Airworthiness Certification (AWC) Acronyms & Abbreviations

The table below lists the acronyms and abbreviations with descriptions for the Airworthiness Certification (AWC) system.

Acronym/

Abbreviation

Definition
AAM FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
ACAIS Aircraft Certification Audit Information System
ACC Access
ADD Airworthiness Directives Development
ADM Administration
AEA FAA Eastern Region
AEM FAA Enterprise Program Management Services
AFN FAA Finance and Management Services
AFS FAA Flight Standards Service
AGL FAA Great Lakes Region
AIR FAA Aircraft Certification Service
AIT FAA Office of Information & Technology
ANE AA New England Region
AOC FAA Office of Communications
AOV FAA Office of Air Traffic Safety Oversight
AQS FAA Office of Quality, Integration and Executive Services
ARM FAA Office of Rulemaking
ASI Aviation Safety Inspector
ASKME Aviation Safety Knowledge Management Environment
AVP FAA Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention
AVSIMS Aviation Safety Information Management System
AWC Airthworthiness Certification
CAA CAA Civil Aviation Authorities
CEA Compliance and Enforcement Actions
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DAR Designated Airworthiness Representative
DMIR Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative
DOT Department of Transportation
DS/PP Designee Supervision / Past Performance
DRS Dynamic Regulatory System
EDA Engineering Design Approval
EFS Electronic Filing Service
eVID Enhanced Vital Information Database
eVIS Enhanced Vital Information Subsystem
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FCAA Foreign Civil Aviation Authorities
FDMS Federal Document Management System (also see DMS)
FR Formal (Grid) Reviewer
FRD Functional Requirements Document
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards
HQ Headquarters
ID Identification
IAR Immediately Adopted Rule
IBR Incorporation by Reference
ID Identification
IE Internet Explorer
IP Internet Protocol
IRM Information Resource Management
ISUG Information System User Group
IT Information Technology
JASC Joint Aircraft System/Component Code
JRC Joint Resources Council
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LSA Light Sport Aircraft
LM Local Manager
MAC Media Access Control
MCAI Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information
MIDO Manufacturing Inspection District Office
MIO Manufacturing Inspection Office
MS Microsoft
MSAD Monitor Safety Analyze Data
MSRD-MSAD Monitor Safety-Related Data – Monitor Safety and Analyze Data
MSRD-OSPe Monitor Safety-Related Data – Oversee System Performance External
MSRD-OSPi Monitor Safety-Related Data – Oversee System Performance Internal
MT AVS Manager
NAR No Airworthiness Directive Required
NISC National Airspace System Integration Support Contract
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
ODA Organization Designation Authorization
OFR Office of the Federal Register
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OSP Oversee System Performance
PMA Part Manufacturer Approval
PDF Portable Document Format
PII Personally Identificable Information
POC Point of Contact
PR Peer Reviewers
PUB Public Users
QMS Quality Management System
QPM Quality Policy Manual
RBRT Risk-Based Resource Targeting
RGL FAA Regulatory and Guidance Library
SA System Administrator
SAIB Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin
SDLC System Development Life Cycle
SFA Special Flight Authorization
SFP Special Flight Permit
SpclAC Special Airworthiness Certificate
SUI Sensitive Unclassified Information
STC Supplemental Type Certificate
TAD Transport Airplane Directorate
TC Type Certificate
TMgr Template Manager
TW Technical Writers
UI User Interface
USPS United States Postal Service