Relating to PADI
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Relating to PADI (or similar)
To do your course
It’s a requirement that any dive during a PADI course be logged for it to be counted as a completed dive.
To cross-certify (SSI/PADI)
If you are certified by SSI (or anyone else who isn’t PADI) for Open Water, and wish to go with PADI for your Advanced Open Water, you need to show at least 20 logged dives in addition to your SSI certification to start the course.
PADI Master Scuba Diver
In addition to 5 specialties, EFR and Rescue Diver training, you need to show proof of 50 logged dives.
PADI Divemaster
You need to show 40 logged dives to start your course, and need to finish with at least 60.
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
You need 60 to start the IDC, which need to include documented experience in night diving, deep diving and underwater navigation.
You also need 100 logged dives to take the exam at the end.
PADI Instructor specialisations
If you want to self-certify with PADI (instead of being taught by a Course Director) to be able to teach a specialty course, you need to be able to show proof of at least 20 logged dives of the type you wish to teach.
PADI Course Director
250 logged dives on top of all the certification prerequisites along the way.
PADI Tec instructors
These have some rather high requirements. If you’re planning to go into PADI Tec – log your dives.
Rebreather: 150
Deep: 270
Trimix: 350
Sidemount: 80
Tec 40 ccr: 150
Tec 60 ccr: 300
Tec 100 ccr: 350
A certain portion of those need to be related to the course type.
Solo/Self-reliant diver
A recreational certification that requires 100 logged dives to be eligible.