What has British Skydiving ever done for me?
A question we are often asked, that has more than one answer. Here is just some of what we do:
We regulate our sport under an Exposition with the Civil Aviation Authority.
Set, maintain and promote high standards of safety and training through the Operations Manual.
Promote proactive risk management in the sport.
Approve and audit British Skydiving Affiliated Clubs and Registered Display Teams.
Maintain a membership database of British skydivers.
Maintain a Register of Authorised Parachute Pilots.
Set and maintain the progression system in the sport.
Publish training and coaching manuals.
Run training courses for all instructor ratings in the sport.
Award coaching, instructor and parachute rigging ratings (qualifications).
Provide educational seminars for members.
Provide technical guidance and advice from world-class technical staff.
Record the proud history of British Skydiving through the BPA Archive Project.
We maintain the highest safety standards in our sport.
Insure the sport and its participants with third party public liability insurance to £10,000,000.
Liaise on behalf of the sport with the Civil Aviation Authority and National Air Traffic Services.
Investigate skydiving accidents and incidents.
Compile and publish safety data.
We develop the sport.
We promote our successes and those of our members to the media and general public.
Lobby to safeguard our sport from potentially harmful effects of European regulation.
Publish ‘Skydive the Mag’, our members’ magazine, six times a year digitally.
Organise Skydive the Expo, the worlds largest consumer skydiving exhibition.
Represent our sport in the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom.
Support the Royal Aero Club Trust’s ‘Flying for Youth’ programme.
Represent our sport in the Sport & Recreation Alliance, the General Aviation
Awareness Council and the General Aviation Safety Council, and we are the point of contact on sport parachuting for the home countries’ sports councils.Co-ordinate the British Skydiving British National Parachuting Championships, the United Kingdom Skydiving League (UKSL) and UK Grand Prix skydiving competitions.
Select and co-ordinate Team GB to the World Parachuting Championships, the Skydiving World Cup, the European Skydiving Championships and other recognised international competitions.
Represent the UK on the International Skydiving Commission of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale – the World Air Sports Federation.
Recognise achievement through British Skydiving Star Awards, Instructor of the Year and the Taz Causer Awards.
We support events to help members progress through our Development Events scheme
Fund entry fees for teams and individuals to help them achieve their best in competition.
Administer the British Team Fund and the Drop Zone Defence Fund.
