CASA Abbreviations

Aerodrome flight information service

Above ground level

Aeroplane landing area

Aviation reference number

Aircraft radio operator certificate

Airline transport pilot licence

Aerial work operation

Basic aeronautical knowledge

Beyond visual line of sight

Civil Aviation Safety Regulation

Commercial pilot licence

First person view

Helicopter landing site

Private pilot licence

Remote pilot licence

PRPA operator’s certificate

Remotely piloted aircraft

Remotely piloted aircraft system

Remote pilot station

Unmanned aerial system (UAV/RPAS)

Unmanned aerial vehicle

Unmanned operating certificate

Visual flight rules

Visual line of sight

CASA Advisory Circular AC 101-1 Unmanned Aircraft and Rockets

Approved Flight Manual

Aeronautical Information Publication

Air Services Australia

Air Traffic Control

Civil Aviation Advisory Publication

Civil Aviation Orders

Civil Aviation Regulations

Civil Aviation Safety Authority

Civil Aviation Order 82.0 – Air Operators’ Certificates – applications for certificates and general requirements

Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR) Part 101 Unmanned aircraft and rocket operations

UAV Controller Flying

UAV Controller in Command

UAV Controller Monitoring

UAV Controller’s Operating Handbook

Controller Airspace, i.e. area of the sky monitored by ATC

Control Zone

Cleared for Service

Hours from first light to last light

En Route Supplement Australia

Time elapsed from lift off to touch down

Ground Control Station – a flight deck on the ground used for control of a UAV without external flight environment clues (ie: no direct visual contact with the UAV)

High Frequency

Instrument Flight Rules

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Aircraft Identification Address (IP Address)

Electronic Line of Sight Operations

Model Aircraft Association of Australia

Model Aircraft Association of Queensland

A hand held transmitter incorporating basic flight controls and rudimentary displays similar to those of a model aircraft

Hours from last light to first light

Either an employee or other person who has been fully briefed to act in the role as observer / spotter for a mission

Operators Certificate

Outside Controlled Airspace, i.e. area of the sky not controlled by ATC

Fly a UAV by way of operation of either a manual transmitter or a GCS console

Personal Computer

Pilot in Command

Personal Identification Number

Pilot’s Operating Handbook

Radio Controlled

Search and Rescue

Simulator

Standard Operating Procedure

Takeoff Distance Available

Touch Down Zone

Takeoff Run Available

Ultra High Frequency

Visual Flight Rules

Very High Frequency (radio communications)

Visual Line Of Sight Operations

Visual Meteorological Conditions