Remember, a little bit of (Prior) knowledge is a dangerous thing - Be sure you know how to use these products and if in doubt just ask
Last updated July 2009
Downloads
Skills Booklet (830kb) - Version 3.5
Skills from continuing education courses have been added, critical attributes are highlighted and it's all been re-indexed.
Knowledge Development Preparation Sheet
(72kb) - Version 4.
It's visual so that candidates can see the power of visual imagery during transfer of knowledge. Changes in the Intorduction to improve performance.
Confined Water Preparation Sheet
(20kb) - Version 1.3.
A briefing that creates visual imagery for the listener.
(21kb) - Version 3.6.
A briefing that creates visual imagery by referring to previous practice that the student diver has experienced.
Assistant Instructor Course Assignments (30kb) - Version 3.2 Incorporating all the new skills that are being assigned during the Instructors Exam.
Knowledge Development Evaluation Forms (166kb) - 4 of the PADI forms on 1 A4 sheet so that you have previous scores and notes on hand whilst you are scoring.
Make Specialties Go On and On
You all know about my famous Bingo Cards that are designed to encourage divers to progress from Open Water to Master Scuba Diver. Well, why stop at Master Scuba Diver? Why not use them to encourage divers at all levels to take more interest in their diving? Bingo cards can be created with specialist interest or even a specific dive trip in mind. We have created some that you can download and use yourselves. Bingo Cards (607kb)
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Improve your AI's Knowledge Development Scores |
When your AI's have got the gist of delivering a classroom presentation, they can improve their scores by interacting with the class. To achieve this encourage them to ask a member of the class to read out the Key Point in the introduction and the summary and read out the Objective in the body. Improve Your Trainee Divemasters Skill Performance Long gone are the days when only Open Water Course skills are assigned at the PADI Instructors Exam. The pool assignments have been expanded to include skills from the Rescue Diver Course too.
They include:
* cramp release
* distressed diver out of air (stationary and ascent)
* exiting the unresponsive diver
* panicked diver on the surface - approach with quick reverse
* panicked diver on the surface - making contact
* surfacing the unresponsive diver