Div 11 Preliminary

Division 1.1 Preliminary

1.01 Name of instrument

(1) This instrument is the Part 131 (Balloons and Hot Air Airships) Manual of Standards 2024.

(2) This instrument may be cited as the Part 131 MOS.

(3) Unless the contrary intention appears, references in this instrument to “the MOS” or “this MOS” are references to the Part 131 MOS.

1.03 Table of Contents

The Table of Contents for this MOS is not part of this instrument. It is for guidance only and may be modified or edited in any published version of this MOS.

Division 1.2 Definitions — general

1.04 References to instruments and documents

(1) In this MOS, unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to an instrument or any other document (however described) is a reference to the instrument or document, as in force or existing from time to time.

(2) In this MOS, unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to any legislative instrument is a reference to the instrument, as in force from time to time.

(3) If a provision of this MOS applies, adopts or incorporates any instrument or other document then, unless a contrary intention appears, the instrument or other document, is taken to have been applied, adopted or incorporated as in force or existing from time to time.

Note 1 This section applies to an AFM (which includes an AFM Supplement) because it is also a document.

Note 2 A reference to an instrument or other document, which only occurs in a Note to a provision, does not have the effect that the instrument or document is taken to be applied, adopted or incorporated for this MOS, unless a contrary intention appears. Such references in Notes are to documents which may be used as guidance or background information.

1.05 References to TSOs, ETSOs, (E)TSOs

(1) In this MOS, unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to a particular TSO is a reference to that TSO or a later version of that TSO.

(2) In this MOS, unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to a particular ETSO is a reference to that ETSO or a later version of that ETSO.

(3) In this MOS, unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to a particular (E)TSO is a reference to the relevant ETSO or TSO, or a later version of the relevant ETSO or TSO.

Note 1 The first versions of a TSO may have been issued with or without the notation “(0)” at the end (for example only, citations of TSO-C129 and TSO-129(0) would refer to the same document). Thus, for first version TSOs, either form is an acceptable citation for the other.