License requirements for foreigners

[PalmettoTiger 1]

Heya all... I'm trying to help out a Turkish skydiver pal and he wants to know if his license will allow him to jump in the US, or if he'll have to obtain a USPA membership and license. The closest I could come to a straight answer from the USPA's website was the following:
From BSRs, Section E-7:
"Instruction of foreign students [E]
a.Foreign non-resident jumpmasters and instructors appropriately and currently rated by their national aero club may train students from that nation in the U.S., provided the instruction is conducted in accordance with the USPA Basic Safety Requirements."
From the Group Member application: "Foreign DZ staff must hold current and appropriate jumpmaster and instructor ratings issued either by USPA or the country’s aviation authority or national aero club."
To me, those sections imply that foreign licenses should be acceptable, since foreign instructional ratings are accepted.
My feeling is that as long as his logbook shows appropriate experience, and he can pass a quick quiz to prove he knows about skydiving, he'd be okay. Can any of our overseas friends who've jumped in the US help me out here? Will his Turkish skydiving license allow him to jump in the US, or will he have to obtain a USPA membership and license?
Thanks.
PTiger
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[quade 4]

I -know- that at Perris we have lots of foreign visitors, but I'm not exactly certain of the procedure for them to be cleared.
Call the S&TA at the DZ in question.
The other issue is going to be his gear. I -believe- that the FARs allow for foreign gear, but it would be wise to check with the S&TA at the DZ in question about exact procedures.
quade
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[freeflir29 0]

Thats the way I read the "rules" A foreign jumper can jump his equipment while visiting the US as long as it complies with his country's regs. Always best to call and get it from the horses ass...er uhhh...mouth I mean.....
"I only have 133 jumps, so I don't know shit..right?"-Clay

[Jussi 0]

The way it goes, afaik, is if you are member of your countrys
parachute association or etc, you don´t have to join USPA.


Jussi

[mattb 0]

I claim no expertise on the issue but will pipe in anyway -
Some DZs require a USPA membership. Visiting jumpers can purchase temporary memberships for while they are over here. I think it depends greatly on the dropzone.
Matt

[wingnut 0]

having sorta been in this same situation myself when i was jumping in germany...the person in question should just have to be licensed in thier home country... now it might get dificult with anything else than normal jumps.. i.e. in germany they only have 2 licenses.. one for static line and the other for freefall..for ratings and such they go by jump numbers not license (a,b,c,d) and insurance is another thing, most dz's want thier jumpers to be uspa members for the insurance...... but thne it was said earlier,....call the dz they will be jumpping at....or when they get here have em join uspa and take the "a" test.....

"up my noooossseee"- wingnut, at first euro dz.com boogie

[BenW 0]

Hmm,
Not many have chimed in on this one - considering loads of us from the UK have jumped in the States.
I've jumped in the US a couple of times now. As long as you are licensed to skydive in your own country, and have a current membership of your country's Parachute Association then things are fine, just go and jump. If you are jumping non-TSO'd kit, then you just sign a waiver to say that you are happy to jump that kit and won't let anyone else jump it.
The S&TO will check your license, membership, logbook & kit. If all is in order you can jump. You don't need to be a member of the USPA. Just make sure you've got medical insurance during the visit...
B

[Remster 30]

Hey Ben, long time no post!
Actually, just renewed our BPA membership, and it states VERY CLEARLY that 3rd party issurance is not valid in USA... so next time any of you brits go to the US, you may want to join the USPA for the 3 month membership option...
Also, afaik, TSO waivers are only available at a few big DZs
Remster
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[Phil 0]

...something else you might look into is the due date for your emergency chute. It is different from country to country so best thing to do is to have your reserve repacked before you go anywhere outside of your country if your last packjob is older than 3 month.
...and being a full time member of the uspa is ok - you can subscribe to the magazine for the rainy days.
blue ones
Phil

[skreamer 1]

As far as I am aware if I get my reserve repacked in the UK it is still valid for 6 months in the USA, ie USPA respects BPA's reserve repack cycle and vice versa. Of course this means a USPA member would have to get their reserve repacked after 3 months if they want to jump their rig in the UK. Can anybody confirm this?
Will
PS I went to the states after AFF in South Africa, had to do a check-out jump but they had no problems with me being a foreigner (unlike at Hinton!!! )
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