FIRST SCHEDULE
Regulation 2
Definitions
“Acclimated” means the state of being a crew member who has spent at least 3 consecutive local nights free of duty within a particular time zone.
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“Acclimated time”, in relation to a crew member, means the local time in the time zone to which the crew member is acclimated.
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“Adequate”, in relation to an alternate aerodrome, means that it is an aerodrome —
(a)where the landing performance requirements can be met;
(b)which is expected to be available, if required; and
(c)which has the necessary facilities and services, such as air traffic control, lighting, communications, meteorological services, navigation aids, rescue and firefighting services and at least one suitable instrument approach procedure.
“Aerodrome elevation” means the elevation of the highest point of the landing area.
“Aircraft operating manual” means a manual, acceptable to the State of the Operator, that contains —
(a)the procedures for normal, abnormal and emergency situations;
(b)the checklists;
(c)the limitations of the aircraft;
(d)the aircraft’s performance information;
(e)details of the aircraft systems; and
(f)other material relevant to the operation of the aircraft.
“AOC holder” means the holder of an air operator certificate issued under the Air Navigation (119 — Air Operator Certification) Regulations 2018.
“Approved flight simulation training device” means a flight simulation training device for which the AOC holder has a specific approval, granted in accordance with paragraph 23A of the Air Navigation Order, to use for the purpose that it is being used for under these Regulations.
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“Augmented flight crew” means a flight crew that comprises more members than the number of normal operating flight crew required to operate the aeroplane, and in which every flight crew member can leave the member’s assigned post and be replaced by another appropriately qualified flight crew member for the purpose of in‑flight rest.
“Automatic dependent surveillance” or “ADS” means a surveillance technique in which the aircraft automatically provides, via a data link, data derived from on‑board navigation and position-fixing systems, including aircraft identification, four‑dimensional position and additional data as appropriate.
“Automatic dependent surveillance — broadcast (ADS‑B)” means the means by which aircraft, aerodrome vehicles and other objects can automatically transmit, receive, or transmit and receive, data such as identification, position and additional data, as appropriate, in a broadcast mode via a data link.
“Check pilot” means a pilot appointed by the AOC holder to conduct competency assessments on any person assigned by the AOC holder to be a flight crew member.
“Configuration deviation list” or “CDL” means a list established by the organisation responsible for the type design with the approval of the State of Design which —
(a)identifies any external parts of an aircraft type which may be missing at the commencement of a flight; and
(b)contains any associated operating limitations and performance correction where necessary.
“Contaminated”, in relation to a runway, means the runway has more than 25% of the runway surface area (whether isolated or not) within the required length and width of the runway surface that is being used covered by the following:
(a)surface water or slush more than 3 mm (0.125″) deep;
(b)loose snow, equivalent to more than 20 mm (0.75″) of water;
(c)compacted snow or ice, including wet ice.
“Controlled flight” means any flight which is subject to an air traffic control clearance.
“Co-pilot” means a pilot serving in any piloting capacity other than as pilot‑in‑command, but does not include a pilot who is on board an aircraft for the sole purpose of receiving flight instruction.
“Cosmic radiation” means the ionising and neutron radiation of galactic and solar radiation that the aeroplane is exposed to.
“Day off” means an extended rest period to cater to the requirement of managing cumulative fatigue during which a crew member is free of all duties.
“Dry”, in relation to a runway, means the runway is clear of contaminants and visible moisture within the required length and width of the runway surface being used.
“Duty” means any task that a flight or cabin crew member is required by the AOC holder to perform, including, for example, flight duty, administrative work, training, positioning and standby, when doing of that task is likely to induce fatigue.
“Duty period” means a period which starts when a flight or cabin crew member is required by the AOC holder to report for or to commence a duty and ends when that crew member is free from all duties.
“Early start”, in relation to a duty period, means a scheduled departure that commences in the period 0500 to 0659 hours acclimated time.
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“Extended diversion time operations” or “EDTO” means any operation by an aeroplane with 2 or more turbine engines where the diversion time to an en‑route alternate aerodrome is greater than the threshold time established by the Authority in these Regulations.
“EDTO critical fuel” means the fuel quantity necessary to fly to an en‑route alternate aerodrome from the most critical point on the route upon considering the most limiting system failure.
“Fatigue Risk Management System” or “FRMS” means a data‑driven means of continuously monitoring and managing fatigue‑related safety risks, based upon scientific principles and knowledge as well as operational experience that aims to ensure relevant personnel are performing at adequate levels of alertness.
“Flight duty period” means a period which commences when a flight or cabin crew member is required to report for any duty that includes a flight or series of flights and which finishes when the aircraft finally comes to rest and the engines are shut down at the end of the last flight on which he or she is a crew member.
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“Ground handling” means the services necessary for an aircraft’s arrival at or departure from an aerodrome other than air traffic services.
“Helideck” means a heliport located on a floating or fixed offshore structure.
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“Home base” means the location, nominated by an AOC holder in respect of a crew member, from which the crew member normally starts and ends a duty period or a series of duty periods.
“Human factors principles” means the principles which —
(a)are applied to aeronautical design, certification, training, operations and maintenance; and
(b)seek safe interface between the human user and other system components by giving proper consideration to human performance.
“ICAO TI” means the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284), approved and issued in accordance with the procedure established by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
“Integrity”, in relation to aeronautical data, means a degree of assurance that an aeronautical data and its value has not been lost nor altered since the data origination or authorised amendment.
“Intentionally transmitting PED” means a PED that intentionally transmits electromagnetic signals.
“Late finish”, in relation to a duty period, means a scheduled arrival that ends in the period 0100 to 0159 hours acclimated time.
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“Line maintenance” means maintenance activities required to prepare an aircraft for flight including —
(a)pre-flight inspections and servicing;
(b)daily inspections;
(c)minor scheduled maintenance; and
(d)defect rectification.
“Local night” means the period of 8 hours falling between 2200 hours and 0800 hours local time.
“Maximum diversion time” means the maximum allowable range, expressed in time, from a point on a route to an en‑route alternate aerodrome.
“Mode S” means a transponder system that establishes selective and addressed interrogations with aircraft within its coverage for identification and altitude reporting.
“Normal operating flight crew” means the minimum flight deck crew required for public transport operation in compliance with the Air Navigation Order (O 2) and the Certificate of Airworthiness.
“Operational control” means the exercise of authority over the initiation, continuation, diversion or termination of a flight in the interest of the safety of the aircraft and the regularity and efficiency of the flight.
“Performance Class A operations” means commercial air transport flights operated in accordance with the Performance Class A requirements in Aviation Specifications 1 (AS‑1) issued by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation using —
(a)a multi-engine aeroplane powered by turbo-propeller engines with an MAPSC exceeding 9; or
(b)a multi-engine turbine-powered aeroplane.
“Performance Class B operations” means commercial air transport flights operated in accordance with the Performance Class B requirements in AS‑1 issued by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation using a propeller driven aeroplane with an MAPSC of 9 or fewer, and an MCTOM of 5,700 kg or less.
“Performance data” means material which provides the necessary data to establish the performance of the aeroplane.
“Positioning” means the transporting of a crew member from one place to another place as a passenger on surface or air transport at the behest of the AOC holder.
“Pre-flight inspection” means an inspection, carried out before a flight commences, in accordance with the aircraft flight manual or Operations Manual, or as specified in the approved maintenance programme.
“Reporting time” means the time at which a crew personnel is required by the AOC holder to report for duty.
“Rest period” means a continuous and defined uninterrupted period of time, subsequent to or prior to duty or both, during which an individual who is a flight or cabin crew member is free of all duties, and which period commences —
(a)one hour after that individual is free of all duties, when the rest is subsequent to a duty period; or
(b)when the individual is away from base, at the time the individual reaches the accommodation designated for the rest period or one hour after that individual is free of all duties, whichever results in a shorter duration.
“Roster” means a list provided by an AOC holder containing the times when an individual acting as a crew member is required to undertake duties, and which includes, but is not restricted to, the following times:
(a)flight time;
(b)flight duty period;
(c)standby duty;
(d)rest period;
(e)day off.
“Standby duty” means a defined period of time (at the airport, hotel or at home) during which an individual acting as a crew member is required by the AOC holder to be available to receive an assignment for a specific duty without an intervening rest period.
“State of the Aerodrome” means the State in which the aerodrome is located.
“Suitable accommodation” means a furnished bedroom which provides an individual with the opportunity of adequate rest or sleep.
“Task specialist” means a crew member who is not part of the flight crew or cabin crew but who carries out duties on board the aircraft which are essential to the purpose of the flight.
“Threshold time” means the range, expressed in time, to an en-route alternate aerodrome, beyond which an approval granted under the Air Navigation (98 — Special Operations) Regulations 2018 for EDTO operations is required.
“Unforeseen operational circumstance”  —
(a)means an unplanned event, such as aircraft unserviceability, industrial action, operational contingencies and other such unforeseeable occurrences; and
(b)excludes circumstances that are known sufficiently in advance such as scheduled charters or planned runway shortening.
“Unintentionally transmitting PED” means a PED that emits electromagnetic signals as a by‑product of its operation.
“Wet runway” means a runway that is neither dry nor contaminated.
“Window of circadian low”, in relation to a take-off or landing, means the period 0200 to 0459 hours acclimated time.
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