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The Parachute Association of South Africa (PASA) manages the sports of
parachuting and
skydiving
Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the Atmosphere of Earth, atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachut ...
in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
on behalf of the
South African Civil Aviation Authority.
Mission statement
To foster, develop and facilitate sport parachuting, in all its facets, within South Africa, in the safest and most progressive manner, on behalf of its members.
Organisation
The structure of PASA consists of a Management Council and two subsidiary associations, namely the Association of Drop Zone Operators (ADZO) and the Sport Skydivers Association (SSA).
All affiliated Drop Zone Operations have a seat on the ADZO board. The duties and responsibilities of ADZO include, inter alia:
*To ensure the safe conduct of all parachuting activities at all affiliated Drop Zones.
*To ensure that all instruction performed by affiliated DZ Operations by way of first jump courses, using static-line, AFF or tandem methods, and the progression thereafter, conforms with internationally accepted safety standards and norms.
*To train and develop staff with the necessary skills and knowledge required to implement the safety standards and progression.
*To maintain the uniformity of minimum safety standards amongst all the affiliated DZ operations. To ensure that the Manual of *Procedures (MOPs) remains current and complies with the latest operating procedures. To abide by the constitution.
*To facilitate communication amongst its members and with the authorities in regard to safety issues and developments.
The Sport Skydivers Association consists of committees for each one of the FAI recognised disciplines, and for Wing Suiting, a Judges Committee and three Non-Executive Directors. These committees are tasked with organising and promoting their respective disciplines within South Africa by:
*Organising and holding regional and national championships.
*Selection and support of National teams/representatives to represent South Africa at International Championships.
*Organising and holding seminars and training camps to improve the standards of participation within each discipline, whether at a junior, intermediate or senior level, both locally and abroad.
*Keeping up to date with, and disseminating to all members, information relating to new techniques and practices which may improve standards of performance within each respective discipline.
Affiliated Clubs
*Aerial FX - Show Jump Operation
*Durban Skydive Centre - Student Operation
*EP Skydivers (Grahamstown) - Student Operation
*Icarus Skydiving - Show Jump Operation
Johannesburg Skydiving Club- Student Operation. The facility offers
tandem skydiving,
static line and
Accelerated Freefall {{unreferenced, date=December 2016
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(AFF) student training. It is one of the oldest in the country.
*
Mother City SkyDiving - Cape Town - Non-Student Operation - operating out of Diepkloof Airfield 70km from
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
and 12km north of
Malmesbury
Malmesbury () is a town and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, which lies approximately west of Swindon, northeast of Bristol, and north of Chippenham. The older part of the town is on a hilltop which is almost surrounded by the upp ...
in the
Western Cape
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offers sports skydiving for experienced skydivers and
tandem skydiving for first time jumpers.
*Pretoria Military Parachute Club - Student Operation
*Pretoria Skydiving Club - Student Operation
*Skydive Ballito - Non-Student Operation
*Skydive Cape Town - Non-Student Operation
*Skydive Central (Bloemfontein) - Student Operation
*Skydive Mossel Bay - Student Operation
*Skydive on the Vaal - Student Operation
*Skydive Oudtshoorn - Student Operation
*Skydive Parys - Student Operation
*Skydive Plettenberg Bay - Student Operation
*Skydive Port Elizabeth - Student Operation
*
Skydive Robertson (''Western Province Sport Parachute Club'') - Student Operation - operating out of
Robertson Airfield in the
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020 ...
town of
Robertson at the heart of South Africa's wine route
Route 62 (South Africa) - 147km from
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
. The club provides a facility for all skydiving disciplines for sports skydivers of all levels of experience and facilitates
tandem skydiving,
static line and
Accelerated Freefall {{unreferenced, date=December 2016
Accelerated freefall (AFF) (known in Canada as progressive freefall, and in Finland as Nova (''NO''peutettu ''VA''paapudotus, a literal translation)) is a method of skydiving training. This method of skydiving tr ...
(AFF) student training. The club celebrates is 40th year of operations in 2012.
*SkyDive
Rustenburg
Rustenburg (; , Afrikaans and Dutch: ''City of Rest'') is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa (549,575 in 2011 and 626,522 in the 2016 census). In 20 ...
- Student Operation - operating out of
Rustenburg Airfield is frequented by sports skydivers of all skydiving disciplines as well as a popular
skydive
Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes.
For ...
training facility that offers
tandem skydiving,
Accelerated Freefall {{unreferenced, date=December 2016
Accelerated freefall (AFF) (known in Canada as progressive freefall, and in Finland as Nova (''NO''peutettu ''VA''paapudotus, a literal translation)) is a method of skydiving training. This method of skydiving tr ...
(AFF) and
static line courses.
Rustenburg SkyDiving Club website
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*Skydive The Beach (Margate) - Non-Student Operation
*Witbank Skydiving Club - Student Operation
See also
* Parachuting
*United States Parachute Association
The United States Parachute Association (USPA) is a private sports governing body for the sport of skydiving in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The USPA's roots go back to the National Parachute Riggers ...
* South African Civil Aviation Authority
References
External links
PASA web site
Johannesburg Skydiving Club web site
Rustenburg SkyDiving Club web site
Skydive Robertson web site
Mother City SkyDiving Cape Town web site
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