CMAS. Diver TRAINING PROGRAM

THE CMAS. INTERNATIONAL DIVERS and TDA CERTIFICATES SYSTEM

The CMAS. has established standards which form the basis of a system of International Divers Certificates, which are recognised by all national federations and other bodies which are member of the CMAS. Technical Committee.

The standards describe the knowledge and skills required in order for a diver to be granted the appropriate CMAS. International Divers Certificate.

The certificates will be awarded as an equivalent to the TDA certificates held by the divers, or may be awarded directly by a CMAS recognised Diving School or by a certain national federation.

The CMAS standards describe five grades of divers

* Basic Diver
• One Star Diver *
• Two Stars Diver **
• Three Stars Diver ***
• Four Stars Diver ****

Details of the standards will be found in the CMAS. publication “ Standards and Requirements ”

In most cases divers will be trained in accordance with the training programmes used by their national federation, and these will have been closely considered during the process of granting approval for International Certificate Equivalents.

The Diver Training Programmes outlined here are intended to:

1. Act as an example to TDA as a members of the CMAS. Technical Committee, and aiming to issue divers certificates which will have equivalent CMAS. International Divers Certificates.

2. Indicate to TDA instructors the current standards of training considered necessary in order to reach the minimum levels of proficiency required for the award of CMAS. International Divers Certificates

3. Act as a basis for the training programmes to be adopted by CMAS. recognised Diving Schools for courses resulting in the direct issue of CMAS. International Divers Certificates.

The programmes are described as a sequence of theoretical and practical lessons, wherever possible the practical lesson builds on theoretical knowledge already taught to the student. Suggestions are offered on the time each lesson can be expected to occupy in a normal programme.

The lessons have been given codes to describe their place in the programmes. For example, “ 2T6 ” is a theoretical lesson ( T ) for two stars diver ( 2 ) and is the sixth in the sequence ( 6 ). 1P2 is therefore the second practical lesson in the one star diver programme.