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Aeronautical Recommended Practice.
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IAMSAR
International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual published jointly by ICAO and IMO.
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AERONAUTICAL
Of or pertaining to the operation or navigation of aircraft
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MARINE LIGHT
A luminous or lighted aid to navigation intended primarily for marine navigation. One intended primarily for air navigation is called an AERONAUTICAL LIGHT.
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MARKER BEACON
As defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a transmitter in the aeronautical radionavigation service which radiates vertically a distinctive pattern for providing position information to aircraft.
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FIXED AND FLASHING LIGHT
A light in which a fixed light is combined with a flashing light of higher luminous intensity. The aeronautical light equivalent is called UNDULATING LIGHT
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FOLLOWING WIND
Wind blowing in the general direction of a vessel's course. The equivalent aeronautical expression is TAIL Wind. Wind blowing in the opposite direction is called a HEAD WIND. Wind blowing in
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TACAN
An ultra high frequency aeronautical radionavigation system which provides a continuous indication of bearing and distance to a Tacan station.
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DA
Aeronautical drift - drift caused by bailout trajectory or aircraft gliding distance.
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I.A.M.S.A.R.
The IMO convention for International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue that replaces the SAR convention and Mersar manual.
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J.R.C.C.
Joint rescue coordination centre responsible for both aeronautical and maritime search and rescue incidents.
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