Help Needed This Weekend

[Kevin]

I am a PADI OWSI. A friend is travelling to Aus. in a few weeks and asked whether he could complete the OW course prior to leaving so as to allow him to dive while travelling, without wasting holiday time on taking the course abroad. Having completed the academics and enclosed water, I am unable to find a willing rescue diver to make up the dive team who can be at hand either this weekend or next. Any offers would be gratefully accepted. We can be at Stoney or Guildenberg.

I am doing this as a favour and would like to complete his training before he leaves. Please drop me a line if you are interested.

[Garf]

Hi

I can happily come along next weekend to either stoney or guildy, and would enjoy it. PM if you want my details. nothing else to do as my buddy is going to sharm (git).

[Fathoms Down]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Having completed the academics and enclosed water, I am unable to find a willing rescue diver to make up the dive team who can be at hand either this weekend or next.

I'd be a bit careful here. There have been some changes recently due to the EU which means that any assistants and safery divers must be at least Divemaster grade. I think the ruling is in effect now but I'd give PADI a call and check if you can't get hold of a DM or AI.

[Kevin]

Nick

Thanks for the message. In so far as open water training is affected by the recent EU regulation (CEN's), I understand that a dive assistant qualified to at least an equivalent of Divemaster is required if open water training is to take place in unfavourable conditions such as poor viz or strong currents etc, this would satisfy the HSE requirement to have a diver competent in rescue skills as a second person in the water.

If training is to be carried out in good conditions (I would say that Stoney would usually be considered to be good), a qualified rescue diver (with HSE medical) will still be acceptable.

There are other implications in the CEN's with regards to other levels of training and information that must be provided to students in advance of any training.

I would stress that this is my interpretation and should not be relied upon. Although I have discussed this with PADI and feel it to be correct in so far as the information stated, any professional trainer should read the changes to EU regulation and check with their training agency should they have any concerns.

[Simon TW]

Whar a Nanny state we live in.... one instructor and a further rescue diver required...with HSE medical? why would a rescue diver have a HSE medical?


In Stoney at a weekend!!!...I'll bet that there are millions of them, no, Billions.