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Paragraph 1 Launch directors

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A launch director (“LD”) must have a detailed knowledge and understanding of—

(a)

the operator’s spaceflight activities, including the operation of the launch vehicle and any carrier aircraft and all matters which may affect the safety of the launch;

(b)

the responsibilities of the LD in relation to the licence of the spaceflight operator and any conditions imposed on that licence;

(c)

all launch procedures and spaceflight procedures throughout all phases of the flight, including under both normal conditions and abnormal conditions, including emergency situations;

(d)

in cases where the operator’s spaceflight activities require a flight safety system, the flight safety system, including autonomous flight safety systems and manual systems, and the circumstances and conditions for use of the flight safety system.