9.01 Pilot requirements for parachute descents—Part 103 aircraft
Chapter 1—Preliminary
1.01 Name
(1) This instrument is the Part 105 (Parachuting from Aircraft) Manual of Standards 2023.
(2) This instrument may also be cited as the Part 105 Manual of Standards.
1.02 Commencement
This instrument commences on 2 December 2023.
1.03 Authority
This instrument is made under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
Note: CASA may issue a Manual of Standards for Part 105 (Parachuting from aircraft): see regulation 105.015 of CASR.
1.04 Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Dictionary at the end of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, or in section 3 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
approved function (of an ASAO): see the CASR Dictionary.
ASAO (short for approved self-administering organisation): see the CASR Dictionary.
ATSO (short for Australian Technical Standard Order): see the CASR Dictionary.
ATSO authorisation: see the CASR Dictionary.
automatic activation device means a self-contained device that, if carried with a parachute assembly, automatically initiates deployment of the main parachute or the reserve parachute under predetermined conditions.
canopy relative-work descent means a relative-work descent that involves the intentional manoeuvring of two of more parachutists with deployed (open) parachute canopies in proximity to, or in contact with, one another.
CAR means the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
CASR means the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
certified aerodrome: see the CASR Dictionary.
chief parachuting instructor, in relation to a parachute descent by a trainee parachutist or tandem parachutist, means the person appointed under section 5.44 as the chief parachuting instructor of the parachuting training organisation that is conducting the parachuting training involving the descent.
Civil Aviation Order 100.7 means Civil Aviation Order 100.7 Instrument 2015.
cloud descent means a parachute descent in which:
(a) the parachutist would enter cloud during the descent; or
(b) the drop zone would not be clearly visible to the parachutist throughout the descent.
compatibility assessment authorisation: see section 1.07.
competency review (in relation to a pilot and an aircraft operated to facilitate a parachute descent): see subsection 3.04(1).
direct supervision by a drop zone safety officer, in relation to a parachute descent, means supervision where the drop zone safety officer is present throughout all phases of the operation, whether at the drop zone or in the aircraft that is facilitating the descent.
display descent means a parachute descent conducted for the purpose of a parachuting display.
display organiser means a person who holds an authorisation issued by a Part 105 ASAO under procedures mentioned in section 5.46.
drop zone means the area, specified by the drop zone safety officer who is performing duties for a parachute descent, intended for the landing of a person undertaking the parachute descent.
drop zone safety officer:
(a) in relation to a parachute descent undertaken by a trainee parachutist or tandem parachutist:
(i) means the holder of an endorsement mentioned in paragraph 5.27(2)(a) who is approved to act as the drop zone safety officer for the descent by the chief parachuting instructor under the procedures mentioned in that paragraph; and
(ii) if the descent is a display descent undertaken by a tandem parachutist—means the endorsement holder mentioned in subparagraph (i) who has been nominated to act as the drop zone safety officer for the display descent by the display organiser of the parachuting display; and
(b) in relation to a parachute descent other than a descent mentioned in paragraph (a)—means the holder of an authorisation mentioned in paragraph 5.27(2)(b) that covers that descent.
empty weight has the meaning given by Civil Aviation Order 100.7.
ETSO (short for European Technical Standard Order): see the CASR Dictionary.
(E)TSO, followed by an identifying letter and number, is a shorthand reference to both the TSO and the ETSO, each of which has the same identifying letter and number.
FAA letter of TSO design approval: see the CASR Dictionary.
FARs: see the CASR Dictionary.
fore-and-aft parachute equipment means parachute equipment used for undertaking a parachute descent, in which the person who undertakes the parachute descent is equipped with two parachute containers:
(a) one of which contains the main parachute; and
(b) the other of which comprises the container mentioned in paragraph 1.04(5)(a) of the definition of reserve parachute assembly, and that is not configured to carry a main parachute.
freefall means the period between:
(a) when a person undertaking a parachute descent exits the aircraft; and
(b) when the parachute is completely open.
freefly, for a person undertaking a parachute descent, means a freefall descent undertaken with the parachutist’s body being predominantly in a vertical head-up or head-down position.
ground control has the meaning given by subsection 1.06(3).
ground control assistant has the meaning given by subsection 1.06(4).
ground control authorisation has the meaning given by subsection 1.06(5).
high altitude, for a parachute descent, means a parachute descent in which the parachutist exits an aircraft used to facilitate the parachute descent at a pressure altitude above flight level 150.
jump pilot authorisation has the meaning given by section 3.03.
letter of ATSO design approval: see the CASR Dictionary.
loadmaster means a person who is nominated by the drop zone safety officer who is performing duties for a parachute descent, to have the responsibilities mentioned in section 5.29 in relation to the descent.
main parachute means a personnel parachute:
(a) that is not a reserve parachute or an emergency parachute; and
(b) that is either:
(i) packed into the parachute container of a reserve parachute assembly for the purpose of undertaking a parachute descent; or
(ii) packed into a parachute container separate to the container of the reserve parachute assembly, and is used in conjunction with the reserve parachute assembly when undertaking a parachute descent.
Note: For subparagraph (b)(ii), see the definition of fore-and-aft parachute equipment.
manufacturer’s requirements:
(a) in relation to the airworthiness of a reserve parachute assembly, has the meaning given by paragraph 2.04(4)(a); and
(b) in relation to the airworthiness of an emergency parachute, has the meaning given by subsection 2.08(5); and
(c) in relation to the airworthiness of a main parachute, has the meaning given by paragraph 5.20A(1)(a).
packer means the holder of a packer authorisation.
packer authorisation means an authorisation, issued by a Part 105 ASAO that administers the airworthiness of a parachute, that authorises the holder to:
(a) carry out the following activities on the parachute:
(i) pack the parachute;
(ii) assemble the parachute;
(iii) inspect the overall condition of the parachute assembly to determine the airworthiness of the assembly;
(iv) repair minor defects in the parachute, the parachute container or the harness; and
(b) approve a reserve parachute, emergency parachute, or main parachute mentioned in section 5.05, for return to service following maintenance the packer has carried out for the parachute; and
(c) conduct an assessment of the compatibility of a main parachute and the parachute container of a reserve parachute assembly.
parachute packing logbook means a logbook in which written records relating to the airworthiness of a parachute are kept, that:
(a) is attached, or carried on, the parachute; or
(b) if the logbook is kept electronically, may be accessed by some means (that links to the logbook) that is attached, or carried on, the parachute, such as a label or tag.
parachute training operation means an aircraft operation conducted by a parachuting training organisation that involves a descent from the aircraft by a trainee parachutist or tandem parachutist (or both).
parachuting activity: see regulation 105.010 of CASR.
parachuting display means organised parachuting performed before a public gathering.
parachuting training:
(a) for the grant of a parachutist certificate, or a rating or endorsement on the certificate—means training and assessment in all the units of competency (however described) required by a Part 105 ASAO that administers parachute descents, for the issue of the certificate, rating or endorsement:
(i) for a parachutist certificate—to undertake a parachute descent; and
(ii) for a rating or endorsement on the parachutist certificate—to conduct the activities authorised by the rating or endorsement; and
(b) in relation to a tandem descent, means:
(i) training required by a Part 105 ASAO that administers the descent, for the issue of a tandem parachutist certificate to a person to undertake the tandem descent as a tandem parachutist; and
(ii) the supervision of the descent by the parachutist instructor who controls the descent.
parachuting training organisation means a person who:
(a) is administered by a Part 105 ASAO under an approved function mentioned in section 27 of the Part 149 Manual of Standards; and
(b) holds an authorisation issued by the ASAO to conduct either or both of the following:
(i) parachuting training;
(ii) training required under paragraph 3.03(a) for the issue to a pilot of a jump pilot authorisation.
parachutist authorisation means:
(a) a parachutist certificate; and
(b) any rating or endorsement (however described), in relation to that authorisation, authorising the person to conduct specified activities that relate to:
(i) undertaking a parachute descent; or
(ii) parachuting training for undertaking a parachute descent.
parachutist certificate means an authorisation (other than a student parachutist certificate or a tandem parachutist certificate) that authorises the holder to undertake a parachute descent.
parachutist instructor means a person holding a parachutist authorisation, issued by a Part 105 ASAO, that authorises the person to conduct parachuting training.
Part 103 aircraft: see the CASR Dictionary.
Part 105 ASAO: see the CASR Dictionary.
Part 105 ASAO’s requirements:
(a) in relation to the airworthiness of a reserve parachute assembly, has the meaning given by paragraph 2.04(4)(b); and
(b) in relation to the airworthiness of an emergency parachute, has the meaning given by subsection 2.09(2); and
(c) in relation to the airworthiness of a main parachute, has the meaning given by paragraph 5.20A(1)(c).