Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 105 : Operation of Parachutes and Drop ZonesSubpart 3 : Parachute Maintenance105.03.5 Parachute assemblies |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of subregulations (2) and (3), no person shall make a parachute descent unless he or she has checked the state of serviceability of the parachute assembly by— |
| (a) | reference to the assembly packing record with the equipment; |
| (b) | a comprehensive external check; and |
| (c) | checking the correct setting of the applicable equipment. |
| (2) | A student parachutist shall not make a parachute descent unless his or her parachute assembly has been checked in accordance with subregulation (1) by a person, authorised to supervise the descent by the applicable the aviation recreation organisation's approved manual of procedures. |