janitor_69 once bubbled...
i just got my dsat tec deep instructor rating.
not planning to teach that, just took it since you can get it (like any other padi instructor rating) just with sending a few papers and money. no dives or courses involved.
went through the material, it is very good compared to the terrible stuff offered by tdi or others.
but still, it's too much for the purpose, impossible to do on a time that people have or price that people are willing to pay.
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This is rubbish
Here are the details for TecRec Instructor
Qualifying as a Tec Deep Instructor
There are a couple ways you can qualify to teach the Tec Deep Diver course, depending on your present training and experience.
Tec Deep Instructor Training Course
The ideal way to qualify is by completing a Tec Deep Instructor training course conducted by a PADI Course Director who is qualified as a Tec Deep Instructor Trainer. Benefits of taking the training course include:
You may participate in the course before you meet all the experience requirements necessary for instructor certification, and complete your certification later after meeting the experience requirements.
The course credits you as having assisted with an Apprentice Tec course, which is part of your assisting requirements.
The instructor trainer can complete your peer skill review and sign your application.
You may take the Tec Deep Instructor Exams as part of the course instead of during an IE.
To enroll in a DSAT Tec Deep Instructor training course, you must meet the following criteria:
Be a renewed PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (or a PADI Instructor with a higher rating).
Be a PADI Enriched Air Diver or equivalent. For this program, equivalency is proof of certification in enriched air nitrox diving with training that includes gas analysis, cylinder labeling, oxygen toxicity, calculating oxygen exposure, determining maximum depth limits, finding equivalent air depths and planning enriched air dives with different enriched air blends (not just EANx32 and EANx36).
Be a PADI Enriched Air Instructor, or have successfully completed a PADI Enriched Air Instructor training course.
Be a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor, or have successfully completed a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor training course.
Have a minimum of 100 logged dives, where at least 20 dives were made with enriched air nitrox, 25 dives were deeper than 18 metres/60 feet and at least 15 dives were deeper than 30 metres/100 feet.
Note that you dont have to have the Tec Deep Diver certification (or equivalent); the instructor trainer can include diver-level certification in the course.
Upon successfully completing the DSAT Tec Deep Instructor training course, before sending the application to your PADI Office, you must meet the following criteria:
Be a renewed PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer or PADI Instructor with a higher rating.
Be a PADI Enriched Air Instructor.
Be a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor.
Be certified as a DSAT Tec Deep Diver (or equivalent). (This may be part of the Tec Deep Instructor training course).
Have assisted with at least two DSAT Tec Deep Diver courses or one Apprentice Tec Diver course and one Tec Deep Diver course. (Completing the DSAT Tec Deep Instructor training course credits you as having assisted with an Apprentice Tec Diver course.)
Have a minimum of 270 dives logged, with at least 25 stage decompression dives that had a maximum depth deeper than 40 metres/130 feet.
Have certified a total of ten or more PADI Deep Divers and/or PADI Enriched Air Divers. Any combination that totals ten in acceptable.
Have successfully completed the Tec Deep Instructor Standards Exam and the Tec Deep Instructor Theory and Practical Application Exam. (This is usually part of the Tec Deep Instructor training course).
Meet the peer review waterskill requirements listed on the DSAT Tec Deep Instructor Application through the attesting signature of a DSAT Tec Deep Instructor or a PADI Instructor with an equivalent rating. (This is usually handled by the instructor trainer during the Tec Deep Instructor training course).
Applying Directly
Direct application is best suited to PADI Instructors who are already well experienced as tec instructors.
To apply directly to your local PADI Office, you must meet the following criteria:
Be a renewed PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer or PADI Instructor with a higher rating.
Be a PADI Enriched Air Instructor.
Be a PADI Deep Diver Specialty Instructor.
Be certified as a DSAT Tec Deep Diver (or equivalent).
Have assisted with at least two DSAT Tec Deep Diver courses or one Apprentice Tec Diver course and one Tec Deep Diver course. If certified by another training organization as an instructor equivalent to DSAT Tec Deep Instructor, having taught or assisted with two courses equivalent to the Tec Deep Diver course may meet this requirement, as stipulated on the Tec Deep Instructor Application.
Have a minimum of 270 dives logged, with at least 25 stage decompression dives that had a maximum depth deeper than 40 metres/130 feet.
Have certified a total of ten or more PADI Deep Divers and/or PADI Enriched Air Divers. Any combination that totals ten in acceptable.
Have successfully completed the Tec Deep Instructor Standards Exam and the Tec Deep Instructor Theory and Practical Application Exam. (Testing will be available at select IEs.)
Meet the peer review waterskill requirements listed on the DSAT Tec Deep Instructor Application through the attesting signature of a DSAT Tec Deep Instructor or a PADI Instructor with an equivalent rating.
The application must include documentation/proof of meeting these requirements as required on the application. These may include photocopies of certifications, qualifications, etc., witness signatures and other documentation as noted on the application.
The application will be made available at DEMA and is also included in the course outline.
