Abbreviations

AAA
Australian Airports Association
AFAC
Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council
AIIMS
Australasian InterService Incident Management System
Airservices
Airservices Australia
ALARP
As low as reasonably practicable
ARFF
Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting
ARFFS
Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Services
ATC
Air traffic control
AusALPA
Australian Airline Pilots' Association
CASA
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
CASR
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CFO
Chief Fire Officer
Chicago Convention
Convention on International Civil Aviation 1944
Committee
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
DIRDC
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
DRS
Domestic Response Service
DRV
Domestic Response Vehicle
DSUs
Distress signal units
EGM
Executive General Manager
EVTs
Emergency Vehicle Technicians
F3
Fluorine Free Foam
FPAA
Fire Protection Association Australia
FRNSW
Fire and Rescue NSW
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
Legislation committee
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
MFS
Metropolitan Fire Services
MOS
Manual of Standards
MTOW
Maximum take-off weight
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NOTAM
Notice to Airmen
NSWRFS
New South Wales Rural Fire Service
OEM
Office of Emergency Management (New South Wales)
OM
Operations Manual
PFAS
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances
PIR
Postimplementation review
QFES
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Review
2015 Regulatory Policy Review
SAMFS
South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service
SARPs
Standards and Recommended Practices
SCARD
Safety Case Assessment and Reporting Determination
SMS
Safety Management System
TRA
Task Resource Analysis
UFUA
United Firefighters Union of Australia
UFUAB
United Firefighters Union of Australia Aviation Branch

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