Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976Dangos y teitl llawn

ANNEX I U.K. DEFINITIONS[PART-DEF]

[F1 For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions and, unless terms are defined otherwise in this Annex, the definitions of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as well as of point FCL.010 of Annex I (Part-FCL) to that Regulation, shall apply:]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/358 of 4 March 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 as regards sailplane pilot licences (Text with EEA relevance).

1.

‘acceptable means of compliance (AMC)’ means non-binding standards adopted by the [F2 CAA] to illustrate means to establish compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts;

2.

‘alternative means of compliance (AltMoC)’ means those means that propose an alternative to an existing AMC or those that propose new means to establish compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts for which no associated AMC have been adopted by the [F2 CAA];

3.

‘pilot-in-command (PIC)’ means the pilot designated as being in command and charged with the safe conduct of the flight;

4.

‘aircraft flight manual (AFM)’ means the document containing the applicable and approved operating limitations and information with respect to the sailplane;

5.

‘psychoactive substances’ means alcohol, opioids, cannabinoids, sedatives and hypnotics, cocaine, other psychostimulants, hallucinogens, and volatile solvents, with the exception of caffeine and tobacco;

6.

‘critical phases of flight’ means take-off run, take-off flight path, final approach, missed approach, landing, including landing roll, and any other phases of flight which the pilot-in-command determines as critical for the safe operation of the sailplane;

7.

‘operating site’ means a site, other than an aerodrome, selected by the pilot-in-command or the operator for landing or take-off;

8.

‘crew member’ means a person assigned by an operator to perform duties on board the sailplane, when not the pilot-in-command himself or herself, under the authority of the pilot-in-command;

9.

‘electronic flight bag (EFB)’ means an electronic information system, comprised of equipment and applications for flight crew, which allows for the storing, updating, displaying and processing of EFB functions to support flight operations or duties;

10.

‘dangerous goods’ means articles or substances which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment and which are shown in the list of dangerous goods in the technical instructions or which are classified according to those instructions;

11.

‘technical instructions’ means the latest effective edition of the ‘Technical instructions for the safe transport of dangerous goods by air’, including the supplement and any addenda, published by ICAO in document 9284-AN/905;

12.

‘sailplane specialised operation’ means any operation, which can be commercial or non-commercial, with a sailplane the main purpose of which is not associated with typical sport and recreational operations, but parachute operations, news media flights, television or movie flights, flying display or similar specialised activities;

13.

[F1 ‘night’ means the [F3 time from half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise (both times inclusive), sunset and sunrise being determined at surface level];]

14.

[F4 ‘skill test’ means the demonstration of skill for the purpose of issuing a licence or rating, or extension of a privilege, including oral examinations as may be required;

15.

‘assessment of competence’ means the demonstration of skill, knowledge and attitude for the initial issue, revalidation or renewal of an instructor or examiner certificate;

16.

‘flight time’ means:

(a)

for self-launch sailplanes and touring motor gliders, the total time from the moment an aircraft first moves for the purpose of taking off until the moment it finally comes to rest at the end of the flight;

(b)

for sailplanes, the total time from the moment the sailplane commences the ground run in the process of taking off until the moment the sailplane finally comes to a rest at the end of flight;

17.

‘proficiency check’ means the demonstration of skill for the purpose of complying with the recency requirements as established in this Regulation, and including oral examinations as may be required;

18.

‘solo flight’ means a flight during which a student pilot is the sole occupant of an aircraft;

19.

‘cross-country flight’ means a flight outside the line of sight or distance defined by the [F5 CAA] from the field of departure using standard navigation procedures.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Word in Annex 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1098), regs. 1(2), 23(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Annex 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1098), regs. 1(2), 23(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/358 of 4 March 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 as regards sailplane pilot licences (Text with EEA relevance).

F5 Word in Annex 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 90