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(b) information that identifies the main parachute and the reserve parachute assembly.
 (6) The main parachute and the parachute container are assessed as compatible if the records mentioned in subsection (5) have been made.

ASAO procedures for conducting compatibility assessments
 (7) The Part 105 ASAO that administers the airworthiness of the main parachute must:
 (a) have procedures set out in its exposition for how to assess the compatibility of the parachute and the parachute container for safe operation; and
 (b) include in the procedures a requirement that the person conducting the assessment must physically inspect the equipment.
Note: Section 5.21 requires a packer or rigger to be satisfied of the compatibility requirements in this section before approving the return to service of a reserve parachute.

5.13  Main parachute and container compatibility—change of parachute components
 (1) Subsection (2) applies if:
 (a) a packer or rigger:
 (i) carries out maintenance on a parachute assembly in which the reserve parachute assembly is configured to carry a main parachute; and
 (ii) changes a component of the main parachute; and
 (b) the maintenance in relation to the component is not confined to the replacement of the component with an identical one of the same design and specification.
Note: This section does not apply to fore-and-aft parachute equipment: see the definition of fore-and-aft parachute equipment in section 1.04.
 (2) After changing the component, the packer or rigger must conduct an assessment of whether the main parachute continues to be compatible with the parachute container of the reserve parachute assembly, in accordance with the requirements of section 5.11.

5.14  Reserve parachutes—recurring inspection: requirements for parachutists

Reserve parachutes—12 months inspection and packing
 (1) The holder of a parachutist certificate must not, for a parachute descent, be equipped with a reserve parachute that does not meet the following requirements:
 (a) subject to section 5.15, the reserve parachute assembly has been inspected, and packed, in accordance with section 5.16, within the previous 12 months;
 (b) the reserve parachute assembly has been approved for return to service in accordance with section 5.21.

Reserve parachutes for student parachutists—6 months inspection and packing
 (2) A parachutist instructor who is supervising a parachute descent authorised by a student parachutist certificate must not permit the student parachutist to be equipped with a reserve parachute, for the descent, that does not meet the requirements in subsection (4).

Reserve parachutes for tandem descents—6 months inspection and packing
 (3) A parachutist instructor must not, for a tandem descent 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,