Recreational diver training

A dive training is learning and the training of scuba. In addition, a diving student learns the use and handling of the necessary equipment.

When diving there as with many sports special risks and dangers. The training is intended to enable an estimate and the safe handling of these risks. In education, student divers are gradually introduced to the diving practice and training in coping of unexpected problems, such as a bleed-off regulators. With a successful completion of dive training a student receives a certification card. Diving centers and clubs verify the level of training and experience acquired from these diving licenses and the log before a person diving trips and diving courses is taken.

Terms of Use

Diving courses for divers are offered by different dive organizations. Since 2004, organizations of the European Underwater Federation (EUF ) can be certified.

Many dive organizations identify their training levels at each other and allow the continuation of the training according to their regulations on the dive foreign brevets. In such a cross-over sometimes an additional performance evidence is required.

Before training in scuba diving a diving medical examination is required by the students, with the health conditions for diving are detected. This diving medical examination should be performed every 2 years and from the 40th year of life per year.

The training of professional diver is regulated by law in Germany and for special applications have their own regulations.

The training

The training shall be determined in principle by the requirements of a diving organizations. The instructor can customize a diving course within certain limits in eg local conditions. The aim is to provide the theoretical and practical knowledge, a diver needs to dive safely. The training of most diving organizations now correspond to the standard ISO 24801-1 to 24801-3 and are thus compatible with each other with minor restrictions.

Diving organizations

A diving course can be attended as a group or individual course of several weeks, a weekend or compact course, such as a vacation. Often combinations are possible. The best-known organizations that educate divers,

Skin diving

Technical Diving

International most divers are trained by PADI and SSI. In Germany, the majority of clubs forms according to the CMAS guidelines. The two largest non-profit training organizations in Germany are the VDST and the German Life Saving Society ( DLRG ), Member of CMAS Germany are.

The training providers for the commercial diving and military form according to its own specifications and according to their specific needs.

Student divers

With a minimum level of physical fitness and swimming skills can basically every person to participate in a diving course in which a diving medical examination confirmed the health conditions for diving. Many dive organizations require a minimum age for participation in courses and offer special children's and junior programs with certifications. Physically disabled people have the opportunity scuba diving in the disability diving to learn. In addition, rates for people with mental disabilities and educational approaches for children with behavioral problems and young people will be developed.

Theory and practice

An education is usually broken down into three parts.

• Mediation and test of theoretical knowledge through self-study, e -learning or classroom.
• Demonstration and practice of scuba skills in a bathhouse or confined water, ie. In a manageable and secure environment
• Exercise and practical examination in open water.

A diving training provides the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The courses are modular and focus on a theme. For example, the PADI Open Water Diver focused on dealing with the equipment, the Advanced Open Water Diver in the diving environment and the Rescue Diver on the dive team, safety aspects and the emergency management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In many dive organization is the Dive Today philosophy in the foreground, which is to provide students the fun underwater.

In the diving theory, for example, the issues of diving physics, scope and function of the diving equipment, human physiology, pressure equalization, bottom time ( diving), risks of diving are treated (eg decompression sickness ). In the dive planning, for example, the use of dive computers and decompression tables, the selection of the dive site, dive characters and buddy system as well as the care and is the theme up and teardown of the diving equipment. In the diving practice first the basic water and diving skills are such as fin swimming, snorkeling, entries and exits, breathing from a regulators, taring using the BCD and the lungs, air management, control of the dive time and depth conveyed. In advanced classes, then other issues such as alternate nostril breathing, using a lift bag, underwater navigation come with and without a compass, the use of buoys and dive flags added. In special courses more diving skills are taught such as apnea diving, cave diving, wreck diving, underwater photography, underwater archeology and marine biology. The Technical Diving offers more advanced training eg on the use of a rebreather or special breathing gases such as nitrox or trimix.

Dive Guide

After learning and deepen the basic knowledge, a diver can complete the training for group leaders. Thus, he is entitled as a dive guide or a dive master (or dive leader; German: dive guides respectively dive ladder, and the English term guide has also prevailed in the German language area.. ) Briefed several trained divers for a dive and lead them underwater.

The ISO 24801 - 3normiert called Dive Leader training. Most diving organizations to offer to compatible dive guide - training. Mostly, however, they also assign organization-specific and beyond guide certifications. The PADI Divemaster, CMAS *** or SSI Dive Guide in accordance with the standard ISO Dive Leader training. The training includes not only the group leaders, the complete immersion specific theory such as physics, medicine, equipment, diving procedures, dive planning, environment, conditional skills that diving skills, risk management, the safety of divers and marketing. With offered cross-over method certified guides can also dive leaders of other organizations.

While diving schools and diving centers employ partially full professional guides who dive guide working in clubs mostly honorary and part-time. Because of the large competitors struggle in the tourism industry and the diving organizations that train too many dive master, the earning potential for dive guides are very modest worldwide. They also look at applying for a job often in direct competition with better-trained instructors. In many places, only instructors will therefore also hired for the job of the dive guides.

Instructor

The instructor (English: Instructor ) forms the immersion students in theory and practice, and checks whether they can dive safe enough to to certification. He often passes also works as a dive guide, dive with trained divers or accept responsibility for dive trips.

Many dive organizations offer training to become an instructor at various stages. The standard ISO 24802-1 and 24802-2 normalized two so-called Scuba Instructor Level. Most diving organizations to offer to compatible Instructor training. Mostly, however, they also assign organization-specific and far beyond instructor certifications. The training covers the training standards and philosophy of the organization, the complete immersion specific theory such as physics, medicine, equipment, diving procedures, environment, conditional skills that diving skills to demonstration level, the teaching, the imparting of content in the courses, logistical skills, risk management, the safety of student divers and marketing. A training concludes with somewhat more day written and practical exams. With offered cross-over method certified instructors can also be instructors from other organizations.

While diving schools and diving centers employ mostly full professional instructor, the instructor working in clubs mostly honorary and part-time. Because of the large competitors struggle in the tourism industry and the diving organizations that train and brevetieren too many instructors, the earning potential for instructors are rather modest worldwide. Only the owner of a base or school can earn a better instructor.