Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘unmanned aircraft system’ means an unmanned aircraft, as defined in Article 3, point (30), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, and its control and monitoring unit; (2) ‘control and monitoring unit’ means the equipment to control unmanned aircraft remotely, as defined in Article 3, point (32), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139; (3) ‘certifying staff’ means the personnel responsible for the certification of maintenance upon its completion; (4) ‘component’ means any engine, propeller or part of the unmanned aircraft, or any element of the control and monitoring unit; (5) ‘continuing airworthiness’ means all of the processes ensuring that, at any time in its operating life, the unmanned aircraft system complies with the applicable airworthiness requirements and is in a condition for safe operation; (6) ‘maintenance’ means any one or a combination of the following activities: overhaul, repair, inspection, replacement, modification or defect rectification of an unmanned aircraft system or component, with the exception of pre-flight inspection; (7) ‘organisation’ means a natural person, a legal person or part of a legal person, established at more than one location whether or not within the territory of the Member States; (8) ‘pre-flight inspection’ means the inspection carried out before flight to ensure that the unmanned aircraft is fit for the intended flight; (9) ‘principal place of business’ means the head office or the registered office of the undertaking from which the principal financial functions and the operational control of the activities referred to in this Regulation are exercised; (10) ‘critical maintenance task’ means a maintenance task that involves the assembly or any disturbance of a system or any component on an unmanned aircraft system, engine or propeller that, if an error occurred during its performance, could directly endanger the flight safety; (11) ‘control and monitoring unit installation’ means the process to integrate the control and monitoring unit’s elements in a physical environment that is eligible for that purpose according to a set of installation and testing instructions, such that the installed control and monitoring unit may be used to operate an unmanned aircraft.