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of a parachute if the ASAO has an approved function mentioned in section 28 of the Part 149 Manual of Standards in relation to the parachute.

Meaning of emergency parachute
 (3) For the purposes of the definition of emergency parachute in regulation 105.010 of CASR, an emergency parachute is a personnel parachute carried on an aircraft, to be used by a person to abandon the aircraft in an emergency situation.

Meaning of reserve parachute
 (4) For the purposes of the definition of reserve parachute in regulation 105.010 of CASR, a reserve parachute is a second or auxiliary personnel parachute worn by a person undertaking a parachute descent.
Note: Section 5.32 requires 2 reserve parachutes to be carried for a cutaway descent (in which the main parachute is deliberately jettisoned and a reserve parachute then deployed as the main parachute).

Meaning of reserve parachute assembly
 (5) For the purposes of the definition of reserve parachute assembly in regulation 105.010 of CASR, a reserve parachute assembly means all the assembled components that make up a complete, functional reserve parachute, including the following:
 (a) the parachute container (but not including a main parachute that is packed in the container);
 (b) the container harness, and any dual harness (to be worn by a tandem parachutist) that attaches to the container harness;
 (c) the ripcord, pilot parachute and all associated components and attachments;
 (d) the reserve parachute, including suspension lines and associated components.

Meaning of trainee parachutist
 (6) For the purposes of the definition of trainee parachutist in regulation 105.010 of CASR, a trainee parachutist is a person who is undertaking a parachute descent in the course of receiving parachutist training, for the purpose of:
 (a) if the person holds a student parachutist certificate—obtaining a parachutist certificate; or
 (b) if the person holds a parachutist certificate—obtaining a rating or endorsement (however described) on the parachutist certificate.

1.05  References to TSOs, ETSOs, etc.
  In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
 (a) a reference to a particular TSO is a reference to that TSO or a later version of that TSO; and
 (b) a reference to a particular ETSO is a reference to that ETSO or a later version of that ETSO; and
 (c) a reference to a particular (E)TSO is a reference to the relevant ETSO or TSO, or a later version of that ETSO or TSO; and
 (d) a reference to a particular ATSO is a reference to that ATSO or a later version of that ATSO.
Note 1: The first version of a TSO may have been issued with or without the notation "(0)" at the end (for example, citations of TSO-C129 and TSO-C129(0) would refer to the same document). Thus, for first