recognise/recognition

‘recognise/recognition’ means to visually be able to determine the class/category/type of an object, e.g.:

class/category/type of aircraft based on e.g. size/fuselage, engine configuration, wing/stabiliser configuration, painting/colour marking, etc.;

class/category/type of personnel and obstructions, e.g. person/wildlife/foreign object debris (FOD);

class/category/type of vehicle, e.g. ambulance/car/fuel truck/baggage trailer;