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Independent Diver Instructor
Trains instructors to teach self-reliance and self-rescue skills in diving scenarios where a buddy is unavailable. The Independent Diver specialty emphasizes self-rescue in diving problems using proper techniques, equipment configuration, and decision-making protocols. Instructors learn to teach self-rescue skills, emergency procedures for single divers, risk management when buddy separation occurs, and ethical frameworks for independent diving training. Certification enables instructors to offer this increasingly important specialty course.
Prerequisites
Must be certified as a RAID instructor with Nitrox, Deep, and Navigation specialties. Minimum 1 year tenure as a RAID instructor. Minimum 2 years instructional experience with another diving agency. Must have logged at least 50 underwater hours or 100 open-circuit dives. Must complete registration process with mandatory documentation.
Instructors Teaching This Course
Thailand
Dive Centres Offering This Course
Thailand
We're still building out the directory country by country, so this list isn't every instructor or dive centre teaching it in the world — more locations are coming soon.
Common questions about RAID Independent Diver Instructor
What are the prerequisites for RAID Independent Diver Instructor?
RAID's standards require: Must be certified as a RAID instructor with Nitrox, Deep, and Navigation specialties. Minimum 1 year tenure as a RAID instructor. Minimum 2 years instructional experience with another diving agency. Must have logged at least 50 underwater hours or 100 open-circuit dives. Must complete registration process with mandatory documentation.
How many dives do I need before starting RAID Independent Diver Instructor?
RAID's standards state: Must have logged at least 50 underwater hours or 100 open-circuit dives.
Where can I take RAID Independent Diver Instructor?
1 dive centre and 1 instructor in the TecDiveTools directory teach RAID Independent Diver Instructor, in Thailand. Each is listed further up this page.