navigation acronyms, abbreviations and definitions - International ...

SAC Special Area of Conservation (EU Habitats & Bird Directives)
SADIS SAtellite DIStribution System (Met)
Provides point to multi-point real-time met data.
SAED selected area electron diffraction
SAFA Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (EU)
SAFEMAR Development project for ship reporting system (MARIS)
SafeSeaNet System to monitor vessel movements and permit the exchange of
vessel data between EU Member States.
Safety Regulation Definition & enforcement of rules relating to safety
SafetyNET Satellite-based service for promulgation of nav and met
warnings, met forecasts, SAR info and urgent safety-related
messages – maritime safety information (MSI) – to ships.
SAFI semi-automatic flight inspection
SAG single axis gyroscope
SAGA Standardisation Activities for GAlileo
Platform for establishing world-wide interoperability between Galileo
and other systems. Consortium led by Sextant Avionique.
SAIF Submeter-class Augmentation with Integrity Function (QZSS)
SAL supplementary approach lighting
SAM methodology for safety assessment
SAM System Area Monitor (eg LORAN)
SAMSA South African Maritime Safety Authority
SAMSO Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)
SAP system access parameter (SSR Mode S)
SAPPHIRE Satellite & Aircr’ft Database Project for System Integrity Research
EUROCONTROL project.
SAR (S&R) search and rescue
SAR synthetic aperture radar
SARGAL study for Search And Rescue in GALileo (EC)
SARIS Search and Rescue Information System (SARIS II current fm 2003)
SARPS Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO)
SARSAT SAR Satellite-Aided Tracking
SART search and rescue transponder (marine)
Shows as 12 dots beyond target when activated by ~9 GHz radar.
SAS Safety Access Service (Galileo)
Requirements for aviation safety-critical applications include:
En-route & non-precision approach: 45m hor, 15m vert, alert time 30s.
Cat I precision approach: 16m hor, 4-7.7m vert, alert time 6s.
Cat II/III precision appraoch: 6m hor, 1m vert, alert time 1s.
SAS safety at sea
SAS standard altimeter setting (1013.2 mB or 29.92 in Hg)
SASWG Spectrum and Surveillance Working Group (CAA)
SAT Office of Space and Advanced Technology (US)
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