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qualified as required under paragraph 5.27(2)(a) or (b); or
 (b) the person will not be able to directly supervise the parachuting display.

Ground control assistants for display descents
 (6) The display organiser must not nominate a person to be the ground control assistant conducting ground control during a display descent if the person:
 (a) is not the holder of a ground control authorisation; or
 (b) does not meet any requirements specified in the exposition of the ASAO for a ground control assistant performing duties at a parachuting display.
Note: A ground control assistant is a person who holds an authorisation to conduct ground control: see subsection 1.06(4).

5.47  Display descents—equipment and operational requirements
 (1) A person undertaking a display descent must use:
 (a) subject to subsection (2), a steerable main parachute; and
 (b) a steerable reserve parachute.
Note: See section 1.04 for the definition of display descent.
 (2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply if the Part 105 ASAO that administers the parachute descent has approved the person, in writing, to undertake the display descent with a main parachute that is not steerable.
 (3) A person who undertakes a display descent must, in conducting the descent, ensure the person does not pass over any of the following persons at a height that is less than 50 ft:
 (a) a spectator at the parachuting display;
 (b) any other person who is not a participant at the parachuting display.

5.48  Parachute descents involving landings in populous areas
 (1) This section applies if a drop zone, for a parachute descent, is in a populous area or is less than 600 m from a populous area.
 (2) A person undertaking the parachute descent must use:
 (a) subject to subsection (3), a steerable main parachute; and
 (b) a steerable reserve parachute.
 (3) Paragraph (2)(a) does not apply if the Part 105 ASAO that administers the parachute descent has approved the person, in writing, to undertake the descent with a main parachute that is not steerable.

5.49  Safe management of parachute drop zones

Procedures for safe conduct—parachuting activities
 (1) A Part 105 ASAO that administers a parachute descent must include in the ASAO's exposition procedures for the safe conduct of parachuting activities at a drop zone, including:
 (a) procedures that must be complied with by a person authorised to act as a drop zone safety officer for the parachute descent; and
 (b) a description of the ASAO's approved means of communication between the ground control assistant and the pilot of the aircraft facilitating a parachute descent (the jump aircraft).
Note: For paragraph (1)(b), see also section 5.39. Communications between a ground control assistant and the pilot of a jump aircraft is a parachuting activity, and defined as