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LEADERSHIP COURSES
The leadership and instructor levels of certification are:
Both the Assistant Instructor and Divemaster ratings allow individuals to attend
an Instructor Training Course (ITC) to be trained and qualified as NAUI
Instructors. Completion of an Instructor Preparatory Course (IPC) is recommended
prior to participation in an ITC.
The Skin Diving Instructor certification
- $350
(formerly Skin Diving Leader) has long been unique to NAUI. It qualifies
individuals to train and certify skin divers and conduct snorkeling experience
programs.
Policies Applying to All Leadership & Instructor Courses
Prerequisites and Requirements:
- Age - Minimum is 18
years. Experience - Specified for each Leadership course. Required logged
dives shall be varied in environment and depth.
- Rescue Certification -
At a minimum, Scuba Rescue Diver certification is required except for Skin
Diving Instructor, for which a lifeguarding certification is adequate.
- CPR & First Aid Certification
- Current certification or verified competency in CPR and First Aid is
required for registration. Certification training shall include one person
adult CPR, infant/child CPR, two person CPR and the use of rescue breathing
barrier devices, e.g. pocket maskŪ, face shield.
- Medical Approval -
Verification of good physical condition as documented by a medical examination
and unconditional approval for diving by a licensed physician within the
preceding 12 months.
- Administrative Requirements
- Submit a complete course application, provide and be responsible for dive
gear suitable for open water and provide all required texts and materials.
Resource Materials for NAUI Leadership
Programs
- NAUI Standards and Policies Manual /
Risk Management Handbook / Deluxe Logbook NAUI Scuba Diver Instructor Guide
- NAUI Student Scuba Diver Educational
System (including book, tables, etc.)
- NAUI Scuba Rescue Diver Textbook
- NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver Textbook
- NAUI Master Scuba Diver Textbook
- NAUI Leadership and Instruction Textbook
- NAUI Leadership and Instruction Workbook
Upon completion of all certification
requirements, each Leadership graduate must complete a NAUI membership
application which the instructor will process in accordance with current
procedures. Applicants will be registered as Leadership members in the
appropriate category and status and be sent new member information.
DIVE
MASTER: - $350
All students must purchase required classroom materials, provide own gear and
cover all dive related charges.
Would you like to lead dives and dive trips; take certified divers on vacations
to the world's best dive sites? Many Divemasters are employed full-time or work
independently supervising certified divers during club, store, resort or charter
tour and travel activities. As a NAUI Divemaster you enjoy again and again
adventures to which you introduce your clients. Another option leading to NAUI
Instructor qualification.
The NAUI Divemaster rating is the highest NAUI
leadership-level certification with the exception of Instructor. The program is
designed to train experienced and knowledgeable divers to organize and conduct
enjoyable open water dives for certified divers.
Qualifications of Graduates:
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An active-status NAUI
Divemaster is qualified to organize and conduct dives for certified divers if
the diving activities and locale approximate those in which the Divemaster is
trained. Additional training, knowledge or experience is necessary for the
Divemaster who desires to organize highly specialized activities, such as
wreck penetration, cavern or ice dives or enter a new locale.
- An active-status NAUI Divemaster is
qualified to organize and conduct NAUI Recognition (such as International
Diver) and Experience Programs (such as Stingray Experience) and award
appropriate recognition materials to participants.
- An active-status NAUI Divemaster is
qualified to assist an active-status NAUI Instructor in diving courses.
- If all other prerequisites are met, a
current NAUI Divemaster is qualified to enter a NAUI Instructor Training
Course (ITC). [Attending a NAUI Instructor Preparatory Program (PREP) and NAUI
Assistant Instructor certification are recommended prior to attending an ITC.]
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR: $350
As an Assistant Instructor, you will be
authorized to teach all aspects of skin and scuba diving under the supervision
of a NAUI Instructor. This is the best possible way to develop your
instructional skills. The rating can be a step toward full Instructor, or an end
in itself. Match your time, talent and interests with the NAUI programs near
you, and enjoy the adventure of personal and professional enhancement as a NAUI
leader. The NAUI Assistant Instructor rating is a NAUI leadership-level
certification. The program is designed to introduce students to diving
instruction basics. It also tests individuals in fundamental water skills needed
to be capable assistants. Certification authorizes individuals to assist
active-status NAUI Instructors in the conduct of dive training. NAUI Assistant
Instructor certification is a highly recommended step in the progression to NAUI
Instructor.
Qualifications of Graduates
- A current NAUI Assistant Instructor is
qualified to assist active-status NAUI Instructors in teaching skin and scuba
diving during sanctioned diving courses provided the activities and locale are
similar to those of the training. Additional training or experience is to be
obtained by the Assistant Instructor who desires to assist in highly
specialized training activities, such as deep, wreck penetration, cavern or
ice dives.
- A NAUI Assistant Instructor and can be
counted toward student-instructor ratios.
- After assisting an active-status NAUI
Instructor with at least one complete, NAUI Scuba Diver course a current NAUI
Assistant Instructor is qualified, if all other prerequisites are met, to
enter a NAUI Instructor Training Course (ITC). (Attending a NAUI Instructor
Preparatory (PREP) Program and certification as a NAUI Divemaster are
recommended prior to attending an ITC.)
Prerequisites for Entering the Course
General - Meet the requirements applying to all Leadership
courses.
Materials - (See current guide to NAUI membership.)
Diver Certification - Certification as NAUI Master Scuba
Diver and NAUI Scuba Rescue Diver or their equivalent. Divers with evidence of
equivalent training and experience may be enrolled provided they pass the NAUI
Master Scuba Diver written examination with a minimum score of 75%.
Experience - Have at least 20 logged open water scuba dives.
Dives shall be varied in environment, depth and activities
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