# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1079/2012 of 16 November 2012 laying down requirements for voice channels spacing for the single European sky (Text with EEA relevance), Article 3: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purpose of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 shall apply. The following definitions shall also apply:
(1)‘channel’ means a numerical designator used in conjunction with voice communication equipment tuning, which allows unique identification of the applicable radio frequency and associated channel spacing;
(2)‘8,33 kHz channel spacing’ means a channel spacing where the nominal channel centre frequencies are separated in increments of 8,33 kHz;
(3)‘radio’ means any installed, portable or handheld device designed to transmit and/or receive transmissions in the VHF band;
(4)‘central register’ means a register where the national frequency manager registers the necessary operational, technical and administrative details for each frequency assignment in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 677/2011;
(5)‘8,33 kHz conversion’ means the replacement of a frequency assignment registered in the central register and using 25 kHz channel spacing by a frequency assignment using 8,33 kHz channel spacing;
(6)‘frequency assignment’ means authorisation given by the CAA or a Member State to use a radio frequency or radio frequency channel under specified conditions for the purpose of operating radio equipment;
(7)‘operator’ means a person, organisation or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in an aircraft operation;
(8)‘flights operated under visual flight rules’ means any flights operated under visual flight rules as defined in Annex 2 to the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation (‘the Chicago Convention’);
(9)‘State aircraft’ means any aircraft used by military, customs or police;
(10)‘offset carrier operation’ means a case where the designated operational coverage cannot be ensured by a single ground transmitter and where, in order to minimise the interference problems, the signals from two or more ground transmitters are offset from the nominal channel centre frequency;
(11)‘aircraft radio equipment’ means one or more radios located on board an aircraft and used by an authorised flight crew member during flight;
(12)‘radio upgrade’ means the replacement of a radio by a radio of a different model or part number;
(13)‘designated operational coverage’ means the volume of airspace in which a particular service is provided and in which the service is afforded frequency protection;
(14)‘air traffic control unit’ (‘ATC unit’) means area control centre, approach control unit or aerodrome control tower;
(15)‘working position’ means the furniture and technical equipment at which a member of the air traffic services (‘ATS’) staff undertakes the tasks associated with his operational responsibilities;
(16)‘radio-telephony’ means a form of radio-communication primarily intended for the exchange of information in the form of speech;
(17)‘letter of agreement’ means an agreement between two adjacent ATS units that specifies how their respective ATS responsibilities are to be coordinated;
(18)‘Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System’ (‘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;
(19)‘transport-type State aircraft’ means fixed wing State aircraft that are designed for the purpose of transporting persons and/or cargo;
(20)‘airport operator’ means the managing body of an airport as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93;
(21)‘operational control communication’ means communication carried out by aircraft operators, which also affect air transport safety, regularity and efficiency of flights.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1079/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1079/article-3
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