1. Duties of the Jumpmaster Team
1. You must safety twice and assist once every 180 days to achieve baseline currency
2. Novice rated Jumpmasters must perform the duties as a Primary Jumpmaster or Assistant
Jumpmaster on a high performance aircraft once every 180 days to remain current
3. Advance rated Jumpmasters must perform the duties as a Primary Jumpmaster, Assistant
Jumpmaster, or safety on a high performance aircraft once every 180 days to remain current
4. Where are the Jumpmaster Team Duties Performed?
a. Unit area
b. Departure airfield
c. In flight
5. Duties of the Jumpmaster team begin immediately upon notification
6. The primary jumpmaster can delegate authority but not responsibility
7. Sustained airborne training must be conducted within 24 hours of take-off. Can be conducted up
to 48 hours prior with approval from an O-6 or higher
8. Parachute landing fall platforms must be a minimum of 24 inches in height
9. What does SERJT/E stand for?
a. Static line control
b. Exiting procedures
c. Red light procedures
d. Jump refusals
e. Towed jumper procedures
f. Emergency procedures
10. Upon arrival to the departure airfield, the Primary Jumpmaster will report to the DACO. What
does DACO stand for?
a. Departure airfield control officer
11. Sustained airborne training at a minimum must consist of:
a. Pre-jump
b. Parachute landing falls
c. Mock door training
12. A minimum of two mock door rehearsals must be conducted with last one being conducted as
planned for the airborne operation
13. Jumpmaster team qualifications:
a. Must be a graduate from an authorized jumpmaster course
b. Must be SGT or above to perform duties as the primary jumpmaster, assistant
jumpmaster, or safety
c. Must safety twice before performing the duties as the assistant jumpmaster
d. Must safety twice and assist twice before performing the duties as the primary
jumpmaster, regardless of rank or rating
14. Station time is the time that is agreed upon by the airborne commander and the airlift
commander for when all the jumpers and equipment must be loaded and seated with seatbelts
on inside the aircraft
15. The safeties will draw one extra aviator kit bag for every 15 jumpers or one extra universal
parachutist recovery bag for every 30 jumpers for securing the retrieved deployment bags after
the jumpers have exited
16. At least 2 additional reserve parachutes must be drawn along with additional sets of T-11
reserve parachute tuck tab inserts
17. Any Jumpmaster that is not current may act as a correction station to correct deficiencies but
cannot JMPI.
18. Left paratroop door, left leg free
19. Right paratroop door, right leg free
20. Always around the modular airborne weapons case
21. Safeties take control of jump refusals
2. Nomenclature, packing procedures, and deployment stages of the T-11 Advanced Tactical
Parachute System
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
T-11 Main parachute rate of descent: 18.5 feet per second
T-11 main parachute maximum suspended weight: 400 pounds
T-11 main parachute average deployment time: 6.5 seconds
T-11 main parachute minimum safe drop speed: 50 knots
T-11 main parachute maximum safe drop speed: 150 knots
T-11 main parachute weights approximately: 38 pounds
10 major components of the T-11 main parachute? (you don’t drive down Butner cause SGM
rides his pack tray)
a. Universal static line modified
b. Deployment bag
c. Drogue parachute
d. Deployment sleeve
e. Bridle assembly
f. Canopy assembly
g. Slider
h. Riser assembly
i. Harness assembly
j. Pack tray
8. T-11 reserve parachute rate of descent: 26 feet per second
9. T-11 reserve parachute maximum suspended weight: 400 pounds
10. T-11 reserve parachute deployment time: .9 seconds
11. T-11 reserve parachute weight: 14.8 pounds
12. 8 Major components of the T-11 reserve parachute? (Protect-Eject-Ripcord-Reserve PRE-CC)
a. Protection cap
b. Ejector spring assembly
c. Reserve closing loop
d. Reserve extractor
e. Reserve canopy assembly
f. Reserve riser assembly
g. Reserve pack tray
h. Ripcord assembly
3. Fitting and wearing of the T-11 main parachute, the T-11 reserve parachute, rigging of
individual items of combat equipment, and the buddy system
1. What does ALICE stand for?
a. All purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment
2. What does MOLLE stand for?
a. Modular lightweight load carrying equipment
3. What does MAWC stand for?
a. Modular airborne weapons case
4. Maximum internal weight of the MAWC: 65 pounds
5. Maximum internal weight of the large MAWC: 85 pounds
6. When properly worn, both the MAWC and large MAWC will have the base of the nose cone no
less than 6 inches off the ground, and the top of the case will fall between the top of the D-ring
and the bottom of the canopy release assembly
7. Mandatory safety features are the nose cone securing straps tightened and tabbed thong
secured
4. Introduction to Army Aircraft
1. Deployment time for the T-11 Advanced Parachute system is extended to an 8 second count for
Army Aircraft
2. Duties on UH-60 Blackhawk do not count towards currency.
3. Duties on a CH-47 Chinook may count for currency for a 180 day period if the following duty is
performed from a fixed wing, high performance aircraft
4. Never load an Army aircraft until instructed to do so by a Jumpmaster or flight crew
5. A UH-60 Blackhawk can deliver 6 combat equipped jumpers or 8 Hollywood jumpers
6. A Jumpmaster on a UH-60 Blackhawk is a static (non-jumping) Jumpmaster
7. Jumpers 1-4 are on the starboard side (right) and Jumpers 5-8 are on the port side (left)
8. The modified anchor system consists of:
a. D-rings
b. A-7A cargo straps
c. 8 cotton buffers
d. 4 connector snaps
e. 4 safety wires
9. The jumpmaster will hook up each jumpers universal static line snap hook to the D ring with the
spring opening gate facing towards the pilots compartment
10. Jumpers will exit with a 1 second interval between jumpers
Optimum drop speed
Minimum drop speed
Maximum drop speed
Drop altitude
UH-60 Blackhawk
70 knots
65 knots
75 knots
1500 feet above ground level
Max jumpers
8 Hollywood, 6 combat
CH-47 Chinook
90 knots
80 knots
110 knots
- 90 knots or greater = 1250
feet above ground level
- Less than 90 knots = 1500
feet above ground level
28 jumpers
11. On a CH-47 odd numbered jumpers are on the starboard side
12. On a CH-47 even numbered jumpers are on the port side
13. Jumpers will secure their universal static line modified utilizing a reverse bight
14. Prior to exiting, the ramp must be lowered to three degrees below horizontal
15. Jumpers will exit by walking from the starboard side of the ramp to the port side at a 45 degree
angle
16. One jumper is allowed on the ramp at a time
5. A-Series Containers
1. A shipper’s declaration for dangerous goods (SDDG) must be attached to the personnel load
manifests if hazardous materials are present
2. Max weight for an A-series container is 500 pounds or 350 pounds for training
3. Max dimensions for an A-series container: 30 inches wide, 66 inches high, 48 inches deep
4. Five major components of an A-21 cargo bag (Can’t Say Two Three Fast STS)
a. Canvas cover
b. Sling assembly with scuff pad
c. Two O-ring straps
d. Three quick release straps
e. Fixed quick release strap and assembly
i. Safety fork and lanyard
ii. Turn to unlock
iii. Strike/press to release
5. A-21 Cargo bag weighs: 18 pounds
6. A-7A Cargo sling weighs: 8 pounds
7. Two major components of the A-7A Cargo Sling
a. 4x A-7A cargo sling straps
b. 4x D-ring
8. A-series container is rigged with two A-7A cargo straps, it can hold max weight: 300 pounds
9. A-series container is rigged with three A-7A cargo straps, it can hold max weight: 400 pounds
10. A-series container is rigged with four A-7A cargo straps, it can hold max weight: 500 pounds
11. T-10 modified cargo parachute weighs: 21 pounds
12. T-10 modified parachute dimensions: 18 inches long, 12 inches wide, 6 inches deep
13. T-10 modified cargo parachute can be used for a container with the max weight of 500 pounds
or minimum weight of 90 pounds
14. The safety and number one jumper position the A-series container on the jump platform
15. The A-series container gets connected to the outboard anchor line cable
16. At the 20 minute time warning the safety will:
a. Move the load in the vicinity of the door
b. Connect the universal static line snap hook to the outboard anchor line cable
c. Inspect the load
6. Standard drop zones for computed air release point (CARP)
1. The CARP is the imaginary point in the air where the first parachute suspended object must exit
the aircraft in order to strike the Personnel Point of Impact (PPI) or Heavy Equipment Point of
Impact (HEPI)
2. CARP: Computer air release point.
a. CARP is plotted by the navigator
3. PPI: Personnel Point of Impact
4. HEPI: Heavy Equipment Point of Impact
5. Planning drop altitude for personnel: 1000 feet above ground level
6. Planning airdrop speed for personnel: 130 knots
7. Planning drop altitude for CDS and heavy Equipment: 1100 feet above ground level
8. Planning airdrop speed for CDS and heavy equipment: 140 knots
9. Minimum drop zone size for personnel: 600 yards wide by 600 yards long
10. Minimum drop zone size for heavy equipment: 600 yards wide by 1000 yards long
11. What does CDS stand for?: Container Delivery System
12. What do you refer to, to find the minimum drop zone size for CDS? AFI 13-217
13. How to find additional size needed- 1NANAS
a. 1: refers to minimum size needed for the type of airborne operation
b. N: night time operations
c. A: altitude
d. N: not in trail
e. A: Additional Jumpers
f. S: Station keeping equipment (SKE)
1
Refers to minimum size needed
for any type of airborne operation
Personnel: 600 yards wide by 600 yards long
N
Night time operations
A
Altitude
N
-Not in Trail
-Added one time and one time
only
-C-17 cannot fly in trail formation
when dropping personnel
Add 100 yards to length and width of drop zone for night
time operations
For every 100 feet above planning altitude, add 30 yards.
Planning altitude personnel = 1000 feet above ground level.
Planning altitude CDS/Heavy equipment = 1100 feet above
ground level
Aircraft
Drop type
Width Added
Heavy Equipment: 600 yards wide by 1000 yards long
C-130 Hercules
Personnel & HE
100 yards
C-17 Globemaster
III
HE
100 yards
- Cannot have more than 6 C-17
aircraft in formation
A
Additional Jumpers
S
Station Keeping Equipment (SKE)
2x C-17
Personnel
640 yards
Globemaster III
3x C-17
Personnel
1200 yards
Globemaster III
Add 75 Yards to length for each additional jumper
Add 400 yards to length for each additional HE for C-130
Add 500 yards to length for each additional HE for C-17
Add 400 Yards to the width one time and one time only
when utilizing SKE
14. ADEPT stands for: Alternate Door Exit Procedures for Training
15. ADEPT Option 1:
a. When there is only one active paratroop door per pass
b. To determine additional jumpers: divide the total # of jumpers number and subtract 1
16. ADEPT Option 2:
a. When both doors are active, but jumpers are exiting from one door at a time
b. To determine additional jumpers: subtract 1 from the total # of jumpers
17. Mass Exit
a. When jumpers are exiting both paratroop doors at the same time
b. To determine additional jumpers: divide total # of jumpers in half, if odd divide in half
and use lower number
18. Point of Impact Placement (minimum distance from the lead edge of the drop zone)
Heavy equipment
Personnel
CDS from C-130 Hercules
CDS from C-17 Globemaster III
Day
500 yards
300 yards
200 yards
225 yards
Night
550 yards
350 yards
250 yards
275 yards
19. Control Center Placement. The DZSO and DZSTIL will co-locate at the control point no later than
15 minutes prior to drop time.
a. Personnel: at the code letter or PPI
b. CDS: 200 yards from the code letter or PI
c. Heavy Equipment: 300 yards from the code letter or HEPI
d. Adverse Aerial Delivery System (AWADS): off the drop zone at the best vantage point
20. 1 minute reference point: 4000 meters from lead edge of the drop zone
21. 30 second reference point: 2000 meters from the lead edge of the drop zone
7. Duties and Responsibilities of the drop zone support team leader (DZSTL) and drop zone
safety officer (DZSO)
1. DZSTL: Drop Zone Support Team Leader
2. DZSO: Drop Zone Safety Officer
3. The DZSTL is primarily responsible for:
a. Setting up a drop zone to ensure the safe delivery of personnel, heavy equipment, and
container delivery system to the drop zone, under visual meteorological conditions
(VMC) without the use of Air Force Special Tactics Squadron (STS)
4. The duties of the DZSTL and DZSO are combined when the STS is not present on the drop zone
and the individual meets the minimum qualifications for both the DZSO and DZSTL
5. DZSTL Qualifications:
a. Rank of SGT or Above
b. Must have received training on conducting airdrop operations without the support of
STS
c. Must be a current and qualified jumpmaster
d. For Army Aircraft, must be Pathfinder qualified
6. The DZSO is the Airborne Commanders representative on the drop zone
7. The DZSO is exclusively and totally responsible for the safe and efficient operations of the drop
zone
8. DZSO Qualifications:
a. Rank of SGT or above
b. Must be a current and qualified Jumpmaster
9. To become and remain a current DZSO:
a. Must assist a current and qualified DZSO on a successful airborne operation
b. Must shadow a current and qualified DZSO on a successful airborne operation
c. Must perform the duties of the DZSO once every 180 days on a successful airborne
operation to remain current
10. Assistant DZSO Qualifications:
a. Rank of SGT or above
b. Current and Qualified Jumpmaster
c. Received hands on training with a wind speed indicator
11. What does the DZSO party consist of?
a. 2x FLAs with 2x Medics
b. Malfunctions officer with camera
c. Ladder detail with saw and tree climbing equipment (if needed)
i. Needed when trees are 35 feet tall or taller within 1000 meters of the surveyed
drop zone
d. Parachute turn in detail with vehicles
e. Boat detail (if needed)
i. Needed when water is 4ft deep or deeper, 40 feet wide or wider, and within
1000 meters of the drop zone
f. Road guards (as needed)
12. What equipment is required to DZSO?
a. 9x VS-17 panels to establish code letter (day)
b. 11x white omni-directional or infrared lights to establish code letter (night)
c. Red smoke
d. Amber rotating beacon (night)
e. Air traffic control gun, SE11 light gun, or a 4 cell maglite
f. Signal mirror
g. Binoculars
h. 2x sets of night vision goggles (night)
i. Signal flares
j. Pilot balloon systems with a helium tank
k. 2x radios – one for DZSO one for ADZSO at a minimum
l. 2x compasses
m. 3x anemometers
i. DIC-3, Turbometer, AN/PMQ-3A
13. Check the anemometer in a no wind condition such as the cab of a vehicle. If any reading other
than zero registers, that anemometer is not fit for use.
14. Use a three anemometer check by comparing the reading on threes anemometers in identical
conditions. If one anemometer takes different readings, it will not be used
15. Regardless of the method or devise used to measure DZ winds, the airborne commander is
responsible for ensuring winds on the DZ do not exceed 13 knots during static line personnel
airdrops
16. Procure necessary publications
17. Time hacks:
a. DZSO opens drop zone one hour prior to drop time
b. Establishes communication with DACO no later than one hour prior to drop time
c. Co-locates with STS, if utilized, one hour prior to drop time to take initial wind readings
d. Powerlines near the drop zone are shut off 15 minutes prior to drop time
e. DZSO/DZSTL position at Control Center 15 minutes prior to drop time
f. Wind readings must be taken 12 minutes prior to drop time. A 10 minute window will
be established. If winds exceed the max, declare a “no drop”. The final decision will be
made 2 minutes prior to drop time and a “clear to drop” or “no drop” will be relayed to
the aircraft
18. RAM, raised angle marker, is the primary means for marking the drop zone
19. Code letters for CARP drops are JCARS
20. Code letters for circular drop zones are OH
21. For day time operations, the code letter is constructed of 9 VS-17 panels
22. Code letters must be 35 feet long by 35 feet wide
23. Code letters are located at Point of Impact
24. Code letters should be centered with the top of the code letter at the base of the RAM
25. For night time operations, the code letter is constructed of 9 omni-directional white lights
26. Flanker lights will be placed 250 meters to the right and left of the code letter
27. An amber rotating beacon must be placed 1000 meters from the code letter in the direction of
flight, or at the trail edge of the drop zone, whichever comes first
28. Surface winds:
a. 13 knots for personnel operations
b. 17 knots for heavy equipment
29. The DZSO or DZSTL may be required to halt the operation. They will use:
a. Primary Day: red smoke
b. Primary night: red star cluster or flare
c. Secondary Day: removal of the code letter
d. Secondary night: shut off omni-directional lights
30. The universal temporary closing of the drop zone is signaled by two parallel rows of four VS-17
Panels each. (Equal Sign =)
31. The universal mission cancelation signal is to form an “X” out of 8 VS-17 Panels
32. Drop Zone Survey Report: AF IMT 3823
33. ZAR- Zone Availability Report. The Air Force listing of all available drop zones that were
approved
34. All obstacles must be identified within 1000 meters of the drop zone
35. If a discrepancy in ceiling height exists between the DZSO and STS, the STS calculations will be
utilized
36. Pilot Balloon (Pi-Ball)
a. 10 Gram Pi-Ball
i. Day- 57 inches
ii. Night- 74 inches
b. 30 Gram Pi-Ball
i. Day- 75 inches
ii. Night- 94 inches
37. PI Strike = first parachute suspended object lands within 25 meters of the PI
38. 3 Methods for scoring a strike report
a. Measured
b. Paced
c. Estimated
39. Strike Report Form: AF IMT 4304
40. Successful drop = 90% of personnel land on surveyed drop zone
8. Air Force Aircraft and introduction to jump commands
Jumpers
Primary
Jumpmaster
Assistant
Jumpmaster
Safeties
Loadmaster
Additional
Jumpmasters
C-130 Hercules
Training
In-Flight
Rigging
62
52
1
1
C-130J-30 Super Hercules
Training
In-Flight
Rigging
76
74
1
1
C-17 Globemaster III
Training
In-Flight
Rigging
100
100
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
---
2
2
4
2
2
---
2
2
6
2
1
---
2
1
6
C-130 Hercules
Drop Speed
Wind Deflector
Jumpers Per Anchor
Line Cable
Jump Caution Lights
Towed Parachutist
Retrieval Systems
Slow down time
Jump Commands
Time warnings
Fire Extinguishers
First Aid Kids
C-130J-30 Super
Hercules
125 knots to 135 knots
C-17 Globemaster III
130 knots plus or
minus 3 knots
15 and ½ inches from skin of the aircraft
35 degrees plus or
minus 5 degrees
20
31
27 outboard
24 inboard
7 sets
12 sets
2 towed parachutist retrieval systems. One per active paratroop door
3 minute slow down
6 minute slow down
9
20 minute, 10 minute, 1 minute, 30 seconds
3 fire extinguishers
4 first aid kids
1. 2 Paratroop doors: 72 inches in height, 36 inches in width.
a. Max width of any item that may be exited is 30 inches
2. 4 anchor line cables made up of 7 strands with 7 wires each
3. The anchor line cables can have no more than:
a. 3 broken wires per inch per stand
b. If 3 broken wires are present in one inch, can have no broken wires in the inch before
and the inch after
c. No more than 6 broken wires per inch of anchor line cable
d. If 6 broken wires are present in one inch, can have no broken wires in inch before or
inch after
4. In-flight rigging should be considered for all flights longer than 4 hours
a. Begin rigging at 2 hours 20 minutes and end by 20 minute time warning
5. Static line retrieval system must be positioned 4 inches above anchor line cable
6. ***Troop Transport capabilities may be reduced depending on the equipment that is utilized
inside the aircraft and the equipment that is being jumped by personnel***
Dimensions
Nomenclature
Weight of item
max. carrying
weight
T-11 Main Parachute
T-11 Reserve Parachute
38 pounds
14.8 pounds
400 pounds
400 pounds
min.
carrying
weight
Max Safe
Drop Speed
Min. Safe
Drop Speed
6.5 seconds 18.5 feet per second
.9 seconds 26 feet per second
150 knots
50 knots
Max Drop
Altitude
Min. Drop Altitude
# of time
warnings
1500 feet above
ground level
2@4
minutes and
30 seconds
1250 ft AGL
when 90
knots or
greater
1500 ft AGL when
less than 90 knots
2@6
minutes and
1 minute
Max #
Supervisory Paratroop
# Jumpers
Jumpers In# Anchor line
Personnel In- Door # /
per Anchor
flight
Cables
flight rigging Dimensions
Line Cable
Rigging
# of Caution Lights
# Towed
Parachutist
Retrival
Systems
Drop Speed
Wind
Deflector
500 pounds (350 11lbs door /
Pounds training) 28lbs ramp
A-Series Containers
width
heighth
deep
30 in
66 in
48 in
12 in
18 in
6 in
Deployment
Time
Rate of Descent
A-21 Cargo Bag
A-7A Cargo Sling
T-10 Modified Cargo Parachute
18 pounds
8 pounds
21 pounds
500 pounds
90 pounds
Nomenclature
# of Jumpers
Total
Jumpers
Starboard
Jumpers
Port Side
UH-60 Blackhawk
8 hollywood / 6
combat equip.
Jumpers 1-4
Jumpers 5-8
70 knots
75 knots
65 knots
CH-47 Chinook
28
Odd #s
Even #s
90 knots
110 knots
100 knots
Nomenclature
Max # Jumpers
Training
Supervisory
Personnel
Training
C-130 Hercules
62
6
52
10
2. 72 in x 36
in
4
20
7
2
125 to 135
knots
15 1/2 in from
skin of aircraft
C-130J-30 Super Hercules
76
6
74
12
2. 72 in x 36
in
4
31
7
2
125 to 135
knots
15 1/2 in from
skin of aircraft
C-17 Globemaster III
100
5
100
11
2. 72 in x 36
in
4
27 outboard
24 inboard
12
2
A-7A Cargo
Sling
Modified
anchor
system on
UH-60
Army Aircraft
Drop Speed Drop Speed Drop Speed
Optimal
Max.
Min.
Air Force Aircraft
Components
T-11 Main Parachute
(U Don’t drive down butner
cause sgm rides his packtray)
T-11 Reserve
Parachute
A-21 Cargo Bag
protect--eject-cant say two
ripcord-three fast STS
reserve PRE-CC
10
8
5
universal static line modified
protection cap
canvas cover
deployment bag
drogue parachute
deployment sleeve
bridle assembly
canopy assembly
slider
riser assembly
harness assembly
pack tray
reserve closing sling assembly
loop
with scruff pad
reserve
two O-ring
extractor
straps
reserve canopy three quick
assembly
release straps
resrve riser
assembly
reserve pack
tray
ripcord
assembly
fixed quick
release strap
and assembly**
**safety fork
and lanyard
**turn to unlock
**strike/press
to release
2 (4 of each)
A-7A cargo
sling strap
D-ring
5
D-rings
A-7A cargo
straps
8 cotton
buffers
4 connector
snaps
4 safety
wires
130 knots
35 degrees
plus or minus plus or minus
3 knots
5 degrees