Parachutt" Inilustrl lssricirltim - Parachute Industry Association

SUGGESTED PROTOCOL: It is oggested the PIA givc consideration to adopting a
parachute industry bulletin numbering and registration protocol ttnt will permit data acccss by
country, corporate entity, docurnent and document revision number aS follows:
COUNTRY CODE: A 2-3 character alpha code tlut identifres the country of origrn of the
bulletin.
CORPORATE ENTITY CODE: A 2-3 character alpha code rhat identifies thc
e4uipment manufacturer, national organisatioq.regulatory authonry, or other cntiry
Urat takes resooruibiliw for the bulletin.
DOCUMENT NIIMBER The number (max 8 characten) of the
document the corporate entity will use to identiS the document
internally. It may be date, product reference or combination of
both. It may be alpha or numeric or a combination of both. It is
envisaged numbers in current use for bulletirs Mll adapt to this
format.
DOCUMENT REVISION NUMBER Thc
document revision number , -A (or -l) for the
original issue, -B (or-2) for the first revision and
tlre nerl alpha (or numeric) number shall apply to
zubseouent revisions.
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IMPLEMENTATION: If PIA endorses the concep! it is suggested the implementation be
assigned to a cornmittee or individual to administer on behalf of PlA. The sequence of evens being
something like:
(i)
(ii)
establish in coopcration with manufactures, national organisations and regulatory
authorities, as appropriatc:
- a cluntry codc for each participating country,
- a corporatc entity code for each known corporate entity,
in consultation with corporate entities:
- cstablish all those scrvice bulletins it is proposcd to include, and thc uniquc
docurnent nurnbcr they use for identfficatiorl