S.L. 499.29 ст. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"aerodrome" has the same meaning as is given by article 2 of the Air Navigation Act; "aerodrome licence" means a licence issued to the operator of an aerodrome by the Director General under article 75 of the Air Navigation Act, subsequent to the acceptance of the aerodrome manual; "aerodrome facilities and equipment" means the facilities and equipment, inside or outside the boundaries of an aerodrome, that are constructed or installed and maintained for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft; "aerodrome manual" means the manual that must be submitted to the Director by an aerodrome operator pursuant to these regulations, including any amendments thereto accepted by the Director;

"aerodrome operator" means, in the relation to a licensed aerodrome, the aerodrome licence holder;

"aeronautical information service" means a service established within the defined area of coverage responsible for the provision of aeronautical information and, or data necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation; "air traffic services" means variously, flight information service, alerting service, air traffic advisory service, air traffic control service (area control service, approach area service or aerodrome service); "apron" has the same meaning as is given in article 2 of the Air Navigation Act; "Director" means the Director of Civil Aviation and, to the extent of the authority given, any person authorised in that behalf by the Director;

"Doc 9774" means the document published by the International Civil Aviation Organisation and whose specifications are found in the Schedule; "ICAO" means the International Civil Aviation Organisation;

"licensed aerodrome" means an aerodrome whose operator has been granted an aerodrome licence;

Where any law makes references to provisions of the Air

Navigation Order which were not reproduced in the Air Navigation Act, or any Act substituting the same, the matter shall be regulated by means of a regulatory instrument issued by the Director General.

"movement area" means that part of the aerodrome to be used for the take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft, consisting of the manoeurving area and the apron(s);

"obstacle" means all fixed (whether temporary or permanent) and mobile objects, or parts thereof, that are located on an area intended for the surface movement of aircraft or that extend above a defined surface intended to protect aircraft in flight; "obstacle limitation surfaces" means a series of surfaces that define the volume of airspace at and around an aerodrome to be kept free of obstacles in order to permit the intended aeroplane operations to be conducted safely and to prevent the aerodrome from becoming unusable by the growth of obstacles around the aerodrome;

"safety management system" means a system for the management of safety at aerodromes including organisational structure, responsibilities, procedures, processes and provisions for the implementation of aerodrome safety by an aerodrome operator, which provides for the control of safety at, and the safe use of, the aerodrome; "standards and recommended practices" means the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) in Volume I and II of Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation whose specifications are found in the Schedule to these regulations.