

Is that enough? Both, the short and the long answers are -NO. This evidently ensures the safety in skydiving to a big extent. Following procedures and rules means that certain important things are going to get done in the necessary order. “Following procedures and rules” is very important, actually it is extremely important. Interestingly, in recent years, the concept of “following procedures and rules” has been pushed through Skydiving more and more and now it wrongly has been assumed as the main way of dealing with difficult situations. In order to survive a skydive we need- knowledge, skills and experience! There is nothing else we can rely on when it is time to resolve any situation up there than ourselves and what we know. Obviously, it all comes down to EDUCATION! The right EDUCATION!

Here, we are going to answer some of them. But what does it mean, how do we prepare in order to be “ready”, what training is necessary, where do we get it, what knowledge do we need, is the training from our first jump course enough, etc. “You have to be ready for every situation!”- this is a popular expression lately and it makes perfect sense. This article is about today’s crucial importance of education in Skydiving and Rigging and what part of it are procedures and rules.
