CAR OPS-1 Commercial Air Transport Operations
Version 6
Updated on 1 April 2023
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
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ACAS II Airborne Collision Avoidance System AC Advisory Circular
ACC Area Control Centre
ACCID Accident
ADREP Accident/Incident Reporting System AFIS Aerodrome Flight Information Service
AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network AIC Aeronautical Information Circular
AIP Aeronautical Information Publication
AIS Aeronautical Information Service
A/C Aircraft
AMC Acceptable Means of Compliance
AMSL Above Mean Sea Level
AOC Air Operator Certificate
APP Approach Control Office
ARO Air Traffic Services Reporting Office
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATS Air Traffic Service
CAA Civil Aviation Authority
CAR Civil Aviation Regulation
CFMU Central Flow Management Unit
COM Communications/Equipment
FIC Flight Information Centre
FIS Flight Information Service
GM Guidance Material
IATA International Air Transport Association ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation IEM Interpretative Explanatory Material
IIC Investigator in Charge
INCID Serious Incident
ISA International standard atmosphere