ED Decision 2020/003/R
INSTRUCTION FLIGHTS FOR THE NIGHT RATING
The instruction flights should cover the following training items:
(a) medical or physiological aspects of night vision;
(b) flight planning, taking into account the obstacles on the ground, night VMC minima and airspace;
(c) use of lights for assembly, layout and inflation;
(d) requirement for torch to be carried, (pre-flight inspection, etc.);
(e) use of the external and instrument lights;
(f) night take-off procedure;
(g) checklist procedures at night;
(h) emergency procedures at night;
(i) night cross-country techniques, as appropriate;
(j) navigation principles at night;
(k) night landings (emergency procedure in the case of hot-air balloons);
(l) balloon performance (e.g. fuel/ballast consumption) at night; and
(m) map marking for night use (highlighting built-up or lit areas with thicker lines, etc.).
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