Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00288:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00288
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 8397–11453

6  Definitions for Part 2
  In this instrument:
aircraft accident: an aircraft is involved in an aircraft accident if:
 (a) a person suffers a fatal aircraft‑related injury in relation to the operation of the aircraft; or
 (b) a person suffers a serious aircraft‑related injury in relation to the operation of the aircraft; or
 (c) the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure, or there are reasonable grounds for believing that the aircraft has sustained damage or structural failure, which:
 (i) adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft; and
 (ii) would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component;
  except for any of the following:
 (iii) engine failure;
 (iv) engine damage limited to a single engine (including damage to its cowlings or accessories);
 (v) damage to propellers, wing tips, antennas, probes, vanes, tyres, brakes, wheels, fairings, panels, landing gear doors or windscreens;
 (vi) damage such as small dents or puncture holes to the aircraft skin;
 (vii) minor damage to main rotor blades, tail rotor blades or landing gear;
 (viii) minor damage resulting from hail or bird strike (including holes in the radome); or
 (d) the aircraft is missing; or
 (e) the aircraft is completely inaccessible.
aircraft incident means any occurrence that:
 (a) is associated with the operation of an aircraft; and
 (b) affects or could affect the safety of the operation of the aircraft.
aircraft incident (external) means an aircraft incident that originates from any of the following outside the aircraft:
 (a) infrastructure;
 (b) flying and other objects;
 (c) animals or birds.
aircraft system means a part of an aircraft that consists of an integral network of related and inter‑controlled devices designed to perform a specific function.
Examples: An aircraft's flight management system, hydraulic system, electrical system, flight guidance system and navigation system.
Airservices Australia means Airservices Australia established by the Air Services Act 1995.
approved flight envelope, in relation to an aircraft, means the operating limitations and limiting atmospheric conditions applying to the aircraft, as shown in any of the following as approved, from time to time, by CASA or the appropriate authority of another country:
 (a) the aircraft's flight manual;
 (b) the aircraft's cockpit placards;
 (c) other operating documents for the aircraft.
Example: Limitations on the aircraft's centre of gravity, or its minimum or maximum speed.
Australian Flight Information Region means the Australian Flight Information Region specified in the Aeronautical Information Publication produced by Airservices Australia, as in force from time to time.
Note: The Aeronautical Information Publication could in 2021 be viewed on the Airservices Australia website (https://www.airservicesaustralia.com).
Australian territory means:
 (a) the territory of Australia and of every external Territory; and
 (b) the territorial sea of Australia and of every external