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and procedures mentioned in the RPAS Sample Operations Manual for making and retention of records detailing the training and testing undertaken by personnel involved in RPA operations are taken to be approved by CASA.
      5 The operator must have documented practices and procedures, that are approved in writing by CASA or by a Manager or Team Leader of CASA with responsibility for regulatory oversight of RPA operations, for risk assessment and mitigation processes for operation of RPA at night.
      6 For clause 5, the practices and procedures for risk assessment and mitigation mentioned in the RPAS Sample Operations Manual are taken to be approved by CASA.
      8 The operator must ensure that the RPA is operated by only:
(a) the operator's chief remote pilot; or
(b) a person authorised by the operator's chief remote pilot.
      9 Before authorising a person to operate the RPA, the operator's chief remote pilot must be satisfied that the person:
(a) holds a remote pilot licence that authorises the person to operate the RPA; and
(b) has the knowledge and practical abilities to operate the RPA; and
(c) has been approved by the operator to operate the RPA in accordance with the operator's documented practices and procedures and this instrument; and
(d) either:
           (i) has received appropriate training and testing in relation to the operation of the RPA at night; or
           (ii) will only operate the RPA while receiving training or taking a test in operating RPA at night.
      10 Before any operation under this approval, the operator must ensure that a risk assessment is carried out by the operator's chief remote pilot in accordance with the documented practices and procedures mentioned in clause 5.

Schedule 2 Conditions — operator and authorised remote pilot
      1 The operator and an authorised remote pilot must comply with a request from CASA for CASA to test the pilot on the pilot's knowledge and practical abilities to operate the RPA in accordance with this instrument.
      2 The operator and the authorised remote pilot must ensure that the launch and landing and recovery areas are illuminated so that the position of the RPA can be established and maintained by the authorised remote pilot by visual reference.
Note   For example, the areas may be illuminated by portable lighting or airfield lighting.
      3 The operator and the authorised remote pilot must ensure that the RPA is fitted with all of the following:
(a) serviceable equipment for a GPS hold and return to home function;
(b) serviceable equipment for a GPS lock with a minimum of 7 GPS satellites.
      4 The operator and the authorised remote pilot must ensure that the RPA displays orientation lighting when the RPA is in flight.
Note   For