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Authorisation to perform duty without civil aviation authority
       6.1 Subject to the conditions in this Order, for the purposes of paragraph 20AB(1)(b) of the Act, a person performing a duty that is essential to the operation of a relevant aircraft (other than an aeroplane mentioned in sub‑subparagraph 4(b)(ii)) during flight time is authorised to do so without a civil aviation authorisation mentioned in paragraph 20AB(1)(a) of the Act.
       6.2 Despite paragraph 6.1, a person who makes an airborne radio transmission on an aeronautical HF frequency must be authorised to transmit using an aeronautical radio under Part 61 or Part 64 of CASR.

7 Exemptions
       7.1 A person who would, but for this subsection, have an obligation under the exempted provisions in relation to a relevant sailplane is exempt from complying with the obligation if the person complies with the conditions in this Order.
Note   Sailplanes are also exempt from various provisions of Part 91 of CASR by virtue of subregulation 91.030(2) of CASR.
       7.2 In paragraph 7.1:
exempted provisions means:
(a) Parts 4 and 4A of CAR; and
(b) the following provisions of CASR:
 (i) regulations 91.155, 91.415, 91.455 and 91.625;
 (ii) Subpart 91.Y;
 (iii) Parts 13 and 103.
       7.3 Subject to paragraph 7.7, a person who would, but for this paragraph, have an obligation under regulation 91.190 of CASR in relation to a relevant aircraft (which makes it an offence if a thing is dropped from the aircraft) is exempt from compliance with that regulation to the extent that:
(a) the aircraft is a relevant towing aircraft and the thing being dropped is a tow rope or related fitting used for the towing of a relevant sailplane; or
(b) the aircraft is a relevant sailplane and the thing being dropped is:
 (i) a tow rope or related fitting used for the towing of the sailplane; or
 (ii) a launch cable or related fitting used to launch the sailplane into the air; or
 (iii) a detachable drag inducing device that was fitted to the sailplane; or
 (iv) water ballast dropped from the sailplane.
       7.4 Subject to paragraph 7.7, a person who would, but for this paragraph, have an obligation under regulation 91.210 of CASR in relation to a relevant towing aircraft (which makes it an offence if a thing is towed by the aircraft without certain authorisations) is exempt from compliance with that regulation to the extent that:
(a) if the aircraft is an aeroplane — the thing being towed is a sailplane; or
(b) if the aircraft is a powered sailplane — the thing being towed is a sailplane or a hang glider.
       7.5 Subject to paragraph 7.7, a person who would, but for this paragraph, have an obligation