The following is a list of acronyms commonly used by the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) and by the aviation and communication industries in general. This list may be useful for the information presented on this website or that are in documents made available on this website.
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Acronym |
Full Name |
|---|---|
| AFIS | Aerodrome Flight Information Service |
| AIP | Air Information Publication |
| AMIS | Avsec Management Integrated System |
| APM | Aviation Performance Metrics |
| APMS | Aviation Performance Metrics (APM) System |
| ATM | Air Traffic Management |
| ATS | Air Traffic Service |
| AACPS | Airport Access Control System |
| AGL | Airport Ground Lighting System |
| AFTN | Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network |
| PABX | Private Automatic Branch Exchange |
| AMS | Aeronautical Mobile Station |
| ATM | Air Traffic Management |
| CAP | Civil Aviation Publication |
| CNS | Communication, Navigational System |
| CAD | Civil Aviation Department |
| CTB | Central Tender Board |
| CCTV | Closed Circuit Television |
| ICTSU | Information Communication Technology Support Unit of SIG |
| IPAM | Institution of Public Admin and Management |
| MDPAC | Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination |
| MID | Ministry of Infrastructure Development |
| MoFT | Ministry of Finance and Treasury |
| NDS | National Development Strategy 2016-2035 |
| OPMC | Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet |
| OCA | Obstacle Clearance Altitude |
| OCH | Obstacle Clearance Height |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organisation |
| CAASI | Civil Aviation Authority of Solomon Islands |
| PMP | Performance Management Process |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| SIG | Solomon Islands Government |
| MCA | Ministry of Communication and Aviation |
| MTB | Ministry Tender Board |
| SIACL | Solomon Islands Airport Company Ltd |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedures |
| SIMSA | Solomon Islands Maritime Safety Authority |
| SINU | Solomon Islands National University |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organisation |
| PTC | Precision Approach Terrain Chart |
| USAP | Universal Security Audit Programme |
| SARP | Standards, systems and Recommended Practices |