AcronymMeaning
ACARSAircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
ADS/BAutomatic Dependant Surveillance / Broadcast
ADTAutonomous Distress Tracking
AMSAAustralian Maritime Safety Authority
APUAuxiliary Power Unit
ATCAir Traffic Control
ATSBAustralian Transport Safety Bureau
AUVAutonomous Underwater Vehicle
B772Boeing 777-200 type of aircraft (ICAO code)
BFOBurst Frequency Offset of the INMARSAT radio signal
BTOBurst Timing Offset of the INMARSAT radio signal
CTBTComprehensive Test Ban Treaty
ICAOInternational Civil Aviation Organization
GNSSGlobal Navigation Satellite System
JACCJoint Agency Coordination Centre
JORNJindalee Operational Radar Network
INCASNational Aerospace Institute, Bucharest, Romania
MBESMultibeam Echo Sounder
MH370Malaysian 370 flight which disappeared on 8 March 2014
RATRam Air Turbine
SARSearch and Rescue
SSRSecondary Surveillance Radar
ULBUnderwater Locator Beacon
UUVUnmanned Underwater Vehicles
WSPRWeak Signal Propagation Reporter
XPDRTransponder