CREST - User Manual
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2.1.2- Connecting the reserve parachute to the harness
There are three different methods for attaching the reserve parachute bri-
dle to the harness bridle.
First system:
Use a screw-lock snap-hook with a breaking strength of at least 2,400 kg. In
this case, the bridles should be held in position within the snap-hook using
elastic bands, to prevent the snap-hook from rotating and taking the strain
laterally instead of vertically. The snap-hook’s screw-lock should be tightly
screwed shut to avoid any possibility of it opening accidentally.
This type of connection can absorb a higher opening shock than the second
system, and for this reason this is without doubt the recommended system.
Second system:
The harness bridle should pass through the reserve parachute bridle loop.
Next, the reserve parachute should be passed through the large loop of the
harness bridle.
The result is a connection that should be tightened as much as possible
to prevent dangerous friction between the two cables during emergency
opening shock.
