The Following is straight out of the Australian SSI Standards
Med Dive Course Standards
1. The knowledge and skills to be covered in the Med Dive course are as provided in Dive Rescues Med Dive Instructor manual
and student text
2. The prerequisite to attend the Med Dive course is SSI Stress & Rescue certification or equivalent following is straight from the SSI Australian Standards
3. The pass mark for the fi nal exam is 80%
4. Med Dive certification is a professional level on-site-accident management programme and only needs to be completed once in your professional diving career.
I have spoken to SSI Australia and they told me that:
1. The Med Dive Course is an Australian only course
2. Its is put in the kit to remind Dive Con candidates that they must complete the Med Dive course before they renew their membership (at the end of their first year of being a Dive Con)
3. The kit is put into the Dive con student kit Free of Charge
Therefore once you have completed your Dive Con Course you have until you renew your Dive Con status to complete the Med Dive Course.
We currently have two Dive Con crossover students almost finished their course and four people about to start a Dive Con course with what we have been informed we will be incorporating the Med Dive course into the current price of the Dive Con course.
Med Dive Course Standards
1. The knowledge and skills to be covered in the Med Dive course are as provided in Dive Rescues Med Dive Instructor manual
and student text
2. The prerequisite to attend the Med Dive course is SSI Stress & Rescue certification or equivalent following is straight from the SSI Australian Standards
3. The pass mark for the fi nal exam is 80%
4. Med Dive certification is a professional level on-site-accident management programme and only needs to be completed once in your professional diving career.
I have spoken to SSI Australia and they told me that:
1. The Med Dive Course is an Australian only course
2. Its is put in the kit to remind Dive Con candidates that they must complete the Med Dive course before they renew their membership (at the end of their first year of being a Dive Con)
3. The kit is put into the Dive con student kit Free of Charge
Therefore once you have completed your Dive Con Course you have until you renew your Dive Con status to complete the Med Dive Course.
We currently have two Dive Con crossover students almost finished their course and four people about to start a Dive Con course with what we have been informed we will be incorporating the Med Dive course into the current price of the Dive Con course.
