Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/469Show full title

Article 1

Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 is amended as follows:

(1)

Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)

point (57) is replaced by the following:

‘(57)

‘‘controlled aerodrome’’ means an aerodrome at which air traffic control service is provided to aerodrome traffic’;

(b)

the following points (144) and (145) are added:

‘(144)

‘‘critical area’’ means an area of defined dimensions extending around the ground equipment of a precision instrument approach within which the presence of vehicles or aircraft will cause unacceptable disturbance of the guidance signals;

(145)

‘sensitive area’ means an area extending beyond the critical area where the parking or movement, or both, of aircraft or vehicles will affect the guidance signal to the extent that it may be rendered as an unacceptable disturbance to aircraft using the signal.’;

(2)

the following Article 4a is inserted:

‘Article 4a Very-high frequency (VHF) emergency frequency

1. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, Member States shall ensure that the VHF emergency frequency (121.500 MHz) is only used for emergency purposes specified in point SERA.14095(d) of the Annex.

2. Member States may exceptionally allow the use of the VHF emergency frequency referred to in paragraph 1 for other purposes than those specified in point SERA.14095(d) of the Annex, if those are limited to what is necessary to achieve their aim and in order to reduce the impact upon aircraft in distress or emergency and on the operations of air traffic services units.’;

(3)

the Annex is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.