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Division BOP.BAS.350 Miscellaneous equipment

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

  1. (a)

    Balloons shall be equipped with protective gloves for each crew member.

  2. (b)

    Mixed balloons, hot-air balloons and hot-air airships shall be equipped with all of the following:

    1. (1)

      an alternative and independent source of ignition;

    2. (2)

      a means of measuring and indicating fuel quantity;

    3. (3)

      a fire blanket or fire-resistant cover;

    4. (4)

      a drop line of at least 25 m in length.

  3. (c)

    Gas balloons shall be equipped with both of the following:

    1. (1)

      a knife;

    2. (2)

      a trail rope of at least 20 m in length made of natural fibre or electrostatic, conductive material.

Notes on the whole EU Regulation

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/357 of 4 March 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/395 as regards balloon pilot licences (Text with EEA relevance).