This document specifies general terms used in the European standards on safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons.The document concerns terms which are-part of the vocabulary specific to these installations;-scientific, technical or in everyday use and have a particular meaning in this field or for which definition in more detail seems necessary.Terms which are specific to standards which are listed in the foreword are defined in each of these standards.This document does not apply to installations for the transportation of goods, nor to elevators.In the application of this document, the following terms are used, defined and given the reference numbers below.