PIM 1 2012 Final - Canadian Sport Parachuting Association

Exhibition jump insurance will be available only to those
members of the CSPA who hold a valid Exhibition Jump
Rating (EJR).
Competition insurance will be valid only for current CSPA
members and visiting foreign nationals who have paid an
insurance levy. Requests for insurance coverage must be
directed to the CSPA Head Office.
Requests for coverage must provide the names of
participants on exhibition jumps; location of competition or
exhibition jumps; what organization or sponsor may require
naming on the certificate; date(s) of jump(s) or competition;
description or name of event; contact person with phone, email
address and fax numbers, plus method of payment.
Payments by credit card are preferred — provide account
number, expiry date and the name on the card.
Notice of cancellation of an insured event is required, in
writing, within seven days of cancellation. Charges incurred
for coverage of events, that did not take place as
scheduled, will be credited to the group or individual for use
at some future time. A fee for administration will be
deducted from these charges. A surcharge will also be
levied for changes or alterations to Certificates of Insurance
that requires the issuance of a new certificate.
1.19. DEFENCE FUND POLICY
A defense fund is maintained by the BoD of the CSPA to
assist members in defending themselves against lawsuits
that may be directed at them as a result of parachuting
incidents.
To be eligible for assistance an A.I.M. Report must have
been filed within 10 working days of the pertinent
accident/incident.
Eligibility for the Defense Fund closely follows that of the
insurance policy with emphasis on following the BSR’s and
all other such rules as noted in PIM 1 and other PIM’s.
See CSPA Policy & Procedure Manual (PIM 5), and/or
contact the CSPA Office for details of accessing this fund.
1.20. EJR ACCIDENT/INCIDENT POLICY
In the case of an incident on an exhibition jump where there
are no injuries to spectators or participant(s), as long as the
incident is reported on an A.I.M. report within 10 working
days, either by the person(s) directly involved in the incident
or the jump organizer, there will be no action by the CSPA
other than requiring the involved participant(s) to re-qualify
initial EJR requirements pertaining to jump performance.
If the incident with no injuries is not properly reported or not
reported at all, the involved participant(s) shall have their
EJR suspended for a period of 12 months.
The purpose of the above policy is to ensure the collection
of data and not to penalize the EJR holder. The data is
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required to ensure that exhibition jumps and their
requirements can be made as safe and as simple as
possible.
In the case of an accident involving injuries to a spectator
during an exhibition jump, participants must inform the
CSPA Office immediately - submitting the appropriate
paperwork within 10 working days. Accidents involving
injury to participants require filing of an A.I.M. report within
10 working days. A.I.M reports should be filed by both the
participant(s) directly involved in the accident and the
organizer of the exhibition jump (i.e. SFOC holder). Access
to the exhibition jump insurance coverage will be denied
until a CSPA investigation has been completed. If
paperwork is not submitted a 12 month suspension will be
automatic and exhibition jump insurance coverage will not
be available until all necessary paperwork has been
submitted.
An Incident shall be considered as any event during
parachuting activities which could have resulted in injury
and/or a near-miss situation leading to injury or fatality i.e.
landing in the crowd or coming in contact with an obstacle.
An Accident shall be considered as an event that occurs
during parachuting activities resulting in injury requiring
medical attention in the form of treatment.
The purpose of the preceding is to ensure the safety of the
public; to protect the existence of insurance coverage for all
members; to gather information on exhibition jumps and to
ensure that the requirements of the EJR are stringent as
necessary. CSPA investigations will occur within 60 days of
the incident/accident and the participant(s) must be given
notice of the occurring investigation at least 10 days in
advance. Generally the investigation will be done through
conversations with the participants and any witnesses
and/or through physical review by the Technical & Safety
Committee. Any participant may request that the
investigation be carried out by a BoD member who may still
use the Technical & Safety Committee for technical support.
1.21 COACH & INSTRUCTOR RATINGS
This manual uses only the current ratings programs and
their respective names and abbreviations. However, it is
critical to note that members holding older ratings, have not
and will not loose the privileges associated with those
ratings. All rating holders however must maintain the
currency requirements as outlined in Section 7. For clarity
the equivalent ratings are as follows.
-Instructor A (IA) rating holders have the same privileges as
Jumpmaster (JM) AND Ground Control Instructor (GCI)
-Instructor B (IB) rating holders have the same privileges as
Skydiving School Instructor (SSI) AND Skydiving School
Examiner (SSE)