acceptable means of compliance (AMC)means non-binding standards adopted by the Agency to illustrate means by which to establish compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts;’;
alternative means of compliancemeans an alternative to an existing AMC or a new means to establish compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts for which no associated AMC have been adopted by the Agency;’;
creditmeans the recognition of the training undertaken by an air traffic controller during their military service for the purpose of applying for a student air traffic controller licence to be issued in accordance with this Regulation;
guidance material (GM)means a non-binding material issued by the Agency, which helps to illustrate the meaning of delegated or implementing acts and which is used to support the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts;’;
licence endorsementmeans the authorisation entered on and forming part of the licence, indicating a specific qualification of the licence holder.
national conversion reportmeans a report on the basis of which prior air traffic controller training may be given credit by the competent authority to which the application for the issue of a student air traffic controller licence is submitted;’;
provisional inabilitymeans a temporary state in which the licence holder is prevented from exercising the privileges of the licence when ratings, endorsements and his or her medical certificate are valid;’;
ratingmeans the authorisation entered on or associated with a licence and forming part thereof, stating special conditions, privileges or limitations pertaining to such licence;’;
validationmeans a process by which, through the successful completion of a unit endorsement course associated with a rating or a rating endorsement, the holder may start exercising the privileges of that rating or rating endorsement.’;