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Part 105 Manual of Standards.

1.02  Commencement
  This instrument commences on 2 December 2023.

1.03  Authority
  This instrument is made under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
Note: CASA may issue a Manual of Standards for Part 105 (Parachuting from aircraft): see regulation 105.015 of CASR.

1.04  Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Dictionary at the end of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, or in section 3 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
 (1) In this instrument:
approved function (of an ASAO): see the CASR Dictionary.
ASAO (short for approved self-administering organisation): see the CASR Dictionary.
ATSO (short for Australian Technical Standard Order): see the CASR Dictionary.
ATSO authorisation: see the CASR Dictionary.
automatic activation device means a self-contained device that, if carried with a parachute assembly, automatically initiates deployment of the main parachute or the reserve parachute under predetermined conditions.
canopy relative-work descent means a relative-work descent that involves the intentional manoeuvring of two of more parachutists with deployed (open) parachute canopies in proximity to, or in contact with, one another.
CAR means the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
CASR means the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
certified aerodrome: see the CASR Dictionary.
chief parachuting instructor, in relation to a parachute descent by a trainee parachutist or tandem parachutist, means the person appointed under section 5.44 as the chief parachuting instructor of the parachuting training organisation that is conducting the parachuting training involving the descent.
Civil Aviation Order 100.7 means Civil Aviation Order 100.7 Instrument 2015.
cloud descent means a parachute descent in which:
 (a) the parachutist would enter cloud during the descent; or
 (b) the drop zone would not be clearly visible to the parachutist throughout the descent.
compatibility assessment authorisation: see section 1.07.
competency review (in relation to a pilot and an aircraft operated to facilitate a parachute descent): see subsection 3.04(1).
direct supervision by a drop zone safety officer, in relation to a parachute descent, means supervision where the drop zone safety officer is present throughout all phases of the operation, whether at the drop zone or in the aircraft that is facilitating the descent.
display descent means a parachute descent conducted for the purpose of a parachuting display.
display organiser means a person who holds an authorisation issued by a Part 105 ASAO under procedures mentioned in section 5.46.
drop zone means the area, specified by the drop zone safety officer who is performing duties for a parachute descent, intended for the landing of a person undertaking the parachute descent.
drop zone safety officer:
 (a) in relation to a parachute descent undertaken by a trainee parachutist or tandem parachutist:
 (i) means the holder of an endorsement mentioned