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M

Acronym	Meaning	Source
M	Mach number (followed by figures ie .02 = Mach .02)	AIS
M (m)	Metres (preceded by figures)	AIS
M/E	Multi-engine
MAAT	Manual Authoring and Assessment Tool
MAE	Men and Equipment	AIS
MAG	Magnetic	AIS
MAHWP	Missed Approach Holding Way-point	AIS
MAINT	Maintenance	AIS
MAN	Manual	AIS
MAP	Aeronautical Maps and Charts	AIS
MAP	Manifold Air Pressure
MAPT	Missed Approach Point	ICAO/AIP
MAR	At Sea	AIS
MAR	March	AIS
MAUW	Maximum All Up Weight
MAWP	Missed Approach Waypoint	AIS
MAX	Maximum	AIS
MBST	Microburst	AIS
MBZ	Mandatory Broadcast Zone	AIP
MCANTO	CASA's Manufacturing, Certification and New Technologies Office (Now Airworthiness Engineering Branch)	CASA
MCC	Multi-crew Co-ordination
MCM	Maintenance control manual	CASR Part 145
MCQFS	Manual of criteria for the qualification of flight simulators ICAO Doc 9625-AN/938	CASR Part 60
MCUR	Mean Cycles Between Unscheduled Removals	WATOG
MCW	Modulated Continuous Wave	AIS
MDA	Minimum Descent Altitude	AIS
MDF	Medium Frequency Direction Finding Station	AIS
MDR	Major Defect Report	CAR 1988
MEA	Minimum En-route Altitude	AIS
MED	Medical	AIS
MEL	Minimum equipment list	ICAO
MEMS	Micro Electro-mechanical Systems
MERSITAB	Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Industry Training Advisory Body	CASR Part 66
MET	Meteorological, Meteorology	AIS
MET	REPORT Aviation routine weather report	AIS
METAR	Aviation routine weather report (in aeronautical meteorological code)	AIS
METRAD	MET Radar	AIS
MF	Medium Frequency (300 to 3000 KHZ)	AIS
MHZ (mhz)	Megahertz	AIS
MIFG	Shallow Fog	AIS
MIL	Military	AIS
MIL-STD	Military Standard
MIN	Minutes	AIS
MIOL	Medium Intensity Obstacle Lights	AIS
MIRL	Medium Intensity Runway Lights	AIS
MISC	Miscellaneous	AIS
MKR	Marker Radio Beacon	AIS
MLJ	Military Low Jet	AIS
MLJR	Military Low Jet Route	AIS
MLS	Microwave Landing System	AIS
MLW	Maximum Landing Weight	AIS
MM	Middle Marker	AIS
MMEL	Master minimum equipment list	ICAO
MNM	Minimum	AIS
MNT	Monitor, Monitoring,	AIS
MNTN	Maintain, Maintained, Maintaining	AIS
MOA	Military Operating Area	AIS
MOC	Minimum obstacle clearance (required)	ICAO/AIP
MOD	Moderate, Moderately	AIS
MOD	Moderate (used to indicate the intensity of WX phenomena, interference or static reports, eg MOD RA = moderate rain).	AIS
MON	Above Mountains	AIS
MON	Monday	AIS
MOPS	Minimum Operational Performance Standards	AIS
MOS	Manual of Standards	CAR 1998
MOU	Memorandum of understanding
MOV	Move, Moved, Moving, Movement	AIS
MOWP	Method of Working Plan	AIS
MPD	Maintenance Planning Data	ATA/FAR
MPI	Magnetic Particle Inspection
MPL	Multi-crew Pilot Licence (MPL)	ICAO Annex 1 'Personnel Licensing'
MPS	Metres per Second	AIS
MPT	Magnetic Particle Inspection Technician
MRB	Maintenance Review Board	ATA/FAR
MRBR	Maintenance Review Board Report
MRG	Medium Range	AIS
MRO	Maintenance, repair and overhaul	CASR Part 145
MRP	ATS/MET Reporting Point	AIS
MS	Minus	AIS
MSA	Minimum sector altitude	AIP
MSAS	Multi-function Transport Satellite (MTSAT) Satellite-based Augmentation System
MSDS	Material Safety Data Sheets
MSG	Message	AIS
MSG	Maintenance Steering Group	ATA/FAR
MSG-3	Maintenance Steering Group Logic Process
MSI	Maintenance Significant Item	WATOG
MSL	Mean Sea Level	AIS
MSOS	Maintenance specific operation specification	CASR Part 145
MSSR	Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar	AIS
MT	Mountain	AIS
MTBF	Mean Time Between Failure	WATOG
MTBR	Mean Time Between Removals	WATOG
MTBUR	Mean Time Between Unscheduled Removals	WATOG
MTO	Maintenance training organisation	CASR Part 147
MTOW	Maximum take-off weight	AIP
MTP	Maximum Tyre Pressure	AIS
MTSAT	Multi-function Transport Satellite
MTTF	Mean Time To Failure	WATOG
MTTR	Mean Time To Repair	WATOG
MTTUR	Mean Time To Unscheduled Removal	WATOG
MTUR	Special Term For Data Transmittal	WATOG
MTW	Mountain waves	AIS
MVA	Minimum Vector Altitude	AIS
MWO	Meteorological Watch Office	AIS
MX	Mixed type of ice formation (white and clear)	AIS