Regulation (EU) 2018/395

A balloon flight shall not be commenced when any of the instruments and equipment required for the intended flight with the balloon are missing, inoperative or do not fulfil the required functions.

ED Decision 2018/004/R

General

Instruments and equipment that must be operative for all flights should be identified in a list. These instruments and equipment are:

1. included in the type certification data sheet (TCDS) or the AFM; and
2. required by the applicable implementing rules, such as operational and airspace requirements, and any other applicable requirements for the intended operation.

BOP.BAS.310 Operating lights