Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988 - REG 5.141

  (1)   A commercial (balloon) pilot commits an offence if the pilot:

  (a)   flies as pilot in command of a balloon that is engaged in aerial work operations or charter operations; and

  (b)   has not undertaken at least 2 flights as pilot in command or as pilot acting in command under supervision of a balloon:

  (i)   that has a fuel system of the same design as the balloon that the pilot proposes to fly; and

  (ii)   that has a deflation system of the same design as the balloon that the pilot proposes to fly; and

  (iii)   that has an envelope capacity equal to, or greater than, the balloon that the pilot proposes to fly.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (2)   For subregulation   (1), each flight must include:

  (a)   at least 1 inflation of the balloon envelope; and

  (b)   at least 30 minutes of free flight time; and

  (c)   at least 1 deflation of the balloon envelope.

  (3)   An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.