- boundary
means a lateral or vertical plane delineating the airspace in which an ATC unit provides air traffic services;’;
- coordination data
means data of interest to operational staff in connection with the process of notification, coordination and transfer of flights, and with the process of civil-military coordination;
- coordination point
(COP) means a point on or adjacent to the boundary used by the ATC units and referred to in coordination processes;’;
- data link service
means a set of related air traffic management transactions, supported by air-ground data link communications, which have a clearly defined operational goal and begin and end on an operational event;’;
- eligible interrogator code
means any code among the II codes and the SI codes, except:
- eligible Mode S interrogator
means a Mode S interrogator for which at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
- estimate data
means the coordination point, the estimated time of an aircraft and the expected flight level of the aircraft at the coordination point;’;
- harmful interference
means interference that prevents the performance requirements from being achieved;
- implementation sequence
means the time-bounded sequence of implementation of interrogator code allocations with which Mode S operators need to comply to avoid temporary interrogator code conflicts;’;
- interrogator code allocation plan
means the most recently approved complete set of interrogator code allocations.’;
- Mode S interrogator
means a system, composed of antenna and electronics, which supports the addressing of individual aircraft through the Mode Select (“Mode S”);
- Mode S operator
means a person, organisation or enterprise that operates or offers to operate a Mode S interrogator, including:
- Network Manager
means the body entrusted with the tasks necessary for the execution of the functions referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004;’;
- notified unit
means the ATC unit that has received the notification information;’;
- receiving unit
means the air traffic control unit that receives data;’;
- safety directive
means a document issued or adopted by a competent authority which:
- warning
means a message displayed at a working position when the automated coordination process has failed;’;
- working position
means the furniture and technical equipment at which a member of the air traffic services staff undertakes task associated with their job;