First time skydivers usually jump tandem. A tandem jump is where the student is hooked up to the Tandem Instructor by means of a harness that is connected at four points. The Tandem instructor has control, but the student can also steer and help land the parachute. The Tandem skydive can either be part of a student progression or just a recreational jump for those people who just want to make a skydive but not go through a student program.