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Part 131 (Balloons and Hot Air Airships) Manual of Standards 2024

made under the

Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and the Acts Interpretation Act 1901

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date: 12 November 2024

Includes amendments: F2024L01348

Prepared by the Legal Services Branch, Legal, International and Regulatory Affairs Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.
Contents
Note   This Table of Contents is for guidance only. It is not a formal part of the Part 131 (Balloons and Hot Air Airships) Manual of Standards 2024. See subsection 1.03.

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CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY AND DEFINITIONS.............................1
Division 1.1 Preliminary................................................1
1.01 Name of instrument..............................................1
1.03 Table of Contents................................................1
Division 1.2 Definitions — general........................................1
1.04 References to instruments and documents.............................1
1.05 References to TSOs, ETSOs, (E)TSOs................................1
1.06 Definitions, etc...................................................2
CHAPTER 2 PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS IN THE CASR DICTIONARY              7
Division 2.1 Definition of special VFR.....................................7
2.01 Special VFR....................................................7
Division 2.2 Definition of VMC criteria....................................7
2.02 VMC criteria....................................................7
CHAPTER 3 OTHER PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DEFINITIONS FOR PART 131 OF CASR              9
3.01 Specialised balloon operation.......................................9
3.02 Part 131 recreational activity.......................................9
CHAPTER 4 PERSONNEL FATIGUE MANAGEMENT........................10
4.01 Purpose.......................................................10
4.02 Personnel fatigue management.....................................10
CHAPTER 5 FLIGHT RELATED DOCUMENTS..............................11
5.01 Carriage of documents — all flights.................................11
        5.02 Carriage of documents — flights that begin or end, or are conducted
        entirely, outside Australian territory.................................12
5.03 Journey logs...................................................12
5.04 Documents kept with a person on the ground..........................13
CHAPTER 6 REPORTING AND RECORDING INFORMATION.................14
6.01 Purpose.......................................................14
6.02 Passenger lists..................................................14
6.03 Recording loading weights and fuel usage............................14
6.04 Other information to be recorded or retained..........................14
CHAPTER 7 EMERGENCY AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT INFORMATION.....16
7.01 Information about emergency and survival equipment...................16
CHAPTER 8 FLIGHTS OVER POPULOUS AREAS, PUBLIC GATHERINGS AND OTHER AREAS              17
8.01 Purpose.......................................................17
8.02 Minimum height for Part 131 aircraft — populous area or public gathering..17
CHAPTER 9 DROPPING THINGS FROM AIRCRAFT.........................18
9.01 Purpose.......................................................18
9.02 What may be dropped............................................18
CHAPTER 10 USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN EQUIPMENT, ETC...........19
10.01 Purpose.......................................................19
10.02 Requirements about the use of equipment to supply supplemental oxygen...19
CHAPTER 11 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIALISED BALLOON OPERATIONS              21
11.01 Purpose.......................................................21
11.02 RESERVED...................................................21
CHAPTER 12 FLIGHT PREPARATION......................................22
12.01 Purpose.......................................................22
12.02 Flight preparation (weather assessments) requirements..................22
CHAPTER 13 FLIGHT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS......................23
13.01 Purpose.......................................................23
13.02 Flight notification requirements....................................23
13.03 Changes to flight plans and SARTIME nominations....................23
13.04 Cancelling SARTIME............................................24
13.05 Responsible persons for receipt of a flight note........................24
CHAPTER 14 MATTERS TO BE CHECKED BEFORE TAKE-OFF...............25
14.01 Purpose.......................................................25
14.02 Pre-flight checks................................................25
14.03 Checking systems for measuring and displaying pressure altitude — general.25
14.04 Accurate QNH and site elevation...................................26
CHAPTER 15 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES — PRESCRIBED REQUIREMENTS......27
Division 15.1 Use of a class of airspace.....................................27
15.01 Purpose.......................................................27
15.02 Transition altitude, transition layer and transition level..................27
15.03 Australian domestic airspace — inoperative radio requirements...........27
15.04 Mandatory broadcast area requirements..............................28