State of Origin
The territory of a state in which the cargo was first loaded on an aircraft.

State of Registry
The state where an aircraft is registered. Equivalent Terms: Country of Registry

Sterile Area
That area between any passenger inspection or screening station and the aircraft, into which access is strictly controlled.
Note: In some states, sterile areas and security restricted areas are the same; in others states different levels of security exist.
Equivalent Terms: Security Restricted Area Sterile Flight Deck
The operational state on the flight deck during critical phases of flight that prohibits the flight crew from performing any:
ƒ duties other than those duties required for the safe operation of the aircraft;
ƒ activity that could distract any flight crew member from the performance of his or her duties, or which could interfere in any way with the proper conduct of those duties.
Equivalent Terms: Sterile Cockpit, Silent Cockpit See Critical Phases of Flight

Stores (Supplies)
Stores for Consumption – Goods, whether or not sold, intended for consumption by the passengers and/or crew on board an aircraft, or goods necessary for the operation and maintenance of aircraft.
Note: Stores for consumption includes COMAT, which are goods necessary for the operation and maintenance of aircraft .
Stores to be Taken Away – Goods for sale to the passengers and/or crew of the aircraft with a view to being landed.
Note: the word “landed” in this context generally means duty free or tax free goods that will be declared to Customs by passengers and/or crew, and which may be subject to excise duty.
Note: IOSA specifications address stores the same as cargo for the purposes of handling, loading, securing and transporting.