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CHAPTER 2

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ACTIVITIES

CHAPTER 2

OTHER

ACTIVITIES

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SIGMA TANDEM SYSTEM OWNERS MANUAL

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These guidelines are not optional. They must be followed, or the Tandem Instructor and Tandem rig owner will be inviolation of the User Agreement under which Tandem jumping is operated and will consequently no longer beallowed to legally perform Tandem Jumps.

PARTICIPANTS QUALIFICATIONS

For any relative worker to accompany a Tandem pair, the following criteria must be met:

1)Relative worker must have a minimum of 500 relative work skydives; or

2)Relative worker must be either a current Tandem Instructor or a current AFF jumpmaster.

3)Relative worker must have made at least 100 relative work jumps in the last year.

4)Cameramen must meet all the above guidelines, and in addition, must have at least 100 camera jumps.

RW TANDEM BRIEFING

If the Tandem Instructor does decide to take a relative worker on a jump, a briefing must take place before the jumpbetween Tandem Instructor and relative worker which covers these points:

1)No one should ever pass directly over or under the Tandem pair in freefall or droguefall. On exit, the TandemInstructor needs room to deploy the drogue, and at any time after that, the drogue could suddenly become adeploying main canopy.

2)Once under the drogue, the Tandem pair has very little ability to change drogue fall velocity or to move horizontally(track). This means they cant get out of the way of someone who is closing too fast or someone sliding under themTherefore, NEVER let anyone who is not a skilled relative worker accompany a Tandem pair on a dive (see fatalityreport section).

If the grips are taken, take them on the student, not the Tandem Instructor.

3)Because the Tandem pair cannot track very effectively, they must obtain opening separation by opening higherthan everyone else. Accompanying relative workers must not attempt to open their main canopies with the Tandempair. A minimum of 1000' vertical separation is required - to avoid collision situations.

BRIEFING REVIEW

To review: when you dirt dive Tandem drogue relative work, tell the participants four things.

1)Give me room to deploy the drogue in the first five seconds after exit.

2) NEVERpass directly over or under us.

2B)Grip the student, NOT the Tandem Instructor.

3)Approach slowly and dock gently.

4)Wave-off signal given at 6000ft

5)Let me pull first at 4,000' or above, and give us at least 1000' vertical separation.

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REMEMBER:If you delay drogue deployment, you eat up altitude at a much faster rate than when the drogue isdeployed. See Tandem freefall chart on page 72.

Relative work with Tandem increases the possibility of accident and injury. However, it can be done if approached withcare. On every Tandem jump, the Tandem Instructor is in charge. If Relative Work is being contemplated, the TandemInstructor should have personal knowledge of the relative worker and should feel confident in their abilities.

WARNING

With regards to relative work, please consider this. Tandem jumping in essence is a student training jump. It almostseems ludicrous to involve a non-certified jumper during a tandem jump. You would not allow this to happen inother forms of student training, why allow it to happen here. Especially since it has already proven fatal on severajumps in the past.

CRW PROCEDURES

CRW IS POSITIVELY BANNED ON ALL TANDEM JUMPS UNDER ANY AND ALL CIRCUMSTANCES(see fatality section)

This guideline is not optional. It must be followed or the Tandem Instructor and Tandem rig owner will be in violationof the User Agreement under which Tandem jumping is operated and will consequently no longer be allowed tolegally perform tandem jumps.

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