CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 101.220 Flight reporting--medium and heavy balloons

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 101.220

  (1)   The operator of a medium or heavy balloon must report the progress of the balloon's flight to the relevant air traffic control service as follows:

  (a)   the operator must tell the service immediately when the balloon is released;

  (b)   the operator must tell the service when the balloon leaves each 10   000 - foot level up to 60   000 feet (pressure altitude);

  (c)   the operator must report the balloon's position to the relevant air traffic control service periodically, as follows:

  (i)   when required to do so by the service;

  (ii)   while the balloon is below 60   000 feet pressure altitude--every 10 minutes;

  (iii)   while the balloon is at or above 60   000 feet pressure altitude--every 2 hours;

  (d)   if the operator loses the balloon's position, the operator must tell the service immediately that tracking has been lost and the balloon's last known position;

  (e)   after having re - established tracking of the balloon, the operator must tell the service immediately that tracking has been re - established and the balloon's position at that time.

Penalty:   10 penalty units.

  (2)   If the balloon is being accompanied by a tracking aircraft, the operator must ensure that the crew of the aircraft maintains continuous 2 - way communication with the relevant air traffic control service.

Penalty:   10 penalty units.

  (2A)   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 .

  (3)   A reference in this regulation to the relevant air traffic control service is to be read, at a particular time, as a reference to the air traffic control service that is responsible for the airspace in which the balloon is located at the time.