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 mask®, 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.
– Provide all required texts and materials.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Meet all course prerequisites.
- Be currently certified or have verified
competency in CPR and first aid.
- Complete all portions of the course.
- Meet all course administrative
requirements.
- Pass the applicable leadership exam with
a score of 75% or better.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION
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.
QUALIFICATIONS OF LEADERSHIP MEMBERS
Leadership members of NAUI are entitled to
benefits detailed in the Association Bylaws and in the NAUI standards. A
NAUI Leader may renew membership annually in any one of several statuses
by meeting renewal requirements.
Resource Materials
for NAUI Instructor Programs
REQUIRED
- NAUI Standards and Policies
Manual
- NAUI Scuba Diver Instructor
Guide
- NAUI Student Training Kit
(including book, tables, etc.)
- Scuba Rescue: Skills and
Techniques
- Mastering Advanced Diving
Technology and Techniques
- Mastering NAUI Leadership
- Leadership Courses Instructor
Guide
- NAUI/ASHI First Aid & CPR
Instructor Guide
SUGGESTED REFERENCES
- NAUI Nitrox: A Guide to Diving
with Oxygen Enriched Air by Hamilton and
Silverstein
- Physics, Physiology and
Decompression Theory for the Technical and Commercial Diver by Wienke
- High Altitude Diving
by Wienke
- Scuba Equipment Care and
Maintenance by Farley and Royer
- The U.S. Navy Diving Manual
Volume 1 - Air Diving
- The U.S. Navy Diving Manual
Volume 2 - Mixed-gas Diving
- The NOAA Diving Manual
- Diving Medicine, 2nd Edition by Bove and Davis
- Scuba Diving in Safety and
Health by Dueker
- Stress and Performance in
Diving by Bachrach and Egstrom
- A Medical Guide to Hazardous
Marine Life by Auerbach
- Oxygen and the Scuba Diver by Hendrick and Thomson
- The Application of Enriched Air
Mixtures by Betts
- Sport Diving in Depth, 2nd
Edition by Griffiths
- Deeper Into Diving by Lippman
- The Physics and Engineering of
Diving by Dickens
A NAUI Instructor is a person dedicated to
the motto of "Dive Safety Through Education"; a person whom others look to
for leadership and knowledge. NAUI has always been and remains today the
most prestigious agency focusing on diving instruction. You can share the
adventure - and help create it! If you believe your work should be
enjoyable and exciting, if you are eager to share your knowledge with
others, if you believe that to train the best you must be among the best
trained, join the finest. Join the adventure!
QUALIFICATIONS OF CERTIFIED GRADUATES
- Certified NAUI Instructor course
graduates (ITC or ICC) are qualified to apply for Instructor membership
in NAUI in any status provided for in the bylaws of the association.
- An active-status NAUI Instructor may
independently teach NAUI sanctioned courses and authorize NAUI
certifications for graduates.
- An active-status NAUI Instructor may
independently conduct NAUI recognition and experience programs and
authorize formal recognition for graduates.
- An active- or sustaining-status NAUI
Instructor is a voting member of NAUI.
- A NAUI member Instructor may renew such
membership annually (in any one status) by meeting the requirements set
by the NAUI Training Department and Membership Committee.
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