| (1) | A flight crew member employed by an operator of a commercial air trans port free balloon shall— |
| (a) | have successfully completed the initial training and skills tests as prescribed in Part 69 and through an approved ATO; |
| (b) | be a holder of a free balloon pilot licence; and |
| (c) | be a holder of a valid Class 2 medical certificate; |
| (2) | A flight crew member for a free balloon of less than 120 000 cu ft involved in commercial air transport operation shall— |
| (a) | have a minimum of 100 hours as pilot in command of any free balloon pl us a minimum of 5 hours of experience on supervised operational flights; and |
| (b) | be signed out in his or her pilot logbook as competent on any hot air balloon less than 120 000 cu ft by an appropriately rated examiner; |
| (3) | A flight crew member for a free balloon of 120 000 cu ft but less than 240 000 cu ft involved in commercial air transport operation shall— |
| (a) | have a minimum of 200 hours as PIC of any free balloon plus a minimum of 5 hours of experience on supervised operational flights on balloons of 120 000 cu ft and less than 240 000 cu ft; and |
| (b) | be signed out in his or her pilot log book as competent on any hot air balloon of 120 000 cu ft and less than 240 000 cu ft by an appropriately rated examiner. |
| (4) | A flight crew member for a free balloon of 240 000 cu ft but less than 360 000 cu ft involved in commercial air trans port operation shall— |
| (a) | have a minimum of 300 hours as pilot in command of any free balloon of which a minimum of 100 hours must have been on balloons mentioned in subregulation (3) plus a minimum of 5 hours of experience on supervised operational hot air balloon flights on a hot air balloon of 240 000 cu ft and less than 360 000 cu ft; and |
| (b) | be signed out in his pilot log book as competent on any hot air balloon of 240 000 cu ft and less than 360 000 cu ft by an appropriately rated examiner; |
| (5) | A flight crew member for a free balloon of 360 000 cu ft and more involved in commercial air trans port operation shall— |
| (a) | have a minimum of 400 hours as pilot in command of any free balloon of which a minimum of 100 hours must have been on balloons mentioned in subregulation (4) plus a minimum of 5 hours of experience on supervised operational hot air balloon flights on a hot air balloon of 360 000 cu ft and more; |
| (b) | be signed out in his pilot log book as competent on any hot air balloon of 360 000 cu ft. and more by an appropriately rated examiner. |
[Regulation 136.03.2 substituted by regulation 37 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
