5Definitions

5 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:

(a) aircraft;
(b) the Chicago Convention.

In this instrument:

Act means the Air Navigation Act 1920.

alternate airport: see subsection 9(2).

Annex means volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Chicago Convention, being that Annex as amended and in force at the commencement of this instrument.

curfew period: see section 7.

engage in conduct means:

(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.

involved in an emergency: see subsection 14(4).

land: an aircraft lands when it touches the ground.

maximum take‑off weight of an aircraft means the weight, or the highest of the weights, set out as a maximum take‑off weight for the aircraft in the aircraft’s certificate of airworthiness (within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998) or flight manual.

noise certificate has the same meaning as in the Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 2018.

noise level of an aircraft, expressed as a figure of EPNdB, means the effective perceived noise in decibels certified in a noise certificate for the aircraft.

regular public transport operation means an operation of an aircraft:

(a) for the purpose of transporting persons generally, or transporting cargo for persons generally; and
(b) for hire or reward; and
(c) in accordance with fixed schedules to and from fixed terminals over specific routes, with or without intermediate stopping places between terminals.

take off: an aircraft takes off when it leaves the ground.