Sigma TANDEM VECTOR, Owner'S Manual

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SIGMA TANDEM SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL
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Warning & Table of Contents 11301 - 00.00.0000
DISCLAIMER - NO WARRANTY
Because of the unavoidable danger associated with
the use of this parachute system, the manufacturer
makes no warranty, either expressed or implied. The
rig is sold with all its faults and without any warranty
of fitness for any purpose. Manufacturer also
disclaims any liability in tort for damages, direct or
consequential, including personal injuries, resulting
from a malfunction or from a defect in design,
material, workmanship, or manufacturing whether
caused by negligence on the part of the
manufacturer or otherwise.
By using this rig, or allowing it to be used by others,
the buyer waives any liability for personal injuries
or other damages arising from such use.
If the buyer declines to waiver liability on the part of
the manufacturer, buyer may obtain a full refund of
the purchase price by returning the parachute
system, before it is used, to manufacturer within 30
days from the date of original purchase with a letter
stating why it was returned.
WARNING
Read this information carefully and understand
it completely. Any jump that utilizes the Tandem
Vector System is considered a “tandem jump’:
Using this system outside the student/ Tan-dem
lnstructor training environments considered a
violation of federal law (FAA exemp&on No. 4943)
Examples of violations: demonstration jumps;
stunt jumps; intentional water jumps; night
jumps; jumping with any student less than 18
years of age; any tandem jump that takes place
off of a designated drop zone. (These restrictions
do not apply to military Tandem applications).
TANDEM VECTOR OWNER’S MANUAL
WARNING
Sport parachuting is a hazardous activity that can
result in injury or death.
Parachutes sometimes malfunction, even when they
are properly designed, built assembled, packed
maintained and used. The results of such
malfunctions are sometimes serious injury or death
The US Parachute Association estimates that there
are about 35,000 skydivers in the U.S., and these
jumpers made approximately 2.2 million jumps in
2001. The Association reported 35 skydiving
fatalities that year, meaning the probabilityof dying
on a skydive is approximately 1 in 64,000. It also
seems that the more experienced a skydiver is, the
less likely he or she is to be killed while jumping.
Experts estimate that hundreds of people are also
injured. Some of these deaths and injuries are the
result of equipment malfunctions.
If you use your Vector Tandem System, or if you
allow someone else to use it, you are acknowledging
sport parachuting’s risks and accepting the fact that
the Vector or its components may malfunction.
If you are not willing to accept the risks of sport
parachuting, or if you aren’t willing to accept the
possibility that your Vector Tandem System or its
components may malfunction or perhaps cause you
to be injured or killed, then you may return your
Vector Tandem System for a full refund
beforeitisused. Details on how to do this are printed
below.
Neon and fluorescent colored fabrics and tapes fade
rapidly. Color brilliance may be lost within a year of
manufacture. The Relative Workshop assumes no
respon-sibility for this condition.