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BOP.BAS.050 Documents, manuals and information to be carried

Regulation (EU) 2018/395

(a)     All of the following documents, manuals and information shall be carried on each flight, as originals or copies:

(1)     the operating limitations, normal, abnormal and emergency procedures and other relevant information specific to the balloon's operating characteristics;

(2)     details of the filed ATS flight plan, when required in accordance with Section 4 of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012[14];

(3)     current and suitable aeronautical charts for the area of the intended flight.

(b)     All of the following documents, manuals and information shall be carried on each flight or shall be stowed in the retrieve vehicle, as originals or copies:

(1)     the certificate of registration;

(2)     the certificate of airworthiness, including the annexes;

(3)     the AFM or equivalent document(s);

(4)     the aircraft radio licence, where the balloon is equipped with radio communication equipment in accordance with point (a) of point BOP.BAS.355;

(5)     the third party liability insurance certificate(s);

(6)     the balloon logbook or equivalent document(s);

(7)     any other documentation that may be pertinent to the flight or is required by the State or States concerned with the flight.

(c)      When requested by the competent authority, the pilot-in-command or the operator shall make available to that authority the original documentation within the time period specified by the authority which shall not be less than 24 hours.


[14] Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 of 26 September 2012 laying down the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 and Regulations (EC) No 1265/2007, (EC) No 1794/2006, (EC) No 730/2006, (EC) No 1033/2006 and (EU) No 255/2010 (OJ L 281, 13.10.2012, p. 1).