CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 101.215 Tracking of flight--medium and heavy balloons
CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 101.215
Tracking of flight--medium and heavy balloons(1) The operator of a medium or heavy balloon must track its flight continuously.
(2) While the balloon is below 60 000 feet pressure altitude, if it cannot be tracked visually from the ground or by radar, the operator must ensure that a tracking aircraft accompanies it continuously.
(3) An offence against subregulation (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal
Code .