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in which the instructor controls the descent, be equipped with a reserve parachute that does not meet the requirements mentioned in subsection (4).
 (4) For subsections (2) and (3), the reserve parachute assembly must have:
 (a) subject to section 5.15, been inspected, and packed, in accordance with section 5.16, within the previous 6 months; and
 (b) been approved for return to service in accordance with section 5.21.
Note: Section 5.07 provides that the signature of the person approving the maintenance carried out constitutes the approval for return to service of the parachute in relation to the maintenance.

5.15  Reserve parachutes—inconsistent inspection requirements
 (1) Subsection (2) applies if:
 (a) the manufacturer's requirements about the airworthiness of a reserve parachute assembly include a requirement about conducting inspections of the reserve parachute assembly; and
 (b) a manufacturer's requirement is inconsistent with:
 (i) the requirement in paragraph 5.14(1)(a) that the reserve parachute assembly be inspected and packed within the previous 12 months; or
 (ii) the requirement in paragraph 5.14(4)(a) that the reserve parachute assembly be inspected and packed within the previous 6 months; and
 (c) the inconsistency only arises because, under the manufacturer's requirement, the reserve parachute assembly must have been inspected within a shorter period of time.
 (2) Despite paragraph 5.14(1)(a) or (4)(a), the reserve parachute assembly must have been inspected and packed, in accordance with section 5.16, within the period of time stated by the manufacturer's requirement.
Note: See paragraph 2.04(4)(a) for the meaning of manufacturer's requirements in relation to reserve parachute assemblies.

5.16  Inspections and packing of reserve parachutes
 (1) For section 5.14, an inspection and packing of a reserve parachute assembly must be carried out by:
 (a) the holder of a packer authorisation issued by a Part 105 ASAO that administers the airworthiness of the parachute, the privileges of which allow the holder to carry out an inspection under this section; or
 (b) the holder of a rigger authorisation issued by the ASAO.
 (2) The inspection must assess:
 (a) whether the reserve parachute assembly satisfies the relevant requirements for airworthiness under subsection 2.04(4); and
 (b) if an automatic activation device is fitted to the reserve parachute assembly:
 (i) whether the device meets the requirements about the airworthiness of the device, specified in a document (as existing from time to time) issued by the manufacturer of the device; and
 (ii) whether the installation of the device in the assembly is approved by the manufacturer's requirements issued by the manufacturer of the assembly, and the device is otherwise in accordance with any other applicable requirement of those manufacturer requirements.
Note: A reserve parachute assembly must meet the manufacturer's requirements for airworthiness and any requirements for airworthiness established for the assembly by an