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		Safety Checklist - Emergencies PARTIAL MALFUNCTIONS \| TOTAL MALFUNCTIONS \| TWO CANOPIES OUT CAN YOU CUT AWAY? \| CANOPY COLLISIONS \| PRACTICE AND REVIEW PARTIAL MALFUNCTIONS Sometimes, no matter how well you prepare, things go wrong. If you have a natural reaction for every mishap, you'll be a safer skydiver. But natural reactions come only with consistent practice. And you just can't practicetoo much. Definition Any malfunction accompanied by a full or partial deployment. Examples: lineover, streamer, bag lock, slider up, broken lines, horseshoe, severe line twists, big tears in the fabric, broken or disconnected riser. Procedures: Arch. Look at the riser release handle. Reach for the riser release handle. Look at the reserve ripcord handle before cutting away. Pull the release handle, throw it away and clear the cables while still looking at the reserve ripcord handle. Reach for the reserve ripcord handle with both hands. Pull the reserve ripcord. Check canopy. TOTAL MALFUNCTIONS Definition: Any malfunction in which nothing is deploying. Examples: lost or missing deployment handle, hard or impossible pull, container lock, pilot chute in tow. Procedures:* Arch. Look at the reserve ripcord handle. Reach for the reserve ripcord handle with both hands. Pull the reserve ripcord and clear the cable. Check canopy. Note: Pulling the reserve in this case may result in double deployment. Prepare to deal with two canopies out. TWO CANOPIES OUT Find the stable (natural) configuration. If in a side-by-side or downplane, cut away. If in a biplane, steer with the dominant (larger) canopy. (Leave the other canopy's brakes stowed.) If entangled, use the brakes and risers to clear and control to the ground. Land two canopies without flaring. Prepare to do a PLF. CAN YOU CUT AWAY? Try this test on your rig Hang your risers from a very strong point overhead. While you're in the harness, have two people hold on to it, pulling down to increase the tension on the 3-ring release. (A padded mat underneath would be a good idea.) Cut away the risers. (Be sure to disconnect your RSL before you do this exercise.) CANOPY COLLISIONS If a canopy collision is unavoidable, try to miss the other skydiver's body. Spread as wide as possible to distribute the force of the collision and to avoid going between lines. Protect your handles. Have a hook knife accessible. Try to communicate with the other jumper right away, before you start pulling handles or cutting lines. Consider disconnecting your RSL before cutting away from an entanglement. PRACTICE AND REVIEW When:* after a long layoff before exit on USPA Safety Day often Where: in a training harness at your rigger's house at repack time in your head in the air after deployment		Equipment Airplanes The Skydive Emergencies

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