About The PAI

Founded in 1985, the Parachute Association Of Ireland (Company Limited by Guarantee) was set up as the National Representative Body for Parachuting/Skydiving in the Republic of Ireland. The PAI is affiliated to the FAI (via membership of the NACI) which makes the PAI the only organisation in Ireland that can issue valid, internationally recognised Licences and Instructor Ratings.

Since the deregulation of Skydiving in Europe, the PAI has changed to a member driven model and no longer allows affiliated Drop-Zones, and so its sole income is from its Members.

The functions of the PAI are:

• To promote sport parachuting at national and international levels.
• To oversee sport parachuting in the Republic of Ireland.
• To represent the interest of PAI members.
• To raise, hold and distribute funds from its members and from other bodies or agencies to support the promotion and development of sport parachuting.
• To set standards of best practice relating to safety, training and operations for sport parachuting and to codify these in the PAI Operations Manual.
• To provide or provide for training for PAI members seeking PAI ratings.
• To represent Irish sport parachuting at national and international levels.
• To organise competitive activities mainly at national level.
• To provide grants to members in a manner which best reflects the interests and development of sport parachuting in the Republic of Ireland.