Terms & Conditions

It is very rare that we have to invoke them but we recommend that you review our terms and conditions of sale before you book your jump. If you have any questions please take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions list or get in touch.

In making a booking with the Black Knights Parachute Centre Ltd (forthwith referred to as “BKPC”) you will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions of trade and you should note the clauses dealing with cancellation of bookings and limitation of liability.

All persons attending any of our courses or making tandem skydives are required to purchase British Parachute Association membership at a further cost. (Our gift vouchers include this as standard). Membership of the BPA included cover for each person of third party liability insurance to the value of £2,000,000. Once purchased, membership cards for the British Parachute Association are non-transferable and non-refundable. Current BKPC prices are available upon request

A £50 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit is paid as part of your jump or course fee. Persons cancelling for any reason other than on medical grounds will automatically lose their deposit. Once your booking is confirmed and your balance paid your skydive is non-transferable and non-refundable.

An rebooking administration fee of £50 (in all cases except bad weather or cancellation due to BKPC operational issues) will be charged if you wish to rearrange the date of your skydive or training course.

If you fail to turn up on the day of your booked course or jump without contacting the BKPC giving at least 48hrs prior notice you may forfeit your skydive and all monies paid.

If you arrive without the necessary completed paperwork on the day of your jump you may forfeit your skydive and all monies paid. Please contact us in advance if you are at all unclear as to what documentation you will be required to produce.

Refunds will only be given in extenuating circumstances and at the sole discretion of BKPC.

BKPC reserves the right to make reasonable changes to the programme of any activity so long as these do not affect to any material extent the nature and scope of such activity.

Due to the nature of some of the activities they may be subject to delay, re-scheduling or cancellation due to weather conditions, operational issues or other matters beyond the control of the BKPC.

Any given timing of any activity is given as a guide only and may be subject to change. You may be required to wait for your turn to jump along with other users of BKPC facilities.

BKPC reserves the right to reschedule the timings or location of any activity, possibly at short notice, owing to unavailability of the activity, booking numbers, or any factor beyond the control of BKPC

BKPC reserves the right to discontinue an activity at its own discretion and should a suitable alternative be unavailable, you shall be entitled to a refund at the full purchase price.

BKPC is solely a provider of parachute training and jump facilities that you may elect to use. BKPC has no relationship with any charities and is not involved with transferring of any monies raised from charity fundraising jumps to any selected charity. Any jumps for the purpose of raising funds for charity should be with express permission from the chosen charity.

The minimum age for any parachute activity is 16 and persons between 16 and 18 years of age will be required to produce full parental consent forms.

Persons of 40 years and over will be required to produce a British Parachute Association “declaration of fitness” form, stamped and signed by their GP. These forms are available to download from the BKPC’s Web site or hard copies are available upon request.

The maximum age for the Static Line Solo 1st Jump, 6 Jumps RAPS Solo Freefall and AFF courses is 49 years old. Any exceptions to this maximum age policy requires the individual written approval from both the British Parachute Association's Safety and Training Committee and the BKPC’s Chief Instructor.

The maximum allowable bodyweight for any jump or course is 12 stone for females and 15 stone for males; body mass index will also be taken into account. You may be weighed as you arrive for your jump or course and if you are unable to meet the prescribed maximum allowable weight limits then you will be unable to jump and may forfeit all monies paid.

The final decision on the suitability of any individual to skydive or parachute rests solely with the BKPC and it’s instructors. You must comply with BKPC rules and instruction at all times.

Parachuting and skydiving are an extreme sport and as such are potentially dangerous activities with the possibility of injury or even death. Appropriate training is given to all participants and to minimise risks you must apply that training diligently and fully. If you cannot accept the risks then you should not participate.

BKPC does not accept any responsibility for personal injury or losses of any kind whilst you are participating in the sport of skydiving. You may at your expense elect to arrange your own additional insurance cover in addition to the standard 3rd party British Parachute Association membership insurance cover.