Some of the documents included here are
courtesy of the British Parachute Association
(BPA). All updates issued by the BPA will be included here to ensure a one
stop location for all your rigging needs.
The approved packing course is for skydivers
who want to learn to pack main parachutes. This course is not a mandatory
requirement, because a drop zone chief instructor can endorse a skydivers
log book to allow them to pack their own main parachute. However, if a skydiver
wants to pack main parachutes belonging to other skydivers, they have to be
qualified as an approved packer.
If you want to progress within the rigging system and attend the advanced
packers course, to pack reserve parachutes, you have to be qualified as a
main parachute packer, and hold the approved packing certificate
