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+SARTIME Timesearchaction required
SAT
Saturday
+SATCOM SatelliteCommunication
SB
Southbound
SC
Stratocumulus
SCT
Scattered
SDBY
Standby
SDC
StandardDepartureClearance
SE
SouthEast
SEA
Sea (used in connectionwith
sea-surface temperature and
state of the sea)
SEC
Seconds
SECT
Section, Sector
+SELCAL
SelectiveCallingSystem
SEP
September
SER
Service, Servicing, Served
SEV
Severe (used eg. to qualify
icing and turbulence report)
SFC
Surface
SFL
SequencedFlashing Lights
SG
Snow grains
SH...
Showers (followed byRA=rain,
SN=snow, PE=ice pellets,
GR=hail, GS=small hail and/or
snow pellets or combinations
thereof, eg, SHRASN= showers
of rainand snow)
SHF
Super HighFrequent (3,000 to
30,000MHZ)
+SID
Standard Instrument Departure
SIF
Selective Identification
+SIGMET Information concerning en
routeweather phenomena
whichmay affect the safety of
aircraft operations
SIGWX
SignificantWeather
SIMUL
Simultaneous, Simultaneously
SITREP SituationReport
SKC
SkyClear
+SKED
Schedule, Scheduled
SLP
Speed LimitingPoint
SLW
Slow, Slowly
#SMC
SurfaceMovement Control
#SMCV SurfaceMovement Control
Vehicles
SMR
SurfaceMovement Radar
SN
Snow
+SNOWTAMAspecial series
NOTAM notifying the presence
or removal of hazardous
conditions due to snow,
ice, slush or standingwater
associatedwith snow, slush and
ice on themovement area
SOC
Start of Climb
SOT
Start of TORA (take-off)
abbreviations and acronyms
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