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A candidate eligible for this examination must:

• Have successfully passed and been certified on their IDP.
• Submit a copy of diving instructor liability insurance, where applicable.
• Submit a Medical Statement signed by a licensed medical practitioner within the past 6 months, stating he or she is fit to dive.

This program is designed to prepare candidates to earn professional instructor credentials via access to a RAID Instructor Evaluation.

A candidate interested in taking this program must:

• Be a RAID Divemaster or equivalent from a recognized training agency prior to certification.
• Be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Have been a certified diver for a minimum of 6 months.
• Submit proof of certification as a RAID Nitrox diver, RAID Deep 40 diver, from a recognized training agency.
• Have experience in Night and Navigation dives (Suggested Certifications)
• Submit proof of a minimum of 100 logged underwater hours or 200 logged dives.
• Submit proof of certification in First Aid Instructor and Oxygen Administration Instructor.

If the candidate does NOT possess these two prerequisites:

• • He MUST have first aid and oxygen administration diver certifications.
  • Before earning an IDP Certification, the Candidate must be certified as a First Aid and Oxygen Administration Instructor.
  • In this case the Instructor Specialty program/s can be held, before, during or after completion of the IDP course.
  • The additional time required to complete these programs will be added to the IDP course time requirements.

• Submit a medical signed by a Licensed Medical Practitioner within the previous 12 months stating the holder is fit to dive.

• Submit a copy of diving instructor liability insurance, where applicable.