The Civil Aviation (Certification of Air Navigation Service Providers) Regulations, 2025
2. Interpretation
2. Interpretation
In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—“Act” means the Civil Aviation Act (Cap. 394);“accuracy” means a degree of conformance between the estimated or measured value and the true value;“aerodrome” means a defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft;“aeronautical information” means information resulting from the assembly, analysis and formatting of aeronautical data;“Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC)” means a notice containing information that does not qualify for the origination of a NOTAM or for inclusion in the AIP, but which relates to flight safety, air navigation, technical, administrative or legislative matters;“Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)” means a publication issued by or with the authority of the State and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation;“Aeronautical Information Service (AIS)” means a service established within the defined area of coverage responsible for the provision of aeronautical data and aeronautical information necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation;“aircraft” means any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the earth’s surface;“air navigation services” means—(a)communication services, whether ground to air or ground to ground, provided for the safety of the aircraft;(b)navigational services, that is to say radio, radar and visual aids to navigation;(c)air traffic services provided for the safety of aircraft; and(d)aeronautical information services;“air navigation services facility” means any facility used, available for use, or designed for use in aid of navigation of aircraft, including airports, landing fields, any structures, mechanisms, lights, beacons, marks, communicating systems, or other instruments or devices used or useful as an aid to the safe taking off, navigation, and landing of aircraft and any combination of such facilities;“air navigation services provider” means an entity established for the purpose of providing one or more of the air navigation services as defined in these regulations;“air traffic” means all aircraft in flight or operating on the manoeuvring area of an aerodrome;“air traffic control service” means a service provided for the purpose of—(a)preventing collisions—(i)between aircraft, and(ii)on the manoeuvring area between aircraft and obstructions; and(b)expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic;“air traffic management (ATM)” means the dynamic, integrated management of air traffic and airspace (including air traffic services, airspace management and air traffic flow management) — safely, economically and efficiently — through the provision of facilities and seamless services in collaboration with all parties and involving airborne and ground-based functions;“air traffic service” means a generic term meaning variously, flight information service, alerting service, air traffic control service (area control service, approach control service or aerodrome control service);“Authority” has the meaning assigned to it under section 2 of the Act;“authorised person” means any person authorized by the Authority either generally or in relation to a particular case or class of cases and any reference to an authorised person includes reference to the holder for the time being of an office designated by the Authority;“certificate” means the certificate for the provision of Air Navigation Services issued by the Authority under Part II of these Regulations;“designated service provider” means a person or organization designated by the Authority to provide services in accordance with these regulations;“quality” means a degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfils requirements;“quality management” means coordinated activities to direct and control an organization with regard to quality;“quality system” means the organisational structure, procedures, processes and resources needed to implement quality management;“requirement” means a need or expectation that is stated, generally implied or obligatory;“safety management system (SMS)” means a systematic approach to managing safety, including the necessary organizational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures;“specified” means requirements by the Authority as contained in the implementing standards, circulars, directives, orders, notices, aeronautical publications and any other documents issued by the Authority;“state aircraft” means aircraft used in military, customs and police services of Kenya or of any other State or any other civil registered aircraft at the time performing a state function and fully converted to offer services to heads of States, military service, customs or police or to any other State;“Tribunal” means has the meaning assigned to it under the Act.Source: Kenya Law