For supervised skydiving sessions as defined in 1° and 2° of articles A. 322-150 and A. 322-151, there must be at least two instructors, at least one of whom, whether paid or unpaid, holds the diploma required by article L. 212-1, the other of whom may hold either this diploma or, if acting on a voluntary basis, the federal parachuting instructor’s certificate, adapted to the type of jump being made, issued by the federation which has been delegated responsibility for parachuting. At least one of these two instructors or another qualified person as defined above must be on the ground.
An instructor accompanies in the aircraft the students making jumps in automatic opening or who have not yet demonstrated their ability to respect safety on board the aircraft and during the release.