REQUIREMENTS FOR TAKING THE COURSE:

• To participate in a USPA AFF rating course you need the following:
• be 18 years old
• USPA membership
• be a USPA coach or instructor from another discipline (IAD, S.L or USPA    
   Tandem)
• have a C-license or higher or foreign equivalent
• have documentation of 6 hours of freefall time
• have the USPA AFF proficiency card signed off in the required places prior to the course.

For the course you need a current (not older then 24 months) SIM and IRM. These can be ordered from USPA.(www.uspa.org)

THE PROFICIENCY CARD:

The AFF proficiency card is in the back of the IRM. This card needs to be signed off in the required areas before the course starts! If you are already an instructor you can skip the topics that are marked with a "*". The first thing you should do if you consider taking the course is look at the proficiency card to see what needs to be done prior to the course. It may take some time to complete the signatures on the card. Some topics will get signed during the course by the course director. This is all marked on the card itself and is pretty much self-explanatory.

THE WRITTEN TEST:

One of the requirements to complete the AFFIRC is taking a written exam and scoring at least 80 %. The questions for this exam and answer sheet are in the back of the IRM. It is an open book test and forces you to read through the IRM and SIM and is required to be completed prior to the start of the course.

THE COURSE:

    DAY-1
   
•    Introduction and Overview of the Course
•    History and Concept of the AFF Program
•    Integrated Student Program (ISP) Category A through C
•    Evaluation Category C Demonstration and Procedures
•    Briefing on Air-Skills Evaluation Sheet
•    Category C Practice Jumps (up to 4-jumps with video if possible)

NOTE: During the practice jumps the Levels of Response are incorporated and exit techniques are recommended for the candidates. This is done using a crawl, walk, run philosophy for the jumps and debriefs need to be structured for better understanding.

      DAY-2
   
•    Integrated Student Program (ISP) Category D through H
•    “Students at Play” Video (1 hour)
•    Actual Evaluation Jumps Video (approximately 1.5 hours)
•    Category C Practice Jumps (up to 4-jumps with video if possible)
•    Complete Other Classroom Requirements (i.e. exits and problem solving)

      DAY-3
   
•    Evaluation Category D Demonstration and Procedures
•    Category D Practice Jumps (up to 4-jumps with video if possible)
•    Demonstration of Category D Ground Training Session (Ground Prep)
•    Conduct Pre-Evaluation Briefing

      DAY-4 Until Complete
   
•    Additional Practice Jumps (if necessary or required)
•    Evaluation of Ground Training Sessions and Jumps
•    Conduct End of Course Review 

REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE COURSE:

• Cat. C evaluation jump main side
• Cat C evaluation jump reserve side
• Cat D evaluation jump
• Cat. C ground preparation
• Cat. D ground preparation

COURSE FEES:

• 1-2 candidates = $575 each
• 3 candidates = $525 each
• 4 candidates = $475 each
• 5 candidates = $425 each
• 6 candidates = $375 each
• 7 candidates = $350 each
• 8-9 candidates = $325 each
• 10 or more = $300 each

This cost covers the training fee and the evaluator’s fee. You would still be responsible for my travel, room accomodations, transportation on-site, the jump tickets for you, the evaluator, and for the video if used. USPA charges a $40 rating fee. This must be sent in with the rating application.

AFF PRE-COURSE:

This is not required because practice jumps are included during the course. If a person wishes to schedule a pre-course prior to any AFFIRC the fees are $75.00 per person, per day or $25 per jump.

COURSE REGISTRATION:

Fill out the registration form and return it and a $100.00 deposit to the address on that page.