Module 2

• Accident - an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft
• Manned Aircraft Accident - takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all persons have disembarked
• Unmanned Aircraft Accident - takes place between the time the aircraft is ready to move with the purpose of flight until such time it comes to rest at the end of the flight and the primary propulsion system is shut down
• Fatal Injury - an injury resulting in death within thirty (30) days of the date of the accident
• An aircraft is considered to be missing when the official search has been terminated and the wreckage has not been LOCATED
• Accredited Representative – a person designated by a State, on the basis of his or her qualifications, for the purpose of participation in an investigation conducted by another State
• Aircraft – any machines 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
• Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau – the Accident Investigation Bureau appointed by the Authority in terms of the Mongolian Civil Aviation Act
• Accident Investigation Unit - unit established in the AAIB of Mongolia to coordinate activities related to aircraft accident and incidents
• Causes - actions, omissions, events, conditions, or a combination thereof, which led to the accident or incident
• Chief Investigator (Investigator - In- Charge) - a person appointed by the Minister of Roads and Transportation of the Act to act as the Director and General Investigator of the Accident Investigation Bureau
• Contracting State - any State, including Mongolia, which is party to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation Authority, signed in 1990
• Crew - Includes every person employed or engaged in an aircraft in flight for the operation of the aircraft who is included in the General Declaration
• Crew - Includes every person employed or engaged in an aircraft in flight for the operation of the aircraft who is included in the General Declaration
• Fatal injury - an injury which is sustained by a person in an accident and which results in his death within 30 days of the date of the accident
• Incident - an occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of operation
• Investigation - a process conducted for the purpose of accident prevention, which includes the gathering and analysis of information, the drawing of conclusions, including the determination of causes
• Lead Investigator - an Investigator of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board, assigned by the Chief Investigator, to lead a team of investigators, or functions as the investigator-in-charge of a group
• Maximum mass - maximum certified take-off mass
• Operator - a person, organization or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in an aircraft operation
• Preliminary Report - the communication used for the prompt dissemination of data obtained through the early stages of the investigation
• Safety recommendation - a proposal of an accident investigation authority, based on information derived from an investigation, made with the intention of preventing accidents or incidents
• Serious Incident - an incident involving circumstances indicating that there was a high probability of an accident and is associated with the operation of an aircraft
• Serious injury - an injury, which is sustained by a person in an accident in which requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours commencing within seven days from the date on which the injury was received
• State of Design - the State having jurisdiction over the organization responsible for the type design
• State of Manufacture - the State having jurisdiction over the organization responsible for the final assembly of the aircraft
• State of Occurrence - the State in the territory of which an Accident or Incident occurs
• State of the Operator - the State in which the operator's principal place of business is located
• State of Registry - the State on whose register the aircraft is entered
• The Authority - the Civil Aviation Authority under the Act or Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolian Act /21 Jan 1999/, establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents
• AAIB - Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Limited
• AFTN - Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network
• AIU - Accident Investigation Unit
• ATS - Air Traffic Services
• ATS & A/P - Air Traffic Services and Airport
• AW - Airworthiness
• CVR - Cockpit Voice Recorder
• ETOPS - Extended Twin Engine Operations
• FDR - Flight Data Recorder
• G.L - Group Leader