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title: "GM6 Annex I Definitions — ANNEX I – Definitions, Air OPS · Avioverse"
description: "HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT Those parts of an open-sea area not considered to constitute a hostile environment should be designated by the appropriate authority…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/definitions/powers-and-recitals/gm6-annex-i-definitions"
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# GM6 Annex I Definitions

ANNEX I – Definitions · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM6 Annex I Definitions

[HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/hostile-environment)

Those parts of an open-sea area not considered to constitute a hostile environment should be designated by the appropriate authority in the appropriate aeronautical information publication (AIP) or other suitable documentation.

GM — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2016/022/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in Powers and recitals](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/definitions/powers-and-recitals)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.