SUBPART 3:
PARACHUTE MAINTENANCE

Parachute technician

105.03.1   Each parachute technician shall –

 

(a)

be a current bona fide member of the holder of an aviation recreation orgainsation approval issued in terms of Part 149;

 

(b)

be at least 18 years old;

 

(c)

be authorised as a parachute technician by the body or institution designated by the Commissioner in terms of Part 149;

 

(d)

comply with the currency requirements determined by such designated body or institution;

 

(e)

comply with the privileges and limitations of his or her authorisation; and

 

(f)

comply with the operational standards and procedures determined by such designated body or institution.

Safety directives

105.03.2   A person shall not make a parachute descent unless the parachute assembly complies with –

 

(a)

any applicable safety directive issued by the body or institution designated by the Commissioner in terms of Part 149; and

 

(b)

all mandatory modifications or instructions issued by the manufacturer.

Parachute serviceability

105.03.3   (1)  Any person who finds a parachute assembly to be unserviceable or not airworthy shall have the assembly –

 

(a)

re-inspected and returned to a serviceable and airworthy state; or

 

(b)

withdrawn from service.

(2)  Each owner of a parachute assembly shall ensure that it is in a serviceable and airworthy condition before use.

Modification and repair

105.03.4   (1)  A person shall not make a parachute descent with an emergency or reserve parachute, or harness and container system, which has been modified or repaired, in a manner that may affect the airworthiness of the parachute assembly, unless such emergency or reserve parachute has been re-inspected and re-assessed by a parachute technician authorised by the body or institution designated by the Commissioner in terms of Part 149.

(2)  [Deleted]

Parachute assemblies

105.03.5   (1)  Subject to the provisions of sub-regulations (2) and (3), no person shall make a parachute descent unless he or she has checked the state of serviceability of the parachute assembly by –

 

(a)

reference to the assembly packing record with the equipment;

 

(b)

a comprehensive external check; and

 

(c)

checking the correct setting of the applicable equipment.

(2)  A student parachutist shall not make a parachute descent unless his or her parachute assembly has been checked in accordance with sub-regulation (1) by a person, authorised by the body or institution designated by the Commissioner in terms of Part 149, to supervise the descent.

(3)  A tandem rider shall not make a parachute descent unless the parachute assembly has been checked in accordance with sub-regulation (1) by the tandem master.

Parachute records

105.03.6   (1)  Each owner of an emergency or reserve parachute assembly, a student-parachutist parachute assembly or a tandem parachute assembly, shall maintain a permanent record of the assembly in-

 

(a)

a logbook; or

 

(b)

a separable log page, approved by the body or institution designated by the Commissioner in terms of Part 149.

(2)  The owner referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall make the record available for inspection when required by an authorised officer, inspector or authorised person.




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