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Just received this from a PADI instructor friend. It's PADI's release to its people about its new rec/tec program. Am thrilled that the same "performance-based methodologies" found in all PADI programs will be employed. This will ensure that the new rec/tec divers demonstrate the same level of proficiency that PADI divers are known for worldwide. The program also includes a "Discover Tec Experience." Enjoy. Gary DSAT TecRec Program PADI in conjunction with Diving Science and Technology (DSAT) is pleased to announce the release of the Apprentice Tec/Tec Deep Diver course. DSAT has formed a Technical Diving Division to address the needs of PADI members who wish to offer training programs outside the traditional limits for recreational diving. The Apprentice Tec/Tec Deep Diver course follows the same performance-based instructional system methodologies that PADI Instructors learn to use and apply in the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). Additionally, the course outline includes an introductory Discover Tec Experience that credits toward the Apprentice Tec/Tec Deep Diver Course. The Apprentice Tec/Tec Deep Diver course trains the diver in the motor skills required for technical diving; instructs the diver in the hazards and risks involved within the scope of the course, as well as establishes the limits of training received in the course. In addition, the course trains the diver to prepare for and respond to reasonably foreseeable emergencies that may occur in this type of technical diving. To help you get a head start on training Tec Deep Divers, DSAT will be conducting a series of regional Tec Deep Instructor Trainer Programs for Course Directors interested in becoming familiar with the TecRec Program and the Tec Deep Instructor Trainer rating. (A list of regional programs and a registration form is included with this letter.) Attending the Tec Deep Instructor program is one of the prerequisites for becoming a TecRec Instructor Trainer. The course fee includes the Tec Deep Instructor materials and Tec Deep Instructor Examination fee. The Apprentice Tec Diver, a sub-course of the Tec Deep Diver course, is for divers who do not yet have the prerequisite experience and training needed to complete the Tec Deep Diver course, but who wish to begin developing the skills and knowledge involved in technical diving. Its goals are: To qualify the diver to make gas-switch, extended no-stop dives to 40 meters / 130 feet using air and enriched air with up to 60 percent oxygen, using technical diving equipment and procedures. To provide the foundation skills for completing the entire Tec Deep Diver course. The Tec Deep Diver course is for divers with the prerequisite experience and training needed to begin moving beyond the traditional limits of recreational scuba diving. The goals are: To qualify the diver to make gas-switch, extended no-stop dives; decompression stop dives and accelerated decompression dives using air, enriched air and oxygen, to 50 metres / 165 feet using technical diving equipment and the procedures required to manage the risks involved. To provide the foundation skills for further training in technical diving. Instructor Qualifications * To apply for certification as a DSAT Tec Deep Instructor (which qualifies you to teach Discover Tec, Tec Apprentice/Deep Tec), you must meet the following criteria: Be a renewed PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer or higher. Be a PADI Enriched Air Diver Instructor. Be a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor. Be certified as a DSAT Tec Deep Diver or equivalent. For the purposes of this qualification, equivalency is defined as certification and training in technical deep diving using air, enriched air and pure oxygen for decompression dives to at least 50 metres/165 feet. Questions regarding equivalencies should be directed to the Training Department at your PADI office. Have a minimum of 270 dives logged, with at least 25 stage decompression dives with a maximum depth deeper than 40 metres/130 feet. Have certified a total of ten or more PADI Deep Divers and/or PADI Enriched Air Divers. Any combination that totals ten is acceptable. Have assisted with at least two DSAT Tec Deep Diver courses or one DSAT Apprentice Tec Diver course and one DSAT Tec Deep Diver course. If certified by another training organization as an instructor equivalent to DSAT Tec Deep Instructor, having taught or assisted two courses equivalent to the DSAT Tec Deep Diver course may meet this requirement, as stipulated on the DSAT Tec Deep Instructor Application. Have successfully completed the Tec Deep Instructor Standards Exam and Tec Deep Instructor Theory and Practical Application Exam. These exams will be offered during regularly schedule IEs and by qualified TecRec Instructor Trainers. Meet the Peer Review Waterskill requirements listed on the DSAT Tec Deep Instructor Application through the attesting signature of a DSAT Tec Deep Instructor, or a PADI Instructor with an equivalent rating. Your application must include documentation/proof of meeting these requirements by including photocopies of certifications, qualifications, etc. Log entry copies or print outs must specify dates, depths, locations, times and gases used. Verification and signatures provided by witnesses (divers and instructors of courses assisted) must provide the same information. See the PADI Tec Deep Instructor Application in the Appendix of the Instructor Guide for details on documentation requirements. We are recommending that instructors interested in becoming DSAT Tec Deep Instructors take an instructor trainer course with a qualified Course Director. In addition to hands-on training on how to conduct the course, instructors will be able to have their Peer Review Waterskills signed off and complete the Tec Deep Instructor Standards Exam, and Tec Deep Instructor Theory and Practical Application Exam. Another benefit of taking the course through a Course Director is instructors can receive credit for having assisted on an Apprentice Tec Dive course, which contributes toward meeting the certification requirement 7 above. Trainer Requirements For Course Directors who wish to apply for DSAT Tec Deep Instructor Trainer certification (and be eligible to teach Discover Tec, Apprentice Tec and Deep Tec), an individual must: Be a current PADI Course Director. Be a DSAT Tec Deep Instructor. Attend a DSAT Tec Deep Instructor Trainer Program. Tec Deep Diver Course Materials: Course Materials include the DSAT Instructor Guide supported by lesson guides and instructional slates. Student materials include the DSAT Tec Deep Diver Manual. Instructors will also find other materials such as the PADI Enriched Air Diver course materials, PADI Deep Diver course materials, The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving and Decompression Theory, Dive Tables and Dive Computers to be very useful during the course. We look forward to seeing you at a Course Director Update or Tec Deep Instructor Trainer Program sometime in 2001. 2001 Regional Tec Deep Diver Instructor Trainer Programs Name CD No Daytime Phone E-mail Address Fax No The following locations and dates are sponsored by PADI Worldwide. Please check one only. New Orleans, Louisiana January 23 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida February 18 RSM, California March 4 Bristol, England March 18 Secaucus, New Jersey March 22 RSM, California January 25, 2002 Sharm El Sheik, Egypt May 10 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 24 Sydney, Australia May 30 Ubatuba, Brazil May 4 Chicago, Illinois April 26 Program fee includes new TecRec products: $475 USD for PADI Americas Members and all credit card payments Credit Card Type ---Select--- American Express Discover JCB MasterCard Visa Card Number : Expire Date : Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Card Holder Name No. 9822--11.00 © International PADI, Inc. 2001 -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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