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Article 2U.K.Definitions

1.For the purposes of this Regulation the definitions set out in Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 shall apply.

2.In addition to the definitions referred to in paragraph 1 the following definitions shall apply:

1.

‘flight plan’ means specified information provided to air traffic service units, relative to an intended flight or portion of a flight of an aircraft;

2.

‘pre-flight phase’ means the period from the first submission of a flight plan until the first delivery of an air traffic control clearance;

3.

‘repetitive flight plan’ means a flight plan related to a series of frequently recurring, regularly operated individual flights with identical basic features, submitted by an operator for retention and repetitive use by air traffic service units;

4.

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

5.

‘air traffic services unit’ (hereinafter ATS unit) means a unit, civil or military, responsible for providing air traffic services;

6.

‘Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System’ (hereinafter 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;

7.

‘air traffic control clearance’ (hereinafter ATC clearance) means an authorisation for an aircraft to proceed under conditions specified by an air traffic control unit;

8.

[F1‘ IFR ’ means the symbol used to designate instrument flight rules;]

9.

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

10.

‘key items of a flight plan’ means the following items of a flight plan:

(a)

aircraft identification;

(b)

departure aerodrome;

(c)

estimated off-block date;

(d)

estimated off-block time;

(e)

destination aerodrome;

(f)

route excluding terminal area procedures;

(g)

cruising speed(s) and requested flight level(s);

(h)

aircraft type and category of wake turbulence;

(i)

flight rules and type of flight;

(j)

aircraft equipment and its related capabilities;

11.

‘originator’ means a person or organisation submitting flight plans and any associated update messages to the IFPS, including pilots, operators and agents acting on their behalf and ATS units;

12.

‘initial flight plan’ means the flight plan initially submitted by the originator including changes, if any, initiated and accepted by pilots, operators, an ATS unit or the centralised service for flight planning processing and distribution of flight plans during the pre-flight phase;

13.

‘aircraft identification’ means a group of letters, figures or a combination thereof which is either identical to, or the coded equivalent of, the aircraft call sign to be used in air-ground communications, and which is used to identify the aircraft in ground-ground air traffic services communications;

14.

‘estimated off-block date’ means the estimated date on which the aircraft will commence movement associated with departure;

15.

‘estimated off-block time’ means the estimated time at which the aircraft will commence movement associated with departure;

16.

[F2‘ terminal area procedures ’ means the standard instrument departures and the standard instrument arrivals as defined in the ICAO procedures for Air Navigation Services — Aircraft Operations (PANS-OPS, Doc 8168 — Volume 1 — fifth edition — 2006, incorporating all amendments up to No 7).]

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