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AI GEN 2.

2-1
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EN A RE AT RAS T L ADAS NAS P L CAÇ ES A S A RE AT ONS SED N A S


P L CAT ONS
A ( ) D 400 OACI .
The abbreviations marked with an asterisk (*) are either different from the ones listed in ICAO Doc 8400 or not included in it.

A S
A D

A Amber

A G ( ) High strength (pavements)

AA A- Air-to-air

A A T ,
( , ,
)

Telegraphy by the on-off keying of an amplitude modulated audio frequency or audio frequencies, or by the on-off
keying of the modulated emission (special case: an unkeyed emission, amplitude modulated).

A A T - Telephony - double side band

AAA ( AAB, AAC ... ., ) ( )


(or AAB, AAC...etc.,in sequence). amended meteorological message (message type designator)

AAD D Assigned altitude deviation.

AA M I Aircraft autonomous integrity monitoring.

AAL A Above aerodrome level

A I Advanced boundary information.

A M T Abeam

A N F Aerodrome beacon

A NT A B N T Brazilian Association of Technical Standars

A T A About

A A Above

AC A

AC C A Aerodrome chart

ACARS S
(To be pronounced “AY-CARS”) Aircraft communication addressing and reporting system

ACAS S Airbone collision avoidance system

ACC C Area control centre or area control

ACC D N Notification of an aircraft accident

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ACD A Agreement

AC T A Aircraft

AC N Acknowledge

ACL L Altimeter check location

ACN N Aircraft classification number

ACP A ( ) Acceptance (message type designator)

ACPT A Accept or accepted

ACT A Active or activated or activity

AD A Aerodrome

ADA Á Advisory area

ADC C Aerodrome chart

ADDN A Addition or additional

AD Z Air defence identification zone

AD A Adjacent

ADO O Aerodrome office (specify service)

ADR R Advisory route

ADS V Automatic dependent surveillance

ADS V Automatic dependent surveillance

ADS V - Automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast

ADS C V - Automatic dependent surveillance - contract

ADS U Automatic dependent surveillance unit

AD S S Advisory service

AD A Advise

AES E Aircraft earth station

A A A F A Air Force Academy

A C C A Area Forecast Center

A L V Flight plan filed in the air

A S S Aerodrome fligth information service

A M S Yes or affirmative or correct

A S S Aeronautical fixed service

A T D ... ( ) After... (time or place)

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A TN R Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network

A A- Air-to-ground

A A A , Aerodromes, air routes and ground aids

A L A Above ground level

A MC C Aerodrome ground movement chart

A N O Again

AC C I Aeronautical information circular

A DC C
Air traffic services interfacility data communications

AP Aeronautical information publication

A RAC R Aeronautical information regulation and control

A REP A Air-report

A RMET I

Information Related to En-Route Meteorological Phenomena that may affect aircraft operational safety within low
levels.

AS S Aeronautical information services

AL A (Brazilian State)

ALA Á Alighting area

ALER A F Alert phase

ALL T ( ) All

ALR A ( ) Alerting (message type designator)

ALRS S Alerting service

ALS S Approach lighting system

ALS ALS CAT I, ALS CAT I, with flash

ALS ALS CAT II, ALS CAT II, with flash

ALT A

ALTN A ( ) A ( )
Alternate or alternating (light alternates in color) and Alternate (aerodrome)

AM A (Brazilian State)

AMA A Area minimum altitude

AMD E
Amend or amended and Amended meteoroligical message; message type designator

AMDT E ( AI ) Amendment (AIP amendment)

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AMS S Aeronautical mobile service

AMSL A Above mean sea level

AMSS S Aeronautical mobile satellite service

ANAC A N A C Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil

ANC C - 1 00 000 ( ) Aeronautical chart - 1:500 000 (followed by name/title)

ANCS C - ( )
Aeronautical navigation chart - small scale (followed by name/title and scale)

ANS R Answer

AN A Aircraft

AOC C Aerodrome Obstacle chart

AP A Airport

AP A (Brazilian State)
APAP I
(to be pronounced “AY-PAPI”) Abbreviated precision approach track indicator

APC A , Approach

APDC C . Aircraft parking/ docking chart (followed by name/ title)

APN R Apron

APP C
Approach control office or approach control or approach control service

APR A April

APR A Aproximate or approximately

APS D After passing

APT R
Photografic receiver automatically transmitted by satellites

AP A
Approve or approved or approval

ARC C Á Area chart

ARCC C C S A Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre

AR OR ( ) Area forecast (in aeronautical meteoroligical code)

ARN A , Dispose

ARO C Air traffic services reporting office

ARP ( )
Aerodrome reference A - ( )

AR C Automatic error correction

ARR C ( ) Arrive or arrival and Arrival (message type designator)

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ARS A ( ) Special air-report (message type designator)

ARSC S S A Aeronautical Rescue Sub-Centre

ARST D ( )
Arresting (specify (part of) aircraft arresting equipment)

AS A Altostratus

ASC S Ascend or ascending to

ASDA D Accelerate-stop distance availabe

ASE E Altimetry system error

AS TAM S NOTA , ,
, ,

Special series NOTAM notifying, by means of a specific format, change in activity of a volcano, a volcanic
eruption and/ or volcanic ash cloud that is of significance to aircraft operations

ASPEED A A Airspeed gain

ASPEEDL Airspeed loss

ASP A Asphalt

ASR R Airport surveillance radar

AT ... ( )
At (followed by date and time at which weather change is forecast to occur)

ATA Actual time of arrival

ATC C ( ) Air traffic control (in general)

ATCSMAC C ATC
Air traffic control surveillance minimum altitude chart (followed by name/title)

ATD Actual time of departure

AT M G Air traffic flow manegement

AT S S Automatic terminal information service

ATM G Air traffic management

ATN R Aeronautical telecommunication network

ATP ... ( ) At... (time or place)

ATS S Air traffic services

ATTN A Attention

AT AS S (A A -TEE-VASIS ) S T
(To be pronounced “AY-TEE-VASIS”) Abbreviated T Visual Approach Slope Indicator System

AT Z Aerodrome traffic zone

A A August

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A T A Authorized or authorization

A All up weight

A A Auxiliary

A A A

A AS S S Abbreviated visual approach slope indicator system

A L D , , Available or availability

A Average

A AS G Aviation gasoline

A TA A Advise at what time able

A A Airway

A M A Azimuth

A Blue

R ( ) Medium strength (pavements)

A E Braking action

A B (Brazilian State)

AR B Clay

ARO NA N (To be pronounced “BAA-RO-VEE-NAV”) Barometric Vertical Navigation

ASE B Cloud base

C R Back course

C B Fog patches

CN F ( ) Beacon (aeronautical ground light)

CST R Broadcast

DR L Boundary

ECM T - Becoming

R A Before

N N Broken

L S ( DU SN ) Blowing (Followed by DU = dust or SN = snow)

LD E Building

LO A Below clouds

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L A ... Below...

OM B Bombing

R N Mist

R C ( )
Short (used to indicate the type of approach desired or required)

R Bearing

R F Braking

S E Commercial broadcasting station

TL E Between layers

TN E Between

R F
Binary universal form for the representation of meteorological data

C C ( )
Centre (preceded by runway designation number to identify a parallel runway)

C G C Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)

C C ( ) Charts and Low strenght (pavements)

CA R . Course to an altitude

CAS C I A Aeronautical Information Centre


CAT C T Category and Clear air turbulence

CA O V ,
Visibility, cloud and present weather better than prescribed values or conditions (to be pronounced “KAV-OH-
KAY”)

C C Cumulonimbus

CC C Cirrocumulus

CCA ( CCB, CCC ... ., ) ( )


(or CCB, CCC...etc., in sequence) - Corrected meteorological message (message type designator)

CD C Candela

CDN C ( ) Coordination (message type designator)

CE C (B S )

CEM C E G Centrais Elétricas Minas Gerais

CESP C E S State of São Paulo Energy Company

C R ...C Change frequency to...

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C M C E ( AFS )
Confirm or I Confirm (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

C L L Circling guidance light(s)

C C Channel

C E
( AFS
)

This is a channel-continuity-check of transmission to permit comparison of your record of channel sequence


numbers of messages received on the channel (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

C EM C / Químico

C ES C S F São Francisco Hydroelectric Company

C ( ) Modification (message type designator)

C C Cirrus

CDN R OACI Common ICAO data interchange network

CN C A

CT Near or over large towns

C C

C V , Check

CL ( ) Centre line

CLA F Clear type of ice formation

CLA C A Alcântara Lounching Center

CL R C Calibration

CLD N Cloud

CL C Calling

CL M O T Á Climb-out area

CLR A ... Clear or cleared to... or clearence

CLRD A Clearence delivery

CLSD F Close or closed or closing

CM C Centimetre

CMA C A Aerodrome Meteorological Center

CM S Climb to or climbing to

CM C Fuel

CMM C Military Meteorogical Center

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CMPL F Completion or completed or complete

CMTE C Commander

CNA C Visual air navigation chart

CNL C C ( )
Cancel or Cancellation and Flight plan cancellation (message type designator)

CNMA C N A National Center of Aeronautical Meteorology

CNS C , Communications, navigation and survellance

COM C Communications

COMAR C A R Brazilian Regional Air Command

COMP C Composite construction

CONC C Concrete

COND C Condition

CONS C Continuous

CONST C Construction or constructed

CONT C Continue or continued

COOR C Coordinate or coordination

COORD C Coordinates

COP T Change-over point

COR C (
)
Correct or correction or corrected (used to indicate corrected meteorological message; message type
designator)

COT N At the coast

CO C Cover or covered or covering

CPA C A Friction Porous Layer

CPDLC C - Controller-pilot data link communications

CPL ( ) Current flight plan (message type designator)

CPOR C Radar Orientation Pattern Chart

CRC V Cyclic redundancy check

CRM Collision risk model

CR C Cruise

CS S C Call sign or Cirrostratus

CS E C Communication station

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CTA Á Control area

CTAM S ... Climb to and maintain

CTC C , - Contact

CTL C Control

CTN C C

CTR Z Control zone

C C Cumulus

C C Cumuliforme

C ST A Customs

C R G Cockpit voice recorder

C O C

C Z C

D E ( RVR 10 )
Downward (tendêncy in RVR during previous 10 minutes)

D R ( ) Ultra low strenght (pavements)

D Á ( ) Danger area (followed by identification)

DA A Decision altitude

DAESP D A E S

DAP RS D A E R G S

D AT S ( DEE-ATIS ) S A I T V E D .
To be pronounced “DEE-ATIS”) Data link Automatic Terminal Information Service

DCD D Double channel duplex

DC A Docking

DCL A T V E D . Departure Clearance Data Link Service

DCP Datum crossing point

DCPC C - Direct controller-pilot communications

DCS S Double channel simplex

DCT D ( )
Direct (in relation to flight plan clearances and type of approach)

DE D ( ) ( AFS
)
From (used to precede the call sign of the calling station) (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

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DEC D Magnetic Variation

DEC D December

DECEA D C E A / Airspace Control Department

DE G Degrees

DENE O Fog dispersal operations

DEP ( ) , ,
Depart or departure and Departure (message type designator)

DEPO D Deposition

DER Departure end of the runway

DES D Descend to or descending to

DEST D Destination

DETRES A F Distress phase

DE D - Deviation or deviating

D V R Direct flight to a fix/Radio direction-finding

D DR G Digital flight data recorder

D T D Distance from touchdown indicator

D A Decision height

D D ( ) Diffuse (clouds)

D ST D Distance

D D - - Divert or diverting

DLA A ( ) A
Delay (message type designator) and Delay or delayed

DLC C Data link initiation capability

DL C C Data link initiation capability

DL D Daily

DME E Distance measuring equipment

DN Danger or dangerous

DOM D Domestic

DP T Dew point temperature

DPT Depth

DR N Dead reckoning

DR F ( DU , SA SN )
Low drifting (followed by DU= dust, SA= sand or SN= snow)

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DR D During

DRSA A Floating sand

DS T Dust-Storm

DS B Double sideband

DTAM D ... Descend to...and maintain

DT G - Data-time group

DT R C Displaced runway threshold

DTRT D

DTT D T T Departamento de transporte e terminais

DT R Dual tandem wheels

D , Dust

D C N Dense upper cloud

D PE E ( AFIS )
This is a duplicate message (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

D R D Duration

D OLMET VOL ET Data link VOLMET

D OR VOR Doppler VOR

D R Dual wheels

D C Drizzle

E L East or eastern longitude

EAC E Conditioned airspace

EAT Expected approach time

E D Eastbound

E E B Brazilian Army

EDA Á Elevation differential area

EEE E ( AFS ) Error (to be used in AFS as a signal)

EET T Estimated elapsed time

E C A Expect further clearence

E S S V ) (To be pronounced “EE-FIS”) Eletronic flight instrument system

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E NOS S
(To be pronounced “EGG-NOS”) European geostationary navigation overlay service

E F (30.000 300.000 ) Extremely hight freguency (30,000 to 300,000 MHZ)

EL A R Emergency location beacon aircraft

ELE E Elevation

ELR R Extra long range

ELT T . Emergency locator transmitter

EM E Emission

EMAS S D A Engineered Material Arresting System

EM D O ( )
Embedded in a layer (to indicate cumulonimbus embedded in layers of other clouds)

EMER E Emergency

EMS E S Surface Meteorological Station

EN I English

END E ( RVR) Stop-end (related to RVR)

ENE L -N East-northeast

EN Engine

ENR E En route

ENRC C ( ) Enroute chart (followed by name/ title)

EO T E C F Estimated off-block time

EPC E Specify

EPTA E S T T A
Air Traffic and Telecommunication Service Station

E N L E N Equatorial Latitudes Northern Hemisphere

E PT E Equipment

E S L E S Equatorial Latitudes Southern Hemisphere

ER A ... Here...or herewith

ER L Extend range

ERAA E R A A Aerodrome Automatic Broadcasting Station

ES E S (E B ) E Espírito Santo (Brazilian State) or Spanish

ESE L - East southeast

ES E ( ) Out of print

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ESPEC AL I ,
Meteorological information when specified conditions occur

EST E ( )
Estimate or estimated or estimation (as message type designator)

ETA )
Estimate or estimated or estimation (as message type designator)

ETD Estimated time of departure or estimating departure

ETO Estimated time over significant point

E C , Every

E C E Except

E ER E Exercises or exercising or to exercise

E P E Expect, expected or expecting

E TD E - - Extend or Extending

F Fixed

Flexible pavement

AC I Facilities

A F Final approach fix

AL F Facilitation of international air transport

AP Final approach point

AS S Final approach segment

ATO Á , ,
Final approach and take-off area

A T - Facsimile transmission

A F Farm

L ( , .
E . FBL RA )
Light (used to indicate the intensity of weather phenomena, interference or static reports; e.g. FBL RA= light rain)

C N Funnel cloud

CST Forecast

CT C Friction coefficient

DPS S Flight data processing system

E F February

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E Few

N Fog

C C Flight information centre

R R Flight information region

S S Flight information service

SA S Automated flight information service

L N Flight level

LD C A Field

L L ( - ) Flashing

LR F Flares

LT V Flight

LTC T Flight check

L C F Fluctuatig or fluctuaction or fluctuated

L S , Follow(s) or following

L V Fly or flying

M D From

M D ( UTC )
From (followed by date and time weather change is forecast to begin)

MC C Flight management computer

MS O Flight management system

M Flow magament unit

NA A Final approach

PAP Flight path alignment point

PC C R O Flight Planning and Oceanic Routes Chart

PL ( ) Filed flight plan (message type designator)

PM Feet per minute

PR R Flight plan route

R C , Fuel remaining, endurance

RE F Frequency

R S - Friday

RN T Firing

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ROST G ( ) Frost (used in aerodrome warnings)

RONT F ( ) Front (relating to Weather)

R F Frequent

SL Full stop landing

SS E Flight service station

ST First

T ( ) Feet (dimensional unit)

TE E Flight technical error

TP Fictitious threshold point

TT T Flight technical tolerance

F Smoke

E , Freezing

D C Freezing drizzle

N Freezing fog

RA C Freezing rain

V Green

A T - Ground-to-air

A T - - Ground-to-air and air-to-ground

A V , ( AFS )
Go ahead, resume sending (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

A AN N T G S
GPS and geostationary earth orbit augmented navigation

AN A Airspeed or headwind gain

AMET , FIR
Forescat in abbreviated plain language for low-level flights for a flight information region, or sub-area thereof

ARP GBAS GBAS azimuth reference point

AS ( GEE-BAS )
(To be pronounced “GEE-BAS”) Ground-based augmentation system

CA S
Ground controlled approach system or ground controlled approach

EN G General

EO G Geografic or true

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ES E Ground earth station

LD Glider

LONASS ( GLO-NAS )
(To be pronounced “GLO-NAS”) Global orbiting navigation satellite system

LS S GBAS GBAS landing system

MC C ( ) Ground movement chart (followed by name/title)

ND S Ground

NDC C S Ground Control

NDC T S Ground check

NSS S Global navigation satellite system

O G (Brazilian State)

OL G L A Gol Airlines

OL LO S GOL Gol Cargo Service

P T Glide path

PA Glide path angle

P G ( - ) Group flashing

PP Glide path intercept point

PS S Global positioning system

PS S General purpose system

P S S Ground proximity warning system

R G Hail

RAS ( GRASS )
(To be pronounced “GRASS”) Ground regional augmentation system

RASS Á Grass landing area

R D (
)
Processed meteorological data in the form of grid point values (in aeronautical meteorological code)

R L C Gravel

S V G
Ground speed and Small hail and/or snow pellets

ND O Geoid undulation

O ( ) Meteorological hourly reports

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Á High pressure area or the centre of high pressure

S Continuos day and night service

A E Holding/ Racetrack to an altitude

AP I Helicopter approach path indicator

N F Hazard beacon

D E Hight freguecy direction finding station

D R Heading

EL Helicopter

ELPN Helistop

ELPR Heliport

A (3.000 30.000 ) High frequency (3,000 to 30,000KHz)

T A Height or height above

RL L High intensity runway lights

( - - ) Sunrise to sunset

L A Height loss

LD E Holding

M E Holding/ Racetrack to a manual termination

N ( - - ) Sunset to sunrise

N L A N High Latitudes Northern Hemisphere

O S
Service available to meet operational requirements

OL F Holiday

OSP A - Hospital aircraft

PA Hectopascal

R Hours

S S
Service availabe during hours of scheduled operations

S L A S High Latitudes Southern Hemisphere

RCN F Hurricane

( , . V RA )
Heavy (used to indicate the intensity of weather phenomena, e.g. HVY RA= heavy rain)

No specific working hours

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R Higher

N ( )
Haze or Hertz (cycle per second)

AC C ( )
Instrument Approach Chart (followed by name/title)

A F Initial approach Fix

AO D In and out of clouds

AP Instrument approach procedure

AR I Intersection of air routes

AS V Indicated air speed

AMA I B A R N R

N F Identification Beacon

CAO O A C I I C A O
CE F Icing

D I

DENT I Identification

F F Initial fix/Intermediate approach fix

I Identification friend/foe

R R Instrument flight rules

A A International general aviation

LS S Instrument landing system

M Inner marker

MC C Instrument meteorological conditions

M I Immigration

MPR Improve or improving

MT I Immediate or immediately

NA A Initial approach

N D D , Inbound

NC D In cloud

NCER A F Uncertainty phase

ND I Call sign

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ND C I ,I Indicator, Designator

N O I Information

N RAERO E B I -E A

NOP Inoperative

NP S If not possible

NPR E In progress

NS S Inertial navigation system

NSTL I Install or installed or installation

NSTR I Instrument

NT I Intersection

NTL I International

NTR Interrogator

NTRP I Interrupt or interruption or interrupted

NTS I Intensify or intensifying

NTST I Intensity

R G Ice on runway

SA A International standard atmosphere

S B Indepedent sideband

SOL I Isolated

AN J January

E T - , Telephone - single sideband supressed carrier

TST C Jet stream

L J July

N J June

AS V Knots indicated airspeed

Kilogrammes

Kilohertz

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M Kilometres

M Kilometres per hour

PA Kilopascal

T N Knots

Kilowatts

L
L E ( ) Left (runway identification)

L R ( L LO) Á C
Locator (see LM, LO) or Low pressure area or the centre of low pressure )

LAM A ( )
Logical acknowledgement (message type designator)

LAN T Inland

LAT L Latitude

LCA L Local, locally, location or located

LDA D Landing distance available

LDA D Landing distance available, helicopter

LD Landing

LD I Landing direction indicator

LEN E , Length

L B (30 300 ) Low frequency (30 to 300 KHZ)

L T L Light or lighting

L TD I Lighted

L L Light intensity high

LL L Light intensity low

LM L Light intensity medium

L NE E L ( SIG ET AIR ET) Line (used in SIGMET and AIRMET)

LM R Locator, middle

LMT Local mean time

LNA N L Lateral Navigation

LN L ( )
Long (used to indicate the type of approach desired or required)

LO R Locator, outer

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LOC L Localizer

LON L

LOA C Letter of authorization

LP D Localizer performance with vertical guidance

LORAN ( ) LORAN (long range air navigation system)

LR A ... The last message received by me was...

LR L Long range

LS A ... Last message sent ...

LT L Side

LTD Limited

LTT T Landiline teletypewriter

L L ( ) Light and variable (relating to wind)

L E A Leave or leaving

L L N Level

L P Low visibility procedures

L TO D Low Visibility Take-off

L R C Layer or layered

M ( ) Metres (preceded by figures)

M N ( ) ( ETAR
S ECI)
Mach number (followed by figures) or Minimum value of runway visual range (followed by figures in METAR/
SPECI)

MA (Brazilian State)

MAA A Maximum authorized altitude

MA Magnetic

MA F Missed approach holding fix

MA NT Maintenance

MAL Marshall

MALS S , ,
Medium intensity APCH light system without flash

MALS S , ,
Medium intensity APCH light system with flash

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MALSR S , , ,
Medium intensity APCH lighting system with RWY alignement indicator lights

MAP Aeronautical maps and charts

MAPT Missed approach point

MAR N March and At sea

MAR B Brazilian Navy

MAS S A1 Manual A1 simplex

MASPS E
Minimum aircraft system perform specification

MAT F Missed approach turning fix

MA Maximum

MA May

M ST Microburst

MCA A Minimum crossing altitude

MC O Modulated continuous wave

MDA A Minimum descent altitude

MD A Minimum descent height

MEA A Minimum en-route altitude

ME T A ( ) (
)
Minimum eye height over threshold (for visual approach slope indicator systems)

MET Meteorological or meteorology

METAR I ( )
Aviation routine weather report (in aeronautical meteorological code)

MET REPORT R
Local routine meteorological report (in abbreviated plain language)

M F (300 3000 )
Medium frequency (300 to 3000 Khz)

M G (Brazilian State)

M D E , ( )
Medium, high and very high frequency direction-finding stations (at the same location)

M Megahertz

M B Minor

MD ( RVR) Mid-point (related to RVR)

M N Shallow fog

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ML Military

MN Minutes

M R R Marker radio beacom

MLS S Microwave Landing system

MM Middle marker

MN L N Middle Latitudes Northern Hemisphere

MNM Minimum

MNPS E Minimum navigation performance specifications

MNT , Monitor or monitoring or monitored

MNTN Maintain

MOA Á Military operating area

MOC Minimum obstacle clearence (required)

MOCA A Minimum obstacle clearance altitude

MOD ( ,
( . OD RA )
Moderate (used to indicate the intesity of weather phenomena, interference or static reports, e.g. MOD
RA=moderate rain)

MON A - Above mountains and Monday

MOPS N Minimum operational performance standards

MO Move or moving or movement

MP - ( S I )
Mega-Pascal (pressure measurement of the International Measurement System)

MPS Meters per second

MRA A Minimum reception altitude

MR A Medium range

MRN R N

MRP ATS ET ATS/MET reporting point

MS Minus

MS G S (Brazilian State)

MSA A Minimum sector altitude

MSAS ( E -SAS )
( TSAT)
(To be pronounced “EM-SAS”) Multifunctional transport satellite (MTSAT) satellite-based augmentation system

MSA A Minimum safe altitude warning

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MS Message

MS L S Middle Latitudes Southern Hemisphere

MSL N Mean sea level

MSR ... ( ) ( AFIS


)
Message ... (transmission identification) has been misrouted (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

MSSR R Monopulse secondary surveillance radar

MT Mountain

MT G (Brazilian State)

MTAL Metallic

MTOM D Maximum Take-Off Mass

MT U Metric units

MT O Mountain waves

M D E ( )
Medium and very high frequency direction-finding stations (at the same location)

M O C Meteorological watch office

M T ( ) Mixed type of ice formation (white and clear)

N S ( RVR 10 ) N
No disting tendency (in RVR during previous 10 minutes) and North or northern latitude

NA N Not authorized

NADP Noise abatement departure procedure

NASC C AIS National AIS system centre

NAT A N North Atlantic

NA N Navigation

N D Northbound

N R N Not before

N R N B Brazilian Rules

NC S No change

NCD S ( ETAR S ECI )


No cloud detected (used in automated METAR/ SPECI)

ND R - Non-directional radio beacon

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-26 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

ND S ( ETAR S ECI )
No directional variations available (used in automated METAR/ SPECI)

NE N Northeast

NE D North-eastbound

NE N
No or negative or permission not granted or that is not correct

N T N Night

NL N - None or I have nothing to send

N NST V V Non-instrument runways

NM Nautical miles

NML N Normal

NN S No name, unnamed

NNE N - North-northeast

NN N - North-northwest

NO N ( )( AFS )
No (negative) (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

NO C NOTA International NOTAM Office

NON A With no modulation

NOS S ( )
No significant change (used in trend-type landing forecast)

NOTAM A , ,
, ,

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

NO N November

NO Z Normal operating zone

NPA Non-precision approach runways.

NR N Number

NR N No reply heard

NS N Nimbostratus

NSC S Nil significant cloud

NSE E Navigation system error

NS N Nil significant Weather

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA
AI GEN 2.2-27
BRASIL BRAZIL 14 JUL 22

NTL N National

NT N Flight Notification

NT Z No transgression zone

N N Northwest

N D North-westbound

N T S Next

O Oil

OAC C C Á O Oceanic Area Control Centre

OAS S Obstacle assessment surface

O S O Observe or observed or observation

O SC E Obscure or obscured or obscuring

O ST O Obstacle

OCA Á A Oceanic control area and Obstacle clearence altitude

OCC I ( ) Occulting (light)

OC A Obstacle clearence height

OCNL O Occasional or occasionally

OCS S Obstacle clearance surface

OCT O October

O Z Obstacle Free Zone

O N O ( AFS )
Originate (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

O D B Overheard

OS S Obstacle identification surface

O N I ( AFS )
We agree or It is correct (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

OLD I ON-LINE On-line data interchange

OM Outer Marker

OPA F Opaque, white type of ice formation

OPC O The control indicated is operational control

OPMET I Operational meteorological (information)

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-2 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

OPN A Open, opening or opened

OPR O ,
Operator, operate, operative, operating or operational

OPS O Operations

OR A On request

ORD I Indication of an order

OS N - O

OTP N On top

OTS S Organized track system

O D S , utbound

O C E ( ) Overcast (8 oktas)

P Á ( ) Prohibited area (followed by identification)

P V ( ETAR S ECI
TAF)
Maximum value of wind speed or runway visual range (followed by figures in METAR/SPECI and TAF)

PA Precision approach

PA CAT I Precision approach runway Category l

PA CAT II Precision approach runway Category lI

PA CAT III Precision approach runway Category lII

PA Page

PALS S ( )
Precision approach lighting system (specify category)

PANS Procedures for air navigation services

PAP S Precision approach path indicator

PAR R Precision approach radar

PA (Brazilian State)

PARL Parallel

PATC C Precision approach terrain chart (followed by name/title)

PA ( ) Passenger (s)

P (Brazilian State)

P N N Performance-based navigation

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA
AI GEN 2.2-2
BRASIL BRAZIL 14 JUL 22

P PA B Z A B A Z

P P B Z B Z

PCD Proceed or proceeding

PCL I Pilot-controlled lightning

PCN N Pavement classification number

PDC D Pre-departure clearance

PDC C Aircraft Parking/Docking Chart

PD G Procedure design gradient

PE (Brazilian State)

PER D , Performance

PERM Permanent

PETRO R S B SA

P C Piston-engine aircraft fuel

P (Brazilian State)

P B Pre-flight information bulletin

PÇ Clay and sand

P E E - Parachute jumping exercise

PL G Ice pellets

PL L Plain language

PLA E Practice low approach

PLN Flight plan

PL L Present level

PMD Take off maximum weight

PN Prior notice required

PNR - Point of no return

PO Dust devils

PO Persons on board

POSS Possible

PP I Plan position indicator

PPR Prior permission required

PPSN Present position

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-30 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

PR (Brazilian State)

PR ( ), Prohibit(ed)

PRES President

PR A Aerodrome partially covered by fog

PR O ( ) Dangerous

PR Primary

PR Private

PR E Parking

PRO Probability

PROC Procedure

PRO Provisional

PRP Point-in-space reference point

PS Plus

PS Passing

PSN Position

PSP C Pierced steel plank

PSR R Primary surveillance radar

PS S S ( ) Pressure system(s)

PT Portuguese

PTN C Procedure turn

PTS E Polar track structure

P Public

P REST R Restricted Public

P C V C Full Flight Plan

P S V S Simple Flight Plan

P R Power

V Compulsory IFR flight

D V E (
)
Do you intend to ask me for a series of bearings? or I intend to ask you for a series of bearings (to be used in
radiotelegraphy as a Q Code)

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA
AI GEN 2.2-31
BRASIL BRAZIL 14 JUL 22

DM ( ) Magnetic hearding (zero wind)

DR Magnetic bearing

E ( )
Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation (or at runway threshold)

L Aerodrome lights

D Magnetic orientation of runway

E A (
)( )
What is my distance to yours station? or Your distance to my station is (distance figures and units)(to be used in
radiotelegraphy as a Q Code)

D O ( AFS
)
Shall I run my test tape/ a test sentence? or Run your test tape/ a test sentence? (to be used in AFS as a Q
Code)

NE (1013,2 ) Standard pressure on sea level (1013.2 hPa)

N
Altimeter sub-scale setting to obtain elevation when on the ground

SP V ... I ... ( AFS )


Will you relay to...free of charge? or I will relay to...free of charge (to be used in AFS as a Q Code)

TA D ... C .( AFS )
Shall I cancel telegram number...? or Cancel telegram number...(to be used in AFS as a Q Code)

TE R True bearing

T V DF
A DF ... ...
( ), ... ... ( )

Will you give me the position of my station according to the bearings taken by the D/F stations which you control?
or The position of your station according to the bearings taken by the D/F stations that I control was… latitude…
longitude (or other indication of position), class… at… hours (to be used in radiotelegraphy as a Q Code)

AD Quadrant

V CORRETA CORRETA ...


... ( )
Will you indicate the TRUE track to reach you? or The TRUE track to reach me is...degrees at...hours (to be used
in radiotelephony as a Q Code)

R D ( )
Right (preceded by runway designation number to identify a parallel runway)

R Rigid pavement

R R V ( ) ( AFS
)
Rate of turn or red or received (acknowledgement of receipt) (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

R Á ( ) ( ETAR S ECI)
Restricted area (followed by identification) or Runway (followed by figures in METAR/SPECI)

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-32 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

RA C A Rain or resolution advisory

RA R Radioaltimeter

RA R A B Brazilian Aeronaurical Catalog

RAC R Rules of the air and air traffic services

RA D Ragged or runway arresting gear

RA I Runway alignment indicator

RA M Receiver autonomous integrity monitoring

RASC C R S AIS Regional AIS system centre

RASS F Remote altimeter setting source

R L Rescue boat

R AC R B A C Civil Aviation Brazilian Rules

R A R B A Brazilian Rules of Aeronautical Homologation

RCA A Reach cruising altitude

RCC C C S Rescue Co-ordination Centre

RCD C Reference code

RC F ( )
Radiocommunicaton failure (message type designator)

RC A Reach or reaching

RCL E Runway centerline

RCLL L ( ) Runway centerline light(s)

RCLR N Recleared

RCP D Required communication performance

RD A Reference altitude

RDL R Radial

RDO R Radio

RDOD R Broadcast

RDONA R Radio navigation

RE R ( EX RERA )
Recent (used to qualify weather phenomena, e.g. RERA= recent rain)

REA R Special Aircraft Route

REC R Receive or receiver

REAST R E A S T S R A T

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA
AI GEN 2.2-33
BRASIL BRAZIL 14 JUL 22

REDEMET C A A C

REDL L Runway edge light(s)

RE R ... Referring to ... or refer to

RE ( ) Registration

RE R Special Helicopter Route

RENL L ( ) Runway end light(s)

REP Reporting point; report or reporting

RE S Request end requested

RERTE Reroute

RESA Á Runway end safety area

RET L L Rapid exit taxiway indicator lights

RE L R E U Special Routes for Ultralight Vehicles

R A Constant radius arc to a fix

R C C Runway friction calibration

R S S S C I Rescue and Fire Fighting Service

R L Range (lights)

R C Circuito de mão-única/ Right-hand circuit

R R Reclearence in flight

R ME E ( ) RIME (used in aerodrome warnings)

R TE D ( ) Right (direction of turn)

R R J (Brazilian State)

RL I Report leaving

RLA R Relay to

RLCE S Request level change enroute

RLLS S Runway lead-in lighting system

RLNA N Requested level not available

RM O Remark

RN R G N (Brazilian State)

RNA N Á Area navigation

RNP Required navigation performance

RO R (Brazilian State)

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-34 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

RO E S O ET Regional OPMET bulletin exchange (scheme)

ROC V Rate of climb

ROD R Rate of descent

RON S Receiving only

RPA A Remotely piloted aircraft

RPAS S Remotely piloted aircraft system

RPDS D Reference path-data selector

RP I Radar position indicator

RPL Repetitive flight plan

RPLC S Replace or replaced

RPS S Radar position symbol

RPT R E ( AFS )
Repeat or I repeat (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

R ( AFS )
Request (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

R MNTS E , R

R P S ( ) Request flight plan (message type designator)

R S S ( )
Request Supplementary Flight Plan

RR I Report reaching

RR R (Brazilian State)

RRA ( RRB, RRC, ... ., ) ( )


(or RRB,RRC, ... etc., in sequence). Delayed meteorological message (message type designator)

RS R G S (Brazilian State)

RSCD E Runway surface condition

RSR R En-route surveillance radar

RSS S Root sum square

RTD A ( )
Delayed (used to indicate delayed meteorogical message; message type designator)

RTE R Route

RT R Radiotelephone

RT R Radiotelegraph

RT L L ( ) Runway threshold light(s)

RTN R , Return or returned or returning

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA
AI GEN 2.2-3
BRASIL BRAZIL 14 JUL 22

RTO R ( ) Restricted

RTODA D Rejected take-off distance available, helicopter

RTS N Return to service

RT L L ( ) Runway touchdown zone light(s)

R T F Standard regional route transmiting frequencies

R B Rescue vessel

R R A Runway visual range

R SM S (300 (1 000 FT)) FL 2 0 FL 410)


Reduced vertical separation minimum (300 M (1 000 FT)) between FL 290 and FL 410

R Runway

S S South or southern latitude

S E ( ETAR S ECI) State of the sea (followed by figures in METAR/SPECI)

S A O

Communications may be done in English and Special reports of surface analysis (current chart)

S E Hangarage

S E Hangarage and minor aircraft repairs

S E
Hangarage and minor aircraft repairs and minor engine repairs

S E
Hangarage and major aircraft repairs ans minor engine repairs

S E
Hangarage and major aircraft repairs and major engine repairs

SA A Sand

SAC S A C Civil Aviation Section

SA S Clay and gravel

SALS S ( ) (Simple) approach light system

SAN S Sanitary

SAP L As soon as possible

SAR B Search and rescue

SARPS N (OACI) S R (ICAO)

SAT S Saturday

SATA S A T A A

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-36 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

SATCOM C Satellite communication

S D Southbound

S AS S .
(To be pronounced “ESS-BAS”) Satellite-based augmentation system

SC S Stratocumulus

SC S C (Brazilian State)

SCOAM S C O A Military Air Operations Control Section

SCT N Scattered

SD D Standard deviation

SD S

SD S (

Step down fix (Um fixo que possibilita descida adicional em um segmento de procedimento de aproximação por
instrumento através da identificação de um ponto em que o obstáculo de controle sobrevoado com segurança)

SE S Southeast or Sergipe (Brazilian State)

SEA ( )
SEA (used in connection with sea-surface temperature ad state of the sea)

SE D South-eastbound

SEC S Seconds

SECN S Section

SECT S Sector

SELCAL S Selective calling system

SEP S September

SER S Service or servicing or served

SETAERO S T A INFRAERO
Special Service or Aeronautical Telecomunications provided by INFRAERO

SE F ( )
Severe (used e.g. to qualify icing and turbulence reports)

S C S Surface

S G Snow grains

S L S Signal

S (S RA C
, SN N , L , GR G , GS G
E S RASN
Shower (followed by RA = rain, SN = snow, PL = ice pellets, GR = hail, GS = small hail and/or snow pellets or
combinations thereof, e.g. SHRASN = showers of rain and snow)

S F (3.000 30.000 ) Super high frequency (3.000 to 30.000 MHz)

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA
AI GEN 2.2-37
BRASIL BRAZIL 14 JUL 22

S S International system of units

SD S Standard instrument departure

S D Selective identification feature

S S Significant

S MET I

Information concerning enroute weather phenomena which may affect the safety of aircraft in operation

S T Significant weather

SL S Silica

SM L S Simultaneous or simultaneously

S SCEA S C E A B

S L C Single isolated wheel load

S ED Schedule or scheduled

SLP Speed limiting point

SL D Slow

SMC C Surface movement control

SMR R Surface movement radar

SN N Snow

SNOCLO A ( ETAR S ECI)


Aerodrome closed due to snow (used in METAR/ SPECI)

SNO TAM U NOTA , ,


, , ,

A special series NOTAM notifying the presence or removal of hazardous conditions due to snow, ice, slush or
standing water associated with snow, slush and ice on the movement area, by means of a specific format.

SOC Start of climb

SP E Spanish

SP S (Brazilian State)

SPEC I ( )
Aerodrome special meteorological report (in meteorological code)

SPEC AL I ( )
Local special meteorological report (in abbreviated plain language)

SP I Special position indicator

SPL ( )
Supplementary flight plan (message type designator)

SPOC SAR SAR point of contact

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-3 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

SPOT V Spot wind

SP S V V V F S

S T Squall

S L L Squall line

SR N - - Sunrise

SRA R Surveillance radar approach

SRE R
Surveillance radar element of precision approach radar system

SR C Short range

SRR R Search and rescue region

SR S Secondary

SS - - T Sunset and Sandstorm

SS B Single sideband

SSE S - South-southeast

SSR R Secondary surveillance radar

SST A Supersonic transport

SS S - South-southwest

ST S Stratus

STA A Straight-in approach

STAR C Standard instrument arrival

STD Standard

ST E Stratiform

STN E Station

STNR E Stationary

STOL D Short take-off and landing

STR P F Strip

STS S Status

ST L L Stopway light(s)

S S Subject to

S N D Sunday

S P S (S AI ) Supplement (AIP supplement)

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA
AI GEN 2.2-3
BRASIL BRAZIL 14 JUL 22

S PPS Regional supplementary procedures

S C Service message

S C L Serviceable

S S Human being rescue

S R A Slant visual range

S S Southwest

S D South-westbound

S C Significative Weather High Chart

S L C Significative Weather Low Chart

S M C Significative Weather Middle Chart

S E Space Meteorology

S C C E Space Weather Center

S Z Stopway

T T Temperature

T V ( N )
True (preceded by a bearing to indicate reference to True North)

T T A T Transmits or Technical evaluation

TA A A Traffic advisory or Transition altitude

TAA A Terminal arrival altitude

TACAN A U F UHF tactial air navigation aid

TA ( ) Aerodrome forecast (in meteorological code)

TA V Turn at an altitude/ height

TA L V Tail wind

TAM Techical acknowledgement message

TAM TA L A SA

TAR R Terminal area surveillance radar

TAS V True airspeed

TA T Taxiing or taxi

T T Tabular

TC C Tropical cyclone

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-40 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

TCAC C Tropical cyclone advisory centre

TCASRA ( TEE-CAS-AR-A ) A

(To be pronounced “TEE-CAS-AR-AY”) Traffic alert and collision avoidance system resolution advisory

TC A Threshold crossing height

TC C ( ) Towering cumulus

TDO T Tornado

TD R Tandem dual-wheel

TD Z Touchdown zone

TD E E Touchdown zone elevation

TECR Technical reason

TEL T Telephone

TEMPO T Temporary or temporarily

TER T Dirt

T C C / Trajectory to a fix/Turbine jet fuel*

T C T Traffic

T L T Touch and go landing

T S S Taxiing guidance system

T A Turn height

T R C Threshold

T R A , Through

T - Thursday

T A I Traffic information broadcast by aircraft

TL A Until

TP A ... ( ) Until past... (place)

T O D Take-off

TL A ( )
Till (Followed by time by which weather change is forescat to end)

TLO Á Touchdown and lift-off area

TMA Á Terminal control area

TN T ( TAF) Minimum temperature (followed by figures in TAF)

TNA A Turn altitude

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA
AI GEN 2.2-41
BRASIL BRAZIL 14 JUL 22

TN A Turn height

TO ( ) To… (place)

TO T (Brazilian State)

TOC N Top of Climb

TODA D Take-off distance available

TODA D Take-off distance available, helicopter

TOP N Cloud top

TORA S Take-off run available

TO T Toxic

TP Turning point

TR R Track

TRA E Temporarily reserved airspace

TRANS T Transmits or transmitter

TREND T Trend forecast

TR T Trajectory

TRL N Transition level

TRNS T Transition

TROP T Tropopause

TS T ( , TS
,, )
Thunderstorm (in aerodrome reports and forecast, TS used alone means thunder heard but not precipitation at
the aerodrome)

TS T ( RA
, SN , E , GR , GS
. E TSRASN .
Thunderstorm (followed by RA = rain, SN = snow, PL = ice pellets, GR = hail, GS = small hail and/or snow pellets
or combinations thereof, e.g. TSRASN = thunderstorm with rain and snow)

TS NAM T ( ) Tsunami (used in aerodrome warnings)

TT T Teletypewriter

T E T - Tuesday

T R T Turbulence

T AS S (A TEE-VASIS )
(To be pronounced “TEE-VASIS”) Approach slope indicator

T E E T V Vertical total error

T OR VOR Terminal VOR

T R T Aerodrome control tower or aerodrome control

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-42 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

T Taxiway

T L J Taxiway link

T T ( TAF) Maximum temperature (followed by figures in TAF)

T T ( , (I I)
, I I TXT) ( AFS )
Text (When the abbreviation is used to request a repetition, the question mark (IMI) precedes the abbreviation,
e.g. IMI TXT) (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

T P T Type of aircraft

T P T Typhoon

A ( RVR 10 )
Upward (tendency in RVR during previous 10 minutes)

E ( )
Technical evaluation experience (pavement strength).

A A Unmanned aircraft

A A ... Until advised by...

AC C Upper area control centre

AR R Upper air route

AS S Unmanned aircraft system

D E Ultrahigh freguency direction-finding station

N A Until further notice

DT I Unable higher due traffic

F - (300 3000 ) Ultrahigh frequency (300 to 3,000MHz)

C C Upper information centre

R R Upper flight information region

LR R Ultra long range

NA I Unable

NAP I Unable to approve

NL I Unlimited

NREL I , Unreliable

P ( ETAR S ECI AUTO)


Unidentified precipitation (used in automated METAR/SPECI)

S N . Unserviceable

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA
AI GEN 2.2-43
BRASIL BRAZIL 14 JUL 22

S B Upper sideband

TA Á Upper control area

TC T U C Coordinated Universal Time

V ( ETAR S ECI, 3 0V070)


Variations from the mean wind direction (preceded and followed by figures in METAR/SPECI, e.g. 350V070)

F V F (121. 0 ) (121.5MHz) VHF emergency frequency

A C Head to an altitude/Volcanic ash

AAC C Volcanic Ash Advisory Center

AC C ( ) Visual approach chart (followed by name/title)

AL N In valleys

AN V Runway control van

AP I Visual approach path indicator

AR D R Magnetic variation or Visual-aural radio range

AS S S Visual approach slope indicator system

C V (S FG N , FC N ,S , O
, BLDU , BLSA , BLSN , TS VA
.E VCFG N .

Vicinity of the aerodrome (followed by FG = fog, FC = funnel cloud, SH = shower, PO = dust/sand whirls, BLDU =
blowing dust, BLSA = blowing sand, BLSN = blowing snow, DS = duststorm, SS = sandstorm, TS = thunderstorm
or VA = volcanic ash, e.g. VCFG= vicinity fog)

C V , Vicinity

D E Very hight frequency direction-finding station

E E Visual exempted

ER V Vertical

R R Visual flight rules

F (30 300 ) Very hight frequency (30 to 300 MHz)

Heading to an intercept

P V

S V Visibility

L F (3 30 ) Very low frequency (3 to 30 Khz)

LR A Very long range

M E Heading to a manual termination

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-44 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

MC C Visual meteorological conditions

NA ( VEE-NAV ) (to be pronounced “VEE-NAV”) Vertical navigation

OLMET S
Service for which meteorological information is provided to aircraft in flight

OR R V F VHF omnidirectional radio range

ORTAC VOR TACAN VOR and TACAN combination

OT E VOR VOR airbone equipment test facility

PA Vertical path angle

PT Visual manoeuvre with prescribed track

R V Variable

SA By visual reference to the ground

SP V Vertical speed

T V Vector to final

TOL D Vertical take-off and landing

V ( ETAR S ECI TAF)


Vertical visibility (followed by figures in METAR/ SPECI and TAF)

O B West or western longitude and white

T ( ETAR S ECI)
Sea-surface temperature (followed by figures in METAR/SPECI)

( ) C Hight pressure (tyres) and Significant Weather Chart

AAS S Wide area augmentation system

AC C OACI 1 1.000.000
A C ICAO 1 1 000 000 ( )

A C C Á World Area Forecast Centre

D Westbound

AR L Wing bar lights

D I Wind direction indicator

DSPR G , Widespread

ED - Wednesday

E E ... With effect from or effective from...

S S -1 4 World Geodetic System-1984

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA
AI GEN 2.2-4
BRASIL BRAZIL 14 JUL 22

D ... Within

D L Width or wide

E C With immediate effect or effective immediately

LCO C Will comply

ND V Wind

NTEM I
Forecast upper wind and temperature for aviation

P O Work in progress

N E Weaken or weakening

N O - West-northwest

O S Without

PT Way-point

RN A Warning

S C Wind shear

SPD V Wind speed

S O - West-southwest

T Weight

TSPT T Waterspout

R Worldwide web

C Weather

R R Weather radar

C Cross

( ) Medium pressure (tyres)

AR B ( ) Crossbar (of approach lighting system)

N C Crossing

S E Atmospherics

A Yellow

( ) Low pressure (tires)

DECEA A DT AIRAC AI 13 22
GEN 2.2-46 AI
14 JUL 22 BRASIL BRAZIL

C Á ( ) Yellow caution zone (runway-lighting)

ES SI ( AFS )
Yes (Affirmative) (to be used in AFS as a procedure signal)

R S Your

T ( )
Co-ordinated Universal Time (in meteorological messages)

( ) Very low pressure (tyres)

DA Z I D A A D I Z

A DT AIRAC AI 13 22 DECEA

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