Technical Dive Guide Certification in 2025 can we ask for Proof ?

[scrane]

"Technical Dive Guide Certification"
Is there such a thing? With what agency?

 

[boulderjohn]

"Technical Dive Guide Certification"
Is there such a thing? With what agency?

In Cozumel, at least, the technical dive guides are certified DMs who are also certified as technical divers. It is similar to the DMs who lead cavern and cave dives in the Yucatan--they must be cave certified.

 

[scubadada]

"Technical Dive Guide Certification"
Is there such a thing? With what agency?

From the Divetech, Grand Cayman website. You could email them to ask exactly what this means.

 

[Mobulai]

"Technical Dive Guide Certification"
Is there such a thing? With what agency?

TDI Technical Divemaster

www.tdisdi.com

 

[J-Vo]

"Technical Dive Guide Certification"
Is there such a thing? With what agency?

I often "casually" guide technical dives for individuals I don't know well. I'm also one of a few people who qualifies divers to access one of our local dive sites. I've decided it's time to carry some professional insurance and am currently pursuing the "TDI Technical Div Master" certification, so yes.

 

[happy-diver]

Thread 'Recommend this site to new divers.'

Saturday at 7:18 PM

Just recommended this site to 2 new divers from Switzerland, it was a pleasure to see 2 new divers (7 dives only) so well trained in Vanuatu by a local instructor, their buoyancy alone (on first observation on 2 dives) showed they were well trained and confident divers . With all the 'talk' about the standard of scuba instruction at resort destinations it's pleasing to see good instructors . I spoke to the said instructor and commented on the skill level of his 2 students . Well done.

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[kensuf]

I sometimes guide people at either of the two cave diving sites in the area that require a dive guide. When I am acting in the role of a guide, I usually help plan the dive even though at the end of the day, the clients have responsibility accepting the plan. This includes recommending which gases to bring, the quantities of the gases, dive planning with decompression strategies, etc.

I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for proof of qualifications of a person you are hiring as a guide and I would not feel insulted if a client asked me for such proof.

 

[KaptainAddock]

im puzzled?
Im assuming your on your own and need a buddy ?rather then your on a trip with a buddy and your forced to have a guide ?

are you expecting to be guided ? or are you forced to accept a dive guide that you dont believe is trained because youre booking with a company that insists you have a guide?

That is the point , I`m obliged until i asked for proof of certification to Dive with a Guide to 65M but the Guide is not certified Extended ranges , but work for a Dive operator affiliate to SDITDI. Since i asked to visualized the Guides certification. I`m now refused to dive with them , interesting scenario. And SDITDI does not want to hear anything. What can i do ?

 

[KaptainAddock]

You are talking about a guide, not an instructor offering technical training right?

What do you expect a guide to do on a technical dive? Sure they can bring you to a spot or point of interest, but the diver is responsible for his or her own safety including managing gas and deco.

Of course that's true of all dives with certified divers, but while you might expect some handholding if you need it on DM-led open water dives, that should never be the expectation on a dive specifically for tech divers that is outside of recreational limits.

I`m not expecting anything more then to be on time to go diving to a level they are Not certified for

 

[KaptainAddock]

Please tell us what happened. It's difficult to understand from limited information.

I`m obliged , by local regulation , to Dive with a Guide, the Guide is not certified Extended ranges , but work for a Dive operator affiliate to SDITDI. Since i asked to visualized the Guides certification. I`m now refused to dive with them , interesting scenario. And SDITDI does not want to hear anything. What can i do ? the Dive Operator is in VANUATU. and pretend to be the leader in technical diving. fair enough we can dive to 68 M, but only with a Guide. I did asked DAN point of view , and awaiting reply.