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ITDA Group - Junior Diver Standards Statement
It is the responsibiliy of the individual instructor to ensure that local laws and regulations where courses are taught, and also the laws and regulations of the students home country are well understood and complied with! It is not a good idea to certify a junior diver, only to find in their home Country they cannot dive or even train to dive as they are too young! ITDA Group International can offer advice but cannot set global standards or compliance regarding Junior Certification programs... Local laws will always take priority...
Experience programs like our Introduction to Scuba diving and Entry Level programs may be from 12 years Old (HOWEVER! IF THE NATIONAL STANDARDS OR REGULATIONS STATE THEY MUST BE 13 years or 15 Years, the national standards take priority over our standards. YOU MAY RISK FINES OR IMPRISIONMENT FOR BREAKING THE LAW... So be sure to know local regulations...
ITDA Group Certification programs for Open Water Scuba Diver and Scuba Diver may be from 13 years, but Sports Diver is from 15 years and Dive Leader must be 18 years old to be certified.
Standards for Training Organisations/System
EN 14153-1
This Standard specifies the competencies that a
scuba diver has to have achieved in order for a service provider
to award the scuba diver certification indicating that he has
met or exceeded scuba diver level 1 "Supervised Diver" and
specifies assessment of these competencies.
Competencies of a recreational scuba diver at level
1 "Supervised Diver"
A scuba diver at level 1 "Supervised Diver" shall be
trained to have sufficient knowledge, skill and experience to
dive in open water under the direct supervision of a dive
leader.
Scuba divers at level 1 "Supervised Diver" are
qualified to dive within the following parameters accompanied by
a dive leader:
Dive to a recommended maximum depth of 12 m under the direct supervision of a dive leader
Dive in groups of up to four
level 1 scuba divers per dive leader provided the dive leader is
capable of establishing physical contact with all level 1 scuba
divers at any point during the dive
Make dives which do not require in-water decompression stops
Dive only when appropriate support is available at the surface
Dive under conditions that are equal or better
than the conditions where they were trained
If accompanied by a scuba instructor, a scuba
diver at level 1 may gain progressive experience beyond these
parameters and develop competency in managing more challenging
diving conditions designed to lead to higher qualifications.
ITDA Entry Level
Diver & Experience Day Courses meet this standard as an upgrade
program - EN 14153-1
EN 14153-2
This standard specifies the competencies that a scuba
diver has to have achieved in order for a service provider to
award the scuba diver certification indicating that he has met
or exceeded scuba diver level 2 "Autonomous Diver" and
assessment of these competencies.
Competencies of a recreational scuba diver at level
2 "Autonomous Diver"
A scuba diver at level 2 "Autonomous Diver" shall be
trained to have sufficient knowledge, skill and experience to
dive with other scuba divers of at least the same level in open
water without supervision of a scuba instructor.
Scuba divers at level 2 "Autonomous Diver" are
qualified to dive within the following parameters unless they
have additional training or are accompanied by a dive leader:
Dive to a recommended maximum depth of 20 m
with other scuba divers of the same level
Make dives, which do not require in-water
decompression stops
Dive only when appropriate support is available
at the surface
Dive under conditions that are equal or better than the conditions where they were trained
If diving conditions are significantly different from those previously experienced, a scuba diver at level 2 "Autonomous Diver" requires an appropriate orientation from a dive leader.
If accompanied by a scuba instructor, a scuba
diver at level 2 "Autonomous Diver" may gain progressive
experience beyond these parameters and develop competency in
managing more challenging diving conditions (e.g. increased
depth and current, reduced visibility, extreme temperatures)
designed to lead to higher qualifications.
ITDA Open
Water Diver & Dry Suit / Club Diver Courses meets this standard
EN 14153-2/ISO 24891-2
ITDA "Dive Leader both meets
and exceeds this standard
This Standard specifies the competencies that a scuba
diver has to have achieved in order for a service provider to
award the scuba diver certification indicating that he has met
or exceeded scuba diver level 3 "Dive Leader" and specifies
assessment of these competencies.
Competencies of a recreational scuba diver at level
3 "Dive Leader"
Scuba divers at level 3 "Dive Leader" shall be trained
to have sufficient knowledge, skill and experience to plan,
organise and conduct their dives and lead other recreational
scuba divers in open water.
We (ITDA) require as a minimum entry level for
our dive leader certification program:
80-100 Dives, 10 of which may be training dives from the dive leader course program (80 Dives Experience Minimum Acceptable)
Be 18 Years old and have a mature attitude
Have at least 30 logged dives on Nitrox or to / below 30m/100ft.
Have 5 Specialist Certifications (Including: Deep Air / Navigation / Buoyancy /Equipment / Rescue )
Be certififed as Oxygen First Aid/CPR with IHMP or DAN as current or a refresher program included in the DL Training Program
Be Diving Fit and able to rescue two divers from depth and get them out of the water safety
Scuba divers at level 3 "Dive Leader" are qualified to:
Conduct any specialised recreational scuba
diving activities for which they have received appropriate
training and certification
Plan and execute emergency procedures
appropriate for the diving environment and activities.
If diving and environmental conditions are
significantly different from those previously experienced, a
scuba diver at level 3 "Dive Leader" requires an appropriate
orientation with regard to local environmental conditions.
In order to lead scuba divers on dives which have more
demanding operational parameters a scuba diver at level 3 "Dive
Leader" shall have appropriate specialised training and
experience.
The European Standard EN 14413/International
Standard ISO 24802
consists of the following parts:
ITDA Open Water / Dry Suit and Club
Instructor meet and exceed this standard
This Standard specifies the competencies that a scuba
instructor ought to achieve in order for a training organization
to award the scuba instructor certification indicating that he
has met or exceeded scuba instructor level 1 and specifies
assessment of these competencies.
Competencies of a scuba instructor at level 1
A level 1 scuba instructor shall be trained to be
qualified to:
Teach and assess scuba students up to level 1 on their
theoretical knowledge,
Teach and assess scuba students up to level 1 in
confined water,
If supervised and authorised by a scuba instructor
level 2:
Gain progressive experience in teaching and
assessing the theoretical knowledge of scuba diver levels 2 to 3
Teach any level of scuba diver in confined
water
Gain progressive experience in teaching and
assessing open water surface skills
If supervised and directly observed by a scuba
instructor level 2:
Gain progressive experience in teaching and evaluating
in confined and open water.
ITDA Sports Instructor Program
meets and exceeds this standard
This Standard specifies the competencies that a scuba
instructor ought to achieve in order for a training organization
to award the scuba instructor certification indicating that he
has met or exceeded scuba instructor level 2 and specifies
assessment of these competencies.
Competencies of a scuba instructor at level 2
A level 2 scuba instructor shall be trained to be
qualified to:
Plan, organise and conduct dives and lead other
recreational scuba divers of all levels in open water, including
rescue activities
Teach and assess students up to scuba diver
level 1, level 2 and level 3
Supervise level 1 scuba instructors
Plan, organise and conduct scuba diver training courses
With suitable additional training or experience to plan, organise and conduct appropriate speciality or diving operational activities
ITDA Nitrox / Ntech Nitrox and
Advanced Nitrox meet and exceed this standard
This International Standard ISO 11107 specifies the
level of competence required of a scuba diver in order to be
awarded an enriched air nitrox (EAN) diver certification by a
training organization.
The training programme specified
in this International Standards shall ensure that scuba divers
are qualified to
Plan, conduct and log EAN open-water, no-decompression
dives, when accompanied by another scuba diver of at least level
2 "Autonomous Diver", in accordance with ISO 24801-2; Procure
EAN mixes, EAN equipment and other services to engage in
recreational EAN diving without supervision.
The training programme does not qualify divers to make
dives which require mandatory in-water decompression stops or
dives using more than one breathing gas and/or rebreathers.
A Nitrox training programme in accordance with this
standard may be conducted in conjunction with scuba diver
training in accordance with ISO 24801-2, but the certification
shall not be issued until such time as the student has finalized
all certification requirements in accordance with ISO 24801-2.
All
ITDA Entry Level and Expericence Program exceed this standard
This International Standard specifies minimum programme
content requirements for introductory scuba experiences in
recreational scuba diving and applies to program-mes that
include participants being taken into an open water environment.
It does not apply to programmes that are exclusively
conducted in a confined water environment (e.g. swimming pools).
Under no conditions are these requirements considered to be a
standard for the training and certification of scuba divers.
Instead, these requirements are used to introduce a
non-diver to recreational scuba diving by means of a supervised,
controlled dive experience, and to encourage the participant to
seek further training.
The introductory diving programme does not result in
certification, but is experiential in nature; consequently,
in-depth knowledge of diving academics and skills is not
necessary. Participants are taught only what is required of them
to experience scuba diving under direct supervision.
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