S.L. 499.9 Art. 40Dropping of persons.

(1) A person shall not drop, be dropped or be permitted to drop to the surface or jump from an aircraft flying over Malta except under and in accordance with the terms of a written permission granted by the Director General under this article.

(2) For the purpose of this article dropping includes projecting and lowering.

(3) Notwithstanding the grant of a permission under subarticle (1), a person shall not drop, be dropped or be permitted to drop from an aircraft in flight so as to endanger persons or property.

(4) An aircraft shall not be used for the purpose of dropping persons unless the certificate of airworthiness issued or rendered valid in respect of that aircraft under the law of the country in which the aircraft is registered includes an express provision that it may be used for that purpose and the aircraft is operated in accordance with the written permission granted by the Director General under this article.

(5) Every applicant for and every holder of a permission shall make available to the Director General if requested to do so a parachuting manual and shall make amendments or additions to such manual as the Director General may require. The holder of a permission shall make available to every employee or person who is or may engage in parachuting activities conducted by him the manual which shall contain all such information and instructions as may be necessary to enable such employees or persons to perform their duties.

(6) Without prejudice to any other provision to this Order the Director General may, for the purpose of this article accept reports furnished to him by a person whom he may approve, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, as qualified to furnish such reports.

(7) Nothing in this article shall apply to the descent of persons by parachute from an aircraft in an emergency.