B & C license

[rendezvous 0]

Who has to sign off the maneuver requirements in free fall for B & C licenses. Can any licensed jumper sign them or do you need an insructor.

[councilman24 37]

3. Jumps to meet skill requirements must be signed by a USPA Instructor, Instructor Examiner, Safety & Training Advisor, or a member of the USPA Board of Directors.

From SIM 3-1-C-3
http://www.uspa.org/Publications/SIM/SIMtext/Skydivers_Information_Manual_2003.htm

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[AndyMan 7]

However, the reality of things is that you should ask the person at your DZ who'll be submitting the paperwork.

There's two signatures involved

1) the signature in your logbook.
2) the signature on the paperwork submitted for the licence.

Signature 1 is done at jump time
Signature 2 is done at application time.

Most DZ's have signature 2 done by an appropriately rated official, but really don't care who does signature 1.

_Am

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You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

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thats what I thought too. Thanks.

[riddler 0]

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USPA Instructor

Since I'm getting close to getting my coach rating, I always have to wonder about these words. Does a coach fall into the category of USPA instructor? I believe so, but wanted to make sure. There seems to be differing opinions out there on whether a coach is considered an instructor.

In this case, when I'm a coach, I could sign off requirements for B & C, even though I might barely have a C license myself. Seems odd to me.

Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

[councilman24 37]

The current text specifically states "... USPA Instructor, Instructor/Examiner....." These are two of the three instructional ratings. So, I would conclude that a coach rating wasn't sufficient for skill requirements. Call up USPA and ask if you want the real answer.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[Jessica 0]

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Does a coach fall into the category of USPA instructor?

No. It's coach, instructor, instructor-examiner.

Skydiving is for cool people only

[Lolie 0]

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No. It's coach, instructor, instructor-examiner.

So does that mean that in the Full Profile, Jumpmaster is synonymous with Coach?? (In the area where you can check your ratings)

-Miranda
you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear
it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

[rigging65 0]

Negative. All Jumpmasters were granfathered in as Instructors when the Jumpmaster rating was done away with.

"...and once you had tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward.
For there you have been, and there you long to return..."

[Lolie 0]

So what was the Jumpmaster rating before, as opposed to an Instructor?

-Miranda
you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear
it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become.

[drenaline 0]

If am not mistaken a Jumpmaster was an assistant instructor.

HISPA 21
www.panamafreefall.com

[Shark 0]

The USPA rating hierarchy: Coach, Instructor, Instructor examiner. On the 4 page A license proficiency card a USPA Coach may sign off on certain requirements, typically on Cat. F-H. Verifying license/skill level for B/C license requirements are for Instructor, I/E, or S&TA.

[Hooknswoop 19]

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So what was the Jumpmaster rating before, as opposed to an Instructor?

It used to be a JM could do everything an I could, except teach the FJC and sign someone off the self JM. They could supervise a student within their discpline(i.e. S/L, AFF, IAD), clear the student to the next level, etc.

Hook