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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 105.1 

§ 105.1

Applicability. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of this section, this part pre-
scribes rules governing parachute oper-
ations conducted in the United States. 

(b) This part does not apply to a 

parachute operation conducted— 

(1) In response to an in-flight emer-

gency, or 

(2) To meet an emergency on the sur-

face when it is conducted at the direc-
tion or with the approval of an agency 
of the United States, or of a State, 
Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, 
or a possession of the United States, or 
an agency or political subdivision 
thereof. 

(c) Sections 105.5, 105.9, 105.13, 105.15, 

105.17, 105.19 through 105.23, 105.25(a)(1) 
and 105.27 of this part do not apply to 
a parachute operation conducted by a 
member of an Armed Force— 

(1) Over or within a restricted area 

when that area is under the control of 
an Armed Force. 

(2) During military operations in un-

controlled airspace. 

§ 105.3

Definitions. 

For the purposes of this part— 

Approved parachute 

means a para-

chute manufactured under a type cer-
tificate or a Technical Standard Order 
(C–23 series), or a personnel-carrying 
U.S. military parachute (other than a 
high altitude, high speed, or ejection 
type) identified by a Navy Air Facility, 
an Army Air Field, and Air Force-Navy 
drawing number, an Army Air Field 
order number, or any other military 
designation or specification number. 

Automatic Activation Device 

means a 

self-contained mechanical or electro- 
mechanical device that is attached to 
the interior of the reserve parachute 
container, which automatically initi-
ates parachute deployment of the re-
serve parachute at a pre-set altitude, 
time, percentage of terminal velocity, 
or combination thereof. 

Direct Supervision 

means that a cer-

tificated rigger personally observes a 
non-certificated person packing a main 
parachute to the extent necessary to 
ensure that it is being done properly, 
and takes responsibility for that pack-
ing. 

Drop Zone 

means any pre-determined 

area upon which parachutists or ob-

jects land after making an intentional 
parachute jump or drop. The center- 
point target of a drop zone is expressed 
in nautical miles from the nearest VOR 
facility when 30 nautical miles or less; 
or from the nearest airport, town, or 
city depicted on the appropriate Coast 
and Geodetic Survey World Aero-
nautical Chart or Sectional Aero-
nautical Chart, when the nearest VOR 
facility is more than 30 nautical miles 
from the drop zone. 

Foreign parachutist 

means a para-

chutist who is neither a U.S. citizen or 
a resident alien and is participating in 
parachute operations within the United 
States using parachute equipment not 
manufctured in the United States. 

Freefall 

means the portion of a para-

chute jump or drop between aircraft 
exit and parachute deployment in 
which the parachute is activated 
manually by the parachutist at the 
parachutist’s discretion or automati-
cally, or, in the case of an object, is ac-
tivated automatically. 

Main parachute 

means a parachute 

worn as the primary parachute used or 
intended to be used in conjunction with 
a reserve parachute. 

Object 

means any item other than a 

person that descends to the surface 
from an aircraft in flight when a para-
chute is used or is intended to be used 
during all or part of the descent. 

Parachute drop 

means the descent of 

an object to the surface from an air-
craft in flight when a parachute is used 
or intended to be used during all or 
part of that descent. 

Parachute jump 

means a parachute 

operation that involves the descent of 
one or more persons to the surface 
from an aircraft in flight when an air-
craft is used or intended to be used dur-
ing all or part of that descent. 

Parachute operation 

means the per-

formance of all activity for the purpose 
of, or in support of, a parachute jump 
or a parachute drop. This parachute op-
eration can involve, but is not limited 
to, the following persons: parachutist, 
parachutist in command and passenger 
in tandem parachute operations, drop 
zone or owner or operator, jump mas-
ter, certificated parachute rigger, or 
pilot. 

Parachutist 

means a person who in-

tends to exit an aircraft while in flight 

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