Division BOP.ADD.600 System for determining the mass

The operator shall establish a system specifying how all of the following items are accurately determined for each flight, so as to enable the pilot-in-command to verify that the limitations of the AFM are complied with:

1. (1)

   balloon empty mass;

2. (2)

   mass of the traffic load;

3. (3)

   mass of the fuel or ballast load;

4. (4)

   take-off mass;

5. (5)

   loading of the balloon performed under the supervision of the pilot-in-command or qualified personnel;

6. (6)

   preparation and disposition of all documentation.

The mass computation based on electronic calculations shall be replicable by the pilot-in-command.

The mass documentation, specifying the items listed in point (a), shall be prepared prior to each flight and documented in an operational flight plan.