AMC2 ATCO.D.010(a) Composition of initial training

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

For the purposes of:

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(1) Composition of initial training — BASIC TRAINING — SUBJECT OBJECTIVES AND TRAINING OBJECTIVES

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(i) Composition of initial training — AERODROME CONTROL VISUAL RATING (ADV) TRAINING — SUBJECT OBJECTIVES AND TRAINING OBJECTIVES

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(ii) Composition of initial training — AERODROME CONTROL INSTRUMENT RATING FOR TOWER ADI (TWR) TRAINING — SUBJECT OBJECTIVES AND TRAINING OBJECTIVES

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(iii) Composition of initial training — APPROACH CONTROL PROCEDURAL RATING (APP) TRAINING — SUBJECT OBJECTIVES AND TRAINING OBJECTIVES

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(iv) Composition of initial training — AREA CONTROL PROCEDURAL RATING (ACP) TRAINING — SUBJECT OBJECTIVES AND TRAINING OBJECTIVES

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(v) Composition of initial training — APPROACH CONTROL SURVEILLANCE RATING (APS) TRAINING — SUBJECT OBJECTIVES AND TRAINING OBJECTIVES

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(vi) Composition of initial training — AREA CONTROL SURVEILLANCE RATING (ACS) TRAINING — SUBJECT OBJECTIVES AND TRAINING OBJECTIVES the following abbreviations apply:

Abbreviation Meaning

A-RNP Advanced Required Navigation Performance

A/B (Type) A and B type approaches (classifications)

ABAS Aircraft-based Augmentation System

ABES Abnormal and Emergency Situations (Subject)

ACARS Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System

ACAS Airborne Collision Avoidance System

ACC Area Control Centre

ACFTB Aircraft — Basic Training (subject)

ACFT Aircraft (subject)

ACN Aircraft Classification Number

ACP Area Control Procedural Rating

ACS Area Control Surveillance Rating

ADF Automatic Direction Finding System

ADI Aerodrome Control Instrument

ADS Automatic Dependent Surveillance

ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance — Broadcast

ADS-C Automatic Dependent Surveillance — Contract

ADV Aerodrome Control Visual Rating

ADVS Advisory Service

AEA Association of European Airlines

AFIL Air Filed Flight Plan

AFTN Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network

AGA Aerodromes

AIC Aeronautical Information Circular

AIP Aeronautical Information Publication

AIRAC Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control

AIRAC SUP AIRAC Supplement

AIREP Air-Report

AIRMET Information concerning en-route weather phenomena which may affect the safety of low-level aircraft operations AIS Aeronautical Information Service

ALRS Alerting Service

AMC Acceptable Means of Compliance

ANS Air Navigation Services

AP/FD Autopilot/Flight Director

APM Approach Path Monitor

APP Approach Control/Centre/Procedural Rating

APS Approach Control Surveillance Rating

APV Approach Procedure with Vertical guidance

APW Area Proximity Warning

ASDA Accelerate Stop Distance Available

ASM Airspace Management

ASMGCS Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems

ATC Air Traffic Control

ATCEUC Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination

ATCO Air Traffic Controller

ATCS Air Traffic Control Service

ATFCM Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management

ATFM Air Traffic Flow Management

ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service

ATM Air Traffic Management

ATMB Air Traffic Management — Basic Training (subject)

ATS Air Traffic Services

ATZ Aerodrome Traffic Zone

AVASI Advanced Visual Approach Slope Indicator

Beidou Chinese Navigation Satellite System

BIRDTAM Bird hazard NOTAM (NOTAM reporting bird hazard)

CANSO Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation

CAT Clear-Air Turbulence

CBA Cross Border Area

CBT Computer-Based Training

CCO Continuous Climb Operations

CDO Continuous Descent Operations

CDR Conditional Route

CEM Collaborative Environmental Management

CISM Critical Incident Stress Management

CPDLC Controller Pilot Data Link Communications

CPL Current Flight Plan

CWP Controller Working Position

DA Decision Altitude

DFTI Distance from Touchdown Indicator

DH Decision Height

DMAN Departure Manager

DME Distance Measuring Equipment

Doc Document

EASA European Aviation Safety Agency

EAT Expected Approach Time

EATCHIP European Air Traffic Control Harmonisation and Integration Programme

EATMP European Air Traffic Management Programme

EC European Commission

ECAC European Civil Aviation Conference

EET Estimated Elapsed Time

EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System

EGNOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service

EGPWS Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System

EQPS Equipment and Systems (subject)

EQPSB Equipment and Systems — Basic Training (subject)

ETF European Transport Workers' Federation

EU European Union

EU ETS European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

EUROCONTROL European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

FA Fix to Altitude

FAB Functional Airspace Block

FAF Final Approach Fix

FAP Final Approach Point

FDPS Flight Data Processing System

FIR Flight Information Region

FIS Flight Information Service

FMS Flight Management System

FPB Flight Progress Board

FPL Flight Plan

FRA Free Route Airspace

FRT Fixed Radius Transition

FTE Flight Technical Error

FUA Flexible Use of Airspace

Galileo European Satellite Navigation System

GBAS Ground-Based Augmentation System

GLONASS Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System

GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System

GP Glide Path

GPS Global Positioning System

GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System

HF High Frequency

HFACS Human Factors Analysis & Classification System

HUM Human Factors (subject)

HUMB Human Factors — Basic Training (subject)

IACA International Air Carrier Association

IAF Initial Approach Fix

IAOPA International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations

IATA International Air Transport Association

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisations

IF Intermediate Approach Fix

IFALPA International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations

IFATCA International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations

IFPS Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System

IFR Instrument Flight Rules

ILS Instrument Landing System

IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions

INS Inertial Navigation System

INTR Introduction to the course (subject)

INTRB Introduction to the course — Basic Training (subject)

IRS Inertial Reference System

IRVR Instrument Runway Visual Range

ISA International Standard Atmosphere

ITU International Telecommunications Union

LAM Local Area Multilateration

LAW Aviation Law (subject)

LAWB Aviation Law — Basic Training (subject)

LDA Landing Distance Available locLNAV Lateral Navigation

LOA Letter of Agreement

LOC Localiser

LOPs Local Operating Procedures

LPV Localiser Performance with Vertical guidance

MAPt Missed Approach Point

MCMF Multi-Constellation, Multi-Frequency

MDA Minimum Descent Altitude

MDH Minimum Descent Height

MET Meteorology

METAR Meteorological Aviation Routine Weather Report

METB Meteorology — Basic Training (subject)

MLAT Multilateration

Mode A SSR identification code

Mode C SSR Mode C (Pronounced: Mode Charlie)

Mode S Mode Select

MSAW Minimum Safe Altitude Warning

MTCD Medium Term Conflict Detection

MWO Meteorological Watch Office

NAV Navigation (subject)

NAVAID Navigation(al) Aid

NAVB Navigation — Basic Training (subject)

NDB Non-Directional Beacon

No. Number

NOTAM Notice to Airmen

NPA Non-Precision Approach

NSE Navigation System Error

OCA Obstacle Clearance Altitude

OCH Obstacle Clearance Height

OJT On-the-Job Training

OLDI On-Line Data Interchange

PA Precision Approach

PANS Procedures for Air Navigation Services

PAPI Precision Approach Path Indicator

PAR Precision Approach Radar

PBN Performance Based Navigation

PCN Pavement Classification Number

PCP IR Pilot Common Project Implementing Rule

PDE Path Definition Error

PEAR (model) People who do the job/Environment in which they work/Actions they perform/Resources necessary to complete the job PEN Professional Environment (subject)

PENB Professional Environment — Basic Training (subject)

PSR Primary Surveillance Radar

PTP Part-Time Practice

QDM Inbound magnetic bearing to the station

QDR Outbound magnetic bearing from the station

QFE Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation

QNH Atmospheric pressure at mean sea level

QTF The position of the transmitting station according to the bearings taken by the D/F station RA Resolution Advisory (TCAS)

RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring

RCC Rescue Coordination Centre

RF Radius to Fix

RNAV Area Navigation

RNP Required Navigation Performance

RNP APCH Required Navigation Performance Approach

RNP AR APCH Required Navigation Performance Authorisation Required Approach

RNP (AR) DEP Required Navigation Performance Authorisation Required Departure

ROC Rate of Climb

RPAS Remotely Piloted Aircraft System

RPL Stored Flight Plan

RTF Radiotelephony

RVR Runway Visual Range

RVSM Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

SADIS Satellite Distribution of World Area Forecast System

SAR Search and Rescue

SARPs Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO)

SBAS Satellite Based Augmentation System

SDPS Surveillance Data Processing System

SELCAL Selective Calling

SES Single European Sky

SHELL (model) Software, Hardware, Environment, Live ware, Live ware Model

SIB Safety Information Bulletin

SID Standard Instrument Departure (Route)

SIGMET Significant Meteorological Information

SMAN Surface Management

SMR Surface Movement Radar

SNOWTAM NOTAM on SNOW conditions

SOPs Standard Operating Procedures

SPECI Aviation Selected Special Weather Report

SSR Secondary Surveillance Radar

STAR Standard Instrument Arrival (Route)

STCA Short Term Conflict Alert

SVFR Special Visual Flight Rules

TA Traffic Alert (TCAS)

TACAN UHF Tactical Air Navigation Aid

TAF Terminal Area (Aerodrome) Forecast

TAWS Terrain Awareness and Warning System

TBO Trajectory-Based Operations

TCAC Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre

TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System

TODA Take-Off Distance Available

TORA Take-Off Run Available

TRM Team Resource Management

TSA Temporary Segregated Area

TSE Total System Error

TWR Tower Control Unit (Aerodrome Control Tower)

UAS Unmanned Aircraft System

UDF Ultra High Frequency Direction Finder

UHF Ultra High Frequency

UTC Coordinated Universal Time

VAAC Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre

VASI Visual Approach Slope Indicator

VDF Very High Frequency Direction Finder

VFR Visual Flight Rules

VHF Very High Frequency

VMC Visual Meteorological Conditions

VNAV Vertical Navigation

VOLMET Routine Weather Reports Broadcast on VHF

VOR VHF Omni-directional Radio Range

WAFC World Area Forecast Centre

WAFS World Area Forecast System

WAM Wide Area Multilateration

WGS-84 World Geodetic System 84

WMO World Meteorological Organization

[applicable until 3 August 2024 - ED Decision 2019/023/R]

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

For the purposes of:

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(1) Composition of initial training — BASIC TRAINING — TRAINING OBJECTIVES;

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(i) Composition of initial training — AERODROME CONTROL RATING (ADC) TRAINING —TRAINING OBJECTIVES;

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(ii) Composition of initial training — APPROACH CONTROL PROCEDURAL RATING (APP) TRAINING — TRAINING OBJECTIVES;

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(iii) Composition of initial training — AREA CONTROL PROCEDURAL RATING (ACP) TRAINING — TRAINING OBJECTIVES;

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(iv) Composition of initial training — APPROACH CONTROL SURVEILLANCE RATING (APS) TRAINING — TRAINING OBJECTIVES

AMC1 ATCO.D.010(a)(2)(v) Composition of initial training — AREA CONTROL SURVEILLANCE RATING (ACS) TRAINING — TRAINING OBJECTIVES the following abbreviations apply:

Abbreviation Stands for / Means

A-RNP Advanced Required Navigation Performance

A/B (Type) A and B type approaches (classifications)

ABAS Aircraft-based Augmentation System

ABES Abnormal and Emergency Situations (Subject)

ACARS Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System

ACAS Airborne Collision Avoidance System

ACC Area Control Centre

ACFTB Aircraft — Basic Training (subject)

ACFT Aircraft (subject)

ACN Aircraft Classification Number

ACP Area Control Procedural Rating

ACS Area Control Surveillance Rating

ADF Automatic Direction-Finding System

ADC Aerodrome Control

ADI Aerodrome Control Instrument

ADS Automatic Dependent Surveillance

ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance — Broadcast

ADS-C Automatic Dependent Surveillance — Contract

ADV Aerodrome Control Visual Rating

ADVS Advisory Service

AEA Association of European Airlines

AFIL Air-Filed Flight Plan

AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network

AGA Aerodromes

AIC Aeronautical Information Circular

AIP Aeronautical Information Publication

AIRAC Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control

AIRAC SUP AIRAC Supplement

AIREP Air-Report

AIRMET Information concerning en-route weather phenomena which may affect the safety of low-level aircraft operations AIS Aeronautical Information Service

ALRS Alerting Service

AMAN Arrival Manager

AMC Acceptable Means of Compliance

ANS Air Navigation Services

AP/FD Autopilot/Flight Director

APM Approach Path Monitor

APP Approach Control/Centre/Procedural Rating

APS Approach Control Surveillance Rating

APV Approach Procedure with Vertical guidance

APW Area Proximity Warning

ASDA Accelerate Stop Distance Available

ASM Airspace Management

ASMGCS Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems

ATC Air Traffic Control

ATCEUC Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination

ATCO Air Traffic Controller

ATCS Air Traffic Control Service

ATFCM Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management

ATFM Air Traffic Flow Management

ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service

ATM Air Traffic Management

ATMB Air Traffic Management — Basic Training (subject)

ATS Air Traffic Services

ATZ Aerodrome Traffic Zone

AVASI Advanced Visual Approach Slope Indicator

Beidou Chinese navigation satellite system

BIRDTAM Bird hazard NOTAM (NOTAM reporting bird hazard)

CANSO Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation

CAT Clear-Air Turbulence

CBA Cross-Border Area

CBT Computer-Based Training

CCO Continuous Climb Operations

CDO Continuous Descent Operations

CDR Conditional Route

CEM Collaborative Environmental Management

CISM Critical Incident Stress Management

CPDLC Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications

CPL Current Flight Plan

CWP Controller Working Position

DA Decision Altitude

DFTI Distance from Touchdown Indicator

DH Decision Height

DMAN Departure Manager

DME Distance-Measuring Equipment

Doc Document

EASA European Union Aviation Safety Agency

EAT Expected Approach Time

EATMP European Air Traffic Management Programme

EC European Commission

ECAC European Civil Aviation Conference

EET Estimated Elapsed Time

EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System

EGNOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service

EGPWS Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System

EQPS Equipment and Systems (subject)

EQPSB Equipment and Systems — Basic Training (subject)

ETF European Transport Workers’ Federation

EU European Union

EU ETS European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

EUROCONTROL European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

FA Fix to Altitude

FAB Functional Airspace Block

FAF Final Approach Fix

FAP Final Approach Point

FDPS Flight Data Processing System

FIR Flight Information Region

FIS Flight Information Service

FMS Flight Management System

FPB Flight Progress Board

FPL Flight Plan or Filed Flight Plan

FRA Free-Route Airspace

FRT Fixed Radius Transition

FTE Flight Technical Error

FUA Flexible Use of Airspace

Galileo European satellite navigation system

GBAS Ground-Based Augmentation System

GLONASS Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System

GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System

GP Glide Path

GPS Global Positioning System

GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System

HF High Frequency

HFACS Human Factors Analysis & Classification System

HUM Human Factors (subject)

HUMB Human Factors — Basic Training (subject)

IACA International Air Carrier Association

IAF Initial Approach Fix

IAOPA International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations

IATA International Air Transport Association

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization

IF Intermediate Approach Fix

IFALPA International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations

IFATCA International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations

IFPS Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System

IFR Instrument Flight Rules

ILS Instrument Landing System

IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions

INS Inertial Navigation System

INTR Introduction to the course (subject)

INTRB Introduction to the course — Basic Training (subject)

IRS Inertial Reference System

IRVR Instrument Runway Visual Range

ISA International Standard Atmosphere

ITU International Telecommunications Union

LAM Local Area Multilateration

LAW Aviation Law (subject)

LAWB Aviation Law — Basic Training (subject)

LDA Landing Distance Available

LOA Letter of Agreement

LOC Localiser

LOPs Local Operating Procedures

LPV Localiser Performance with Vertical guidance

MAPt Missed Approach Point

MCMF Multi-Constellation, Multi-Frequency

MDA Minimum Descent Altitude

MDH Minimum Descent Height

MET Meteorology

METAR Meteorological Aviation Routine Weather Report

METB Meteorology — Basic Training (subject)

MLAT Multilateration

Mode A SSR identification code

Mode C SSR Mode C (pronounced: Mode Charlie)

Mode S Mode Select

MONA Monitoring Aids

MSAW Minimum Safe Altitude Warning

MTCD Medium-Term Conflict Detection

MWO Meteorological Watch Office

NAV Navigation (subject)

NAVAID Navigation(al) Aid

NAVB Navigation — Basic Training (subject)

NDB Non-Directional Beacon

No. Number

NOTAM Notice to Airmen

NPA Non-Precision Approach

NSE Navigation System Error

OCA Obstacle Clearance Altitude

OCH Obstacle Clearance Height

OJT On-the-Job Training

OLDI On-Line Data Interchange

PA Precision Approach

PANS Procedures for Air Navigation Services

PAPI Precision Approach Path Indicator

PAR Precision Approach Radar

PBN Performance-Based Navigation

PCN Pavement Classification Number

PCP Pilot Common Project

PDE Path Definition Error

PEAR (model) People who do the job/Environment in which they work/Actions they perform/Resources necessary to complete the job PEN Professional Environment (subject)

PENB Professional Environment — Basic Training (subject)

PSR Primary Surveillance Radar

PTP Part-Time Practice

QDM Inbound magnetic bearing to the station

QDR Outbound magnetic bearing from the station

QFE Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation

QNH Atmospheric pressure at mean sea level

QTF The position of the transmitting station according to the bearings taken by the D/F station RA Resolution Advisory (TCAS)

RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring

RCC Rescue Coordination Centre

RF Radius to Fix

RNAV Area Navigation

RNP Required Navigation Performance

RNP APCH Required Navigation Performance Approach

RNP AR APCH Required Navigation Performance Authorisation Required Approach

RNP (AR) DEP Required Navigation Performance Authorisation Required Departure

ROC Rate of Climb

RPAS Remotely Piloted Aircraft System

RTF Radiotelephony

RVR Runway Visual Range

RVSM Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

SADIS Satellite Distribution of World Area Forecast System

SAR Search and Rescue

SARPs Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO)

SBAS Satellite-Based Augmentation System

SDPS Surveillance Data Processing System

SELCAL Selective Calling

SES Single European Sky

SHELL (model) Software, Hardware, Environment, Live ware, Live ware Model

SIB Safety Information Bulletin

SID Standard Instrument Departure (Route)

SIGMET Significant Meteorological Information

SMAN Surface Management

SMR Surface Movement Radar

SNOWTAM NOTAM on SNOW conditions

SOPs Standard Operating Procedures

SPECI Aviation Selected Special Weather Report

SSR Secondary Surveillance Radar

STAR Standard Instrument Arrival (Route)

STCA Short-Term Conflict Alert

SVFR Special Visual Flight Rules

TA Traffic Alert (TCAS)

TACAN UHF Tactical Air Navigation Aid

TAF Terminal Area (Aerodrome) Forecast

TAWS Terrain Awareness and Warning System

TBO Trajectory-Based Operations

TCAC Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre

TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System

TODA Take-Off Distance Available

TORA Take-Off Run Available

TRA Temporary Reserved Airspace or Temporary Reserved Area

TRM Team Resource Management

TSA Temporary Segregated Area

TSE Total System Error

TWR Tower Control Unit (Aerodrome Control Tower)

UAS Unmanned Aircraft System

UDF Ultra High Frequency Direction Finder

UHF Ultra High Frequency

UTC Coordinated Universal Time

VAAC Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre

VASI Visual Approach Slope Indicator

VDF Very High Frequency Direction Finder

VFR Visual Flight Rules

VHF Very High Frequency

VMC Visual Meteorological Conditions

VNAV Vertical Navigation

VOLMET Routine Weather Reports Broadcast on VHF

VOR VHF Omni-directional Radio Range

WAFC World Area Forecast Centre

WAFS World Area Forecast System

WAM Wide Area Multilateration

WGS-84 World Geodetic System 84

WMO World Meteorological Organization

[applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R]