Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013 shall apply. The following definitions shall also apply: (1) ‘airport – collaborative decision making’ or ‘A-CDM’ means a process by which decisions related to air traffic flow and capacity management (‘ATFCM’) at airports are made on the basis of interaction between operational stakeholders and other actors involved in ATFCM and which aims at reducing delays, improving the predictability of events, optimising the utilisation of resources and reducing environmental impacts. (2) ‘airport operations plan’ or ‘AOP’ means a single, common and collaboratively agreed rolling plan available to all relevant operational stakeholders which provides a common situational awareness for optimised processes; (3) ‘network operations plan’ or ‘NOP’ means a plan, including its supporting tools, developed by the Network Manager in coordination with the operational stakeholders to organise its operational activities in the short and medium term in accordance with the guiding principles of the network strategic plan and which includes, for the European route network design-specific part of the network operations plan, the European route network improvement plan; (4) ‘to operate an ATM functionality’ means putting in service the ATM functionality in question which is fully used in daily operations; (5) ‘AF 1’ or ‘extended arrival management and integrated arrival management (‘AMAN’)/departure management (‘DMAN’) in the high-density terminal manoeuvring areas’ means an ATM functionality that improves the precision of the approach trajectory and facilitates air traffic sequencing at an earlier stage and the optimum utilisation of runways, integrating the AMAN and DMAN sequences, by deploying specific ATM solutions.; (6) ‘AF 2’or ‘airport integration and throughput’ means an ATM functionality that facilitates the provision of approach and aerodrome control services by improving runway safety and throughput, enhancing taxi integration and safety and reducing hazardous situations on the runway; (7) ‘AF 3’ or ‘flexible airspace management and free route airspace’ means an ATM functionality that combines the operation of flexible airspace management and free route and enables airspace users to fly as closely as possible to their preferred trajectory without being constrained by fixed airspace structures or fixed route networks. It allows operations that require segregation to take place safely and flexibly and with minimum impact on other airspace users; (8) ‘AF 4’ or ‘network collaborative management’ means an ATM functionality that improves the European ATM network performance, notably capacity and flight efficiency, through exchange, modification and management of trajectory information. AF 4 contributes to the implementation of a collaborative network for planning and decision-making, which enables the implementation of flight- and flow-centric operations; (9) ‘AF 5’ or ‘system wide information management (SWIM)’ means an ATM functionality that consists of standards and infrastructure enabling the development, implementation and evolution of services for information exchange between operational stakeholders via interoperable services which are built on SWIM standards and are delivered through an internet protocol; (10) ‘AF 6’ or ‘initial trajectory information sharing’ or ‘i4D’ means an ATM functionality that improves the use of target times and trajectory information, including where available the use of on-board 4D trajectory data by the ground ATC system and Network Manager systems, implying fewer tactical interventions and improved de-confliction situation.