China Meteorological Administration of administrative measures on the 5th that the balloon on June 4, 2003 by the China Meteorological Administration Council meeting, are hereby promulgated and come into force since July 1, 2003.
June 6, 2003, the Secretary balloon management practices chapter I General provisions article to strengthen the management activities of the balloon, aviation safety and people's lives and property, according to the general aviation flight control Ordinance and related provisions and the actual balloon management, these measures are formulated.
Article balloons in these measures, including unmanned free balloons and balloon flights.
Unmanned free balloon, refers to non-powered, unmanned, lighter-than-air inflatable objects, total mass greater than 4 kilograms free drift.
Tethered balloon was tethered to the ground object, diameter greater than 1.8 meters or volumetric capacity greater than 3.2 m inflatable objects, lighter than air.
Article in the People's Republic of China territory of balloon flying activities, must comply with these measures and other relevant regulations of the State.
Due to meteorological, scientific test balloon activities, in accordance with the provisions of the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council and the departments concerned.
Fourth above the county level the competent meteorological departments shall, in accordance with the Division of responsibilities and flight control, is responsible for the management of balloon flying activities.
Article fifth balloon activities should adhere to the principle of safety first, strict implementation of the relevant technical norms and standards established by the State.
Chapter II administration of balloon operators qualification article sixth of balloon operations personnel management system.
Without the balloon certification of personnel shall not engage in balloon operations.
Seventh article cast balloon units of job personnel application cast balloon qualification card must meet following conditions: (a) after about legal regulations, and technology specification and standard and the fire security, aspects knowledge of training, and by assessment made provincial or set district of city level meteorological competent institutions issued of training certificate of; (ii) by County above medical institutions check, and made body health proved of; (three) meet provincial meteorological competent institutions provides of other conditions.
Health and age do not comply with the relevant national regulations of hazardous chemicals shall not engage in balloon flying activities. Eighth balloon unit personnel should be obtained in accordance with the following program certificate: (a) by the unit to make an application to the local weather authorities, and related materials.
Materials provided include workers photocopy, training certificate, health certificate, etc.
(B) after examination by filling the balloon flying license application form.
(C) by the provincial meteorological authority or by their authorized districts, the municipal meteorological authorities approval, issued by the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council uniformly produced of the balloon flying license.
Nineth qualifications operators should be made by the provincial or district, the municipal meteorological departments organize regular training. Article tenth of the balloon certification is valid for 3 years.
Receive one of the following acts, cancellation of its certificate by the issuing authority: (a) did not participate in training for two consecutive years, (ii) being altered or lent qualification certificate, (iii) a major safety accident.
Chapter III administration of balloon article 11th balloon flying implementation of the quality management system.
In accordance with this regulation obtained qualification certificates of the balloon unit may engage in balloon activities.
12th article cast balloon of units should has following conditions: (a) has independent of corporate qualification; (ii) has fixed of work places, dangerous gas of transport, and using and store must meet national about provides; (three) has 4 name above has cast balloon qualification card of job personnel, which at least has 1 name has related professional intermediate above technology titles of personnel; (four) has required of equipment and equipment; (five) has sound of security guarantees system and measures. 13th units engaged in balloon, you should apply in writing to the local weather authorities, and provide information on application materials.
Submissions include balloon qualification certificate application form, legal person qualification certificate, registration form and the relevant qualification certificate, safety responsibility system and measures.
Local meteorological departments should timely application material received will go to the districts, the municipal meteorological authorities. 14th district city meteorological departments shall, from the date of receipt of the application materials in the 30th to review the application materials, does not meet the conditions of the application shall be returned, together with the reasons; to meet the conditions of eligibility, shall organize the first instance.
First instance includes the applicant's organization, personnel, places of work, materials and equipment, security safeguards and measures. Qualified in the first instance, by the provincial meteorological authority or by their authorized districts, the municipal meteorological authorities since the receipt of the application materials and preliminary review opinions within 30th of review.
Reviewed by qualified, executive producer of the applicants will be issued by the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council uniformly qualification certificates of the balloon; not qualified shall be returned, together with the reasons. 15th the balloon qualification certificate is valid for 3 years, and adopt an annual inspection system. Qualification units that should last until the end of April of each year of the annual balloon and balloon materials such as certificate of qualification certification authority or its delegate unit testing.
Fails to declare the annual inspection of units, the balloon of the qualification certificate shall automatically cease. To fail to pass the annual inspection unit, deadline for rectification, rectification shall not engage in balloon during activity.
Has not qualified the rectification, by the issuing authority to remove his qualification certificate.
Article 16th qualified balloon units, receive one of the following acts, by the issuing authority to remove his qualification certificate: (a) the lending or altered certificate of qualification, (ii) major safety accident occurs.
The fourth chapter of balloon operations conditions and applications articles 17th balloon activities must be approved by the local meteorological departments within may endanger the safety of flight balloon activities approved by the local meteorological authorities in conjunction with the flight control Department cast range.
18th balloon must comply with the following safety requirements: (a) the storage and transportation of gas and filling, recycling the balloons must be in strict compliance with fire safety, hazardous chemical safety management and other relevant provisions.
(B) balloon locations with tall buildings, trees, overhead power lines, communication lines and other obstructions kept a safe distance to avoid a collision, friction, and winding.
(C) in the balloon must set the flag on the sphere or appendages.
(D) the balloon must be subject to suitable weather conditions.
(E) the height of the tethered balloons no higher than 150 meters above the ground, but below the levels within a distance of 50 m from it except for the top of the building; tethered balloon over 50 meters above the ground, you must install rapid release.
(Vi) cast tethered balloon must ensure that stay strong.
19th balloon must hold qualifications operators to operate. Cast should have someone on duty to prevent and handle unexpected situations.
Law enforcement officers found unattended, can take the appropriate measures.
20th balloon unit cast unmanned free balloon for at least 5 days in advance, cast tethered balloon at least 3 days in advance to the competent meteorological applications, where the cast, and fill out the printed by the provincial Meteorological Authority according to the requirements of the balloon operation returns.
Article 21st meteorological departments shall, in accordance with responsibilities for accepting applications from the date of receipt of the application within the 2nd on approval of the application.
Cancellation of cast activities, balloon shall promptly report to the approving authority; change the cast time, location or quantity, balloon unit shall reapply in accordance with these measures.
Supervision and administration of the fifth chapter 22nd meteorological departments above the county level shall be responsible for supervision of balloon activities within their respective administrative areas.
Balloon units of meteorological departments should take the initiative to accept supervision and safety checks, and do related work as required.
Uses balloons to carry out various activities of units and individuals shall not be used without the qualification certificate of balloon balloon. 23rd article County above meteorological competent institutions should on following content for supervision check: (a) cast balloon units whether has qualification card, job personnel whether has qualification card; (ii) cast balloon units whether according to provides program for declared and get approved; (three) cast balloon of time, and locations, and type and number, whether and by approved of content phase meet; (four) cast balloon units and job personnel, and technicians whether comply with about technology specification and standard; (five)
Balloon cast whether it complies with the relevant safety requirements and conditions.
24th balloon process, such as unmanned free balloon non-normal operation, tethered balloon accident from tethers or other accidents, cast cast should cease immediately activities, timely report to the flight control Department, the local meteorological departments, and to complete the work at the accident.
Sixth chapter 25th in violation of this regulation the penalties, balloon without qualification certificates or certificate, balloon flying activities, meteorological departments above the county level in accordance with the permission shall be ordered to desist from the illegal act and fined 5,000 yuan and 50,000 yuan fine cause damage to others shall bear liability.
26th article violates these rules, and not in accordance with safety requirements for balloon activities, by the competent meteorological departments above the county level bodies and relevant departments in accordance with permission for balloon units in a warning, may be fined a maximum of 1000 Yuan and 10,000 yuan caused accident, fined 10,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan fines; cause damage to others shall bear liability. 27th article violation this approach provides, has following behavior one of of, by County above meteorological competent institutions according to permission ordered corrected, give warning, can at 10,000 yuan following fine; to others caused loss of, law bear compensation responsibility: (a) without approved or beyond approval range, cast balloon of; (ii) annual not qualified of cast balloon units in rectification during cast balloon of; (three) altered, and forged or lent qualification card or qualification card of; (four) violation cast balloon technology specification and standard of; (five ) Cast of balloon not according to provides set recognition logo of; (six) using balloon carried out various activities of units and personal, using no cast balloon qualification card of units cast balloon of; (seven) occurred no driving free balloon non-normal run, and Department left balloon accident from Department left or other security accident, not timely to about flight control sector and meteorological competent institutions report of;

(H) safety after the undeclared, false, deliberately delay not, vandalism, or refused to accept the investigation and refused to provide relevant information and data.
28th article of meteorological departments staff, falsification, dereliction of duty, abuse of power, favoritism and does not constitute a crime, administrative sanctions by the unit constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
Seventh chapter by-laws 29th for groups on a single total mass is less than 4 kilograms of unmanned free balloons, cast with diameters less than 1.8 meters or volumetric capacity is less than 3.2 m of tethered Aerostat management, in accordance with the measures implemented.
30th article this way by the competent Meteorological Department under the State Council is responsible for the interpretation. 31st article this way come into force on July 1, 2003.