Safety issue
The practice of harnessing tandem parachutists together during
the take-off roll and climb out of the aircraft could negatively
impact occupants' survivability in the event of an aircraft-related
emergency.
Safety Recommendation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority advise all self-administered sports
parachuting organisations (other than the Australian Parachute
Federation) to include instructions in their Training
Operations Manual, or equivalent, to define when tandem
parachutists should be harnessed together, with a view to
optimising the likelihood of parachutists successfully exiting an
aircraft in the event of an aircraft emergency, including when
below the safe release point.