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 (c) produce the logbook for inspection on request by the ASAO or CASA.

5.27  Parachute descents must be supervised by drop zone safety officer

Part 105 ASAO procedures to have drop zone safety officers
 (1) A Part 105 ASAO that administers parachute descents must include procedures, in its exposition, requiring:
 (a) each parachute descent to be directly supervised by a person whom the ASAO authorises to be a drop zone safety officer; and
 (b) a drop zone safety officer to establish a drop zone for a parachute descent, and be directly supervising the descent, before the parachute descent can commence.
Note: See section 1.04 for the definition of direct supervision.

Kinds of drop zone safety officer authorisations
 (2) The ASAO must have procedures for providing that:
 (a) an authorisation that authorises the holder to act as drop zone safety officer for a parachute descent undertaken by a trainee parachutist or tandem parachutist:
 (i) must be issued as an endorsement on a parachutist instructor authorisation; and
 (ii) must permit the holder of the endorsement to act as drop zone safety officer for a parachute descent only if the holder has been approved to do so by the chief parachuting instructor of the parachuting training organisation that is conducting the parachuting training involving that descent; and
 (b) an authorisation that authorises the holder to act as drop zone safety officer for a parachute descent, other than one mentioned in paragraph (a), must be:
 (i) issued as a rating or endorsement on a parachutist certificate; or
 (ii) otherwise included within the privileges that may be exercised under a parachutist certificate.

ASAO requirements for the issue of an authorisation
 (3) The ASAO must set out, in its exposition:
 (a) the experience and qualifications required for the grant of the authorisation mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) or (2)(b); and
 (b) for an authorisation mentioned in paragraph (2)(a)—the competency standards and units of competency (however described) and any other training required by the ASAO to have been successfully completed for the grant of an endorsement on an instructor rating.

Parachutist responsibilities
 (4) A person must not undertake a parachute descent if a drop zone safety officer is not performing duties in relation to the descent.

5.28  Drop zone safety officer responsibilities

General
 (1) The drop zone safety officer who is performing duties for a parachute descent:
 (a) must have direct supervision of the descent; and
 (b) must nominate a loadmaster for the descent; and
 (c) other than for a display descent, must nominate a ground control assistant to conduct ground control for the descent.
Note: The display organiser of a parachuting display is responsible for nominating the ground control assistant who