For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ‘disabled person’ or ‘person with reduced mobility’ means any person whose mobility when using transport is reduced as a result of any physical disability (sensory or locomotor, permanent or temporary), intellectual disability or impairment, or any other cause of disability, or as a result of age, and whose situation needs appropriate attention and adaptation to his particular needs of the service made available to all passengers;

2. (b)

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3. (c)

   ‘access conditions’ means relevant standards, guidelines and information on the accessibility of port terminals and ships including their facilities for disabled persons or persons with reduced mobility;

4. (d)

   ‘carrier’ means a natural or legal person, other than a tour operator, travel agent or ticket vendor, offering transport by passenger services or cruises to the general public;

5. (e)

   F2‘United Kingdom carrier’ means a carrier established within the United Kingdom or offering transport by passenger services operated to or from the United Kingdom;

6. (f)

   ‘passenger service’ means a commercial passenger transport service by sea or inland waterways operated according to a published timetable;

7. (g)

   ‘integrated services’ means interconnected transport services within a determined geographical area with a single information service, ticketing scheme and timetable;

8. (h)

   ‘performing carrier’ means a person, other than the carrier, who actually performs the carriage wholly or partially;

9. (i)

   ‘inland waterway’ means a natural or artificial navigable inland body of water, or system of interconnected bodies of water, used for transport, such as lakes, rivers or canals or any combination of these;

10. (j)

    ‘port’ means a place or a geographical area made up of such improvement works and facilities as to permit the reception of ships from which passengers regularly embark or disembark;

11. (k)

    ‘port terminal’ means a terminal, staffed by a carrier or a terminal operator, in a port with facilities, such as check-in, ticket counters or lounges, and staff for the embarkation or disembarkation of passengers travelling on passenger services or on a cruise;

12. (l)

    ‘ship’ means a vessel used for navigation at sea or on inland waterways;

13. (m)

    ‘transport contract’ means a contract of carriage between a carrier and a passenger for the provision of one or more passenger services or cruises;

14. (n)

    ‘ticket’ means a valid document or other evidence of a transport contract;

15. (o)

    ‘ticket vendor’ means any retailer concluding transport contracts on behalf of a carrier;

16. (p)

    ‘travel agent’ means any retailer acting on behalf of a passenger or a tour operator for the conclusion of transport contracts;

17. (q)

    ‘tour operator’ means an organiser or retailer, other than a carrier, within the meaning of F3regulation 2(1) of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018;

18. (r)

    ‘reservation’ means a booking of a specific departure of a passenger service or a cruise;

19. (s)

    ‘terminal operator’ means a private or public body in the F4United Kingdom responsible for the administration and management of a port terminal;

20. (t)

    ‘cruise’ means a transport service by sea or inland waterway, operated exclusively for the purpose of pleasure or recreation, supplemented by accommodation and other facilities, exceeding two overnight stays on board;

21. (u)

    ‘shipping incident’ means shipwreck, capsizing, collision or stranding of the ship, explosion or fire in the ship, or defect in the ship.