Ryanair Abbreviations and Terminology
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ABP ✔✔Able Bodied Passenger
a person who volunteers or is nominated to assist the CC in an evacuation
ACP ✔✔Attendant Control Panel
a unit that consist of hardware
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Ryanair Abbreviations and Terminology
100% Correct
ABP ✔✔Able Bodied Passenger
a person who volunteers or is nominated to assist the CC in an evacuation
ACP ✔✔Attendant Control Panel
a unit that consist of hardware controls and a touch screen in an a/c fitted with the Boeing Sky
Interior.
AED ✔✔Automated External Defibrillator
A/C ✔✔Aircraft
AFT ✔✔Towards the rear (tail) of the ac
AIRBRIDGE ✔✔Manoeuvrable enclosed walkway for passengers to board and disembark from
the aircraft directly from and to the terminal building
AIRCREW ✔✔All crew required to operate a flight includes Flight and CC.
AIRSTAIRS ✔✔Folding boarding/disembarking stairs which are self-stowing beneath the main
passenger door
APU ✔✔Auxiliary Power Unit
small engine below tail of ac which provides electrical power while ac is on the ground
ASSIST SPACE ✔✔A defined area at each emergency door allocated for CC to stand in for the
purpose of evacuating passengers without causing an obstruction at the exit.
BLUETHOOTH ✔✔A standardized protocol for sending and receving data via wireless link.
Only low power Bluethooth is allowed on Ryanair ac, defined as devices with a maximum power
output less or equal to 2.5mW (Class 2 and Class 3). Class 1 shall be treated as WiFi devices.
BRACE POSITION ✔✔A position adopted, when seated, by all passengers and CC during an
emergency landing. It helps to minimise injuries which result from forced body movements.
BSI ✔✔Boeing Sky Interior
CABIN CREW ✔✔an aircrew member other than Flight Crew Member, who performs in the
interest of safety passengers and duties assigned by the operator or the Captain of the ac.
CB ✔✔Circuit Breaker
these are all the black buttons type things that are located behind the pilot seats and also in the
galley.
CC ✔✔Cabin Crew
CSA ✔✔Cabin Service Agent
CSS ✔✔Customer Service Supervisor - a rostering code referring to No 1.
DIRECT ACCESS ROW SEGMENT ✔✔A row segment in which there is at least one direct
access seat.
DIRECT ACCESS ✔✔A seat from which a passenger can proceed directly to the exit without
entering an aisle or passing around an obstruction.
DRILL ✔✔A sequence of actions which should be followed.
EASA ✔✔European Aviation Safety Agency
DITCHING ✔✔An emergency landing on water by an ac.
DIVERSION ✔✔When the ac does not land at its intended destination. Can be due to bad
weather, fuel requirements, medical emergency, bomb alert, etc.
EFB ✔✔Electronic Flight Bag
FCI ✔✔Flight Crew Instruction
FWD ✔✔Forward - toward the front (nose) of the aircraft
FLIGHT CREW ✔✔The Captain and First Officer.
FLIGHT DECK ✔✔The cockpit - The area where the pilots sit
FR ✔✔IATA assigned prefix to all Ryanair flight number
FUSELAGE ✔✔The body of the aircraft
GIRT APRON ✔✔Piece of heavy material which connects the evacuation device to the girt bar.
GIRT BAR ✔✔A metal bar used to attach the escape device stowed in the slide compartment
(bustle) to the aircraft floor. When the girt bar is inserted in the floor fittings, the door is armed
or ready for use in an emergency. When the girt bar is not attached to the aircraft floor, the door
is disarmed or ready for use in the normal mode.
GPU ✔✔Ground Power Unit
used intead of the APU to provide electrical power on the ground
HOLD ✔✔A compartment in the lower deck where baggage and cargo is stowed
IAA ✔✔Irish Aviation Authority
Government Department regulating ac operations in Ireland
IATA ✔✔International Air Transport Association
ICAO ✔✔International Civil Aviation Organization
strengthen law governing civil aviation
INFANT ✔✔a person under the age of two years
IFD ✔✔Infant Flotation Device
INBOARD ✔✔The direction toward the centre line of ac
INOP ✔✔Inoperative or having a technical fault
JU ✔✔Junior Cabin Crew
LANDING GEAR ✔✔The undercarriage
wheels, brakes and struts on which the ac lands
LJ ✔✔Lifejacket
LOAD SHEET ✔✔The ramp agent prepares the load sheet and gives it to the Captain prior to
departure. It contains information such as passenger numbers, weights, baggage, etc.
MINIMUMS ✔✔Weather conditions restricting take-off and landing.
NOTOC ✔✔Notification to Captain
OPS MANUAL ✔✔Operations Manual
the governing document approved by the IAA that sets out company policy and regulations
covering all aspects of the company's operation.
OUTBOARD ✔✔Towards the outside of the ac
PA ✔✔Public Address/ Passenger Announcement
PIGS ✔✔Passenger Ideal Guiding System
PRAM ✔✔Pre Recorded Announcement Machine
PSU ✔✔Passenger Service Unit
the area located above passenger seats which holds air vents, reading lights, drop-down oxigen
masks, a CC call light anche the No Smoking and Fasten Seat Belt signs.
PU ✔✔Purser
rostering code referring to No 1
RAMP ✔✔Manoeuvring area for ac beside/next to the terminal building
RERG ✔✔Ryanair Emergency Response Guide
ROW SEAT ✔✔A, B, C, D, E and/or F
ROW SEGMENT ✔✔Seats ABC or DEF
RTO ✔✔REJECTED TAKE-OFF
stopping the aircraft on the runway during the take-off
RUNWAY ✔✔The area an aircraft uses for landing and take-off
SEF ✔✔Safety and Emergency Procedures
SOP ✔✔Standard Operating Procedure
the normal manner in which an action is carried out in accordance with company policy
SPI ✔✔Safety Procedures Instruction. An amendment to Operations Manual Part A, SEP
STAND ✔✔Parking area for ac
TAXIING ✔✔All ac movements on the ground, following landing and prior to take-off
THOB ✔✔Total Heads On Board
including aircrew, supernumeraries passengers and infants
TAXIWAY ✔✔Airport routes linking runway with the ramp area /
The area used by all aircraft when moving between the runway and the gate area.
TI ✔✔Training Instruction
this details a change to Ryanair Operations Manual
WIFI ✔✔A standardized protocol for creating a wireless network that uses high frequency radio
signals to transmit or receive data over distances of a few hundred feet
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