AAUS |
Australian Association for Unmanned Systems |
Act |
Civil Aviation Act 1988 |
ADS-B |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast |
AGL |
Above Ground Level |
AIN |
Aviation Infringement Notice |
ASAP |
Aviation Safety Advisory Panel |
ASTRA |
Australian Strategic Air Traffic Management Group |
ATCO |
Air Traffic Control Operators |
ATM |
Air traffic management |
ATSB |
Australian Transport and Safety Bureau |
AusALPA |
Australian Airline Pilots' Association |
BVLOS |
Beyond visual line of sight |
CAR |
Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 |
CASA |
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
CASR |
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
CIRRIS |
Corporate Integrated Reporting and Risk Information System |
CMATS |
Civil Military Air Traffic Management System |
Committee |
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee |
DAA |
Detect and Avoid |
Defence |
Department of Defence |
DHA |
Department of Home Affairs (formerly the Department of Immigration and Border Protection) |
DIRDC |
The Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities (formerly the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development) |
EASA |
European Aviation Safety Agency |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration (United States) |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
HLS |
Helicopter landing site |
IAA |
Irish Aviation Authority |
IALPG |
International Aerospace Law and Policy Group |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
JARUS |
Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems |
MAAA |
Model Aeronautical Association of Australia |
NFRM |
Notice of Final Rule Making |
NPRM |
Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
PANS |
Procedures for Air Navigation Services |
RA |
Restricted Area |
RAAO |
Recreational Aviation Administration Organisation |
RA-Aus |
Recreational Aviation Australia |
ReOC |
Remote pilot operator's certificate |
RePL |
Remote pilot licence |
Rex |
Regional Express Airlines |
RMIT |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
RPA |
Remotely piloted aircraft |
RPAS |
Remotely piloted aircraft systems |
RPT |
Regular public transport |
RTF |
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Registration Task Force Aviation Rulemaking Committee (US) |
SARPs |
Standards and Recommended Practices |
SIM card |
Subscriber identification module (used in mobile phones) |
SOC |
Standard Operating Conditions |
TCAS |
Traffic Collision Avoidance System |
UAS |
Unmanned aerial systems |
UASSC |
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standards Sub-committee |
UAV |
Unmanned aerial vehicle |
UK |
United Kingdom |
US |
United States of America |
UTM |
Unmanned traffic management |
VIPA |
Virgin Independent Pilots Association |