Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (1)

   ‘European risk classification scheme’ or ‘ERCS’ means the methodology applied for the assessment of the risk posed by an occurrence to civil aviation in the form of a safety risk score;

2. (2)

   ‘ERCS matrix’ means a grid made up of the variables described in Article 3(3) which serves for the illustrative representation of the safety risk score;

3. (3)

   ‘safety risk score’ means the result of the risk classification of an occurrence by combining the values of the variables described in Article 3(3);

4. (4)

   ‘high-risk area’ means an area where an aircraft impact would cause numerous injuries, result in a high number of fatalities, or both because of the nature of the activities in that area, such as nuclear or chemical plants;

5. (5)

   ‘populated area’ means an area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population, such as city, settlement, town, or village;

6. (6)

   ‘life changing injury’ means an injury reducing the person’s quality of life in regard to reduced mobility or reduced cognitive or physical ability in daily life.