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The equivalent course offered by National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) is the Advanced Scuba Diver. As a second level qualification, the AOWD certification level is aimed somewhere between the CMAS* Diver and CMAS** Diver qualifications, or between the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) Ocean Diver and Sports Diver qualifications, although some differences occur.
A diver training standard is a document issued by a certification, registration, regulation or quality assurance agency, that describes the prerequisites for participation, the aim of the training programme, the specific competences that a candidate must demonstrate to be assessed as competent, and the minimum required experience that must be recorded before the candidate can be registered or ...
Advanced diver is a context sensitive term applied to various levels of recreational and professional diver competence and certification, usually with some other qualification indicating the general field of diving to which it is used as a comparative term:
The most common programs are: SSI Open Water Diver (OWD) and Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD). There are more than 30 different specialty courses. Dive leader training programs start with the Assistant Instructor followed by Open Water Instructor and above. [5] SSI's training program for children aged 8–12 years is called SSI Explorers. [6]
Unlike other agencies, ProTec has two systems of certification for a few main levels. The certifications Open Water Diver (OWD), Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD) and Divemaster (DM) based on RSTC standards, and the European certification system according to CMAS guidelines (1,2,3 - star system).
RAID - Recreational, Professional, Technical, and Rebreather training www.diveraid.com SAA - The Sub-Aqua Association – British recreational diver training and certification organisation CMAS code GBR/F03 [1] [7] TDI - Technical Diving International – Technical diver training and certification agency EUF CB 2006002 [6] CMAS code INT/F05 [1] [7]
After more than ten years of training exclusively instructors, the decision was made to offer training starting at the open water level. PDIC is a founding member of the (United States) Recreational Scuba Training Council [3] [1] and is recognised as a scuba training and certification provider by several state and national organisations in the USA.
During 2010, Scuba Educators International entered in an agreement with the Underwater Society of America (USOA) to issue CMAS International Diver Training Certificates. [3] Scuba Educators International is a member of the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) with its CEO, Jim Gunderson, serving on the DEMA Board of Directors. [4]