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Standards and Procedures TM Standards and Procedures Version 3.2a January 2013 UTD International, LLC 11211 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite i San Diego, CA 92121 [email protected] www.unifiedteamdiving.com +1 760-585-9676 © 2013 UTD International, LLC UTD International, LLC • Standards and Procedures v3.1 Table of Contents 1.0 General ....................................................................................................1 1.1 Overview .................................................................................................1 Mission ...............................................................................................1 Ethos ..................................................................................................1 UTD Covenants .................................................................................2 Certification Philosophy .....................................................................2 Teaching Philosophies .......................................................................3 1.2 Core Teaching Principles .........................................................................3 Training Steps ....................................................................................4 1.3 Training Process and Definitions .............................................................5 Definitions Relevant to Standards and Procedures ...........................6 Evaluation ..........................................................................................7 UTD Diver Certification ......................................................................7 UTD Training Categories ...................................................................9 Training Procedures ...........................................................................9 1.4 General UTD Training Limits .................................................................10 PO2 Limits .......................................................................................10 END Limits .......................................................................................10 Procedures for Critical Skills ............................................................10 Other Certifications ..........................................................................10 Issuing C-cards from other certification agencies .......................11 Side Mount Prerequisites .................................................................11 Rebreather Prerequisites .................................................................11 Teaching and Rebreathers ...............................................................11 Steel Cylinders .................................................................................11 Steel Stage Bottles ..........................................................................11 1.5 General Diving Skills ..............................................................................12 1.6 General Prerequisites for all UTD Courses ...........................................12 1.7 Cylinder Marking Standards ..................................................................13 2.0 Quality Assurance ..................................................................................14 UTD Instructor Evaluations ..............................................................14 Instructor Performance Reviews .....................................................14 Instructor and Diver Membership Renewals ....................................14 Instructor Re-Qualification ...............................................................14 Complaints .......................................................................................14 Complaint Submission .....................................................................14 Complaint Procedure .......................................................................14 Penalties and Remedial Actions ......................................................15 Rights of Appeal ...............................................................................15 Conduct Policies and Procedures ...................................................15 Records ...........................................................................................16 3.0 Standards and Procedures for UTD Compliant Diver Classes ..............17 3.0-1 Minimum Equipment for all UTD Classes ..............................................18 3.0-2 Minimum Equipment for UTD Back Mount Classes ...............................18 3.0-3 Minimum Equipment for UTD Side Mount Classes ...............................18 3.0-4 Minimum Equipment for UTD Rebreather Classes ................................18 3-101 Zuba Open Water Diver .........................................................................20 3-102 Zuba Junior Open Water Diver ..............................................................23 3-103 Zuba Supervised Diver ..........................................................................26 3-103.5 Zuba Confined Water Diver ...................................................................29 3-104 Extreme Scuba Makeover ......................................................................32 3-105 Open Water Diver ..................................................................................34 3-110 Recreational Diver 1 ..............................................................................36 3-112 Recreational Diver 2 ..............................................................................38 3-114 Recreational Diver 3 ..............................................................................41 3-120 Ratio Deco .............................................................................................43 3-122 Nitrox Diver ............................................................................................45 3-124 Dry Suit Mini ...........................................................................................47 3-125 Rescue and Emergency Procedures .....................................................49 3-126 Scooter 1 ................................................................................................52 3-128 Scooter 2 ................................................................................................55 3-132 Scubatics Competition Diver ..................................................................57 3-140 Annual Dive Review ..............................................................................59 3-142 Crossover, Experience, and Evaluation Dives .......................................61 3-144 Online Only Class ..................................................................................63 3-150 Essentials of Recreational Diving ...........................................................64 3-152 Essentials of Technical Diving ................................................................67 3-160 Essentials of Overhead Diving ...............................................................68 3-165 Essentials of Rebreather Diving .............................................................70 3-170 Essentials of Scientific Diving ................................................................73 3-180 Essentials of Recreational Side Mount Diving .......................................75 3-182 Essentials of Tech/Cave/Wreck Side Mount Diving ...............................77 3-190 Side Mount Mini ......................................................................................79 3-200 Technical Diver Program ........................................................................81 3-210 Technical 1 Diver ....................................................................................81 3-212 Technical 2 Diver ....................................................................................84 3-220 Technical Diver Gold ..............................................................................87 3-250 Technical Gas Blender ...........................................................................88 3-260 Regulator Repair and Field Maintenance ...............................................90 3-255 Cylinder and Valve Technician ...............................................................92 3-300 Trimix Diver Program ..............................................................................93 3-310 Trimix 1 Diver .........................................................................................93 3-312 Trimix 2 Diver .........................................................................................96 3-320 Trimix Diver Gold ....................................................................................99 3-400 Overhead Protocols .............................................................................100 3-401 Cave Diver Program .............................................................................103 3-410 Cave 1 Diver ........................................................................................104 3-412 Cave 2 Diver .......................................................................................107 3-420 Cave Dive Gold ....................................................................................110 3-430 Technical Cave Diver ............................................................................112 3-440 Rebreather Cave Diver .........................................................................115 3-450 Scooter Cave Diver ..............................................................................118 3-460 Advanced Side Mount Cave Diver
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