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It was proposed by Pete Sizer and seconded by Kim Newton that the above amendmentto the BPA Operations Manual be accepted.Carried Unanimously7. BPA RIGGING MANUAL UPDATEThe Chairman advised those present that this matter had now been referred to BPACouncil. A letter had been sent to Allan Hewitt and to date no reply had been receivedfrom him.8. EXEMPTION REQUEST – BILL SHARPA letter from Bill Sharp had been circulated with the Agenda requesting an exemption from therequirement to hold an Approved Packing Certificate for 12 months to enable Steve Milligan toattend an Advanced Packers Course. It was established that Mr Milligan had held his ApprovedPacking Certificate for one month.Mr Sharp had also requested that Mr Milligan can begin his Method Two Basic Rigger Training,although Mr Sharp may not have known him for a period of 6 months prior to the commencementof his training.Following some discussion on this matter, it was proposed by Bill Sharp and seconded byKim Newton that the above request be accepted.For: 7 Against: 0 Abstentions: 1Carried9. ADVANCED PACKERS EXAMINATION COURSE REPORT – PETE SIZERPete Sizer had submitted a Course Report, a copy of which had been circulated with the Agenda.All three candidates had successfully completed the Examination phase of the Advanced PackersCourse. Andy Montriou was awarded Advanced Packer (Grade S) status, Jane Buckle wasawarded Advanced Packer (Grade R,S,T) status and Clem Quinn was awarded Advanced Packer(Grade R,S,T) status.Pete Sizer confirmed that Jane Buckle and Clem Quinn had both achieved their Advanced Packerqualification prior to going on to do their Tandem qualification.10. RIGGER COURSE/ADVANCED PACKER COURSE DATES FOR 2002John Curtis advised that he was available to run Rigger or Advanced Packing Courses during thewinter months. Dave Chapman had also indicated that Netheravon were also available to hostCourses for anyone that was interested.11. BPA SAFETY NOTICES/INFORMATION BULLETINSThere had been no BPA Safety Notices of Information Bulletin issued since the last meeting.4
12. MANUFACTURERS SAFETY NOTICES/INFORMATION BULLETINSSince the last meeting a Service Bulletin had been circulated from Precision Aerodynamicsconcerning the Super Raven Dash-M Series.13. A.O.Bi) A letter from Pete Sizer had been received and circulated to those present requesting anexemption from the requirement of holding a BPA Packing Certificate for 12 months toenable Ken Weber to attend an Advanced Packers Course. The Committee was advisedthat Mr Weber was an Australian Tandem Instructor and he had held a BPA packingcertificate since August 2001.It was proposed by Pete Sizer and seconded by Nick Johnston that the above request beaccepted.Carried Unanimouslyii)Pete Sizer had submitted two Advanced Packer Examination Course Reports (Tandem),which had been circulated to those present. Both Mark Maynard and Andy Montriou hadsuccessfully completed the Course and their Advanced Packer ratings would be endorsedto include Tandem reserves.iii)At the previous meeting the Committee had accepted a proposal as put forward by JohnHarding to use a new half-netted reserve pilot chute on Zerox containers for Static Lineuse.Kieran Brady requested that the above pilot chute be accepted for use in Student Free Fallmode on Zerox Student equipment.Following some discussion it was proposed by Pat Walters and seconded by Pete Sizerthat the above pilot chute as previously presented be accepted for use in Student Free Fallmode on Zerox equipment.Carried Unanimouslyiv)Rick Boardman advised the Committee that he had noted that the BPA Operations Manualstill stated that only Riggers and Advanced Packers may seal reserves.At the Riggers Meeting of the 6th August 1998, Riggers had discussed and accepted aproposal that all fully qualified BPA reserve packers may, if they wish, seal their reservere-packs, as long as the sealing method used is one that is approved by the BPA and theseal identifies the packer.The Technical Officer stated that he would include the above amendment with theamendments to the BPA Operations Manual, which would be circulated with the Minutes.v) Rick Boardman advised those present that the Red Devils were in the process of fittingCollins Lanyard on their Paratec Next System. Circulated to those present was a copy ofthe relevant drawings for the construction of the lanyard and its typical installation,together with a letter from Paratec granting approval.As the above had been approved by the manufacturer, this was for information purposes5
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