Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01107:body:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01107
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parachute descent, intended for the landing of a person undertaking the parachute descent.
drop zone safety officer:
 (a) in relation to a parachute descent undertaken by a trainee parachutist or tandem parachutist:
 (i) means the holder of an endorsement mentioned in paragraph 5.27(2)(a) who is approved to act as the drop zone safety officer for the descent by the chief parachuting instructor under the procedures mentioned in that paragraph; and
 (ii) if the descent is a display descent undertaken by a tandem parachutist—means the endorsement holder mentioned in subparagraph (i) who has been nominated to act as the drop zone safety officer for the display descent by the display organiser of the parachuting display; and
 (b) in relation to a parachute descent other than a descent mentioned in paragraph (a)—means the holder of an authorisation mentioned in paragraph 5.27(2)(b) that covers that descent.
empty weight has the meaning given by Civil Aviation Order 100.7.
ETSO (short for European Technical Standard Order): see the CASR Dictionary.
(E)TSO, followed by an identifying letter and number, is a shorthand reference to both the TSO and the ETSO, each of which has the same identifying letter and number.
FAA letter of TSO design approval: see the CASR Dictionary.
FARs: see the CASR Dictionary.
fore-and-aft parachute equipment means parachute equipment used for undertaking a parachute descent, in which the person who undertakes the parachute descent is equipped with two parachute containers:
 (a) one of which contains the main parachute; and
 (b) the other of which comprises the container mentioned in paragraph 1.04(5)(a) of the definition of reserve parachute assembly, and that is not configured to carry a main parachute.
freefall means the period between:
 (a) when a person undertaking a parachute descent exits the aircraft; and
 (b) when the parachute is completely open.
freefly, for a person undertaking a parachute descent, means a freefall descent undertaken with the parachutist's body being predominantly in a vertical head-up or head-down position.
ground control has the meaning given by subsection 1.06(3).
ground control assistant has the meaning given by subsection 1.06(4).
ground control authorisation has the meaning given by subsection 1.06(5).
high altitude, for a parachute descent, means a parachute descent in which the parachutist exits an aircraft used to facilitate the parachute descent at a pressure altitude above flight level 150.
jump pilot authorisation has the meaning given by section 3.03.
letter of ATSO design approval: see the CASR Dictionary.
loadmaster means a person who is nominated by the drop zone safety officer who is performing duties for a parachute descent, to have the responsibilities mentioned in section 5.29 in relation to the descent.
main parachute means a personnel parachute:
 (a) that is not a reserve parachute