7-510: CSPA can stand for: Canadian Sport Parachuting Association , governs parachuting sports Child Soldiers Prevention Act , a US law enacted to address the problem of children losing their eligibility for immigration benefits because they had aged-out as a result of processing delays Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 , a bill sponsored by US Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) which granted permanent residency to all Chinese nationals who arrived in
14-517: A bimonthly bilingual publication devoted to informing the Canadian skydiving community of important activities and events in Canadian and worldwide skydiving. CanPara is produced by Annaleah McAvoy and Vic Lefrançois. The CSPA comprises Registered Participants and Member Groups. The Board of Directors will consist of no less than three and no more than seven Directors. National Office Staff : There are several committees and officers that assist
21-829: The Aero Club of Canada (ACC), is Canada's representative to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and the International Parachuting Commission (IPC). Thus, the CSPA is the official sport organization for sport parachuting in Canada. The stated objective of the CSPA is to "promote safe and enjoyable sport parachuting through cooperation, adherence to self-imposed rules, and recommendations". Skydivers and skydiving companies that wish to be members of
28-417: The CSPA must adhere to the established Basic Safety Rules throughout their parachuting career. Such rules include minimum opening altitudes for certain levels of experience, mandatory equipment, clear weather conditions for jumping, reserve repack due dates, general operational requirements, etc. These Basic Safety Rules significantly reduce the risk of accidents for individual skydivers, skydiving companies, and
35-699: The United States on or before April 11, 1990. Columbia Scholastic Press Association , a program of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in the City of New York Consumer Specialty Products Association , an industry trade association CspA mRNA 5′ UTR , part of the messenger RNA of the major cold shock protein CspA Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
42-668: The sport. A Canadian Drop Zone must adhere to all of these safety rules to be a member of the CSPA. The CSPA also has recommended procedures and instructor qualification requirements. A Canadian skydiver starts with a solo license and then progresses to the A, B, C, and D licenses. The CSPA requires that skydivers keep a log of every jump signed by another jumper and submit that logbook to acquire these qualifications. The CSPA constantly updates all programs and initiatives to adapt to increasing incidents and changes in technology. Every member (skydiver or skydiving company) must implement all changes to remain members. The CSPA publishes CanPara ,
49-542: The title CSPA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CSPA&oldid=930458250 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Canadian Sport Parachuting Association The Canadian Sport Parachuting Association (CSPA) , through affiliation with
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