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CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 105.055

Reserve parachute and emergency parachute equipment requirements

Reserve parachutes

  (1)   A person contravenes this subregulation   if:

  (a)   the person undertakes a parachute descent; and

  (b)   the person is not equipped with a reserve parachute that meets the requirements in subregulation   (3).

  (2)   A person contravenes this subregulation   if:

  (a)   the person provides a reserve parachute to another person for the purposes of the other person undertaking a parachute descent; and

  (b)   the reserve parachute does not meet the requirements in subregulation   (3).

  (3)   The requirements are as follows:

  (a)   the reserve parachute assembly must meet the requirements prescribed by the Part   105 Manual of Standards;

  (b)   the reserve parachute assembly must have been maintained in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the Part   105 Manual of Standards.

Emergency parachutes

  (4)   A person contravenes this subregulation   if:

  (a)   the person provides an emergency parachute to another person for carriage on board an aircraft prescribed by the Part   105 Manual of Standards; and

  (b)   the emergency parachute does not meet the requirements in subregulation   (5).

  (5)   The requirements are as follows:

  (a)   the emergency parachute must meet the requirements prescribed by the Part   105 Manual of Standards;

  (b)   the emergency parachute must have been maintained in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the Part   105 Manual of Standards.

Offence

  (6)   A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation   (1), (2) or (4).

Penalty:   50 penalty units.


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