This rating allows you to take first time students on a tandem skydive and introduce them to the world we love so much. You get the unique opportunity of introducing first time jumpers to freefall and the thrill of skydiving. You get to relive your first jump each and every time you make a tandem skydive. What an awesome way to be involved in this sport. Additionally you will be trained how to conduct "USPA Tandem Progression Training Method", which is becoming quite popular with most DZ's. So you do not only have the ability to take first timers, but you will also be able to be part of the instructor core at your local skydiving center.
THE USPA TANDEM INSTRUCTOR RATING ALLOWS YOU TO:
- Exercise all privileges of the USPA Coach rating.
- Conduct tandem instructor jumps and the tandem instructor FJC or the transition training to the tandem method.
- Conduct training in the general portions of any FJC.
- Train and supervise jumps with non-method specific students.
- Conduct the A-license quiz and check dive.
- Verify License applications IAW SIMs Section 3.
- Supervise a USPA Coach in training and making recurrency jumps with licensed skydivers.
UPT requires:
-500 ram air freefalls
-100 jumps in the past 12 months
-6 hours of freefall time
-The combined USPA and Manufacturer's course consists of one day of classroom, 10-evaluation jumps and a written exam. The class starts with the verification of the requirements. The IRM and Sigma Manuals will be the course books. I strongly recommend you purchase or download this manual (print it) from UPT's tandem certification page. The questions for the written test are in the manuals or on that page, and there is a study guide online. Take the new Sigma 103-question test and have it ready when you show up for class. It is an open book paper test and needs to be done prior to the course.
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