TWO members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 31 Special Forces Squadron, Lieutenant (Lt) Kaya Dover and Sergeant (SGT) Chris Corbin, recently returned to Guyana as qualified parachute riggers.

The two successfully completed the Parachute Folding and Maintenance Course at the Centro de Instrucao Para-Quedista, General Pehna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

During the six-month-long course, they completed the jump master course, and training in cargo preparation and launching, parachute folding, and care and maintenance of parachute and equipment.

Their education consisted of theoretical teaching and practical demonstrations and exercises.

A parachute rigger is a person who is trained or licensed to pack, maintain or repair parachutes.

A rigger is required to understand fabrics, hardware, webbing, regulations, sewing, packing, and other aspects related to the building, packing, repair, and maintenance of parachutes.