| Acronym |
Meaning |
| AACC |
Area
Approach Control Centre |
| ACC |
Area
Control Centre |
| ADC |
AeroDrome
Controller (in a Control Tower) |
| ADS-B |
Automatic
Dependant Surveillance - Broadcast |
| ADS-C |
Automatic
Dependant Surveillance - Contract |
| AMSTARRP |
Australian
Mode S Terminal Area Radar Replacement Program (c.2007-10) |
| APP |
Approach |
| ATC |
Air
Traffic Control |
| ATCARDS |
Air
Traffic Control Autonomous Radar Display System |
| ATIS |
Automatic
Terminal Information Service |
| ATS |
Air
Traffic Services |
| ATSC |
Air
Traffic Services Centre |
| AUSCATS |
AUStralian
Computerised Air Traffic System |
| BO
|
Briefing
Office |
| CATIS |
Computerised
ATIS (see above) |
| CCA |
Controller
of Civil Aviation - click here for a list
of office holders |
| CO |
Central
Office |
| COORD |
Coordinator
(in a Control Tower) |
| CPDLC |
Controller-Pilot
Data Link Communications |
| CTC |
Central
Training College (ATC & FS) |
| DEP |
Departures |
| DME(A) |
Domestic,
or Australian, Distance Measuring Equipment |
| DME(I) |
International
Distance Measuring Equipment |
| FS |
Flight
Service |
| FSC |
Flight
Service Centre |
| FSTS |
Fire
Service Training School |
| FSU |
Flight
Service Unit |
| GP |
Glide
Path - component of ILS |
| HO |
Head
Office |
| ILS |
Instrument
Landing System - comprising GP and LLZ (LOC) |
| LFT |
Large
Fire Tender |
| LLZ |
Localiser
- component of ILS (from 1998, LOC) |
| LOC |
Localiser
- component of ILS (before 1998, LLZ) |
| LRT |
Light
Rescue Tender |
| NDB |
Non-Directional
Beacon |
| OPS |
Operational
Control |
| RASPP |
Radar
Sensor Procurement Programme (early 1990s) |
| RIV |
Rapid
Intervention Vehicle |
| RSR |
Route
Surveillance Radar |
| SAAC |
Senior
Area Approach Controller (ATC) |
| SAR |
Search
And Rescue |
| SAREX |
Search
and Rescue Excercise |
| SARMC |
Search
And Rescue Mission Coordinator (ATC) |
| SMC |
Surface
Movement Controller (in a Control Tower) |
| SEC |
Sector |
| SOC |
Senior
Operations Controller (ATC) |
| SSR |
Secondary
Surveillance Radar |
| STAC |
Senior
Terminal Area Controller (ATC) |
| TAAATS |
The
Advanced Australian Air Traffic System |
| TAR |
Terminal
Area Radar |
| ULFV |
Ultra-Large
Fire Vehicle |
| VAR |
Visual-Aural
Range |
| VOR |
VHF
Omni-directional Radio-range |