§ 105.49. Foreign parachutists and equipment.
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/us/cfr/t14/s§ 105.49·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)No person may conduct a parachute operation, and no pilot in command of an aircraft may allow a parachute operation to be conducted from that aircraft with an unapproved foreign parachute system unless—
(1)The parachute system is worn by a foreign parachutist who is the owner of that system.
(2)The parachute system is of a single-harness dual parachute type.
(3)The parachute system meets the civil aviation authority requirements of the foreign parachutist's country.
(4)All foreign non-approved parachutes deployed by a foreign parachutist during a parachute operation conducted under this section shall be packed as follows—
(i)The main parachute must be packed by the foreign parachutist making the next parachute jump with that parachute, a certificated parachute rigger, or any other person acceptable to the Administrator.
(ii)The reserve parachute must be packed in accordance with the foreign parachutist's civil aviation authority requirements, by a certificated parachute rigger, or any other person acceptable to the Administrator.