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A parachute technician must—
(1) be at least 18 years old; and
(2) hold a parachute technician certificate issued by a parachute organisation; and
(3) comply with the privileges and limitations of their certificate; and
(4) comply with the operational standards and procedures of the parachute organisation; or
(5) for a tandem parachute operated under the authority of an adventure aviation operator certificate issued by the Director under the Act and Part 115, perform the maintenance of a tandem parachute in accordance with the maintenance programme approved under rule 115.61.
A person must not make a parachute descent unless the parachute assembly complies with—
(1) any applicable airworthiness directive issued by the Director and in accordance with Part 39; and
(2) any applicable safety directive issued by a parachute organisation; and
(3) any applicable mandatory modification or instruction issued by the manufacturer unless—
(i) the modification or instruction is the subject of a safety directive issued by a parachute organisation; or
(ii) a variation to the modification or instruction is approved by a parachute organisation.
(a) A person who finds a parachute assembly to be unserviceable or unairworthy must ensure that the assembly is clearly marked as unserviceable.
(b) A person must not return to service a parachute assembly that has been marked as unserviceable until it has been re-inspected and returned to a serviceable and airworthy state.
A person must not use a parachute, or harness and container system, that has been modified or repaired in a manner that may affect the airworthiness of the parachute assembly, unless it is re-inspected and re-assessed by a parachute technician in accordance with the technical standards of a parachute organisation.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a person must not make a parachute descent unless they have checked the state of serviceability of their parachute assembly by—
(1) reference to the assembly packing record for the parachute assembly; and
(2) a comprehensive external check; and
(3) checking that all equipment is properly set to operate; and
(4) ensuring that no item being carried will interfere with the proper functioning of the parachute assembly.
(b) For student parachutists, the person authorised by the parachute organisation to directly supervise the descent of the student must inspect the equipment being worn by the student, in accordance with paragraph (a).
(c) For tandem riders, the tandem master must inspect the equipment being worn by the tandem rider, in accordance with paragraph (a).
(a) An owner of an emergency or reserve parachute assembly must maintain an assembly packing record card that records the current state of serviceability of that assembly. The packing record must remain with the assembly at all times.
(b) An owner of a student parachutist parachute assembly, or a tandem parachute assembly that is not operated under the authority of an adventure aviation operator certificate issued by the Director under the Act and Part 115, must maintain a permanent record of the assembly in a format approved by a parachute organisation.
(c) An owner of a tandem parachute assembly that is operated under the authority of an adventure aviation operator certificate by the Director under the Act and 115, must maintain a record of the assembly in accordance with the requirements of rule 115.67.
(d) An owner or user of an emergency or reserve parachute assembly, and the owner of a parachute assembly referred to in paragraph (b), must make the record available for inspection when required by the Director, or in accordance with the procedures of their parachute organisation.
