THIRD QUARTER 2017 Product No. 01224 TRAINING BULLETIN A Training and Education Update for PADI® Members Worldwide IN THIS ISSUE Divemaster Teaching Opportunities Expanded 2 Standards Updates 3 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Clarifi cations 5 IDC/IE Diving Fitness Attendance Requirement 8 Training Bulletin Required Reading This update is the primary training communication from your PADI Regional Headquarters to you. It announces PADI training standards and procedures changes and their implementation dates. Your PADI Membership commitment requires you to keep abreast of PADI standards by reviewing and putting into practice the information in this quarterly update. The Training Bulletin is published quarterly by PADI, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors® www.padi.com ©PADI 2017 1 TRAINING Divemaster Teaching Opportunities Expanded Eff ective immediately, PADI 2. Successfully completing a Specialty Divemasters may qualify to teach these Instructor Course taught by a specialty courses without dives: qualifi ed Specialty Instructor P Equipment Specialist Trainer. P Coral Reef Conservation 3. Receiving approval to teach from P Project AWARE Specialist the PADI Regional Headquarters aft er submitt ing a PADI Specialty P PADI Distinctive Specialty Diver Instructor Application and an courses that don’t include dives* eRecord (or the Instructor Candidate This is in addition to the two Information and Training Record TRAINING BULLETIN // standardized PADI Specialty Diver 10525) that shows completion of courses Divemasters may teach, the “Learning, Instruction and the once qualifi ed – Digital Underwater PADI System” presentation from the Photographer and Emergency Oxygen Assistant Instructor course. Provider. This new list of course options 4. Purchasing professional liability provides additional opportunities for insurance (where required). PADI Divemasters to conduct continuing Note: Although the PADI Enriched Air education training, which gives them Diver Specialty certifi cation may be valuable practical experience, increases earned without training dives, the course their income opportunities and provides does outline and recommend optional more fl exibility for busy dive centers and dives. Consequently, PADI Divemasters resorts to staff diver training programs. are not eligible to earn the PADI 3Q 2017 Divemasters qualify to teach these Enriched Air Instructor rating. courses by: *PADI Specialty Instructor Trainers qualifi ed to 1. Completing the “Learning, teach distinctive specialty instructor courses (without dives) may update course prerequisites to include Instruction and the PADI System” divemasters by submitt ing a copy of the specialty presentation from the Assistant outline with a note requesting this prerequisite change Instructor Course (either online or to their PADI Regional Headquarters. in person from a current PADI IDC Staff Instructor or Course Director). 2 TRAINING Standards Updates General Standards and Procedures Advanced Open Water Diver Course Training Standards – Open Water Dive Section One – Course Standards – To clarify that the standard applies to Equipment student divers and not to the instructor, Second paragraph, change to: change point 9 to: Check Section Three and/or the 9. Conduct Student divers may related Specialty Instructor Guide for participate in no more than three equipment requirements specifi c to open water training dives in a each Adventure Dive. single day, night or combination thereof.” Section Three – Elective Dives – Boat Adventure Dive TRAINING BULLETIN // Paperwork and Administrative Procedures – Referral Add Considerations: Considerations Second bolded sentence, change to: Student divers must have an Issue a referral if the student diver infl atable signal tube or DSMB to has met course requirements use. completed at least one segment of the course and has met any agreed-upon Section Three – Elective Dives – Digital fi nancial arrangements. Underwater Imaging Adventure Dive Open Water Diver Course Add Considerations: Considerations Open Water Dive 1 Performance 3Q 2017 Requirements Each student diver must have an To accommodate deaf student divers, underwater camera system. please make the following change: Section Three – Elective Dives – Dry Suit 1. During briefi ng, recognize Adventure Dive the hand signals for “okay,” Add point 3 under Considerations: “something is wrong,” “ear problem,” “low air,” “up/end the 3. Each student diver must use a dry dive,” “stay with your buddy,” and suit. the audible (or tactile) and visual signal for “look at me.” Section Three – Elective Dives – Fish Identifi cation Adventure Dive Add Considerations: Considerations 1. Each student diver must have a slate or wet book. continued. 3 TRAINING Section Three – Elective Dives – Night Divemaster Course Adventure Dive Section Four – Practical Assessment Add Considerations: Add second sentence to last paragraph: Considerations (See FAQs) Each student diver must have Do not use divemaster candidates to an underwater light. A backup increase student diver to instructor underwater light and marker/ ratios. However, divemaster chemical light is recommended. candidates do not count as student divers toward maximum student Section Three – Elective Dives – Search and Recovery Adventure Dive diver to instructor ratios. Directly supervise candidates who are Add Considerations: working with student divers. Fill in TRAINING BULLETIN // Considerations any gaps or make any corrections To conduct the dive, have a small necessary to assure that student object, large object (maximum 11 divers receive complete and accurate kilograms/25 pounds), line and lift training. bag with rigging. 3Q 2017 4 TRAINING Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Clarifi cations Night Adventure Dive Rescue Diver Course Instructor Q During the Night Adventure Dive, Cue Cards must each student diver have a Q There is an inconsistency between light/torch? Can two divers share the maximum depth in the Rescue one? Diver Course Instructor Guide and A One light per diver is required, and the Rescue Diver Instructor Cue it’s recommended that each diver Cards for Exercise 4. Which one is have a backup light/glow light. correct? Cavern Adventure Dive A The instructor guide is correct, it states that the maximum depth Q Is there a Knowledge Review for for Exercise 4 – Distressed Diver TRAINING BULLETIN // the Cavern Diver course and related Underwater is 12 metres/40 feet. The Adventure Dive? Rescue Diver Course Instructor Cue A Yes. There is a Knowledge Review Cards (Product No. 60205, rev 2.03) you can download from the Pros’ indicate the maximum depth is 6 Site for the Cavern Diver Specialty metres/20 feet. Please update your course that is also used for the Cavern cue card to read 12 m/40 f. Adventure Dive. It’s a good idea to make sure all of Also, for this Adventure Dive your cue cards are up to date before (and others, such as Enriched Air, using them by comparing them to Ice and Rebreather), it’s important the course instructor guide, which is to remind student divers to complete updated more oft en. the full specialty course before Self-Reliant Diver Instructor 3Q 2017 diving independently in these specialty areas. Reference the Q When I take the PADI Self Reliant specialty instructor guide for more Diver Specialty Instructor training information. course, do I need to have issued at least 25 certifi cations as a PADI Digital Underwater Imaging prerequisite? Adventure Dive A No, because when taking a specialty Q To which specialty course does instructor course, you receive the new PADI Underwater Digital practical experience and hands-on Imaging Adventure Dive link? training from a PADI Course A The dive links to the PADI Digital Director. This means that the Underwater Photography specialty teaching experience is not as critical, course as Dive One of that course. and therefore, not required. Keep in When the PADI Digital Underwater mind that you are required to have Photography course is revised, its at least 10 logged self-reliant dives, name will change to PADI Digital and either the PADI Self Reliant Underwater Imaging, and the Digital Diver certifi cation or PADI TecRec Imaging Adventure Dive will become Diver certifi cation (or qualifying Dive One of that course. certifi cation.) continued. 5 TRAINING Regulator Recovery While in Three Training Dives in a Day Trim Position Q In General Standards and Q How do I teach the Open Water Procedures, Open Water Dive Diver course regulator recovery standards states: “Conduct no more from behind the shoulder skill when than three open water training dives my student divers are off the bott om in a single day, night or combination in a trim, horizontal position? thereof.” Does this standard apply to A Working on trim and buoyancy – student divers or instructors, or both? even while learning other skills – can A This restriction applies to student enhance a diver’s ability to master divers, not instructors or certifi ed buoyancy control, and conducting assistants. (See Standards Updates) skills with divers off the bott om more You should consider several factors TRAINING BULLETIN // closely simulates skill performance before planning a third training dive in on dives aft er certifi cation. a day, including: However, when divers are P Task loading in a trim, horizontal position (or P Stamina and ability in sidemount confi guration) the P Adequate surface interval for the regulator may hang straight down diver to rest and prepare for the in front of them, not behind the next