Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00978:clause:1_4:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00978
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 4 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 6704–9435

the aerial application of substances for the purposes of pollution clean‑up and control.
EPNdB is short for effective perceived noise in decibels.
exempt RPA means an RPA that:
 (a) is a micro RPA (within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998); or
 (b) is being operated in standard RPA operating conditions (within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998); or
 (c) is being operated for:
 (i) an agricultural operation; or
 (ii) an environmental operation; or
 (iii) a fire fighting, medical or policing purpose; or
 (iv) a sport or recreation purpose.
inspector means an inspector appointed under section 21.
large marginally compliant aircraft means a subsonic jet aircraft that:
 (a) either:
 (i) has a maximum take‑off weight of 34,000 kg or more; or
 (ii) is permitted by its type certificate to have a passenger seating capacity of more than 19 seats other than seats for crew; and
 (b) if it was not previously a state aircraft:
 (i) was certificated for compliance with the standards for aircraft noise in Chapter 2 of the Annex; and
 (ii) has been re‑certificated for compliance with the standards for aircraft noise in Chapter 3 of the Annex; and
 (c) has been modified; and
 (d) complies with the noise certification limits mentioned in the standards for aircraft noise in Volume A, Part II of Chapter 3 of the Annex by a cumulative margin of not more than 5 EPNdB if:
 (i) the cumulative margin is the amount of noise, expressed in EPNdB, that is obtained by adding the individual margins at each of the 3 noise reference points mentioned in Volume A, Part II of Chapter 3 of the Annex; and
 (ii) an individual margin is the difference between the certificated noise level and the maximum permitted noise level at a referenced noise measurement point.
Note: Paragraph (d) of this definition is based upon the definition of 'marginally compliant aircraft' in Article 2 of Directive 2002/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 March 2002 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise‑related operating restrictions at community airports.
local governing body, for a locality, means:
 (a) if there is a local council for the locality—the local council; or
 (b) in any other case—any other body responsible for local government matters in the locality.
maximum take‑off weight, for an aircraft, has the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
noise certificate means a certificate, whether or not consisting of a separate document, issued, or deemed to have been issued, under section 8, or issued under section 9.
Notice to Airmen has the same meaning as in the Air Services Regulations 2019.
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