Skydiving Abbreviations

• AAD

  Automatic Activation Device

• ACC

  Aero Club of Canada

• ACPS

  Association Canadien de Parachutisme Sportif

• AE

  Artistic Events (FS/SS/FF)

• AGL

  Above Ground Level

• AGM

  Annual General Meeting

• AFF

  Accelerated Freefall (USA)

• A.I.M

  Accident, Incident, Malfunction Report

• APF

  Australian Parachute Federation

• ASL

  Above Sea Level

• BMI

  Bird-Man Instructor

• BOC

  Bottom of Container

• BoD

  Board of Directors

• BPA

  British Parachute Association

• BSRs

  Basic Safety Rules

• C1

  Coach 1

• C2

  Coach 2

• C3

  Coach 3

• C-10

  Canadian Ten Way Star

• CA

  Certificate Administrator

• CAC

  Coaching Association of Canada

• CARs

  Canadian Aviation Regulations

• CASI

  Commission d'Aeronautique Sportive International

• CAVU

  Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited

• CF

  (CC) Course Facilitator (Course Conductor)

• CF

  Canopy Formation (CreW)

• CGE

  Club de Grande Etoile (France)

• CNTC

  Competition and National Teams Committee

• CompDev

  Competition Development

• CoP

  Certificate of Proficiency

• CP

  Canopy Piloting

• CSPA

  Canadian Sport Parachuting Association

• CWC

  Coaching Working Committee

• DZ

  Dropzone

• DZSA

  Dropzone Safety Advisor

• DZO

  Dropzone Owner

• EJR

  Exhibition Jump Rating

• FAA

  Federal Aviation Agency (USA)

• FAI

  Fédération Aéronatique Internationale

• FPS

  Feet Per Second

• FS

  Formation Skydiving (a RW event)

• GCI

  Ground Control (Radio) Instructor

• GFF

  Gradual Freefall

• IA

  Instructor A (replaced by JM)

• IB

  Instructor B (replaced by SSI and SSE)

• IAD

  Instructor Assisted Deployment

• IPC

  International Parachuting Commission

• JM

  Jump Master Instructor

• LE

  Logbook Examiner

• MBS

  Minimum Breaking Strength

• M/S

  Metres per Second

• MCF

  Master Course Facilitator

• MSI

  Main Side Instructor (PFFI)

• MSL

  Mean Sea Level

• NAS

  National Aircraft Standards (USA)

• NAV/CAN

  Navigation Canada

• NCCP

  National Coaching Certification Program

• NOTAM

  Notice to Airmen

• NSCR

  Night SCR (USA)

• OC

  Operating Certificate

• PFF

  Progressive Freefall

• PFFI

  Progressive Freefall Instructor

• PIM

  Parachutist Information Manual

• P.O.P

  Pull-out Pilot Chute

• P.O.P.S.

  Parachutist over Phorty Society

• PP

  Practice Pull

• PSO

  Provincial Sport Organization

• RSI

  Reserve Side Instructor (PFFI)

• RSL

  Reserve Static Line

• RW

  Relative Work (also FS)

• S&A

  Freefall Style & Accuracy Landing

• SCR

  Star Crest Recipient (8-way Star - USA)

• SCS

  Star Crest Solo (8th or higher entry - USA)

• SFOC

  Special Flight Operations Certificate

• S/L

  Static Line

• SOS

  Single Operation System

• SSE

  Skydiving School Examiner

• SSI

  Skydiving School Instructor

• TAFF

  Tandem Accelerated Freefall

• TAS

  Two Action System

• TC

  Transport Canada Aviation

• TPCT

  Training Pilot Chute Throw (or Toss)

• TRCP

  Training Ripcord Pull

• T&SC

  Technical & Safety Committee

• USPA

  United States Parachute Association

• WDI

  Wind Drift Indicator

• WPC

  World Parachuting Championships

• WSCR

  Woman’s Star Crest Recipient (USA)

• XX

  20-way Crest (USA)