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SAFE ALTITUDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Operations (Air Forces)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- minimum safe altitude
1, record 1, English, minimum%20safe%20altitude
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MSA 2, record 1, English, MSA
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- safety height 3, record 1, English, safety%20height
correct, NATO, standardized
- lowest safe altitude 4, record 1, English, lowest%20safe%20altitude
correct
- safe altitude 5, record 1, English, safe%20altitude
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The altitude below which it is hazardous to fly owing to the presence of high ground or other obstacles. 3, record 1, English, - minimum%20safe%20altitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On approach charts, it is an altitude that provides at least 300 m (1000 ft) of obstacle clearance for use within a specified distance from the navigation facility upon which a procedure is predicated. 6, record 1, English, - minimum%20safe%20altitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
minimum safe altitude; safety height; MAS: designations and definition standardized by NATO. 7, record 1, English, - minimum%20safe%20altitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
minimum safe altitude: designation standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee and officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 7, record 1, English, - minimum%20safe%20altitude
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Opérations (Forces aériennes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- altitude minimale de sécurité
1, record 1, French, altitude%20minimale%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MSA 2, record 1, French, MSA
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- altitude de sécurité 3, record 1, French, altitude%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
- altitude de sécurité minimale 4, record 1, French, altitude%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20minimale
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Altitude au-dessous de laquelle il est dangereux de voler en raison du relief ou de la présence d'autres obstacles. 5, record 1, French, - altitude%20minimale%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur les cartes d'approche, il s'agit d'une altitude qui prévoit au moins 300 m (1000 [pieds]) de marge de franchissement d'obstacles et que l'on doit respecter à l'intérieur d'une distance déterminée à partir de l'installation de navigation aérienne utilisée pour la procédure. 6, record 1, French, - altitude%20minimale%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
altitude minimale de sécurité : désignation normalisée par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne et uniformisée par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 7, record 1, French, - altitude%20minimale%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
altitude minimale de sécurité; altitude de sécurité; MSA : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN. 7, record 1, French, - altitude%20minimale%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pilotaje y navegación aérea
- Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- altitud mínima de seguridad
1, record 1, Spanish, altitud%20m%C3%ADnima%20de%20seguridad
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
altitud mínima de seguridad: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - altitud%20m%C3%ADnima%20de%20seguridad
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