Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01277:body:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01277
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Character Range: 13082–15942

(PIC) or as pilot in command under supervision (PICUS);
(c) maintaining a record of licences, ratings and group endorsements, held by each flight crew member, including:
 (i) validity; and
 (ii) recency; and
 (iii) applicable licence restrictions;
(d) ensuring that a flight crew member does not fly a balloon if he or she suffers from fatigue, illness or injury, the effects of which are likely to interfere with the safe exercise of the person's duties as a flight crew member of a balloon;
(e) ensuring compliance with loading procedures specified for  each balloon used by the operator and proper compilation of loading documents, including passenger manifests;
(f) monitoring operational standards, maintaining training records and supervising the training and checking of flight crew;
(g) conducting proficiency tests in the execution of emergency procedures;
(h) maintaining a complete and up-to-date reference library of operational documents, as required by CASA for balloon flying operations;
(j) allocating balloons;
(k) ensuring that each flight crew member, before beginning a flight, has studied all available information appropriate to the intended flight.

4 Delegation by Chief Pilot
      4.1 A Chief Pilot, in exercising any responsibility, may delegate duties to other members of the operator's staff.

5 Qualifications of Chief Pilot
      5.1 Unless otherwise approved in writing by CASA, a Chief Pilot must hold a licence with the appropriate endorsements and ratings to permit the Chief Pilot to act as pilot in command of all operations authorised by the operator's certificate.
      5.2 Subject to clause 6, a Chief Pilot must, unless CASA approves otherwise in writing, meet the requirements set out in subclause 5.4 and Table 5.2, Chief Pilot requirements.
      5.3 In Table 5.2:
full-time, for employment, means employed for at least 38 hours per week.
part-time, for employment, means employed for at least 20 hours per week.
      5.4 In Table 5.2, for the type and number of balloons mentioned in the same row of columns 1 and 2, the Chief Pilot must meet the minimum total flight time requirements, the aerial work and charter experience requirements and the other requirements mentioned in columns 3, 4 and 5, respectively, of the same row.

6 Transitional application of subclauses 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4
      6.1 A person who on or after the commencement of this clause (the commencement) is the subject of an application to CASA by an operator, for approval of the person as a Chief Pilot, must comply with the requirements in subclauses 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 (the transitional clauses).
      6.2 A person (a grandfathered person), who immediately before the commencement is a Chief Pilot, is deemed to have complied with the transitional clauses and, to that extent, to have been approved accordingly, until the later of:
(a) the