INSTRUCTOR

• Purpose

   

  1. These Programs are designed to develop qualified Sport Diving Instructors.

• Qualification Prerequisites

   

  1. Oxygen Provider.
  2. Diving First Aid.
  3. Rescue Diver.
  4. Divemaster or other professional program.

   

• Teaching Prerequisites

   

  1. Provide proof of insurance or financial responsibility for a minimum one million U.S. dollars under the Divemaster Program.
  2. Divemaster Member fees in good standing.

   

• Program Limits

   

  1. Instructors may teach Open Water Programs.
  2. All limits are identical to the corresponding Diver Programs.
  3. On all dives, the  Dive Tables must be used as either the primary decompression management or as a backup to a dive computer or custom software program.

   

• Qualification Requirements

   

  1. Upon completion of all listed academic and waterskills / dives to the Instructor Trainer’s satisfaction, a wall certificate and appropriate  Instructor qualification card will be issued.
  2. Instructor candidates with unsafe attitudes, or demonstrating inappropriate dive habits, must not be qualified. Training is purchased upon enrollment. Qualification is earned through the candidate’s performance and knowledge demonstrated during the Program.
  3. It is recommended that all training dives be logged in the  Recreational or Technical Diving logbook.