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AIRBORNE OPERATIONS
VOLUME 5
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B-GL-322-005/FP-001
AIRBORNE OPERATIONS
VOLUME 5
WARNING
ALTHOUGH NOT CLASSIFIED, THIS PUBLICATION, OR ANY PART OF IT MAY BE EXEMPT FROM
DISCLOSURE TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT. ALL ELEMENTS OF
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN MUST BE CLOSELY SCRUTINIZED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT
THE PUBLICATION OR ANY PART OF IT, MAY BE RELEASED.
FOREWORD
5. Published on the authority of the Chief of the Land Staff by the Army
Publishing Office, Fort Frontenac, Kingston, Ontario.
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of National
Defence, 2005
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PREFACE
1. Airborne Forces must be trained and equipped to conduct static line parachute
and Military Freefall Parachute (MFP) operations.
3. Chapters 7 to 11 deal with the equipment and techniques used in MFP training
and operations at altitudes below 13,000 feet (ft) above mean sea level (MSL).
4. Chapters 12 to 16 deal with the equipment and techniques used in Static Line
Square training and operations at altitudes below 13,000 feet above Mean Sea Level
(MSL).
5. Chapter 17 (to be issued) will deal with the equipment and techniques used in
MFP training and operations above 13,000 feet MSL1.
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The necessary oxygen equipment for parachuting above 13,000 ft MSL is not yet available to the
Canadian Forces.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................................i
General.................................................................................................................................................. 1
Harness Assembly................................................................................................................................. 2
Pack Assembly...................................................................................................................................... 13
Ripcord Assembly................................................................................................................................. 14
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General.................................................................................................................................................. 16
Inspection.............................................................................................................................................. 19
General.................................................................................................................................................. 22
General.................................................................................................................................................. 25
Malfunctions ......................................................................................................................................... 31
General.................................................................................................................................................. 33
Harness Assembly................................................................................................................................. 33
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Pack Assembly...................................................................................................................................... 33
General.................................................................................................................................................. 34
Canopy Control..................................................................................................................................... 34
Turns ..................................................................................................................................................... 34
Holding ................................................................................................................................................. 34
Driving .................................................................................................................................................. 35
Crabbing................................................................................................................................................ 35
Braking.................................................................................................................................................. 35
General.................................................................................................................................................. 35
Component Parts................................................................................................................................... 35
Harness Assembly................................................................................................................................. 37
Pack Assembly...................................................................................................................................... 38
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Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 41
General Rules........................................................................................................................................ 41
General. ................................................................................................................................................. 50
General.................................................................................................................................................. 56
General.................................................................................................................................................. 63
General.................................................................................................................................................. 63
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Snowshoes ............................................................................................................................................ 70
Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 75
General.................................................................................................................................................. 75
Stand Up ................................................................................................................................................81
Hook Up................................................................................................................................................ 87
Stand By................................................................................................................................................ 96
GO! ......................................................................................................................................................100
Exit.......................................................................................................................................................101
Stop Drop.............................................................................................................................................101
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Jumping Following Loads Dispatched from the Wedge Delivery System ..........................................104
Stand By...............................................................................................................................................105
GO! ......................................................................................................................................................105
Emergencies .........................................................................................................................................107
Ditching................................................................................................................................................108
Hang-Ups .............................................................................................................................................110
SECTION 3 FLIGHT...........................................................................................................................110
General.................................................................................................................................................110
Lower Equipment.................................................................................................................................115
Operation of the CR-1 Reserve Parachute upon Complete Malfunction of the Main Parachute.........117
Operation of the CR-1 Reserve Parachute upon Partial Malfunction of the Main Parachute..............117
Tangles.................................................................................................................................................118
Slipping ................................................................................................................................................118
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General.................................................................................................................................................121
Tree Landing........................................................................................................................................123
General.................................................................................................................................................129
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................131
Jumpmaster Equipment........................................................................................................................131
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Briefing ................................................................................................................................................137
Emplaning ............................................................................................................................................138
Dispatch of Parachutists.......................................................................................................................139
General.................................................................................................................................................141
General.................................................................................................................................................142
Emplaning ............................................................................................................................................143
Emergencies .........................................................................................................................................145
General.................................................................................................................................................145
Dressing ...............................................................................................................................................145
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General.................................................................................................................................................147
Equipment Hang-Ups...........................................................................................................................147
General.................................................................................................................................................149
Seating Arrangements..........................................................................................................................149
Description...........................................................................................................................................153
Seating Arrangements..........................................................................................................................154
General.................................................................................................................................................155
Emplaning ............................................................................................................................................156
Jump Commands..................................................................................................................................156
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General.................................................................................................................................................161
Communications ..................................................................................................................................161
Jumpmaster Equipment........................................................................................................................161
Night Procedures..................................................................................................................................167
Safety ...................................................................................................................................................168
General.................................................................................................................................................171
Risers....................................................................................................................................................178
Ripcords ...............................................................................................................................................178
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Main Canopy........................................................................................................................................178
Altimeter ..............................................................................................................................................180
Illuminating Devices............................................................................................................................183
General.................................................................................................................................................185
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................191
General Rules.......................................................................................................................................191
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Attaching the Lowering Strap, Jettison Strap, Jettison Buckle and Equipment Snap Hooks ..............195
Attaching the 10.7 m (35 ft) Cargo Freefall Parachute System ...........................................................203
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................205
General.................................................................................................................................................205
Jump Commands..................................................................................................................................206
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