---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 414.3"
title: "14"
number: "414.3"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/414.3"
---

# §414.3. Definitions.


Safety element. For purposes of this part, a safety element is any one of the items or persons (personnel) listed in paragraphs [(1)](#1) and [(2)](#2) of the definition of “safety element approval” in this section.

Safety element approval. For purposes of this part, a safety element approval is an FAA document containing the FAA determination that one or more of the safety elements listed in paragraphs [(1)](#1) and [(2)](#2) of this definition, when used or employed within a defined envelope, parameter, or situation, will not jeopardize public health and safety or safety of property. A safety element approval may be issued independent of a license, and does not confer any authority to conduct activities for which a license is required under [14 CFR chapter](/cfr/14.md) III. A safety element approval does not relieve its holder of the duty to comply with all applicable requirements of law or regulation that may apply to the holder's activities.

- (1) Launch vehicle, reentry vehicle, safety system, process, service, or any identified component thereof; or
- (2) Qualified and trained personnel, performing a process or function related to licensed activities or vehicles.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901-50923.

### Source

Source: Doc. No. FAA-2019-0229, Amdt. 414-4, 85 FR 79711, Dec. 10, 2020, unless otherwise noted.