𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐒𝐊𝐘𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋
At the STC meeting of 3rd August 2023, the following amendments were made to the British Skydiving Operations Manual:
𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟒 (𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒), 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝟓.𝟕 (𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚)
Change to read:
𝟓.𝟕. 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚
Tandem instructors wishing to jump with a hand/wrist mounted camera must have a minimum of 500 Tandem descents and have completed a minimum of 250 Tandem descents within the previous 12 months or, have a minimum of 1,000 Tandem descents and have completed a minimum of 100 Tandem descents within the previous 12 months. Prior to jumping with a hand/wrist mounted camera with Tandem Students the Tandem Instructor must demonstrate the ability to perform 3 successful consecutive Tandem jumps with an ‘A’ Licence skydiver acting as a Tandem Student whilst using a hand/wrist mounted camera.
𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟒 (𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒), 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝟓.𝟕 (𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚), 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝟓.𝟕.𝟑. 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐛-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝟓.𝟕.𝟒. – 𝟓.𝟕.𝟕. 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐮𝐛-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝟓.𝟕.𝟑. – 𝟓.𝟕.𝟔.
𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟒 (𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒), 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 𝟓.𝟗 (𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚), 𝐒𝐮𝐛-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝟓.𝟗.𝟏.
Change to read:
5.9.1. Any TI wishing to continue jumping a hand/wrist mounted camera 12 months after first being cleared to do so must have made 100 Tandem skydives with at least 50 hand/wrist mounted camera descents within the preceding 12 calendar months, otherwise they must again satisfy the initial requirements.