Acronyms

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Notes: 1. For the purposes of this icing document the following abbreviations apply.

#	Abbreviation	Definition	Remarks
1	AAF	Aircraft Anti-Icing Fluid	As indicated
2	AC	Advisory Circular	FAA term for guidance
3	ADF	Aircraft Deicing Fluid	As Indicated
4	AEA	Association of European Airlines	Provides direction - non regulatory
5	AO	Air Operator	Regulatory
6	AMS	Aerospace Material Specification	SAE document designation
7	ARP	Aerospace Recommended Practice	SAE document designation
8	ASTM	American Society for Testing of Materials	Per the name
9	BOD	Biological Oxygen Demand
10	CAR	Canadian Aviation Regulation	Subordinate to Aeronautics Act
11	CASS	Commercial Air Service Standard	Subordinate to CAR
12	CBAAC	Commercial and Business Aviation Advisory Circular	Regulatory
13	CEPA	Canadian Environmental Protection Act	As indicated
14	CDF	Central Deicing Facility	At Large Airports
15	COM	Company Operations Manual	Regulatory
16	FAA	Federal Aviation Administration	US Regulator
17	FPD	Freezing Point Depressant	Deicing/Anti-icing Fluids
18	GOFR	General Operating and Flight Rules	Part 6 of the CARs
19	GIDS	Ground Ice Detection System	Devices either spot or area
20	ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization	World wide rep of CivAv
21	IFR	Instrument Flight Rules	Std.
22	IR	Infrared	Energy type
23	LOUT	Lowest Operational Use Temperature	Limitation on a fluid's use
24	MSDS	Material Specification Data Sheet	Details re contents of fluid
25	OAT	Outside Air Temperature	As indicated
26	OSH	Occupational Safety and Health	Personnel safety at the workplace
27	QAP	Quality Assurance Program
28	QAS	Quality Assurance System	Regulatory
29	SAE	Society of Automotive Engineers	Independent Aerospace
30	SMS	Safety Management System	Canadian Regulatory req'mt
31	TC	Transport Canada	Canadian Regulator
32	TDC	Transportation Development Centre	TC Research Centre
33	TP	Transport Canada Publication	Generic
34	VFR	Visual Flight Rules	Std.

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