Are you current?
Tell us your jump number and the date of your last jump. We’ll tell you what you need to do before your next jump. AFF students also pick their last successful level.
Your details
Guidelines: DRAFTChoose the endorsement on your NZPIA certificate.
Haven’t jumped yet? Choose “Ground School” and enter the date you finished it.
The rules
The checker follows the Taupō Sport Skydivers currency recommendations, shown in the tables below.
Find your last successful level (students) or endorsement (licensed) down the side, then your time since last jump across the top. Your result from the checker is outlined in orange.
¹ Instructor jump of choice and ² check jump: see the “Check jumps & visitors” tab. ³ Solo jump: C and D endorsed jumpers do this solo, without group skydives, to refocus on individual skills.
Check jumps & visitors
Check jumps
A check jump must assess the skills for your current endorsement level.
Solo Clearance
- Ground: basic safety protocols, gear checks and gearing up.
- Freefall: heading control, controlled turns, instability recovery, solo deployment and altitude awareness.
- Canopy: safe canopy control, circuit planning and landing flare technique.
Endorsement Clearance
Everything in the Solo Clearance, plus in freefall:
- Formation flying skills for your endorsement level.
- Break-off and tracking ability.
After a long break
Endorsed jumpers coming back after an extended period of non-currency may need two staged check jumps: the Solo Clearance first, then the Endorsement Clearance.
Where needed, one or more solo consolidation skydives may be required between the two, to rebuild consistency and confidence.
An Instructor must confirm your knowledge, judgement and practical competency before you take part in group skydives again.
Why solo jumps for C and D?
Solo jumps let you refocus on your own skills without the added complexity of a group, in a low-distraction setting, before you go back to multi-way jumping.
Instructor jump of choice
For students in the Console Phase who’ve had a short break (1–3 months). Your Instructor picks a jump that reflects where you last left the training programme. It may be:
- a standard check jump, or
- the next appropriate A Endorsement coaching jump, where suitable.
If deployment issues are anticipated, your Instructor may modify the skydive plan for safety. That can include leaving out break-offs and having you deploy in place.
Visiting & overseas jumpers
Solo students from other dropzones, and overseas licensed skydivers who don’t meet New Zealand A Endorsement standards, should complete a check jump.
- Jump-current: the check jump can be with a Coach, Jumpmaster or Instructor.
- Not current: follow the recurrency process in this app.
Overseas licence holders also need an NZPIA temporary parachutist certificate to jump in New Zealand (valid for 90 days). Ask the office or see NZPIA.
Canopy choice
When assessing a returning jumper, Instructors must consider canopy selection.
Depending on how long you’ve been away, you may need a larger, more conservative canopy until you show you’re back to appropriate canopy control and landing skill.
Good to know
- This app is a guide. The Instructor or Jumpmaster makes the final call, and the dropzone can ask for more.
- Bring your logbook. You need to be able to show evidence of your last jump and your currency.
- Re-currency and refresher training is tailored to you: your total experience, time away, and any changes to equipment, rules or procedures.