Prerequisites and Requirements
- Age - Minimum is 18 years.
- Experience - Specified for each Leadership course. Required
logged dives shall be varied in environment and depth.
- Rescue Certification - At a minimum, Scuba Rescue Diver certification
is required except for Skin Diving Instructor, for which a lifeguarding certification
is adequate.
- CPR & First Aid Certification - Current certification
or verified competency in CPR and First Aid is required for registration. Certification
training shall include one person adult CPR, infant/child CPR, two person CPR
and the use of rescue breathing barrier devices, e.g. pocket mask®, face shield.
- Medical Approval - Verification of good physical condition
as documented by a medical examination and unconditional approval for diving by
a licensed physician within the preceding 12 months.
- Administrative Requirements - Submit a complete course application,
provide and be responsible for dive gear suitable for open water and provide all
required texts and materials.
Certification Requirements
- Meet all course prerequisites.
- Be currently certified or have verified competency in CPR and first aid.
- Complete all portions of the course.
- Meet all course administrative requirements.
- Pass the applicable leadership exam with a score of 75% or better.
Membership Application and Registration
Upon completion of all certification requirements, each
Leadership graduate must complete a NAUI membership application
which the instructor will process in accordance with current
procedures. Applicants will be registered as Leadership
members in the appropriate category and status and be
sent new member information.
Qualifications and Leadership Members
Leadership members of NAUI are entitled to benefits detailed
in the Association Bylaws and in the NAUI standards. A
NAUI Leader may renew membership annually in any one of
several statuses by meeting renewal requirements.
Resource Materials for NAUI Leadership Programs
Required
- NAUI Standards and Policies Manual / Risk Management Handbook / Deluxe Logbook
- NAUI Scuba Diver Instructor Guide
- NAUI Student Scuba Diver Educational System (including book, tables, etc.)
- NAUI Scuba Rescue Diver Textbook
- NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver Textbook
- NAUI Master Scuba Diver Textbook
- NAUI Leadership and Instruction Textbook
- NAUI Leadership and Instruction Workbook
Suggested References
- Physics, Physiology and Decompression Theory for the Technical and Commercial
Diver by Wienke
- High Altitude Diving by Wienke
- Scuba Equipment Care and Maintenance by Farley and Royer
- The U.S. Navy Diving Manual Volume 1 - Air Diving
- The U.S. Navy Diving Manual Volume 2 - Mixed-gas Diving
- The NOAA Diving Manual
- Diving Medicine, 2nd Edition by Bove and Davis
- Scuba Diving in Safety and Health by Dueker
- Stress and Performance in Diving by Bachrach and Egstrom
- A Medical Guide to Hazardous Marine Life by Auerbach
- Oxygen and the Scuba Diver by Hendrick and Thomson
- The Application of Enriched Air Mixtures by Betts
- Sport Diving in Depth, 2nd Edition by Griffiths
- Deeper Into Diving by Lippman
- The Physics and Engineering of Diving by Dickens
A NAUI Instructor is a person dedicated to the motto of "Dive Safety Through
Education"; a person whom others look to for leadership
and knowledge. NAUI has always been and remains today
the most prestigious agency focusing on diving instruction.
You can share the adventure - and help create it! If you
believe your work should be enjoyable and exciting, if
you are eager to share your knowledge with others, if
you believe that to train the best you must be among the
best trained, join the finest. Join the adventure!
Qualifications
of Certified Graduates
- Certified NAUI Instructor course graduates (ITC
or ICC) are qualified to apply for Instructor membership
in NAUI in any status provided for in the bylaws of
the association.
- An active-status NAUI Instructor may independently
teach NAUI sanctioned courses and authorize NAUI
certifications for graduates.
- An active-status NAUI Instructor may independently
conduct NAUI recognition and experience programs
and authorize formal recognition for graduates.
- An active- or sustaining-status NAUI Instructor
is a voting member of NAUI.
- A NAUI member Instructor may renew such membership
annually (in any one status) by meeting the requirements
set by the NAUI Training Department and Membership
Committee.
Instructor Training
Course (ITC) The NAUI Instructor Training Course
(ITC) is designed to train and qualify NAUI Instructor
members. During the course future instructors learn effective
methods to teach skin and scuba diving in compliance with
NAUI Diving Course Standards.
The ITC may be presented in two phases. If done so, Phase One, called an Instructor
Training Program (ITP), contains all developmental training except for the final
evaluations. During an ITP, candidate practice performances must be evaluated
by at least two qualified evaluators, one of whom may be a STW completer and the
other an IT or CD. The ITP can be conducted in many formats, ranging in length
from a week to an internship over an extended period.
The second or final phase of an ITC so organized is called the IQP, during
which a Course Director must be in residence and all final evaluations will be
made.
The course assures the NAUI membership that candidates who receive certification
as NAUI Instructors have the knowledge, skills, fitness and proper attitude to
do so.
Prerequisites for Entering the Course
- General - Meet prerequisites applying to all Leadership courses.
- Dive Certification - Be a currently certified NAUI Assistant
Instructor or NAUI Divemaster; or a NAUI PREP Course graduate within the past
12 months.
- Equipment - Provide and be responsible for own instructor-level
diving equipment suitable for teaching in open water.
- Experience - Have at least 50 logged dives. Dives shall be
varied in environment, depth and activities.
- Materials - See current Guide to NAUI Membership. A detailed
and current list of necessary materials shall be provided each candidate in a
supplemental fact sheet for specific ITCs.
Instructor
Crossover Course (ICC)
OVERVIEW
The NAUI Instructor Crossover Course (ICC) is designed to train and qualify current
non-NAUI recreational scuba instructors to train diving students and register
them for NAUI certification. During the course, candidate instructors learn effective
methods to teach skin and scuba diving in compliance with NAUI Diving Course Standards.
The ICC may be presented in two phases. If done so, Phase One called an Instructor
Crossover Program (ICP), contains all preparatory training except for the final
evaluations. During an ICP, candidate practice performances must be evaluated
by at least two qualified evaluators, one of whom may be a STW completer and the
other an IT or CD. The ICP can be conducted in many formats, ranging in length
from a day to an internship over an extended period.
The second or final phase of an ICC so organized is called the IQP, during
which a Course Director must be in residence and all final evaluations will be
made.
Prerequisites for Entering the Course
- General - Meet the requirements
applying to all Leadership courses.
- Instructor Certification - Be a
currently certified Instructor in good standing with
a NAUI recognized diving organization.
- Instructor Training - Have 80 or
more hours of underwater instructor-level training
as a candidate or course staff member.
- Equipment - Provide and be responsible
for own instructor-level diving equipment suitable
for teaching in open water.
- Experience - Have at least 50 logged
dives. Dives shall be varied in environment, depth
and activities.
- Teaching Activity - Have taught
or assisted in diving instruction for two or more
courses.
- Continuing Education - Have attended
one or more diving related activities per year since
certification as a scuba instructor.
- Materials - See current guide to
NAUI membership.
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