5Interpretation

5 Interpretation

In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:

aeronautical assigned system station means an aeronautical station that operates on an aeronautical frequency on an assigned basis.

aeronautical licence (aeronautical assigned system station) means an aeronautical licence that authorises the operation of an aeronautical assigned system station.

Note: At the time this instrument was made, the only aeronautical licences were aeronautical licences (aeronautical assigned system station). The ACMA does not intend to issue any other kind of aeronautical licence.

AIP means the Aeronautical Information Publication published by Airservices Australia.

Note: The AIP is available, free of charge, from Airservices Australia’s website at www.airservicesaustralia.com.

Certified Air/Ground Radio Service has the meaning given by the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

UNICOM (short for Universal Communications) has the meaning given by Part 139 (Aerodromes) Manual of Standards 2019.

Note 1: Part 139 (Aerodromes) Manual of Standards 2019 is available, free of charge, from the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

Note 2: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:

(a) ACMA;
(b) aircraft;
(c) frequency band;
(d) operate;
(e) radiocommunications receiver;
(f) radiocommunications transmitter;
(g) spectrum;
(h) transmitter licence.

Note 3: Other expressions used in this instrument may be defined in a determination, made under subsection 64(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, that applies to this instrument, including:

(a) Act;
(b) aeronautical frequency;
(c) aeronautical licence;
(d) aeronautical station;
(e) assigned basis;
(f) communication;
(g) station.

(2) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a station is taken to be a reference to each radiocommunications transmitter that forms part of the station.

Note: A station is an installation or thing that is, or includes, one or more radiocommunications transmitters, one or more radiocommunications receivers, or both one or more radiocommunications transmitters and one or more radiocommunications receivers. This instrument imposes licence conditions on aeronautical licences, which are a type of transmitter licence, so this instrument is primarily concerned with transmitter licences and the radiocommunications transmitters whose operation is authorised by those licences. However, the operation of some conditions in relation to some aeronautical licences may depend on particular radiocommunications receivers.