13.2 Definitions
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13.2 Definitions

  13.2.1 Final approach and take-off area (FATO) is a defined area over which the final phase of the approach manoeuvre to hover or landing of the helicopter is intended to be completed and from which the take-off manoeuvre is intended to be commenced.

  13.2.2 Limited obstacle sector (LOS) is a sector extending outward which is formed by that portion of the 360° arc, excluding the obstacle-free sector, the centre of which is the reference point from which the obstacle-free sector is determined. Obstacles within the limited obstacle sector are limited to specified heights.

  13.2.3 Obstacle is any object, or part thereof, that is located on an area intended for the movement of a helicopter on a helideck or that extends above a defined surface intended to protect a helicopter in flight.

  13.2.4 Obstacle-free sector is a complex surface originating at, and extending from, a reference point on the edge of the FATO of a helideck, comprised of two components, one above and one below the helideck for the purpose of flight safety within which only specified obstacles are permitted.

  13.2.5 Touchdown and lift-off area (TLOF) is a dynamic load-bearing area on which a helicopter may touch down or lift off. For a helideck it is presumed that the FATO and the TLOF will be coincidental.

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