Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:5:p25
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 25/117)
Character Range: 3566475–3569530

approval, given by CASA, to provide a telecommunication or radionavigation service.
availability, for a telecommunication service, radionavigation service or support service, means the percentage of its operating hours that the service is not interrupted.
configuration, in relation to:
 (a) a telecommunication or radionavigation service—means the configuration of each facility and any interconnection between facilities that make up the service; and
 (b) a facility—means the configuration of equipment, hardware, software and data, and the interconnections between equipment.
coverage, in relation to a telecommunication or radionavigation service, means the volume of airspace in which, or the locations between which, the service is nominally provided.
Example 1: The volume of airspace in which an aeronautical broadcasting service can be received and used.
Example 2: The places served by an aeronautical fixed line telecommunication service.
functional specification, for a telecommunication service, a radionavigation service or a support service, is a general description of the service, its operating principles and its functions.
Example: The functional specification of an aeronautical radionavigation service may describe the kind of service, each standard to which it operates, the accuracy of its signal and the aircraft for which the service is provided.
hazard means a source of potential harm to aviation safety.
integrity, of a telecommunication service, a radionavigation service or a support service:
 (a) means the likelihood that the information supplied by the service at a particular moment is correct; and
 (b) includes the ability of the service to warn users promptly when the service should not be used.
key personnel, in relation to a service provider, means the person or persons who manage 1 or more of the following:
 (a) operations;
 (b) maintenance;
 (c) safety.
Manual of Standards means the document called 'Manual of Standards (MOS) – Part 171' issued by CASA under regulation 171.017, as in force from time to time.
operating hours, for a telecommunication or radionavigation service, means the times during which the service provider must, under its approval, operate the service.
operations manual means a manual of the kind described in Subpart 171.D, prepared by a service provider or a person applying for approval.
recovery time means the period during which a service is interrupted.
reliability, of a telecommunication service, a radionavigation service or a support service, means the probability that the service will perform its function or functions without failure for a specified period.
risk means risk to aviation safety.
safety means aviation safety.
service provider means a person approved to operate and maintain a telecommunication or radionavigation service, and whose approval is not suspended or revoked.
technical specification, for a telecommunication service or facility, or a radionavigation service or facility, is a detailed description, that may use technical terms and concepts, of: