Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01118:reg:3:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01118
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 7/11)
Character Range: 177401–180203

person first acts as a pilot for a balloon transport operation.
       (2) The pilot must complete training in the following:
(a) the operator's general emergency procedures;
(b) the procedures for dealing with the specific emergency situations specified in subsection (3);
(c) locating, accessing, and using the emergency equipment and survival equipment on the aircraft;
       Note   For whether a life jacket, flotation device or emergency equipment must be carried — see section 18.03.
(d) the actions to be taken in the event of an emergency relating to the operation of an inflation fan.
       (3) For paragraph (2) (b), the specific emergency situations are the following:
(a) fire in the air or on the ground, including how to use any fire extinguishers carried on the Part 131 aircraft and on any support vehicles;
(b) a flammable gas leak while the aircraft is in the air or on the ground;
(c) contact between the aircraft and a powerline;
(d) emergency evacuation from the launch field or the balloon basket;
(e) ditching in water if operations are planned or likely to traverse any body of water, such as a lake, a bay or an estuary, at a horizontal distance of more than 1 km from the shore for longer than 5 minutes before being again over land;
(f) the aircraft landing in trees;
(g) preparation for, and the handling of, a hard landing;
(h) emergency landing, whether with or without ground support personnel;
(i) SAR procedures.
       (4) The pilot must successfully complete a general emergency competency check for the operator that covers at least all of the matters mentioned in subsection (2) (as applicable).
       (5) For the recurrency provisions under subsection 27.11 (1), the successful completion of a general emergency competency check for the operator under this section is deemed to be the first previous general emergency competency check for a pilot.

27.10 Balloon transport operations — transition training to first act as pilot in command without supervision
       (1) The requirements of this section must be met before a person first acts as a pilot for a balloon transport operation without the direct supervision of a person who meets the requirements of section 27.12.
       (2) The pilot must complete transition training that includes training in the following:
(a) the duties and responsibilities of a pilot for the operator;
(b) the procedures relating to the operator's operations;
(c) the normal and emergency procedures for the aircraft used for the flight, other than those already mentioned in subsections 27.09 (2) and (3);
(d) the conduct of a passenger briefing and safety demonstration for the aircraft being used for the flight.
       (3) The pilot must successfully complete, for the operator, an operator proficiency check in relation to