AFI 10-3503 — Personnel Parachute Program

What this publication covers

This instruction establishes procedures governing the authority and administration of the USAF Personnel Parachute Program (PPP), parachute qualifications and requirements and procedures applicable to premeditated personnel parachuting.

What changed in this edition

This document has been substantially revised, reorganized, and must be completely reviewed. Major changes include amplified guidance for permanent parachute position requirements and for jump inherent career field personnel serving outsi de their Air Force Specialty (AFS), as well as updated requirements for activity, mishap, and individual jump reporting. The 1Z3XX, Tactical Air Control Party career field was added as authorized attendance to the basic parachutist course as part of initial skills training. Provisions are included for civilians to fill PPPM roles and updated guidance has been provided for new knowledge management and equipment changes within the Air Force. This publication prescribes AF Form 3503, Multipurpose Jump Manifest and rescinds AF Form 922, Individual Jump Record, and AF Form 4323, ARMS Multi-Crew Jump Record

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If AFI 10-3503 changes, who else is affected

3 publications in 2 other communities depend on this one, which Operations owns. Each community inspects its own publications; a dependency that crosses communities is owned by nobody, which is why this list normally does not exist anywhere. Built from the publications' own citations, so it reflects what we have read.

Publications that cite AFI 10-3503

• DAFMAN 11-402 — Aviation, Missile, And Parachutist Service Current 12 mentions
• DAFMAN 13-217 PACAF Sup — Drop Zone, Landing Zone, And Helicopter Landing Zone Operations Current 4 mentions
• AFMAN 11-231 — Computed Air Release Point Procedures Current 2 mentions

If AFI 10-3503 changes, these are the documents that point at it. Extracted from the publications' own text, so it reflects what we have read, not a complete dependency map. Every publishing office validates its own document; nobody validates the seams between them.

Changes & supplements to AFI 10-3503

• AFI 10-3503 AETC Sup — Personnel Parachute Program Current
• AFI 10-3503 AFMC Sup — Personnel Parachute Program Current
• AFI 10-3503 AMC Sup — Personnel Parachute Program Current

Records in this branch carrying the same series and number — interim changes, guidance memoranda, and unit supplements. A copy stamped with one of these is a different document from the base publication.

Nearby in the AFI series

• AFI 10-2912 — Aeromedical Evacuation Readiness Programs Current
• AFI 10-3005 — Personnel Recovery Coordination Cell Organization and Training Current
• AFI 10-301 — Managing Operational Utilization Requirements of the Air Reserve Component Forces Current
• AFI 10-3503 AETC Sup — Personnel Parachute Program Current
• AFI 10-3503 AFMC Sup — Personnel Parachute Program Current