Paragraph 4: Equipment

Helmets must be worn for the jumps defined in 1° and 2° of articles A. 322-150 and A. 322-151. Clothing and ancillary equipment must allow access to the functional controls for opening parachutes and implementing the rescue procedure. All on-board camera equipment that presents a risk of snagging must be fitted with a quick release system in the event of snagging. It is compulsory to carry an altimeter. A strap…

With the exception of jumps defined in 3° of article A. 322-150 where the student is equipped with a passenger harness specifically designed for the activity, no jump may be made if the skydiver is not equipped with a harness bag, a main canopy, a reserve canopy and a safety release device. For the jumps defined in article A. 322-150, the harness bag must be of the “full back” type,…