Skydiving in different countries?

[Blassiter 0]

Hello I am about to start working towards my uspa a license and I travel all over the world for my job. I was wondering if a USPA license would work in other countries?

[kefran 0]

at least it will work in most canadian DZs ...

but you can use the «dropzones» section on dropzone.com to see if the nearby dz will accept your uspa license as valid ...

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[Andrewwhyte 1]

Your USPA licence is sanctioned by the FAI; it should work in all skydiving countries. What will not always work is your USPA membership; UK for example will require you to take out a temporary BPA membership.

[joblades 0]

In my young skydiving career I have visited a few countries and was able to use my USPA license, I thought I would need a BPA license in Ireland but that was not the case. Best bet is to contact the DZ or look at their website and find out directly from them.

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[piisfish 135]

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I thought I would need a BPA license in Ireland but that was not the case

Why would you need a BPA license for Ireland ?

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[Orange1 0]

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Why would you need a BPA license for Ireland ?

you have to ASK?

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[Marios 0]

As of now I have jumped in the US, Cyprus, Greece and Italy with my USPA license. You should be fine in most of the world. When jumping in a BPA affiliated dropzone they will require that you purchase a BPA membership, not license though.

[riggerrob 558]

Good idea.
USPA licenses are recognized in most countries.

While serving with the Canadian Armed Forces, I skydived in: Austria, Canada, France, West Germany, Holland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, USA.

I was also invited to jump in Denmark and Norway and England, but the weather did not cooperate.

[woodpecker 0]

I've jumped in the Netherlands, Spain, England, Ireland, Germany, US, Greece, Italy, and Estonia with my USPA and no issues. As everyone else said though, british DZ's require a BPA membership.

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[kjarv 0]

USPA license & membership has worked for me in Belgium, France, Italy and Spain...

[fergs 0]

I am an Australian Parachute Federation member. An APF sporting licence is accepted by all countries I’ve jumped in, as a qualification and experience document. But APF liability insurance is not valid out of Australia. For this reason, a number of countries mandate membership of their organisation to be able to jump there. Many countries offer temporary membership, perhaps for this reason.

An exception seems to be a great many European countries. All I have jumped in accepted my (then) BPA membership.

If you are jumping in a new country, ensure you clarify the liability insurance question. If you must join their association to be covered, then simply do so, would be my main comment.

I’ve jumped in Australia, Papua New Guinea, USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Sth Africa, India, Jamaica, Hong Kong, Greece, Turkey, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Japan, Holland, Switzerland, and others that I cannot think of right now.

[Tonto 1]

As a rule, Licences are recognised internationally. Your USPA licence would be valid in South Africa, but you would need to become a temporary member of PASA. (+- $13 for 3 months)

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