- Messages
- 681
- Reaction score
- 3
- # of dives
- 200 - 499
I just finished my DM (about a week ago) and it was not required to own. It was needed on one of the knowledge tests and we were able to use the shop's copy. Actually, the relevant portion of the Instructor's Manual is set to PDFs and included in the DM crew pack. But since I didn't have my laptop in class, it wasn't useful at the time of the test.
I finished DM this summer.
Page 6 if this quarter's training bulletin states that by June of 2010 the instructor manual will be required. There are also changes like doing TWO DM conducted programs instead of one and references to buddy breathing are removed.
Instructors can implement any time between now and June 2010.