Avop

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Aircraft

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Any heavier-than-air aircraft, airplane or helicopter whether power driven or non-power driven.

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Aircraft Safety Area

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Secure area used for parking aircraft and within vehicle traffic is prohibited when an aircraft is being moved.

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Aircraft Stand

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A designated area in the apron intended for the parking of an aircraft for the purpose of emplaning and deplaning passengers and providing requisite ground services.

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Airport traffic

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All traffic within the movement area of an airport.

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Airside

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Area of airport reserved for movements relating to the operation of aircraft to which public access is generally prohibited.

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Apron

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Portion of airport, other than the maneuvering area, designed for the emplaning and deplaning of travellers, the loading and unloading of cargo, aircraft refuelling, routine or technical servicing, de-icing, aircraft parking, as well as the movement of aircraft, vehicles, and pedestrians necessary for the execution of the aforementioned tasks, including interior baggage sorting areas.

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Apron traffic

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Means all aircraft, vehicles and pedestrians using the apron of the airport.

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ATR

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Airport Traffic Regulations

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Baggage sorting area

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Area located inside a terminal or building where checked baggage having been accepted by an air carrier is directed for the purpose of transport by such carrier.

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Controlled airport

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Means an airport equipped with an air traffic control unit.

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Controlled area

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Area not covered under federal regulations with respect to which access and surveillance are determined by Airport Patrol.

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Equipment Staging Area

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Area outside the aircraft safety area which is used for the temporary staging of aircraft refuelling and maintenance vehicles and equipment.

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FOD (Foreign Object Damage)

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Damage attributed to a foreign object that can be expressed in physical or economic terms which may or may not degrade the product's required safety and/or performance characteristics.

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Ground Control

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The control tower operational position to which a controller is assigned to provide as follows:

a) authorization and instructions pertaining to airport traffic

b) all information, up on receipt, as is relevant to traffic within the airport perimeter

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Holder

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Person to whom an AVOP, RAIC, key or temporary security pass has been issued

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Intersection

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Means the location where a roadway, runway or taxiway crosses another roadway, runway or taxiway.

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Key

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Means any instrument used by the APO for the purpose of providing access to a public or private restricted area.

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Loading area

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Any portion of the apron designated as such by a sign or surface markings, which is accessible to the travelling public for the purpose of emplaning or deplaning, including areas for charter aircraft.

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Manoeuvering area

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Portion of airport normally used for the takeoff and landing of aircraft as well as aircraft movements in relation thereto, but excluding the apron.

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Movement area

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Parts of aerodrome used for takeoffs, landings and ground movements of aircrafts, including the manoeuvering area and the apron.

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NPS-V

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Non Passenger Screening Vehicle

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Operator

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Any person at the wheel or exercising control over a motor vehicle or bicycle.

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Park

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To stop a vehicle, whether occupied or not, and whether or not the engine is running. This expression does not include emplaning or deplaning of passengers or the loading and unloading of cargo.

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Parking space

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Portion of the apron reserved for vehicle parking and identified appropriately by means of signs or surface markings.

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Passenger Transfer Vehicle (PTV)

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Motorized vehicle used for emplaning, deplaning and transportation of passengers

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Pedestrian

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A person on foot, including an invalid in a wheelchair or infant in a carriage

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Pedestrian crossing

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Portion of apron signed as such or bearing surface markings designed to allow passengers boarding or unboarding

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RAIC

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Restricted Area Identity Card

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Restricted area

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Section of an aerodrome signed as an area to which access is limited to authorized individuals only

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Roadway

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Route, street or location designed for vehicle traffic and indicated by means of a sign, surface markings or drawings on a plan

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Sector Supervisor, Airport Patrol

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Any member of Airport Patrol charged with enforcing the law and defined as an 'officer' under Airport Traffic Regulations

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Taxiway

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Portion of aerodrome between the apron and the runway which is used by manoeuvering aircraft and airport ground equipment

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Threshold

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Beginning of that portion of the runway which is usable for takeoffs and landings

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Type D permit

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Type of AVOP which authorizes the holder thereof to operate a vehicle within the movement areas of the airport named on the permit

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Type D/A permit

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Type of AVOP which authorizes the holder thereof to operate a vehicle on the airport aprons and roadways named on the permit, with the exception of the manoeuvring areas.

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Type D/A (R) permit

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Type of AVOP which authorizes the holder thereof to operate a vehicle on the apron for the company identified on the permit and within the vehicle corridors bounded by traffic signs along the terminal building

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Vehicle corridor

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Exterior roadway boarded by parallel white lines painted on the apron surface and designed to guide vehicle operators.