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ALERT TIME [2 records]

Record 1 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
DEF

The maximum allowable time elapsed from the onset of the navigation system being out of tolerance until the equipment enunciates the alert. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.]

OBS

time-to-alert: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • time to alert

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
DEF

Intervalle de temps maximal admissible entre le moment où le système de navigation dépasse les limites de tolérance et le moment où l'équipement donne l'alarme. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

délai d'alarme : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
DEF

Tiempo máximo admisible que transcurre desde que el sistema de navegación empieza a estar fuera de su margen de tolerancia hasta que se anuncia la alerta por parte del equipo. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

tiempo hasta alerta: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2000-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Aircraft)
  • Emergency Management
DEF

The time interval required by an alerting post to notify an RCC of a SAR incident.

Key term(s)
  • alerting time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et sauvetages (Aviation)
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Temps qu'il faut à un poste d'alerte pour informer un centre de coordination du sauvetage d'un incident SAR.

Spanish

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