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Civil Aviation Order 40.7 – Aircraft endorsements (balloons) and flight instructor (balloons) ratings
as amended

made under subregulation 5.14 (1) regulation 5.16, subregulation 5.17 (3), regulation 5.18, subregulations 5.20 (1), 5.22 (1), and 5.23 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
This compilation was prepared on 3 September 2019 taking into account amendments up to Civil Aviation Order 40.7 Amendment Instrument 2019 (No. 1). It is a compilation of Civil Aviation Order 40.7 – Aircraft endorsements (balloons) and flight instructor (balloons) ratings as amended and in force on 1 September 2019.
Prepared by the Legislative Drafting Section, Legal & Regulatory Affairs Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.
Compilation No. 3.

Contents
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2 Definitions
4 Class 1 balloon endorsement
5 Class 2 balloon endorsement
6 Class 3 gas balloon endorsement
7 Overseas balloon endorsement for restricted or unrestricted Class 1 balloon endorsement
8 Overseas balloon endorsement for restricted or unrestricted Class 2 balloon endorsement
9 Transitional application of subsections 4, 5 and 6
16 Flight instructor (balloon) rating.........................................
 Notes to Civil Aviation Order 40.7.......................................

Section 40.7

Aircraft endorsements (balloons) and flight instructor (balloons) ratings

2 Definitions
       2.1 In this Order, unless the contrary intention appears:
(a) words and phrases have the same meaning as in Part 5 of CAR; and
(b) a reference to a regulation 5, or to a subregulation or paragraph within a regulation 5, is a reference to that provision as it appears in CAR.
       2.2In this Order:
ABTO means for approved balloon testing officer.
AOC means Air Operator's Certificate.
CAR means the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
CASR means the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
Class 1 has the same meaning as in regulation 5.01.
Class 1 (R) endorsement means a restricted Class 1 balloon endorsement.
Class 1 (U) endorsement means an unrestricted Class 1 balloon endorsement.
Class 2 has the same meaning as in regulation 5.01.
Class 2 (R) endorsement means a restricted Class 2 balloon endorsement.
Class 2 (U) endorsement means an unrestricted Class 2 balloon endorsement.
Class 3 has the same meaning as in regulation 5.01.
examiner means a CASA FOI or an ABTO who may conduct a commercial pilot (balloon) licence flight test in accordance with regulation 5.147.
FOI stands for flying operations inspector.
overseas balloon endorsement means a qualification (whether it is called an endorsement, rating or authority, or is known by some other name) that:
(a) authorises the holder of the qualification to fly a particular class of balloon; and
(b) was issued by the overseas national aviation authority.
Note   National aviation authority is defined in the CASR Dictionary.
PICUS (short for pilot in command under supervision) has the same meaning as in regulation 5.40.
       2.3An overseas balloon endorsement is at