Black Hawk 221 Board of Inquiry
BLACK HAWK 221 BOI – COMMONLY USED TERMS
GLOSSARY OF COMMONLY USED TERMS AND ACRONYMS
General:
ADF - Australian Defence Force
RAN - Royal Australian Navy
RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force
CDF - Chief of the Defence Force
CA - Chief of Army
CN - Chief of Navy
CAF - Chief of Air Force
BOI - Board of Inquiry
CDF BOI - A Board of Inquiry appointed by the Chief of the Defence Force
SASR - Special Air Service Regiment
171 Avn Sqn - 171 Aviation Squadron (home of the Black Hawk)
HMAS Kanimbla - Royal Australian Navy Ship
HMAS Newcastle - Royal Australian Navy Ship
HMAS Success - Royal Australian Navy Ship
MV Seahorse Standard - Merchant Vessel
Black Hawk - Helicopter Type
Members of HMAS Kanimbla Ship’s Company:
CO - Commanding Officer
XO - Executive Officer
SAVO - Ship’s Aviation Officer
OPSO - Operations Officer
PHCT - Primary Health Care Team
PCRF - Primary Care Reception Facility
AME - Aero Medical Evacuation
PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
Ranks of Navy, Army and Air Force:
See link: Badges of Rank and Special Insignia
Ship’s Compartments or Shipborne terminology:
HCO - Helicopter Control Office
Aft - After part of ship
F’rd - Forward part of ship
Rack - Bed on ship
RHIB - Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
FLYCO - A compartment in the ship from where flying operations are coordinated
Helicopter / Aviation Terminology:
AMD - Aircraft Maintenance Documentation
Sortie - One take-off and landing event in support of a mission
Pax - Passengers
AME - Aero Medical Evacuation
U/S - Unserviceable
BFI - Before Flight Inspection
ATR - Annual Technical Review
CFU - Carried Forward Unserviceable
DM - Deeper Maintenance
EMS - Engineering Maintenance System
MA - Maintenance Authority
MM - Maintenance Manager
MI/S - Maintenance Inspector / Supervisor
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
SMM - Senior Maintenance Manager
TMP - Technical Maintenance Plan
RUCC - Record of Unserviceabilities and Component Changes
EE500 - Maintenance Form
Organisations / Directorates:
AAIT - Aircraft Accident Investigation Team
AEO - Authorised Engineering Organisation
AMO - Authorised Maintenance Organisation
CAMM - Computer Aided Maintenance Management
CASA - Civil Aviation Safety Authority
DACPA Director – Airworthiness Coordination and Policy Agency
DGTA - Directorate General Technical Airworthiness
DSTO - Defence Science and Technology Organisation
OAA - Operational Airworthiness Authority
OAR Operational Airworthiness Regulator
TAA - Technical Airworthiness Authority
TAR - Technical Airworthiness Regulator