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

[KaptainAddock]

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.

Thank you for your reply , very appreciated

 

[KaptainAddock]

This is a vague post that sounds like the OP had a bad experience. Maybe if he or she had some specific info about a specific situation that occurred, there would be conversation worth having.

But, sure, obviously, if you are paying a guide to take you on a technical dive, you would expect that guide would be qualified to do the dive.

Some places like marine parks require guides.

yes it is a bad experiences , 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.

 

[KaptainAddock]

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

I wondering as well.

 

[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 talking about a Guides, not an Instructor , I`m not expecting to be guided ,or baby seated.
I`m just not impressed by a Dive Operator pretending to be a leader in technical diving, employing Padi Dive master to lead me to 68M , the guides on AIR and me on Helium. The local regulation oblige us to use a Dive Operator, but they are NOT qualified for the Job, of charging divers to pay for technical diving. I can lead and guide my own dives. So should SDITDI step in or DAN or just that , that is life ? just a question .

 

[KaptainAddock]

Don't worry be happy, diving with experienced diver people, man
Have you seen the standard of divers they are pumping out today

Trained is only one step and book past untrained and me and you



I'll have a Ni-Van that's been in the ocean since birth take me anywhere before some Westerner schlub

Yes i get it , Ni-Van are good Guides specially on the SS Coolidge in Espiritu santo , But the point is , if we are obliged by local rules to Use a guides , then by rules they should be certified or like some one say , they are Not cover by Insurance, neither is the paying customer, and that should also be stipulated when advertising in Australia . And the Operator employing the NI-VAN Guides are in breach of they own locals rules. That is more like the Point. And the Ni-VAn guides cannot neither work for himself by passing the Greedy Operator. That is also The Point.

 

[KaptainAddock]

Tec dive guide must have suitable qualification to perform tec dive. PERIOD.
How on earth can he/she plan a tec dive if not having proper training.
This is a completely different ball game from recreational dive in which any qualified can qualify as guide,
Dive guide and Dive Master is NOT the same.

Find another operator.

why do we have to use an Operator if we can do better ourself, and if the Operator is just not qualified for the Job. Because it is the Local rules.Who write the rules ? themself , the locals Operator. No Joke

 

[KaptainAddock]

I've done many dives where the guides are not dm certified. Just rescue or even AOW. You can always ask to see the cert of the guides

I did, but strict refusal , they have something to hide? just the fact the certification does not exist.

 

[Centrals]

why do we have to use an Operator if we can do better ourself, and if the Operator is just not qualified for the Job. Because it is the Local rules.Who write the rules ? themself , the locals Operator. No Joke

I had never ever dived with non tec certified diver. I would had simply refused the guide.
Any operator offering tec dive must have qualified dive guide otherwise go somewhere else.
I had done few hundred tec dives mainly in Philippines and tec dive guide is always provided if required. The only few exceptions are tec wreck dive.

 

[happy-diver]

What can i do ?

Mate it's been five days and your blood pressure is still up I would suggest going to see a doctor before you have a reason, and let the beaut Vanuatuans eke out their living happily, without following the USA into legal quagmire



and something for the hallway



and to calm those frayed nerves

 

[NothingClever]

the Dive Operator is in VANUATU. and pretend to be the leader in technical diving

So, is this Pacific Dive?

I searched on the TDI webpage and they’re the only TDI center I found.