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Open Water Instructor

INSTRUCTOR OPEN CIRCUIT

Take the step and join the World of Dive Instructors - Living and diving in the World's most beautiful locations!

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

The Instructor Development Course is designed to train qualified RAID Level 4 Divers or equivalent in the use of the RAID programme to teach the RAID Open Circuit programmes from Level 1 through to Level 4 diving with no decompression, up to 1.4 PpO2 and to a maximum depth of 40 metres/132 feet.

After successfully completing the Instructor Development Course, this provides you with a world wide recognised dive instructor certification to be able to teach Open Circuit courses in a safe and concise way from Level 1 to Level 4 plus relevant speciality courses.

PREREQUISITES
To be a minimum of 18 years old.
Completed and passed RAID Open Circuit Levels 1, 2, 3 and Instructor academic sections Quick Quiz and Exams.
To be a certified diver for at least 12 months prior to in water training.
To be certified as a RAID Level 4 Dive master or equivalent certification from a recognised training agency and/or complete, to the satisfaction of your instructor trainer, the minimum in water open circuit Level 4 skills. Your instructor trainer is to evaluate these skills.
To have a minimum of 60 logged underwater hours using open circuit and/or rebreather.
To submit a RAID Level 3 Rescue certificate, and/or equivalent and/or complete, to the satisfaction of your instructor trainer, the in water skills of the Level 3 Rescue course.
Submit a current Rescue Breathing/CPR Training and Oxygen Provider Instructor certificates. (DAN/equivalent).

Documented proof of prerequisite requirements needs to be presented to the RAID Dive Centre and Instructor Trainer for approval prior to any in water training.

Complete an Instructor Development practical programme with a RAID Instructor Trainer.

NOTE: The above does not guarantee acceptance by RAID who has the sole decision to accept or ask for further requirements to be met.

CERTIFICATION

Once completed the Instructor Development Programme the successful candidate will attend, within 6 months, the Instructor Examination conducted by a RAID Examiner.

Certification is only upon passing the Instructor Examination (IE).

The above is subject to the RAID General Diving Standards and change without notice.

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