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Diving with Qualified Diving ProfessionalsPADI ProfessionalsThe various International Professional Diving Associations apply strict training standards and limit instructor’s activities according to their certification levels. This allows diving students to be confident that their diving course is being taught by someone qualified to teach it. Someone who can safely, and ably, teach the diving skills the students have chosen to learn.
The table below shows the minimum PADI professional level authorized to undertake all elements of each course or diving experience, (although certain parts of some may be conducted by other qualified personnel according to PADI Standards). Please note that the PADI professional must be in ‘teaching status’ to deliver the course or experience.
A PADI dive professional is expected to show their PADI diving certification card to students at the start of their course and to certified divers they are guiding. They should also be pleased to show it if a diver asks to see it. Details of how to check this, to ensure they are qualified to teach you, are given below.
Above are two PADI Divemaster Certification Cards, they come in variety of styles but these are the main two. Below are the reverse side of these cards (Sorry for the photos). The main you should be looking for is the paragraph that has the words "ACTIVE STATUS". You need to make sure that the year is the current year.
The next group of Certification Cards are for PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer MSDT (PADI Instructor for Specialities) and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor OWSI. This time the cards have a yellow sticker (Supplied by PADI) that states the TEACHING STATUS year. Which one is valid for 2008 ?
The photograph above shows a mock-up of a PADI professional card, annotated to show elements that should be checked to ensure validity. ‘Teaching Status’, PADI’s confirmation that the holder is registered and current, can be confirmed by checking the date on the hologram decal displayed on the card. New decals are provided every year on renewal and are attached to the card by the holder, so locations may vary.
Remember – if your instructor cannot prove his/her credentials, then you cannot be certain that he/she can certify you or teach you in a safe manner.
Specialist Diving ProfessionalsThe various International Professional Diving Associations apply strict training standards and limit instructor’s activities according to their certification levels. This allows diving students to be confident that their diving course is being taught by someone qualified to teach it. Someone who can safely, and ably, teach them the diving skills the students have chosen to learn.
PADI specialty courses can only be trained by an Open Water Scuba Instructor who has completed additional training and certification in the appropriate speciality. In each case, the teaching Instructor will hold a certificate and plastic card showing competence to teach the course.
The Emergency First Response (EFR) element of the PADI Rescue Diver course can only be taught by EFR Instructors approved by PADI.
Remember – if your instructor cannot prove his / her credentials, then you cannot be certain that he / she can certify you or teach you in a safe manner.
Technical Diving ProfessionalsThe various International Professional Diving Associations apply strict training standards and limit instructor’s activities according to their certification levels. This allows diving students to be confident that their diving course is being taught by someone qualified to teach it. Someone who can safely, and ably, teach them the diving skills the students have chosen to learn.
TDI regulate technical dive training according to instructor proficiency. The table below shows the level of instructor certification required to teach the courses listed.
TDI certification cards differ in design from PADI cards. An annotated example is shown below. Looking at the TDI Certification Cards below you will one difference straight away from the PADI Cards - No Photo of your Instructor. If you are not sure then ask for an alternative form of identification. Generally the Instructors highest Certification Card will be the one with the Active Status Sticker on it.
Please check instructor certification before proceeding with a course. They should be happy you have asked!
Remember – if your instructor cannot prove his / her credentials, then you cannot be certain that he / she can certify you or teach you in a safe manner.
Diving with Professionals at Borneo DreamAt Borneo Dream we make diver safety our first priority. This includes only allowing a qualified professional to run / support a diving course or guide leisure divers.
Borneo Dream offers a large number of PADI courses, PADI Specialty courses and technical diving courses. Each Instructor’s PADI qualifications are shown under the individual’s profile. Please click here if you wish to see these . . . . Click Here
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