Professional Association of Diving Instructors
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PADI courses are [[Performance based training|performance-based diver training]] programs, |
PADI courses are [[Performance based training|performance-based diver training]] programs, |
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and at the introductory level emphasizes practical knowledge, safety and motor skills. The basics of diving physics and physiology are introduced during entry level programs. The details of these concepts are left for later courses when they are necessary for the required competences of the specific training. According to PADI, these practices fall within current modern learning philosophies and receive regular updates via peer review.{{cite journal |author1=Richardson, D |
and at the introductory level emphasizes practical knowledge, safety and motor skills. The basics of diving physics and physiology are introduced during entry level programs. The details of these concepts are left for later courses when they are necessary for the required competences of the specific training. According to PADI, these practices fall within current modern learning philosophies and receive regular updates via peer review.{{cite journal |author1=Richardson, D |author2=Shreeves, K |name-list-style=amp |title=The PADI Enriched Air Diver course and DSAT oxygen exposure limits. |journal=South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal |volume=26 |issue=3 |year=1996 |issn=0813-1988 |oclc=16986801 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/6310 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024235502/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/6310 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 24, 2008 |access-date=2008-05-02 }}{{cite journal |author1=Richardson, D |author2=Shreeves, K |name-list-style=amp |title=The PADI approach to diver rescue training. |journal=South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal |volume=28 |issue=2 |year=1998 |issn=0813-1988 |oclc=16986801 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/5934 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113055059/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/5934 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |access-date=2008-04-26 }} |
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The PADI training system is composed of modules with standardized learning objectives divided into theory and practical skills development. Each module is a stand-alone course for which certification is provided to the participant on successful completion of the course. Theory is mainly conveyed by way of self-study using books or digital training using PADI E-Learning.{{cite web |url=http://www.padi.com/padi/elearning/ |publisher=Professional Association of Diving Instructors |title=PADI eLearning |access-date=2008-09-24 |archive-date=2008-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017111026/http://www.padi.com/padi/elearning/ |url-status=live }} All study options are supplemented with video and, in most cases, live instruction to help the participant visualize what they have read.{{cite web |url=http://wetsuitpirates.com/padi-open-water-certification-courses/ |title=A Guide To PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Certification Courses |access-date=2014-07-30 |archive-date=2014-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811013400/http://wetsuitpirates.com/padi-open-water-certification-courses/ |url-status=dead }} Confirmation of the student diver's level of competence in standardized knowledge review sessions is carried out by a scuba instructor using both written tests and personal observation during dives to verify the student's knowledge and skills. Practical skills are obtained through [[Confined water (diving)|confined water]] training (pools or relatively shallow water) and performance evaluations in [[Open-water diving|open water]]. |
The PADI training system is composed of modules with standardized learning objectives divided into theory and practical skills development. Each module is a stand-alone course for which certification is provided to the participant on successful completion of the course. Theory is mainly conveyed by way of self-study using books or digital training using PADI E-Learning.{{cite web |url=http://www.padi.com/padi/elearning/ |publisher=Professional Association of Diving Instructors |title=PADI eLearning |access-date=2008-09-24 |archive-date=2008-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017111026/http://www.padi.com/padi/elearning/ |url-status=live }} All study options are supplemented with video and, in most cases, live instruction to help the participant visualize what they have read.{{cite web |url=http://wetsuitpirates.com/padi-open-water-certification-courses/ |title=A Guide To PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Certification Courses |access-date=2014-07-30 |archive-date=2014-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811013400/http://wetsuitpirates.com/padi-open-water-certification-courses/ |url-status=dead }} Confirmation of the student diver's level of competence in standardized knowledge review sessions is carried out by a scuba instructor using both written tests and personal observation during dives to verify the student's knowledge and skills. Practical skills are obtained through [[Confined water (diving)|confined water]] training (pools or relatively shallow water) and performance evaluations in [[Open-water diving|open water]]. |
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Some PADI courses, i.e. those which have no actual diving component, may be presented and assessed by a PADI Divemaster registered with PADI to run the specific course. Some additional training and course attendance is required. These courses do not include actual diving skills, just skills or knowledge that may be useful while diving or interesting in the context of diving.{{cite web |url=https://pros-blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/3Q17_TrainingBulletin_1Jun17.pdf |title=Training Bulletin: Divemaster Teaching Opportunities Expanded |date=2017 |publisher=PADI |website=pros-blog.padi.com |access-date=12 November 2024 }} |
Some PADI courses, i.e. those which have no actual diving component, may be presented and assessed by a PADI Divemaster registered with PADI to run the specific course. Some additional training and course attendance is required. These courses do not include actual diving skills, just skills or knowledge that may be useful while diving or interesting in the context of diving.{{cite web |url=https://pros-blog.padi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/3Q17_TrainingBulletin_1Jun17.pdf |title=Training Bulletin: Divemaster Teaching Opportunities Expanded |date=2017 |publisher=PADI |website=pros-blog.padi.com |access-date=12 November 2024 }} |
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Some PADI training standards have been found to be ambiguous of contradictory, For example, the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course does not require direct instructor supervision of a student during "adventure dives", which may include a diver's first experience using a dry suit, while the standard for the PADI Dry Suit Diver course requires not only direct supervision of the student by the instructor, during open water dives, but also that open water dives must be preceded by a theory class, and a confined water skills training session, both of which must be satisfactorily completed before venturing into open water.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAQKKE4wHzQ&ab_channel=DIVETALK |title=Exclusive: Never-Told First-Hand witnesses on Linnea Mills' Drysuit Death (Part 1) |publisher=Dive Talk |date=8 November 2024 |author1=Woody |author2=Gus |via=YouTube |access-date=13 November 2024 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGoeeXh8d5k&ab_channel=DIVETALK |title= Exclusive: Never-Told First-Hand witnesses on Linnea Mills' Drysuit Death (Part 2) |
Some PADI training standards have been found to be ambiguous of contradictory, For example, the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course does not require direct instructor supervision of a student during "adventure dives", which may include a diver's first experience using a dry suit, while the standard for the PADI Dry Suit Diver course requires not only direct supervision of the student by the instructor, during open water dives, but also that open water dives must be preceded by a theory class, and a confined water skills training session, both of which must be satisfactorily completed before venturing into open water.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAQKKE4wHzQ&ab_channel=DIVETALK |title=Exclusive: Never-Told First-Hand witnesses on Linnea Mills' Drysuit Death (Part 1) |publisher=Dive Talk |date=8 November 2024 |author1=Woody |author2=Gus |via=YouTube |access-date=13 November 2024 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGoeeXh8d5k&ab_channel=DIVETALK |title= Exclusive: Never-Told First-Hand witnesses on Linnea Mills' Drysuit Death (Part 2) |publisher=Dive Talk |date=15 November 2024 |author1=Woody |author2=Gus |via=YouTube |access-date=15 November 2024 }} |
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A PADI Open Water Instructor can be registered as a specialty instructor for several specialties, without demonstrating competence to teach or even perform those specialties, including Dry Suit Diver, which requires a significant skill set and understanding of the principles to be done safely.{{cite book |last1=Barsky |first1=Steven M. |last2=Long |first2=Dick |last3=Stinton|first3=Bob |title=Dry Suit Diving: A Guide to Diving Dry |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-9674305-6-0 |pages=152 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X8q9ZjJvkH8C |access-date=8 March 2009 |publisher=Hammerhead Press |location=Ventura, Calif.}} |
A PADI Open Water Instructor can be registered as a specialty instructor for several specialties, without demonstrating competence to teach or even perform those specialties, including Dry Suit Diver, which requires a significant skill set and understanding of the principles to be done safely.{{cite book |last1=Barsky |first1=Steven M. |last2=Long |first2=Dick |last3=Stinton|first3=Bob |title=Dry Suit Diving: A Guide to Diving Dry |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-9674305-6-0 |pages=152 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X8q9ZjJvkH8C |access-date=8 March 2009 |publisher=Hammerhead Press |location=Ventura, Calif.}} |
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* Advanced Open Water Diver course or equivalent |
* Advanced Open Water Diver course or equivalent |
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* PADI Rescue Diver course, with Emergency First Response course |
* PADI Rescue Diver course, with Emergency First Response course |
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* any Five different PADI specialty diving courses additional to Rescue Diver and EFR |
* any Five different PADI specialty diving courses additional to Rescue Diver and EFR |
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* Logs 50 dives |
* Logs 50 dives |
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