Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988 - REG 5.14

  (1)   CASA may give directions in Civil Aviation Orders setting out requirements for the issue of a balloon flight crew rating to a person.

  (2)   The Orders may include:

  (a)   the flight tests that must be passed by the person; and

  (b)   any other requirements that must be satisfied by the person; and

  (c)   any other condition that must be satisfied by, or in relation to, the person.

  (3)   Subject to subregulation   (4), CASA must issue a balloon flight crew rating to a qualified person, or renew the person's rating, by entering the rating in the person's personal log book only if:

  (a)   the person has passed the necessary flight tests; and

  (b)   the person satisfies the other requirements; and

  (c)   any other condition to be met by, or in relation to, the person has been met;

for the issue, or renewal, of the rating.

  (4)   CASA must not issue a balloon flight crew rating to a person, or renew the person's rating, if the person:

  (a)   has knowingly or recklessly made a false or misleading statement in relation to the person's application for the rating; or

  (b)   does not satisfy the requirements of subregulation   (3).

  (5)   In this regulation:

"qualified person" means a person who holds a commercial pilot (balloon) licence or a CAR certificate of validation for an overseas balloon authorisation that is equivalent to a commercial pilot (balloon) licence.