# Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 of 13 March 2018 laying down detailed rules for the operation of balloons as well as for the flight crew licensing for balloons pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Division BOP.ADD.510: Commercial balloon specialised operations — Standard operating procedures

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Notwithstanding point BOP.BAS.190:
(a)Before commencing a commercial balloon specialised operation, the operator shall conduct a risk assessment, assessing the complexity of the intended operation in order to determine the hazards and associated risks of the operation and to establish mitigating measures where necessary.
(b)Based on the risk assessment, the operator shall, before commencing the commercial balloon specialised operation, establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) appropriate to the intended operation and the balloon used. The SOPs shall either be part of the operations manual or be laid down in a separate document. The operator shall regularly review and update the SOPs where necessary in order to adequately take account of the risk assessment.
(c)The operator shall ensure that commercial balloon specialised operations are performed in accordance with the SOPs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/395/annex/II/division/subpart+add/section/6/division/bop.add.510 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-395/annex-II/division-subpart+add/section-6/division-bop.add.510
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