International TrainingProfessional

Familiarization Program

Welcome to the SDI/TDI/ERDI Familiarization course. It is our intent to show you the benefits of teaching the SDI/TDI/ERDI system of SCUBA diving.

SDI/TDI/ERDI offers the benefits of a flexible teaching curriculum with up-to-date support materials and excellent customer service.

SDI/TDI/ERDI takes prides in putting the customer’s needs and requests at the top of our list!

Introductions

Topics that will be covered Administrative Work History of SDI/TDI/ERDI Offices and Representatives The Legal Side of Diving Liability and Insurance SDI Open Water Diver SDI Advanced Diver Development Program and Continuing

Education SDI/TDI Professional Development Student Registration Web site TDI ERDI Scuba Travel International (STI)

Administrative Work

Some things we will need: Copies of professional qualifications

Specialty instructor ratings Current status verification

Crossover application Online familiarization completion certificate Crossover check of sheet

These items help us: Get your crossover completed quickly Get you the ratings you have earned

History of TDI Company formed as TDI in 1994 Initially located in Florida now located in Topsham, Maine TDI offers courses in:

Entry Level and Advanced Nitrox Extended Range Entry Level and Advanced Trimix Decompression Procedures SCR & CCR Rebreathers Overhead Environment Advanced Wreck Diving Technician Training for Equipment Servicing Blending of Mixed Gases

Worlds Largest Technical Training Agency

History of SDI SDI was officially launched in 1998 and offers courses from

Open Water Diver through Leadership level. Produces state-of-the-art full color training text along with

videos and other support material to bolster the learning process.

First Agency to: Require use of personal dive computers during confined-water

and open water training. Offer certification programs for 10 year olds. Offer on-line academics for Open Water Diver certification,

specialties and professional level courses. Offer Solo Diver certification.

History of ERDI Founded in 2000 Public Safety diving (police, fire, federal agencies) Courses offered

ERD Tender (awareness level) ERD 1 Diver – Basic or first level of diver training (operator

level) ERD 2 Diver – Advanced training including FFM & Drysuit

(operator level) Ops Components

Contaminated Water, Confined space, Drysuit, Full Face Mask, Hull Inspection, Ice, Ice/Surface Rescue, Night, Rapid Water, Small Boat, CSI, Explosives Recovery, Threat Assessment

ERD Supervisor (technical level) ERD Instructor

Global Representation

Offices & Representatives SDI/TDI has 26 Regional Representatives located throughout the

World including World Headquarters in the US.

Serves more than 120 countries with Open Water Diver materials translated in over 10 languages.

Regional Managers/Area Reps in USA, Canada, and Mexico. Reps are available to facilitate crossover packages and educate

dealers about the next and exciting new programs.

A little Risk Management

The legal side of diving education Our programs allow Dive Professionals a level of freedom to

interpret and teach our programs. The programs are legally defensible due to the inherent flexibility of the programs.

Quality Assurance (QA) Procedures How procedures are run at Headquarters if a QA is filed. All QA inquiries must be submitted in writing. Training board makes all final decisions of QA findings.

A little Risk Management Liability and Insurance

Risk Management

Waivers & Releases: a waiver must be completed for every course taken even if courses are combined.

Medical Forms: must be filled out for each course.

Accident/Incident Reports: When in doubt fill them out Copies must be sent to Headquarters and the Insurance Agent

SDI/TDI Insurance coverage provides Multi agency coverage Technical Dive Coverage $1,000,000 per occurrence/ $2,000,000 total

Cont.

SDI Course Offerings

SDI Open Water Diver Class academics can be completed on-line or traditional classroom. Minimum age for online training is 13 16 opportunities for the store/instructor to contact student during

online training Medical completed online 4 open water dives Required equipment

Must have a computer during all in water portions of the course. Bottom timer does not count as a PDC.

Skill performance is flexible during open water check out dives 3 training dives per day allowed. Assistant Instructors can lead dives 3 & 4 after all skills are

finished.What is one advantage of teaching the SDI program?

COMPUTER SALES!!!!

Why Online or Blended Our results and feedback

Students are academically better prepared Students are better prepared for practical work Instructors get better quality time with students

Other statics Seventh annual survey, Sloan Consortium

Fall 2008 4.6 million students took an online course, up 17% from previous year (exceeds 1.2% growth of overall higher education)

U.S. Department of Education 1996-2008 (Meta-Analysis and Review

of Online Learning Studies)

Online learning is more effective than face-to-face learning Online Learning combined with some face-to-face (blended)

is most effective Face-to-face learning alone is the least effective of the three

Global Referral Procedures

How the program works and is accepted. The forms can be found in the, training log book, on the back of the

student record folder, and on the web.

Advanced Diver Development Program

Advanced: No cores dives required unless your facility requires them. It is based on students taking 4 Specialties and logging 25 dives, the 4 open water training dives can be counted.

Advanced Diver Development. The certification card will state what level they are qualified for.

Advanced Diver Development Program

How do I compete with the traditional 5 dives “advanced diver” program?

With the Advanced Adventure Specialty 2 core dives (Deep & Navigation) plus a choice of 3 specialty dives

from offerings in the Advanced Adventure Diver manual.

Selling Advantage: Students can try out different specialties and can sign up for

additional classes and expand upon the area of diving they find interesting.

Students have the opportunity to chose their Specialty Course based upon their desires.

Diver receives credit for one Specialty towards the Advanced Diver level.

Pre-Requisites are Advanced Diver OR

For experienced divers 40 logged dives.

Master Diver Program This is an earned certification. 4 Specialties, 50 logged dives and Rescue Diver required. Once they meet the requirements they are allowed to gain their

Master Scuba Diver certificate. This is the highest level of non-professional status.

Rescue Diver Program

Solo diving is one of the most popular specialties that SDI offers. This course gives the students the knowledge of being self sufficient while diving. In turn they become a better diver and buddy. Solo diving has its own separate release

Prerequisites 21 years old Advanced Diver certification 100 logged dives

Solo Diver Program

CPROX

CPROX1stAED

CPR and First Aid

Divemaster

SDI and TDI

Assistant Instructor

Qualified to teach limited specialties

Instructor

IT Staff Instructor

Qualified to teach IDC

Instructor Trainer

SDI Professional Development

2 Instructor Trainers are required to make an SDI Open Water Instructor. This structure allows flexibility to create Instructors. An IDC (Instructor Development Course) and an IEC (Instructor Evaluation Course) are required segments of the Instructor program. (two independent Instructor Trainer signatures are required: one for the IDC and one for the IEC).

This can be an in house generator of new SDI Open Water Instructors.

For TDI it only requires one Instructor Trainer to make a TDI Instructor

SDI/TDI Instructor Course

Student Registration form. Can be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to HQ for processing.

Pre-paid card. Purchased in advance and are mailed to Headquarters for processing.

Online Registration. Via the Members Area of the website. Fast and convenient.

In-store Card printing. The ability to print cards at your store immediately

SDI/TDI offers 4 ways to register your students

SDI/TDI/ERDI Web Site

General site Certification look-up (for lost or forgotten cards) Search engine for facilities and instructors Courses descriptions Can search for TDI Instructors

TDI/SDI/ERDI Website Main Page

SDI/TDI/ERDI Web Site

Member Section Certification reports Online registration of divers Changes to member data takes 24 hours

Change User and password

Member Section

TDI Course Offerings

Manuals and Instructor Guides are available for: Nitrox and Advanced Nitrox Deco Procedures Extended Range Entry Level Trimix and Advanced Trimix, Advanced Wreck Inspiration and Evolution CCR. Overhead

Power Points for Nitrox and Advanced Nitrox, Deco Procedures, Extended Range Entry Level Trimix Inspiration/Evolution Overhead

TDI Programs

Specialized Training for Public Safety diving Departments Law enforcement Fire Departments

ERDI Training

Scuba Travel International Can assist with individual or group travel Commissions paid Contact information on the web site

STI

Topics that we covered History of SDI/TDI/ERDI Offices and Representatives The Legal Side of Diving Liability and Insurance SDI Open Water Diver SDI Advanced Diver Development Program and Continuing

Education SDI/TDI Professional Development Student Registration Web site TDI ERDI STI

Any Questions?