 Course
‘Introduction to the Safety Assessment’
(Last update: 8 August 2013)
A/C Aircraft A-R Airspace regulation No. 551/2004
ACAS Airborne Collision Avoidance System AR Authority Requirements
ACC Area Control Centre ARA Authority Requirements for Aircrew
A-CDM Airport Collaborative Decision Making ARC Airworthiness Review Certificate
ACI Airports Council International ARO Depending on the context:
AD Airworthiness Directive - Authority Requirements for Air
ADREP Accident/Incident Reporting (ICAO) Operations
ADEXP ATS Data Exchange Presentation - ATS Reporting Office
ADO Approved Design Organisation Arg. Argument
ADQ Aeronautical Data Quality ARR Arrival
ADQ-IR Implementing Rule laying down Art. Article (such as in a Regulation)
requirements on the quality of aeronautical ASBU Aviation System Block Upgrade (ICAO)
data and aeronautical information ASD Airspace Design
ADR Aerodrome ASM Airspace Management
ADREP Accident/Incident Data Reporting system ASMT Automatic Safety Monitoring Tool
AEA Association of European Airlines AST Annual Summary Template
AeMC Aeromedical Centre A-SMGCS Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and
AFARP As Far As Reasonably Practicable Control System
AFI the African and Indian Ocean region of AUR Airspace Usage Requirements
ICAO ATC Air Traffic Control
AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication ATCO(s) Air Traffic Controller(s)
Network ATCO-IR Implementing Rule for Air Traffic
AGAS High Level Action Group for Aviation Controllers’ licences
Safety ATFCM Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management
AGL Aerodrome Ground Lighting ATFM Air Traffic Flow Management
AIC Aeronautical Information Circular ATFM-IR Implementing Rule laying down common
AIM Aeronautical Information Management rules for ATFM
AIP Aeronautical Information Publication ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service
AIS Aeronautical Information Service ATM Air Traffic Management
ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable ATM/ANS The air traffic management functions as of
ALoS Acceptable Level of Safety defined in Article 2.10 of Regulation No
AltMOC Alternative Means of Compliance 549/2004, air navigation services defined in
AMAN Arrival Manager Article 2.4 of that Regulation, and services
AMC Depending on the context: consisting in the origination and processing
- Acceptable Means of Compliance data and formatting and delivering data to
- Airspace Management Cell general air traffic for the purpose of safety-
AME Aero Medical Examiner critical air navigation
AMHS ATS Message Handling System ATM/ANSP an organisation providing ATM/ANS
AMO Approved Maintenance Organisation ATS Air Traffic Services
AMT Approved Maintenance Training ATSEP Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel
A-NPA Advanced Notice of Proposed Amendment ATSP An organisation providing or offering to
ANP Air Navigation Plan (ICAO) provide air traffic services
ANS Air Navigation Services ATSU Air Traffic Services Unit
ANSP Air Navigation Service Provider AVISO Aide à la Visualisation Sol (a ground
AO Aircraft Operator Surveillance system used in France)
AOC Air Operator Certificate
APO Approved Production Organisation
APP Approach (unit)
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BASA Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement CRs Common Requirements for the provision of
BOS Boston International Airport (USA) (ATM/)ANS
BP Business Plan CR-IR Implementing Rule laying down Common
BR Basic Regulation Requirements for the provision of
(ATM/)ANS
CS Depending on the context:
- Certification Specifications
CA Depending on the context: - Community Specification
- Competent authority - Centralised Service(s)
- Conformity Assessment CS-ACNS Certification Specification for Airborne
CAA Civil Aviation Authority Communication Navigation and
CAAA Common Aviation Area Agreement Surveillance
CAB Cross border Airspace Block CSP Certification Standardisation Panel
CANSO Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation CTR Control Zone
CAO Continuing Airworthiness Organisation CWP Controller Working Position
CAT Commercial Air Transport
CATF Conformity Assessment Task Force
CAW Continuing Airworthiness DAT Provision of data for airspace users for the
CBA Depending on the context: purpose of air navigation
- Cross-border Area DCs Determined Costs
- Cost Benefit Analysis DEP Departure
CC Cabin Crew DGCA Director General of Civil Aviation
CCA Common Cause Analysis DG EMPL European Commission Directorate for
CCC Common Core Content Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
CCS Common Charging Scheme DG MOVE European Commission Directorate General
CCS-IR Implementing Rule laying down a Common Mobility and Transport
Charging Scheme for ANS DLS Datalink Services
CDA Continuous Descent Approach DLS-IR Implementing Rule laying down
CDM Cooperative Decision Making requirements on datalink services
CDO Cooperative Decision Operations DOA Design Organisation Approval
CE Conformité Européenne (European DoC EC Declaration of Conformity
Conformity) DoV EC Declaration of Verification of Systems
CEN European Committee for Standardisation DSN Design
CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical DSU Declaration of suitability for use
Standardisation DUCs Determined Unit Costs
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CF Certification EAB EASA Advisory Board
CFIT Controlled Flight Into Terrain EACCC European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell
CFMU Central Flow Management Unit (now called EAD European Aeronautical Information System
NOC - Network Operations Centre) Database
CIRCABC A community available on the Internet, EASA European Aviation Safety Agency
managed by the European Commission EASP European Aviation Safety Programme
CJEU Court of Justice of the European Union EASp European Aviation Safety Plan
CMA Continuous Monitoring Approach EATMN European air traffic management network
CNS Communications, Navigation and EC Depending on the context:
Surveillance - the European Community (as in
CoA Certificate of Airworthiness ‘Regulation (EC) No. xxx/…’)
COM Communication - the European Commission (in all other
CQB Central Question dataBank cases)
CRCO Common Route Charges Office ECAA European Common Aviation Area
CRD Comment Response Document ECA European Cockpit Association

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ECAC European Civil Aviation Conference F&C Fees and Charges
ECAST European Commercial Aviation Safety F-R Framework Regulation No. 549/2004
Team FAA Federal Aviation Administration (of the
ECCAIRS European Co-ordination Centre for United States)
Accident and Incident Reporting System FAB(s) Functional Airspace Block(s)
ECR European Central Repository FAQ(s) Frequently Asked Question(s)
ECTRL Eurocontrol FAR(s) Federal Aviation Requirement(s)
ED Depending on the context: FAROS Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal
- EUROCAE document FAT Factory Acceptance Tests
- Executive Director (of EASA) FCL Flight Crew Licensing
EEA European Economic Area FCLOA Flight Crew Licensing Organisation
EEC Depending on the context: Approval
- European Economic Community FDPS Flight Data Processing System
- Eurocontrol Experimental Centre FEAST First European Air Traffic Controller
EFTA European Free Trade Association Selection Test
e.g. for example FHA Functional Hazard Analysis
EGAST European General Aviation Safety Team FIR Flight Information Region
EGNOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay FIS Flight Information Service
Service FL Flight Level
EHEST European Helicopter Safety Team FLS Field Lighting System
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment FMTP Flight Message Transfer Protocol
ELFAA European Low Fares Airline Association FOD Foreign Object Debris
ELPAC English Language Proficiency for FPL Flight Plan
Aeronautical Communication FRA Free Route Airspace
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility FSTD Flight Simulation Training Device(s)
EN European Norm (Standard) FTA Fault Tree Analysis
ENCASIA European Network of Safety Investigation FTL Flight Time Limitations
Authorities FTO Flight Training Organisation
ENPRM Eurocontrol Notice of Proposed Rulemaking FUA Flexible Use of Airspace
EoSM Effectiveness of Safety Management FUA-IR Implementing rule laying down common
EP European Parliament rules for the flexible use of airspace
EPA European Part Approval FYROM Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
EPR Environmental Protection Requirements
ERs Essential Requirements
ERA European Regions Airline Association GA General Aviation
ERND European Route Network Design GAT General Air Traffic
ERNIP European Route Network Improvement Plan GM Guidance Material
ESARR(s) Eurocontrol Safety Regulatory GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
Requirements GPS Global Positioning System
ESO European Standardisation Organisation or GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System
European Standards Organisation GSN Goal Structuring Notation
ESP European Safety Programme
ESSI European Strategic Safety Initiatives
ESSIP European Single Sky ImPlementation HAL Human Assurance Level
ETF European Transport Workers Federation HEIDI Harmonisation of European Incident
ETSO European Technical Standard Order Definitions Initiative for ATM
EU European Union HERA Human Error in ATM
EUIR European Upper Flight Information Region HF Human Factors
EUR the European Region of ICAO HICP Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices
EUROCAE European Organisation for Civil Aviation HMI Human Machine Interface
Equipment HP Human Performance
ETSI European Telecommunication Standards HR Human Resources
Institute HW Hardware
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IANS Institute of Air Navigation Services MIL (mil) Military
IACA International Air Carrier Association MIT Massachussets Institute of Technology
IATA International Air Transport Association MMEL Master Minimum Equipment List
iaw in accordance with MOA Maintenance Organisation Approval
IAW Initial Airworthiness MOE Maintenance Organisation Exposition
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization MoC, MOC Means of Compliance
ICB Industry Consultation Body MOM Maintenance Organisation Manual
IDP Interim Deployment Programme MoU Memorandum of Understanding
IDSG Interim Deployment Steering Group MS Member State(s) of the European Union
i.e. that is…; from the Latin ‘id est’ MSAW Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
IFATCA International Federation of Air Traffic MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
Controller Associations MTCD Medium Term Conflict Detection
IFATSEA International Federation of Air Traffic MTO Maintenance Training Organisation
Services Engineering Associations MTOA Maintenance Training Organisation
IFPL Initial Flight Plan Approval
IFR Instrument Flight Rules MTTR Mean Time To Repair
ILS Instrument Landing System MUAC Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre
IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions
IOP-R Interoperability Regulation No. 552/2004
IOP-IR(s) Implementing Rule(s) for Interoperability
IORS Internal Occurrence Reporting System
IR(s) Implementing Rule(s)
ISO International Standards Organisation NAA National Aviation Authority
IT Information Technology NANDO New Approach Notified and Designated
Organisations
NAV Navigation
JAA Joint Aviation Authorities NEXTGEN Next Generation (US’ SESAR programme)
JAA-TO JAA Training Organisation NB(s) Notified Body (Bodies)
JAR Joint Aviation Requirements NC Non Conformity
NCP NSA Coordination Platform
NF Network Functions
KPA(s) Key Performance Area(s) NM Network Manager
KPI(s) Key Performance Indicator(s) NMPP Performance Plan of the Network Manager
KRA(s) Key Risk Area(s) NOC Network Operations Centre (ex-CFMU)
NOP Network Operations Plan
NOTAM Notice to Airmen
L/U Line Up NPA Notice of Proposed Amendment
LAX Los Angeles International Airport (USA) NSA National Supervisory Authority
LDG Landing NSP Network Strategy Plan
LoA(s) Letter(s) of Agreement
LPL Leisure Pilot Licence
LSSIP Local Single Sky ImPlementation
LVP Low Visibility Conditions OAT Operational Air Traffic
LVO Low Visibility Operations OCP Organisation Certification Procedure
OJEU Official Journal of the European Union
OJT On the Job Training
OJTI On the Job Training Instructor
OLDI On-Line Data Interchange
MAC Mid Air Collision OPS, ops Operations
MASC Mediterranean Aviation Safety Cell OR Organisation Requirements
MB Management Board (of EASA) ORA Organisation Requirements for Aircrew
MED Medical ORO Organisation Requirements for Air
MET Meteorological service Operations
METP An organisation providing or offering to OSED Operational Service and Environment
provide MET services Description
PAL Procedure Assurance Level RVSM Reduced Vertical Separation Minima

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PANS ICAO Procedures for Air Navigation RWSL Runway Status Lights
Services RWY Runway
PANS-ATM ICAO Doc 4444, Procedures for Air
Navigation Services – Air Traffic S/E System/Equipment
Management SACA Safety Assessment of Community Aircraft
PAPI Precision Approach Path Indicator SAFA Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft
PBN Performance Based Navigation SAM Safety Assessment Methodology
PBO Performance Based Oversight SAME Safety Assessment Made Easier
PC Provisionnal Council of Eurocontrol SARPs ICAO Standards and Recommended
PCM Project Certification Manager Practices
PCP Products Certification Procedure SAT Site Acceptance Tests
PELA Proficiency Test in English Language For SC Depending on the context:
Air Traffic Controllers - Safety Case
POA Production Organisation Approval - Severity Class
POE Production Organisation Exposition SCDM Safety Case Development Manual
PP(s) Performance Plan(s) SDPS Surveillance Data Processing System
PPA Products, Parts and Appliances SERA Standardised European Rules of the Air
PRB Performance Review Body SERA-IR Implementing Rule laying down common
PRC Performance Review Commission rules of the air
PS Performance Scheme SES Single European Sky
PS-IR Implementing Rule laying down a SESAR Single European Sky ATM Research
Performance Scheme for ANS and network (programme)
functions SJU SESAR Joint Undertaking
PSC Project Safety Case SIA(s) Safety Investigation Authority(ies)
PSSA Preliminary System Safety Assessment SID Standard Instrument Departure
SINAPSE A community available on the Internet,
which is used by the European Commission
and EASA in carrying out some rulemaking
QE Qualified Entity tasks
QMS Quality Management System SLA(s) Service Level Agreement(s)
SM Safety Management
SMI Separation Minima Infringement
SMM Safety Management Manual
SMR Safety Reference Material
R&D Research and Development SMS Safety Management System
R/T Radio Telecommunications SNE Seconded National Expert
RAG Rulemaking Advisory Group SO Depending on the context:
RAT Risk Analysis Tool - Safety Oversight
RBO Risk Based Oversight - Safety Objective
RCS Risk Classification Scheme SO-IR Implementing Rule on safety oversight in
RDPS Radar Data Processing System ATM and ANS
Reg, Reg. Regulation SOCS Safety Objective Classification Scheme
REL Runway Entry Lights SoD State of Design
RIA Regulatory Impact Assessment SOP Standard Operating Procedure
RIL Runway Intersection Lights SoR State of Registry
RIMCAS Runway Incursion Monitoring & Conflict SP-R Service Provision Regulation No. 550/2004
Alert System SPR Safety and Performance Requirements
RMP Rulemaking Programme SPA Specific Approvals (in the field of air
RMT Rulemaking Task operations)
ROE Return on Equity SPI Surveillance Performance and
RoP Rules of Procedure Interoperability
RP Depending on the context: SPI-IR Implementing Rule laying down
- Reference Period requirements for the performance and the
- Responsible Party interoperability of surveillance
RPAS Remotely Piloted Aircraft System(s) SPOA Single Production Organisation Approval
SR Safety Requirement UCS Unit Competence Scheme

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SRA Safety Regulatory Audit UIR Upper Flight Information Region
SRM Safety Reference Material UR Unit Rate
SRR(s) Safety Regulatory Requirement(s) USC Unit Safety Case
SSA System Safety Assessment USOAP Universal Safety Oversight Audit
SSC Single Sky Committee Programme
SSCC Safety Standards Consultative Committee UTP(s) Unit Training Plan(s)
SSP State Safety Programme
STAR Standard Instrument Arrival
STCA Short Term Conflict Alert VAAC Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre
STCD Short Term Conflict Detection VCS Voice Communication System
STD Synthetic Training Device VFR Visual Flight Rules
STDI Standardisation Inspection VLA Very Light Aeroplane
STL Saint Louis International Airport (USA) VLR Very Light Rotorcraft
SU(s) Service Unit(s) VMC Visual Meteorological Conditions
SURV Surveillance
SW Software
SWAL Software Assurance Level WA Working Arrangements
SWIM System Wide Information Management WAFC World Area Forecast Centre
WG Working Group
WP Work Programme
WTA Wake Turbulence Induced Accident
T/O Take Off
TAF Aerodrome (Meteorological) Forecast
TAG Thematic Advisory Group
TC Type Certificate
TCAC Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre
TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance
System
TCH Type Certificate Holder
TCO Third Country Operator
TEU Treaty on the European Union
TF Technical File
TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union
THL Take Off Hold Lights
TLS Target Level of Safety
TMA Terminal Control Area
TNC Terminal Navigation Charges
TO Training Organisation
ToA Terms of Approval
TOKAI Toolkit for ATM Occurrence Investigation
ToR Terms of Reference
TR Technical Requirements
TWR (Control) Tower