Regulation 55 Interpretation

In this Part—

• “competence assessment” has the meaning given in regulation 69(3)(c)(iii);

• “ICAO compliant”, in relation to a licence, means a licence which complies with Annex 1 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom at Chicago on 7th December 1944, and is issued by the licensing authority in a country which is a party to that Convention;

• “licensee” means a person who holds a launch operator licence, a return operator licence, a spaceport licence or a range control licence under the Act;

• “medical assessment” has the meaning given in regulation 72(5);

• “medical examination” has the meaning given in regulation 72(5);

• “normal conditions” in relation to a flight means conditions in which—

  1. (a)

     all launch vehicle aerodynamic parameters are as expected,

  2. (b)

     all the internal and external systems of the launch vehicle perform exactly as planned, and

  3. (c)

     there are no external perturbing influences other than atmospheric drag and gravity;

• “relevant individual” has the meaning given in regulation 58(1);

• “relevant requirement” has the meaning given in regulation 65(3);

• “safety-critical function” means any function the performance of which is essential for preventing serious or fatal injuries as a result of the operator’s spaceflight activities;

• “simulated training device” has the meaning given in regulation 71(2);

• “specified capacity” means a capacity which is specified for the purposes of section 18(4)(a) by regulation 57(1);

• “specified role” means a role which is specified for the purposes of section 18(4)(b) by regulation 56(1);

• “sub-orbital aircraft” means a craft to which section 1(5) applies which can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than reactions of the air against the earth’s surface.