means a defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations or equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft;

means a person engaged in or offering to engage in the carriage of cargo for remuneration or hire;

means a certificate issued under regulation 34 of the Air Navigation Regulations 1981;

means a person engaged in or offering to engage in the carriage by air of passengers or cargo for remuneration or hire;

means any facility or premises in which aircraft catering service providers operate;

means a person engaged in or offering to engage in the provision of goods or services to an air transport operator or aerodrome operator;

means a security inspection of the interior of an aircraft to which passengers may have had access and an inspection of the hold for the purposes of discovering suspicious objects, weapons, explosives or other dangerous devices;

means an airline security programme approved under regulation 5;

includes aerodrome;

means an airport identity card issued or approved under regulation 16;

means a licence issued under regulation 132 of the Air Navigation Regulations 1981, for an airport open to public use;

means an airport security programme approved under regulation 10B;

means the movement area of an aerodrome, adjacent terrain and buildings or portions thereof, access to which is controlled;

means any person authorised in writing by the Authority to exercise any of the functions of an authorised person under these Regulations;

means starter pistols, compressed air or BB guns, flare pistols, bludgeons, ammunitions, explosive devices, gas or chemical agents;

means the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji;

means the services provided by regulated agents certified under regulation 19B;

means any licence, certificate, permit, approval, ratings and privileges issued or granted by the Authority under these Regulations;

includes the Airport Security Service and any other organisation that provides aviation security service and is certified under regulation 19A;

means a check of a person's identity and previous experience, including any criminal history, where appropriate, as part of the assessment of an individual's suitability for unescorted access to a security restricted area;

means any property carried on an aircraft other than mail, stores and accompanied or mishandled baggage and freight has the corresponding meaning;

has the same meaning as in section 13 of the Act;

see “cargo”;

means a person who conducts business with an air transport operator in respect of, amongst other services, passenger handling, cargo handling, aircraft maintenance, cabin cleaning and in-flight-catering;

means principles that apply to design, certification, training, operations and maintenance and which seek safe interface between the human and other system components by proper consideration for human performance;

means human capabilities and limitations which have an impact on the safety, security and efficiency of aeronautical operations;

means a licence issued under section 10(3) of the Civil Aviation Reform Act No 10 of 1994;

has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2 of the Air Navigation Regulations 1981;

means any area at an airport where aircraft move or are manoeuvred; and includes any area where operational facilities are located or that is designated by signs as an operational area;

is the programme established under regulation 3A;

is the programme established under regulation 3B;

means the part of the quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled;

means part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements;

means an agent, freight forwarder or any other entity who conducts business with an air transport operator and provides security controls that are accepted or required by the Authority in respect of cargo, courier and express parcels or mail;

means the application of technical or other means which are intended to identify or detect weapons, explosives or other dangerous devices which may be used to commit an act of unlawful interference;

means a combination of measures and human and material resources intended to safeguard civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference;

means the Nadi International Airport and the Nausori Airport and includes any other airport designated under section 20 of the Act as a security airport;

means an in-depth examination of all aspects of an aerodrome or airline's existing security programme to determine if they are being implemented on a continual basis and to a constant standard;

means measures by which the introduction of weapons or articles likely to be utilised to commit an act of unlawful interference can be prevented;

means an examination of the implementation of one or more aspects of an aerodrome operator, air transport operator, air cargo operator, regulated agent, catering service provider or any other aviation service provider's existing security measures and procedures to determine how effectively they are being carried out;

means measures to safeguard civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference;

means airside areas of an aerodrome to which access is controlled to ensure security of civil aviation. These areas shall include, inter alia all passenger departure areas between the screening checkpoints and the aircraft, the ramp, baggage make-up areas, cargo sheds, mail centres, airside catering and aircraft cleaning premises;

means an evaluation of an aerodrome, air transport, air cargo, regulated agent, catering service or any other aviation service provider's operations to determine security needs;

means a simulated act of unlawful interference against existing security measures, carried out covertly by a person with an inert explosive device or weapon concealed in their baggage or on their person;

means an injury, which is sustained by a person in an accident and which—

• (a)requires hospitalisation for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the date of injury was received;
• (b)results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes or nose);
• (c)involves lacerations which cause severe haemorrhage, nerve, muscle or tendon damage;
• (d)involves injury to any internal organ;
• (e)involves second or third degree burns or any burns affecting more than 5% of the body surface; or
• (f)involves verified exposure to infectious substances or injurious radiation;

means an air service for the carriage of passengers, mail or cargo for reward on a scheduled journey within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Civil Aviation (Licensing of Air Services) Regulations 1978; and

means baggage at an aerodrome, with or without a baggage tag, which is not picked up by or identified with a passenger.