RIMBA AIR FORCE BASE, Friday, 09 September 2022 – 09 rigger personnel from 31 Squadron have successfully completed the Advanced Rigger Course organized by 31 Squadron from 18 July 2022 to 09 September 2022. Present as the Guest of Honour during the course closing ceremony was Lieutenant Colonel (U) Haji Mohammad Rahimin bin Haji Ismail.
Lance Corporal (U) Abdul Quddus bin Matasan received the overall best student award while Private (U) Muhammad Waie bin Mazlan received the best practical award.
The eight weeks course is part of the mandatory vocation course for the rigger, which aims not only to inculcate roles and responsibilities to be a senior rigger but also to enhance their competence in the ability to repair the main parachute (Airborne and Ram Air Canopy). It was also to advance their confidence level through a series of unpacking and repacking of the parachutes and to increase their knowledge of the maintenance procedure of jump equipment such as Hitefinder (Automatic Ripcord Release), CYPRES (Automatic Activation Device) and Altimeter. The long weeks of training ensure the participants are always sure of the equipment they take care of so the parachutist is safe during operations and training.
PENUTUP KURSUS LANJUTAN RIGGER
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA, Juma’at, 09 September 2022 – Seramai 09 anggota rigger daripada 31 Skuadron telah menamatkan kursus lanjutan rigger yang dikendalikan oleh 31 Skuadron bermula 18 Julai 2022 hingga 09 September 2022. Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat bagi menutup rasmi kursus tersebut adalah Leftenan Kolonel (U) Haji Mohammad Rahimin bin Haji Ismail.
Lans Kopral (U) Abdul Quddus bin Matasan telah dianugerahkan sebagai penuntut terbaik keseluruhan, manakala Soldadu (U) Muhammad Waie bin Mazlan menerima anugerah penuntut terbaik amali.
Kursus yang dikendalikan selama 8 minggu ini merupakan kursus wajib voksyen bagi anggota rigger bukan hanya bertujuan untuk mendidik mereka kepada tugas dan tanggungjawab sebagai senior rigger, malah ianya juga untuk meningkatkan tahap kompetensi anggota rigger dalam membaik pulih payung terjun utama (Airborne dan Ram Air Canopy). Kursus ini juga bertujuan untuk meningkatkan tahap keyakinan anggota dengan tatacara membuka dan memasang payung terjun dan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan prosedur pemuliharaan kelengkapan terjun seperti Hitefinder, CYPRES dan Altimeter. Latihan ini memastikan agar semua peserta kursus sentiasa yakin dan peka dengan kelengkapan jagaan rigger untuk memastikan keselamatan penerjun semasa operasi dan latihan.
