# The Armed Forces (Alcohol Limits for Prescribed Safety-Critical Duties) Regulations 2013, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Armed Forces Act 2006;
“afloat” means not on shore;
“air traffic controller” means a person directing or controlling the direction of aircraft in flight, taking off or landing;
“firearm” means a lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged;
“hazardous seamanship evolution” means manoeuvring alongside another vessel or fixed or moving object, leaving harbour, launching or recovery of boats, replenishment at sea, towing operations or salvage operations;
“Her Majesty’s ships” means all ships belonging to or used for the purposes of any of Her Majesty’s forces, and “Her Majesty’s submarines” shall be construed accordingly;
“maritime lifting operation” means the lifting or lowering of a load between one of Her Majesty’s ships and the shore using lifting equipment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111100455/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-alcohol-limits-for-prescribed-safety-critical-duties-regulations-2013/regulation-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.