A
A licence
The first licence. Typically clears a jumper to skydive without direct supervision — to pack their own main, jump in groups, and exercise self-supervision in freefall and under canopy.
Minimums — see official site
GB
National body · United Kingdom
British Skydiving
The national body for sport parachuting in the United Kingdom — known as the British Parachute Association (BPA) until it rebranded as British Skydiving in 2021.
Who they are
British Skydiving affiliates the UK's parachute clubs and publishes the Operations Manual that governs how they run. Membership is required to jump at an affiliated club, and the body administers the UK's licence and instructor-rating system.
UK licence progression follows an A→D structure with proficiency and currency requirements at each step. The exact jump-count minimums and the proficiency syllabus are set in the Operations Manual — confirm the current figures on British Skydiving's official site.
Licences
The British Skydiving ladder.
An A→D progression governed by the British Skydiving Operations Manual. See the official site for the current jump-count and proficiency requirements.
B
B licence
Adds privileges such as water-landing training, and is a common stepping stone toward earning a coach rating.
Minimums — see official site
C
C licence
Adds privileges such as night jumps and exhibition (demonstration) jumps, and is a prerequisite for several instructional ratings.
Minimums — see official site
D
D licence
The master licence — all licensed privileges, and the prerequisite for the senior instructional and examiner ratings.
Minimums — see official site
Privilege descriptions are broadly common across federations; the exact requirements are set by British Skydiving. Confirm the current rules on its official site.
Instructor ratings
British Skydiving administers UK instructor and coach ratings through its affiliated clubs and instructor examiners.
In SkyLog, the coaches who hold these ratings show them on their profile as verified credentials, and the sign-offs they give are sealed into your logbook. See how coach sign-offs work.
The authority
British Skydiving's official site is the last word.
This page is an orientation. Requirements, ratings and regulations change — before you rely on anything here, confirm the current rules with British Skydiving directly.
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Your logbook
Log to the licence.
Progression is built on a verified, signed-off record. SkyLog keeps exactly that — free for your first 50 jumps.