121.3 - Definitions

In this Part-

• Air operation means an air transport operation or a commercial transport operation using an aeroplane having a seating configuration of more than 30 seats, excluding any required crew member seat, or a payload capacity of more than 3410 kg:
• Air operator certificate means an airline air operator certificate:
• Consolidation means the process by which a person, through practice and practical experience, increases proficiency in newly-acquired knowledge and skills:
• Curriculum means a portion of an Advanced Qualification Programme that covers at least one of the following programme areas-
  • (1) indoctrination; or
  • (2) qualification that addresses the required training and qualification activities for a specific make, model, and series or variant of aeroplane and for a specific duty position; or
  • (3) continuing qualification that addresses the required training and qualification activities for a specific make, model, and series of aeroplane or variant and for a specific duty position:
• Exposition , unless used with reference to another source, means a record of the information required by 119.81 or 119.125:
• Evaluator means a qualified flight examiner or person who has completed training and evaluation that qualifies the person to evaluate the performance of crew members, instructors, other evaluators, and other operations personnel, in an AQP:
• Line-operating flight time means flight time performed in air operations to which this Part applies:
• Net take-off flight path, take-off flight path, take-off distance, and take-off run have the same meaning as prescribed in the rules under which the aeroplane was certificated:
• Second-in-command means a pilot, other than the pilot-in-command, who is required by the flight manual for the operation of an aircraft.
• Threshold means that point where a 1:20 obstacle-free approach surface intersects the runway surface.