Medical requirements in your country

[sdratwa 0]

Could you describe medical requirements for skydivers in your coutry? It's very important for me, because we want to persuade our Civil Aviation authority to make much lower medical requirements then actually we have (for skydivers of course).

In Poland we have to show many detail described medical results, for example backbone roentgen (x-ray), eeg, ecg, and etc ;))

The problem is that many people don't have correct result of backbone roentgen and they cannot jump.

I want to show that modern canopies are much more safely than rounded canopies and opening/landing charactetistic is NOT critical for our health (in comparison with old, rounded parachutes).

Medicals think that we hit the ground with high speed like soldiers at war, and probably their ignorance is a main problem. I want to persuade them that modern skydiving is much more safely than many other disciplines. Help me and help people who can't jump in Poland.

I want to collect data about medical req. in other countries (especially in European Union).

Blue skies,
Sebastian Dratwa, AFF Instr.

Sebastian Dratwa
http://www.aff.com.pl

[Adriandavies 0]

Hi Sebastian.

Have a look at the BPA website for the waiver form all under 40 year olds have to fill in. It is the solo student declaration of fitness and can be found on the BPA Office menu Documents on line. www.bpa.org.uk Sorry but I don't know how to make the link clicky. As you will see it is a self declaration basically saying that you don't have any mental or heart problems and that you don't take drugs. Over 40 year olds have to take a medical which includes checks on their heart.

[mr2mk1g 10]

This document (also from the British Parachute Association website) gives detailed advice to doctors who are asked to certify a tandem master as fit. If it's good enough for a tandem master who has to look after the life of their passenger it must be good enough for a sport parachutist.

There is no mention of any requirement regarding the spine over and above the ability to carry the student and gear.

http://www.bpa.org.uk/forms/docs/Form%20116%20-%20Tandem%20Instructor%20Medical.doc

[towerrat 0]

I would also suggest gathering incident reports as I'm sure there are a very low number of incidents directly related to health/fitness problems. People who feel they can't jump generally don't (in my experience).

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!

[dragon2 2]

http://www.parachute.nl/ikbeneenspringer/Genver02.pdf

this is our medical form. you need it till your B or if you're a TM etc. it is good for 2 years.

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[FrancoR 0]

Here is the german checklist for doctors
http://dfv.sci-network.net/downloads/Formulare_Ausbildungsbetriebe/Tauglichkeitsuntersuchung%20f%fcr%20Fallschirmspringer%2007-2003.pdf

It only mentiones severe instability of the spine as a criteria . Nothing else concerning the spine.
The medical examintaion is only required before your first jumo, then never again.

Good Luck

Frank

If it does not cost anything you are the product.

[d604 0]

In Canada (CSPA), there no longer is a medical form. It was decided to be out dated to the sport. Although, it may come back for instructors. And there are the normal restrictions to drugs.

Sean