Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00404:front:0:p49
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and procedures.
       (2) An EVLOS operation class 2 may only be conducted using a trained visual observer class 2, certified by the RPA operator as competent to carry out the particular EVLOS operation in accordance with the documented practices and procedures.
       (3) An observer for subsection (1) or (2) must have no duties during the operation of an RPA, other than those mentioned in paragraph (e) of the definition of EVLOS operation class 1 or EVLOS operation class 2, as the case requires.
       (4) An observer for subsection (1) or (2) must not be required to observe more than 1 RPA for more than 1 remote pilot in any EVLOS operation unless the operation is:
(a) approved in writing by CASA; and
(b) operated in accordance with any conditions of the approval.
       (5) An observer for subsection (1) or (2) may use a device, for example, binoculars or a telescope, to assist in carrying out their duties, but must not use the device as the primary means of keeping the surrounding airspace and ground in sight.
       (6) For subsection (4), the duties mentioned in paragraph (e) of the definition of EVLOS operation class 1 or EVLOS operation class 2 are to be read as also referring to more than 1 RPA or more than 1 remote pilot, as the case requires.

5.08 Handover procedures between 1 remote pilot and another remote pilot for EVLOS operations
       (1) Control of an RPA must not be transferred (handed over) from the remote pilot (the handing-over remote pilot) to another person (the new remote pilot) unless:
(a) the other person is also a remote pilot who complies with section 5.06; and
(b) the handover is in accordance with the certified RPA operator's documented practices and procedures.
       (2) After a handover occurs, the new remote pilot is:
(a) the remote pilot of the RPA; and
(b) responsible and accountable for ensuring that the EVLOS operation complies with all requirements of the relevant civil aviation legislation as if the operation were first commencing from the time, date and location at which the new remote pilot assumes control of the RPA.

5.09 Pre-flight briefing for an EVLOS operation
        The certified RPA operator must ensure that each remote pilot and each observer who is to be involved in an EVLOS operation is briefed, before the operation commences, on the emergency and collision avoidance procedures relevant to the operation.

5.10 Communications in an EVLOS operation class 2
        For an EVLOS operation class 2, the communication system (the primary communication system) used by the remote pilot and each observer must be supported by an alternative or backup communication system (the secondary communication system) that can be immediately activated if the