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I, Philippa Jillian spence, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 5 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 and regulations 11.160, 11.205 and 11.245 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed P. Spence]
Pip Spence
Director of Aviation Safety
5 November 2024
Civil Aviation Order 95.54 (Part 131 Recreational Activity and Specialised Balloon Operations) Instrument 2024

Contents
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PART 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Name of instrument
2 Commencement
3 Table of Contents
4 Application
5 Definitions
PART 2 RELEVANT PERMITS
6 Flight crew licence not required
7 Application for, and grant of, a relevant permit
PART 3 RELEVANT ENDORSEMENTS
8 Application for, and grant of, a relevant endorsement
PART 4 EXEMPTIONS
9 Exemption — pilot maintenance on relevant aircraft
10 Exemptions — Part 131 pilot authorisation
PART 5 CONDITIONS ON EXEMPTIONS
11 General conditions
12 Particular conditions
PART 6 DIRECTION
13 Part 131 recreational activity

         PART 1 PRELIMINARY

1 Name of instrument
       (1) This instrument is Civil Aviation Order 95.54 (Part 131 Recreational Activity and Specialised Balloon Operations) Instrument 2024.
Note   This instrument is a modified and expanded remake of Civil Aviation Order 95.54 (Part 131 Recreational Activity and Specialised Balloon Operations) Instrument 2021. That CAO self-repealed at the end of 11 November 2024.
       (2) This Order may be cited as Civil Aviation Order 95.54 or CAO 95.54.
       (3) A reference in a CASA instrument (being an instrument issued by CASA under a statutory power to issue the instrument) to Section 95.54 of the Civil Aviation Orders is taken to be a reference to this CAO.

2 Commencement
        This instrument:
(a) commences on 12 November 2024; and
(b) is repealed at the end of 11 November 2027.

3 Table of Contents
        The Table of Contents for this Civil Aviation Order (CAO) is not part of this CAO. It is for reader guidance only and may be modified or edited in any published version of this CAO.

4 Application
        An exemption under this CAO applies in relation to a relevant aircraft only if the pilot in command:
(a) holds a relevant permit; and
(b) complies with the conditions of the exemption.

5 Definitions
        In this Order:
ABF means the Australian Ballooning Federation.
ASAO has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary.
CAR means the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, as in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument, unless otherwise specified.
CASR means the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
CP(B)L is short for commercial pilot (balloon) licence, issued by CASA.
flight radiotelephone operator licence has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary.
night VFR balloon endorsement means an endorsement to operate a relevant aircraft at night under the visual flight rules.
non-controlled aerodrome endorsement means