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Instrument Procedures Handbook

FAA-H-8083-16B Version 2017

Appendix B: Acronyms

NOAA—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NO A/G—No Air-to-Ground Communication

NOPAC—North Pacific

NOTAM—Notice to Airmen

NOZ—Normal Operating Zone

NPA—Non-Precision Approach

NRR—Non-Restrictive Routing

NRS—National Reference System

NTAP—Notice to Airmen Publication

NTSB—National Transportation Safety Board

NTZ—No Transgression Zone

NVS—NAS voice switch

NWS—National Weather Service

O

OAT—Outside Air Temperature

OBS—Omni Bearing Selector

OCS—Obstacle Clearance Surface

ODP—Obstacle Departure Procedure

OpSpecs—Operations Specifications

OROCA—Off-Route Obstruction Clearance Altitude