ERD Instructor Trainer

This program trains candidates to conduct the ERDI Instructor Course. In addition, ERDI Instructor Trainers are qualified to conduct the ERDI Non-Diving Ops Instructor Course and Ops Instructor ratings for ERDI Instructors. A corresponding, current instructor level rating must be held for all IT levels, along with minimum student certifications as detailed in this outline. During this course, you will work directly with the headquarters staff presenting and evaluating various subjects such as: methods of instruction, dive leader risk management, the business of scuba diving, as well as teaching technical instructor level courses.

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Who this course is for:

This course is designed for individuals that wish to teach qualified public safety divers “How to Teach” public safety diving activities

Course prerequisites:

Minimum age 21
Provide proof of 200 logged dives
Active ERDI/SDI Instructor or equivalent (and a recreational scuba instructor), for a minimum of 2 years with no quality assurance issues for the past 12 months
Have issued a minimum of 200 ERDI/SDI (or equivalent) diver certifications at various levels (Suggested levels as defined below):
- 100 open water scuba diver
- 50 public safety divers
- 20 rescue diver
- 25 specialty diver
- 5 Divemaster or Assistant Instructor

*NOTE: A minimum of 50 of the required student certifications must be ERDI/SDI unless authorized in writing by ERDI Headquarters Training Department prior to course commencement.

Provide proof of current CPR, first aid and oxygen provider, where local law permits
Have a current medical examination for scuba diving signed by a licensed physician
Staff at least 1 instructor development course (IDC)

What you can expect to learn:

In addition to topics taken from other ERDI/SDI Leadership Courses at the discretion of the conducting Instructor Trainer, the following topics, in line with information detailed in the current IT manual, are required to be covered and the candidate’s comprehension and ability to convey them are required to be evaluated:

How to use the IT Manual
Being a professional instructor trainer
The ERDI Instructor training process
What it takes to be an ERDI Instructor
Dive leader risk management
Methods of instruction
The business of diving
Instructor evaluation process
ERDI Instructor training process overview
Scheduling options
Course orientation
Teaching the ERDI Instructor courses
Courses an ERDI Instructor can teach
Teaching Ops instructor courses
Marketing ERDI Instructor courses
Conducting instructor in-water sessions
- Demonstration of OWSD/watermanship skills
- How to teach skills in pool/confined water
Preparation, planning, presentation
Non-Diving specialty instructor program
Instructor crossover program
Knowledge quests and examinations

Some of the required skills you will have to demonstrate include:

Pool/Confined water

Perform, to demonstration quality, one complete rescue scenario
Perform a 10 minute survival-float, without the use of swimming aids
Complete a 400 metre swim on the surface, non-stop, any stroke, without the use of swimming aids, in less than 10 minutes; swim goggles permitted
Complete a 800 metre swim with mask, snorkel, and fins non-stop without the use of arms in less than 17 minutes
Bring a diver, simulating unconsciousness, up from depth, not greater than 6 metres/20 feet; at the surface swim them 100 metres in less than 4 minutes
Candidates must perform , to demonstration quality, all open water diver skills
Pool/confined water problem solving

Open Water

Candidates must perform, to demonstration quality, all open water diver skills
One rescue demonstration
Open water problem solving
Present, at an instructor trainer quality, a minimum of:
- Two diver level academic presentations
- Three instructor level academic presentations
- Two diver level confined water presentations
- Two diver level open water presentations
Evaluate a minimum of:
- Two diver level academic presentations
- Three instructor level academic presentations
- Two instructor level confined water presentations
- Two instructor level open water presentations
Demonstrate mature and sound judgment concerning student coaching and evaluating

What’s in it for you?

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates may teach and evaluate instructor level courses for all approved levels:

Conduct the ERDI Non-Diving Ops Instructor Course
Instructor Trainers may staff Instructor Trainer Workshops
Conduct ERDI Crossover Programs for qualified individuals
Certify ERDI Instructors to teach ERDI Diving Ops* for which they hold instructor ratings

*NOTE: Certain Ops Instructor ratings are subject to minimum student numbers being met before IT status is granted, as shown below:

Confined Space – 10 students certified
Dry Suit Ops – 10 students certified
Full Face Mask Ops – 10 students certified
Hull Inspection Ops – 20 students certified
Ice Diving Ops – 25 students certified
Ice Surface Rescue Ops – 10 students certified
Night Ops – 10 students certified
Rapid Water Ops – 20 students certified
Small Boat Ops – 10 students certified
Underwater Crime Scene Investigation Ops – 15 students certified
Underwater Explosives Recovery Ops – 40 students certified
Underwater Threat Assessment Ops – 10 students certified

*Note: Unless otherwise specified, a minimum of 10 students must be certified at that level, before an individual may request an upgrade to the Instructor Trainer level.

ERDI Instructor Trainer minimum requirements:

Successfully complete the ERDI Instructor Trainer pre-course study package which includes:
- Written Standards and Procedures Exam
- Online OWSDI Course
- Online Professional Familiarization (crossover) course
Successfully pass the ERDI Instructor Trainer written exam with a minimum score of 80 percent and a 100 percent remediation by the conducting