How to start an certifying agency?

[drbill]

There are a number of other certification agencies around, several with much tighter standards than the "big" ones. Why reinvent the wheel?

Then the idea of turning "Dive Dry with Dr. Bill" into a certification agency is interesting... plenty of people already think I teach dry suit diving! Never even been inside one... I like my diving wet, and wild!

 

[wedivebc]

You need to sell it to the insurance company that underwrites your policy. Once you have convinced an underwriter you can go certify anyone to do anything you like.

 

[300bar]

Someone has done this over here(netherlands)
They started the WOSD world organisation of scuba diving sure...
you can find them at www.wosd.nl they do have a englisch and a german section as well.

If you don't like the PADI online concept,just skipp them
They sell you a dvd and sent you home untill your done with it :11: and then come in for the pool training and OW dives

 

[annasea]

What about Scuba High Intensity Training?

S... H... I... :no

 

[in_cavediver]

I serious about this. I would think a new agency would benefit the sport.
If the training was more specific (than PADI) and had tougher standards, I think it would be a accepted by most places. The hardest part would be finding an insurance company willing to step up without requiring a billion dollars in premiums.

Dave

The real key here is to ensure your standards met/exceeded the RTSC standards and you had at least one 'name' or project involved to give credibility.

GUE is relatively new and is an offshoot of the WKPP. I am sure some well known wreck divers could create their own agency fairly quickly to teach 'The North East Wreck Diving Way' or some such. All it takes is a repected presence, good plan and lots of marketing.

The real question is do you really need to re-invent the wheel as a new agency or is there one out there now you could hijack into what your looking for?

 

[pir8]

Don't forget that you would need to write your own course materials first.

 

[Doc]

Don't forget that you would need to write your own course materials first.

And the patch. You're going to need the embroidered patch.

That- and dollars.

Cubic, metric dollars

 

[pir8]

Well at least you can design your own LOGO

 

[fisherdvm]

I don't see why not. Martial artists are starting their own school, and their own brand of jujutsu, kenpo, etc. everyday. All you need are pretty C cards and logo.... As long as you are dirt poor, and can't be sued, why do you even need liability insurance??

 

[fisherdvm]

There are a number of other certification agencies around, several with much tighter standards than the "big" ones. Why reinvent the wheel?

Then the idea of turning "Dive Dry with Dr. Bill" into a certification agency is interesting... plenty of people already think I teach dry suit diving! Never even been inside one... I like my diving wet, and wild!

You mean you lied about your dry suit class! Darn it, I was going to cross dress to sign up...