Standards in the RSTC -

DEMA Recap

How standards are designed and developed in the RSTC / ISO

The seminar on how standards were designed and developed within the RSTC and ISO delivered one of the most valuable industry conversations at the DEMA Show 2025. The session created a rare forum where the process of shaping global training requirements was explained with transparency, authority, and collaborative intent.

Representatives from multiple dive training agencies led an open, structured discussion about what standards actually meant, how they were debated, reviewed, rewritten, balloted, tested, and ultimately published for international adoption. The panel described how safety, training efficiency, equipment specifications, environmental realities, and human factors were encoded into written requirements that later guided instructors, course directors, and facilities worldwide. The conversation covered the friction between innovation and cautious iteration, the challenge of applying universal frameworks in very different dive environments, and the responsibility of maintaining rigor without slowing progress to a standstill.

Unlike most conference seminars, this session wasn’t built around selling ideas, it was built around answering real questions and admitting how imperfect the process had sometimes felt before solutions were refined. Attendees were encouraged to challenge assumptions, question governance pathways, and contribute constructive viewpoints. The audience responded immediately because they finally saw how decisions were shaped: one measured argument, one revision draft, and one safety debate at a time.

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Marc Morale says:
децембар 17, 2025 at 10:41 am

The moderator did a great job of leading the panel discussion
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Dave Wellons says:
јануар 11, 2026 at 9:47 am

Thank you for posting these DEMA 2025 videos! Loved the discussion on neutral buoyancy for both students and dive professionals. Key take away,: “We, the professionals, are the keepers of the standards.” These open water skills are lifetime skills. Let’s teach them right in Open Water training so they become safe divers who enjoy the sport for a lifetime..
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