STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Determine if a student diver has mastered a skill set.

 2. Determine if a student diver has mastered knowledge development.

 3. Demonstrate where and how you apply general standards and procedures to teaching situations.

 4. Define the Open Water Diver course philosophy.

 5. Name and discuss the five goals of the Adventures in Diving program.

 6. Name and discuss the key standards for the Adventures in Diving program.

 7. Describe how the Adventures in Diving program link to other PADI courses and how you can effectively use these links.

 8. Discuss the value and philosophy of the PADI Rescue Diver course.

 9. Discuss the five goals of the Rescue Diver course.

 10. Determine why the mentor relationship is important to PADI Divemaster development.

 11. Name the goals of the Divemaster course.

 12. Discuss the basic structure of the PADI Divemaster course.

 13. Define the PADI Member Code of Practice and how it apply to risk management.

 14. Analyze the role of paperwork in risk management.

 15. Explain how liability release/assumption of risk forms function as risk management tools.

 16. Explain the importance of understanding the common causes of dive accidents.

 17. Define the role of a professional.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Course Orientation

 A. Introductions

 B. What it takes to be an Instructor

 C. PADI - the Professional Association of Diving Instructors

 D. The PADI Instructor Development Process

 E. Logistics and Schedule

 II. General Standards

 A. Determining Mastery

 B. Applying Standards and Procedures

 C. Your Professional Membership

 III. Open Water Diver Course

 A. Philosophy, Goals and Value of the PADI Open Water Diver Course

 B. Standards and Structure

 C. Educational Materials

 D. Organizing Training and Using Links

 E. PADI Scuba Diver

 F. Diver Acquisition Marketing Plan Review

 IV. Adventures in Diving Program

 A. Philosophy, Goals and Value of the PADI Adventures in Diving Program

 B. Standards and Structure

 C. Educational Materials

 D. Organizing Training and Using Links

 E. Continuing Education Marketing Plan Review

 V. Rescue Diver

 A. Philosophy, Goals and Value of the PADI Rescue Diver Course

 B. Standards and Structure

 C. Educational Materials

 D. Organizing Training and Using Links

 VI. Divemaster

 A. Philosophy, Goals and Value of the PADI Divemaster Course

 B. Standards and Structure

 C. Educational Materials

 D. Organizing Training

 VII. Risk Management

 A. PADI Member Code of Practice

 B. Paperwork

 C. Dive Accidents

 D. Insurance

 VIII. Business of Diving

 A. Dive Industry Overview

 B. Our Business

 C. Your Role

 D. Targeting Success

 E. Continuing Your Education

 IX. Keep Diving

 A. Dive Activities

 B. Dive Travel

 C. Dive Clubs

 D. Scuba Review

 E. Discover Local Diving

 F. Master Scuba Diver

 G. TecRec - Beyond Recreational Diving

 X. How to Teach the Recreational Dive Planner (RDP)

 A. Recreational Dive Planner - Overview

 B. 13 Guidelines

 C. General Considerations for Teaching the RDP

 D. Using the eRDPML

 E. Using the RDP Table

 F. Using the RDP to Plan Dives at Altitude

 G. The RDP and Computers

 XI. Course Requirements

 A. Present one Knowledge Development teaching presentations

 B. Present two Confined Water teaching presentations

 C. Present one integrated (two skills) Open Water teaching presentation

 D. Perform all 24 dive skills in the Skill Evaluation

 E. Perform a facedown, nonstop swim for 800 yards using mask, snorkel and fins

 F. Score 75% or higher on all sections of the Dive Theory Exam