The Parachutists Manual [Airborne Opns Vol 5, B-GL-322-005 FP-001)

371 Pages·2004·25.13 MB·English

B-GL-322-005/FP-001

AIRBORNE OPERATIONS

VOLUME 5

THE PARACHUTIST’S MANUAL
(ENGLISH)
(This publication supersedes B-GL-322-005/FP-001, dated 2004-10-18.)
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.

B-GL-322-005/FP-001

AIRBORNE OPERATIONS

VOLUME 5

THE PARACHUTIST’S MANUAL
(ENGLISH)
(This publication supersedes B-GL-322-005/FP-001, dated 2004-10-18.)
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.

Issued on the Authority of the Chief of the Land Staff
OPI: DAD 4-2 2005-05-01

The Parachutist’s Manual
FOREWORD
1. B-GL-322-OO5/FP-001 Airborne, Volume 5, The Parachutist’s Manual, is
issued on authority of the Chief of the Defence Staff.
2. B-GL-322-005/FP-001 is effective upon receipt and supersedes CFP
310(4)(Interim), dated April 1980, which shall be destroyed.
3. Any loss or suspected compromise of this publication, or portions thereof,
shall be reported in accordance with
A-SJ-l00-00l/AS-0O0, Chapter 34.
4. Suggestions for changes shall be forwarded through normal channels to
Directorate of Army Doctrine, DAD 4-2.
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
© 2005 DND/MDN Canada
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The Parachutist’s Manual
PREFACE
1. Airborne Forces must be trained and equipped to conduct static line parachute
and Military Freefall Parachute (MFP) operations.
2. In Chapters 1 to 6 of this publication, the equipment and techniques employed
in static line parachuting are described.
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.
6. NDHQ is the authority governing the operations of the Canadian Forces
Parachute Team which, by virtue of its commitments, employs equipment and
techniques at variance to those described in this manual.

1 The necessary oxygen equipment for parachuting above 13,000 ft MSL is not yet available to the
Canadian Forces.
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The Parachutist’s Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD.......................................................................................................................................i
PREFACE...........................................................................................................................................iii
CHAPTER 1 PARACHUTE EQUIPMENT
SECTION 1 THE CT-1 PARACHUTE ASSEMBLY.........................................................................1
General..................................................................................................................................................1
Component Parts of the CT-1 Main Parachute.....................................................................................1
Canopy Assembly.................................................................................................................................1
Harness Assembly.................................................................................................................................2
Three-Point Release Harness Assembly ..............................................................................................2
Quick Release Box (QRB) Harness Assembly.....................................................................................5
Riser Groups.........................................................................................................................................7
Canopy Quick Release Assemblies.......................................................................................................8
Pack Assembly and Flyer’s Kit Bag.....................................................................................................9
Deployment Bag Assembly..................................................................................................................11
Component Parts of the CR-1 Reserve Parachute.................................................................................12
Canopy Assembly.................................................................................................................................12
Pack Assembly......................................................................................................................................13
Ripcord Assembly.................................................................................................................................14
Pilot Parachute Assembly.....................................................................................................................14
SECTION 2 CARE OF THE CT-1 ASSEMBLY................................................................................15
General Precautions..............................................................................................................................15
SECTION 3 DONNING AND FITTING THE CT-1 ASSEMBLY....................................................16
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General..................................................................................................................................................16
Inspection of Parachutes.......................................................................................................................16
Preparing the CT-1 Main for Donning..................................................................................................16
Donning the CT-1 Main........................................................................................................................17
Fitting the CT-1 Main...........................................................................................................................19
Inspection..............................................................................................................................................19
Donning the CR-1 Reserve...................................................................................................................19
SECTION 4 THE PARACHUTIST HELMET....................................................................................22
General..................................................................................................................................................22
Component Parts...................................................................................................................................22
Assembling the Helmet.........................................................................................................................24
Donning the Helmet..............................................................................................................................24
SECTION 5 DEPOLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT....................................................................25
General..................................................................................................................................................25
Deployment and Development of the CT-1 Main.................................................................................25
Malfunctions.........................................................................................................................................31
Preparing the CT-1 Assembly for Carrying and Transport...................................................................32
SECTION 6 THE CT-2 PARACHUTE ASSEMBLY.........................................................................33
General..................................................................................................................................................33
Component Parts of the CT-2 Main Parachute.....................................................................................33
Canopy Assembly.................................................................................................................................33
Harness Assembly.................................................................................................................................33
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