Parachuting / Skydiving

What is it?
This is the art of diving out of a plane, with a parachute attached, and releasing the parachute, in order to descend to the ground safely. Sky diving, requires a team of people, who will meet mid air, to make a formation, and then release their parachutes.

Safety Message
This is a high-risk activity, and the permission of the Operating Authority should be sought before taking part in it. Participants must receive appropriate training before actually taking part in this activity, and should always wear appropriate clothing etc. The minimum age for this activity is sixteen.

Ideas/Aims
For this activity you should:

• Attend training classes in order to become confident with the aspects of parachuting/sky diving.
• Try a practice jump upon completion of the classes.
• Make the first jump upon completion of the practice jumps.
• Jump with a team of people, and form a formation in the sky.
• Aim to land on a particular spot on the ground, or close to it.
• Aim for an award or standard as set by the British Parachute Association.

Review/Assessment
Participants should discuss with the assessor any safety requirements for this activity. They should discuss any dives/jumps, which the participant has done, and the results of those. The participant should discuss why they like this activity, and what they feel they have got out of it, and review their performance against targets set.

Governing Body/Organisation

British Parachute Association, 5 Wharf Way, Glen Parva, Leicester, LE2 9TF
Tel:01162 785271, Fax: 0116 2477662    website: www.bpa.org.uk