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the aerodrome operator, or by a Federal or State authority, to authorised persons only:

(a) the movement area of the aerodrome;

(b) where their purpose and use is to directly support aircraft operations — the terrain and buildings adjacent to the movement area, or particular portions of such adjacent terrain and buildings.

Note   The word "landside" is used colloquially to denote areas of an aerodrome that are not airside, for example, passenger terminals.

airside driver means a person who drives or operates an airside vehicle.

airside vehicle means a vehicle, including equipment that is mobile under its own power, that is operated airside under the authorisation of the aerodrome operator.

air transport operation has the same meaning as in clause 3 of Part 2 of the CASR Dictionary.

Note   An aerial work operation is not an air transport operation.

air transport passenger means a passenger in an air transport operation.

air transport passenger movement numbers, for an aerodrome, for a financial year, means the numbers, published by the Department, of air transport passenger movements at the aerodrome during the financial year, and any reference to air transport passenger movements is a reference to the movements compiled in these numbers.

AIS provider means a person who holds a certificate under regulation 175.055 of CASR.

APEI means the official publication known as Airport Engineering Instructions issued:

(a) by CASA or its predecessors, before the Rules and Practices for Aerodromes (RPA) was first issued; or

(b) otherwise by or under the authority of the Commonwealth.

API means the official publication known as Airport Instructions issued:

(a) by CASA or its predecessors, before the Rules and Practices for Aerodromes (RPA) was first issued; or

(b) otherwise by or under the authority of the Commonwealth.

approved means approved by CASA, whether with or without conditions, unless the contrary intention appears.

apron means a defined area on a land aerodrome to accommodate aircraft for the purposes of loading or unloading passengers, mail or cargo, fuelling, parking, or maintenance.

apron taxiway means a portion of a taxiway system located on an apron to provide a through taxi route for aircraft across the apron to another part of the taxiway system.

ARC means aerodrome reference code.

ARFF unit, for an aerodrome, means the aviation rescue and firefighting unit at the aerodrome.

ARFFS means aviation rescue and firefighting service.

artificial, in relation to an obstacle, object or structure, means an obstacle, object or structure made by human skill and labour.

ATC means air traffic control.

ATS means air traffic service.

AT-VASIS means abbreviated T visual approach slope indicator system.

Australian Height Datum means the datum that sets mean sea level as zero elevation.

A-VDGS means advanced visual docking guidance