Directive 2006/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

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

1.

‘air traffic control service’ means a service provided for the purpose of preventing collisions between aircraft, and, on the manoeuvring area, between aircraft and obstructions, and expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic;

2.

‘air navigation service providers’ means any public or private entity providing air navigation services for general air traffic;

3.

‘general air traffic’ means all movements of civil aircraft, as well as all movements of State aircraft (including military, customs and police aircraft) when these movements are carried out in conformity with the procedures of the ICAO;

4.

‘licence’ means a certificate, by whatever name it may be known, issued and endorsed in accordance with this Directive and entitling its lawful holder to provide air traffic control services in accordance with the ratings and endorsements contained therein;

5.

‘rating’ means the authorisation entered on or associated with a licence and forming part thereof, stating specific conditions, privileges or limitations pertaining to such licence; the ratings on a licence are at least one of the following:

(a)

aerodrome control visual;

(b)

aerodrome control instrument;

(c)

approach control procedural;

(d)

approach control surveillance;

(e)

area control procedural;

(f)

area control surveillance;

6.

‘rating endorsement’ means the authorisation entered on and forming part of a licence, indicating the specific conditions, privileges or limitations pertaining to the relevant rating;

7.

‘unit endorsement’ means the authorisation entered on and forming part of a licence, indicating the ICAO location indicator and the sectors and/or working positions where the holder of the licence is competent to work;

8.

‘language endorsement’ means the authorisation entered on and forming part of a licence, indicating the language proficiency of the holder;

9.

‘instructor endorsement’ means the authorisation entered on and forming part of a licence, indicating the competence of the holder to give on-the-job training instruction;

10.

‘ICAO location indicator’ means the four-letter code group formulated in accordance with rules prescribed by ICAO in its manual DOC 7910 and assigned to the location of an aeronautical fixed station;

11.

‘sector’ means a part of a control area and/or part of a flight information region/upper region;

12.

‘training’ is the entirety of theoretical courses, practical exercises, including simulation, and on-the-job training required in order to acquire and maintain the skills to deliver safe, high quality air traffic control services; it consists of:

(a)

initial training, providing basic and rating training, leading to the grant of a student licence;

(b)

unit training, including transitional training prior to on-the-job training and on-the-job training, leading to the grant of an air traffic controller licence;

(c)

continuation training, keeping the endorsements of the licence valid;

(d)

training of on-the-job training instructors, leading to the grant of the instructor endorsement;

(e)

training of examiners and/or assessors;

13.

‘training provider’ is an organisation which has been certified by the relevant national supervisory authority to provide one or more types of training;

14.

‘Unit Competence Scheme’ is an approved scheme indicating the method by which the unit maintains the competence of its licence holders;

15.

‘Unit Training Plan’ is an approved plan detailing the processes and timing required to allow the unit procedures to be applied to the local area under the supervision of an on-the-job-training instructor.