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a populous area or a public gathering.
       (4) The operator, and the pilot in command, must ensure that a risk assessment, in accordance with the relevant requirements of Chapter 13, is carried out:
(a) before the flight commences; or
(b) for a series of flights in the same aircraft, over the same area, on the same day, with the same external load, and for the same purpose — before the first flight commences.

15.13 Towed and long loads must be jettisonable
       (1) This section applies to the following operators:
(a) an aerial work certificate holder;
(b) a limited aerial work operator.
       (2) For an aerial work operation that is the towing of a load outside the aeroplane, the operator and the pilot in command of the aeroplane must each ensure that the load is jettisonable.
       (3) For an aerial work operation that is the carriage of an external load that extends below the landing gear of a rotorcraft, the operator and the pilot in command of the rotorcraft must each ensure that the load is jettisonable.

CHAPTER 16 REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPENSING OPERATIONS

Division 1 Preliminary

16.01 Application
        This Chapter applies to the following operators (operators):
(a) an aerial work certificate holder;
(b) a limited aerial work operator.

16.02 Dispensing operations to be in VMC
        For subregulation 138.425 (2), an operator and the pilot in command must ensure that a dispensing operation is conducted only in VMC, unless the operation is:
(a) cloud seeding conducted in IMC; or
(b) dispensing in the course of an ESO for a surveillance or SAR operation that is carried out:
           (i) by an aerial work certificate holder; and
           (ii) in accordance with the procedures in the operator's operations manual.
Note   An aerial application operation under regulation 137.010 of CASR is not a dispensing operation — see paragraph 138.010 (5) (e).

16.03 Requirements for dispensing operations
       (1) For subregulation 138.425 (2), an operator and the pilot in command must ensure that the requirements set out in this section are complied with for a dispensing operation over land or water.
       (2) The substance or object to be dropped or released in the dispensing operation must be carried:
(a) inside the aircraft; or
(b) in a manner specified in the AFM; or
(c) in a manner set out in the operator's operations manual.
       (3) The opening through which the substance or object is dropped must be such that, when dropped, the substance or object does not:
(a) damage any part of the aircraft; or
(b) affect the operation of any part of the aircraft.
       (4) The size to weight ratio of each individual object to be dropped must be such that, when released, the object immediately drops away