What are the rules to skydiving?

Answer 1

In the UK, skydiving is covered by the British Parachute Association Operations manual. This covers many many aspects of the sport, but to name a few:

1. Age, weight, heigh, body mass index.
2. Maximum exit altitude, minimum opening altitude.
3. Rules which set which sport parachutes are safe and therefore licensed to use.
4. Repacking of the reserve parachute.
5. Inspection of the dropzone / parachute centre.
6. Maintenance of the aircraft plus the licenses to be held by the aircraft. Further, which aircraft may be used.
7. Air traffic control.
8. Packing of the parachute.
9. Instructional course rules such as how many skydives one must have before taking the AFF instructor course.
10. Qualifications in formation skydiving, freefly, skysurfing, canopy formation, canopy piloting, jump master, individual style.
11. Length of time between jumps before retraining is required.
12. Competition rules, requirements to represent your country.
13. Rules handed down by the CAA and FAI organisations.

Answer 2

You have to be aged between 16 and 18 to begin skydiving in most countries. There is usually a weight limit of 100kg's to do a tandem parachute jump, although this is less is you are doing an accelerated freefall (AFF) course. You height and weight for and AFF course must be proportional.

If you are aged 40 or over, you will need a medical form signing by your doctor. Generally speaking there is no upper maximum age limit.

As regards disabilities, that is not necessarily a hindrance to skydiving. There are many cases of para and quadriplegics who make tandem skydives. There are some conditions which wills top a jump though - narcolepsy, epilepsy, some forms of Diabetes, head neck and back injuries.

Answer 3

There are hardly no rules for base jumping just the fact that you have space to land and all the equictment then it's fine.