Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1079/2012Show full title

Article 3 U.K. Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 shall apply. The following definitions shall also apply:

(1)

‘channel’ means a numerical designator used in conjunction with voice communication equipment tuning, which allows unique identification of the applicable radio frequency and associated channel spacing;

(2)

‘8,33 kHz channel spacing’ means a channel spacing where the nominal channel centre frequencies are separated in increments of 8,33 kHz;

(3)

‘radio’ means any installed, portable or handheld device designed to transmit and/or receive transmissions in the VHF band;

(4)

‘central register’ means a register where the national frequency manager registers the necessary operational, technical and administrative details for each frequency assignment in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 677/2011;

(5)

‘8,33 kHz conversion’ means the replacement of a frequency assignment registered in the central register and using 25 kHz channel spacing by a frequency assignment using 8,33 kHz channel spacing;

(6)

‘frequency assignment’ means authorisation given by [F1 the CAA or] a Member State to use a radio frequency or radio frequency channel under specified conditions for the purpose of operating radio equipment;

(7)

‘operator’ means a person, organisation or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in an aircraft operation;

(8)

‘flights operated under visual flight rules’ means any flights operated under visual flight rules as defined in Annex 2 to the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation (‘the Chicago Convention’);

(9)

‘State aircraft’ means any aircraft used by military, customs or police;

(10)

‘offset carrier operation’ means a case where the designated operational coverage cannot be ensured by a single ground transmitter and where, in order to minimise the interference problems, the signals from two or more ground transmitters are offset from the nominal channel centre frequency;

(11)

‘aircraft radio equipment’ means one or more radios located on board an aircraft and used by an authorised flight crew member during flight;

(12)

‘radio upgrade’ means the replacement of a radio by a radio of a different model or part number;

(13)

‘designated operational coverage’ means the volume of airspace in which a particular service is provided and in which the service is afforded frequency protection;

(14)

‘air traffic control unit’ (‘ATC unit’) means area control centre, approach control unit or aerodrome control tower;

(15)

‘working position’ means the furniture and technical equipment at which a member of the air traffic services (‘ATS’) staff undertakes the tasks associated with his operational responsibilities;

(16)

‘radio-telephony’ means a form of radio-communication primarily intended for the exchange of information in the form of speech;

(17)

‘letter of agreement’ means an agreement between two adjacent ATS units that specifies how their respective ATS responsibilities are to be coordinated;

(18)

‘Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System’ (‘IFPS’) means a system within the European Air Traffic Management Network through which a centralised flight planning processing and distribution service, dealing with the reception, validation and distribution of flight plans, is provided within the airspace covered by this Regulation;

(19)

‘transport-type State aircraft’ means fixed wing State aircraft that are designed for the purpose of transporting persons and/or cargo;

(20)

‘airport operator’ means the managing body of an airport as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93(1);

(21)

‘operational control communication’ means communication carried out by aircraft operators, which also affect air transport safety, regularity and efficiency of flights.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 3(6) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/459), regs. 1(2), 311; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

(1)

OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 1.