USA Statutes : nevada
Title : Title 44 - AERONAUTICS
Chapter : CHAPTER 498 - SKYDIVING BUSINESSES
 As used in this chapter, unless the
context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 498.020
, 498.030 and 498.040
have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1054 )
 “Association” means the United
States Parachute Association or its successor organization.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1054 )
 “Skydiving business”
means a business that receives compensation for providing a person with:

      1.  The opportunity to jump with a parachute from an airplane, a
balloon or any other vehicle used for navigation through the air; or

      2.  Training on how to jump safely from an airplane, a balloon or
any other vehicle used for navigation through the air and how to land
safely using a parachute.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1054 )
 “Student skydiver” means
a person who receives training to skydive and has not been cleared to
self-jumpmaster in accordance with standards established by the
Association.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1054 )
 The Legislature
hereby finds and declares that the operation of a skydiving business
affects the health, safety and welfare of members of the general public
and that minimum standards for the operation of such a business must,
therefore, be established.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1054 )
 For
the purposes of NRS 498.010 to 498.110
, inclusive, a person who has not
previously jumped with a skydiving business shall be deemed to be a
student skydiver unless that person produces documented proof to the
operator of the skydiving business that he has previously skydived.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1054 )

DUTIES OF OPERATORS


      1.  The operator of a skydiving business shall:

      (a) Comply with the regulations of the Federal Aviation
Administration governing skydiving;

      (b) Comply with safety requirements that are at least as stringent
as the basic safety requirements of the Association set forth in the
“Skydiver’s Information Manual” in the form most recently published by
the Association, unless the Director of the Department of Transportation
posts a notice of disapproval of any amendment to those requirements
pursuant to subsection 2; and

      (c) Provide training to a student skydiver using one of the
training options adopted by the Association in the “Skydiver’s
Information Manual” in the form most recently published by the
Association, unless the Director of the Department of Transportation
posts a notice of disapproval of any amendment to those training options
pursuant to subsection 2.

      2.  The Director of the Department of Transportation or a person
designated by the Director shall review each amendment to the basic
safety requirements and training options set forth in the “Skydiver’s
Information Manual” and approve or disapprove of the amendment for use in
this state. If the Director does not post a notice of disapproval within
30 days after such an amendment is published, the amendment shall be
deemed approved for this state.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1054 )


      1.  The operator of a skydiving business shall maintain on the
premises of the business a safety handbook which contains the safety
requirements that the operator will comply with in conducting the
operations of the business.

      2.  Upon request, the operator shall provide a customer with a copy
of the basic safety requirements of the Association and the regulations
of the Federal Aviation Administration governing skydiving. The operator
shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of this subsection
if he makes available to the customer for review on the premises the
safety handbook required to be maintained pursuant to subsection 1, or a
copy of the handbook, which contains the basic safety requirements of the
Association and the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration
governing skydiving.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1055 )
 The operator of a skydiving business shall post in a
conspicuous location at his place of business a poster that includes the
following information in a font that is easy to read:

      1.  A statement that skydiving businesses operating in this state
must comply with the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration
governing skydiving and safety requirements that are at least as
stringent as the basic safety requirements of the Association;

      2.  A list of the equipment required to be provided to a student
skydiver; and

      3.  A statement that a customer may report any alleged violation of
the provisions of NRS 498.010 to
498.110 , inclusive, to the district
attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred or to the
Attorney General.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1055 )


      1.  The operator of a skydiving business shall report in writing to
the Association an accident that results in serious injury to or the
death of one of its customers.

      2.  The report must:

      (a) Be submitted to the Association not later than the next
business day following the date of the accident; and

      (b) Include the time and place of the accident and the
circumstances relating thereto.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1055 )

PENALTIES


      1.  The operator of a skydiving business who willfully violates any
of the provisions of NRS 498.010 to
498.100 , inclusive, is guilty of a
misdemeanor.

      2.  Any governmental entity that has issued a license to engage in
business as an operator of a skydiving business to a person who is
convicted of violating any of the provisions of NRS 498.010 to 498.100 ,
inclusive, shall revoke that license and send notice of the revocation to
the licensee by certified mail. Such a licensee may not apply to any
governmental entity for a license to engage in business as an operator of
a skydiving business in this state for 5 years after the revocation of
his previous license.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1055 )