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| What is a "Referral"
? Referral is the process in which a student diver that has completed part of his training at a local dive center can complete training at a different location with a different instructor, often to change a vacation into a diving adventure. Guidelines for the Referring Instructor It's important to consider that as a student diver you may know very little about PADI Standards, training methods or procedures. You are in the hands of two experts at either end of the referral process: your Instructor and the Instructor completing the balance of your training. By following a few simple guidelines, your Instructor can help you feel comfortable with the process and confident that both your Instructor and the receiving Instructor are working together to help you meet your goal of earning PADI certification. Your Instructor should: 1. Explain to you that only successfully completed Knowledge Development, Confined Water Dives and Open Water Dives may be credited in a referral. 2. Keep your PADI Open Water Diver Course Record and Referral Form located on the back of the Student Record File (or in the blue PADI Diver's Log and Training Record--Product No. 70047) up-to-date. Before sending a copy of it to you to take to the next instructor, your Instructor should double check to be sure there are no missing signatures, dates, etc. 3. Emphasize to you that the referral is only valid for a maximum of 12 months from the date of the last training session and that the balance of the course should be completed as soon as possible. 4. Discuss with you what to expect upon referral, including that: · an extra cost will be involved · there will be a preassessment · if a medical release was required, you will need to bring a copy · only the instructor completing the open water training can complete the PIC envelope and be the certifying instructor. (He might show you a PIC envelope so you can recognize it.) · a photo will be needed for the PIC envelope · only a PADI Instructor may complete your open water dives for PADI certification. Additionally, your Instructor should give you your contact information and make you aware that he can contact PADI to verify whether an instructor is current and authorized to conduct the balance of his training. 5. Your Instructor may help you choose where you wants to finish your training by going through the list of PADI Dive Centers/Resorts in your destination area. 6. Your Instructor may help you ensure everything will be prepared at the other end by contacting the selected dive center and verify that the dive center will accept referred students, has a feasible dive schedule and a PADI Instructor available. Your Instructor may also ask if the referring Instructor would like to receive any additional documentation (for example, a copy of the Open Water Diver Course Final Exam) and address costs, equipment availability and other concerns. 7. Your Instructor will establish a link with the dive center for future collaboration and will give them your contact information and an invitation to call you in the event of a question or problem. Your Instructor should follow up by asking you to visit his Dive Center after you complete your dives. This will give him a chance to congratulate you, help out in the event a problem exists, and most important, to foster good customer service. Guidelines for the Receiving Instructor As a Teaching status PADI Instructor, whom can I accept? Any student diver with documentation (signed by the original instructor) verifying which segments of his training have been successfully completed within the past 12 months and that he is medically fit to dive. What steps do I need to follow? That depends on the type of referral: 1. PADI to PADI - When the student's previous training was part of a PADI Open Water or Scuba Diver course conducted by a PADI Instructor and will result in a PADI certification after he successfully completes the balance of his training with you. 2. Non-PADI to PADI - When the student's previous training was part of a course conducted by an instructor from an organization other than PADI and will result in a PADI certification after he successfully completes the open water dives conducted by you. The necessary steps of the referral process will vary in either of these scenarios as outlined below, but all will consist of: · Verification and Documentation · Preassessment · Training · Certification There is also another type of referral, "Universal" or "Global" Referrals - When the student's previous training was part of a course conducted by an instructor from an organization other than PADI and will result in a certification by the original instructor's organization after he successfully completes the open water dives conducted by you. PADI to PADI Referrals Verification and Documentation Verification - In PADI-to-PADI Referrals, the diver may be referred after successfully completing any Knowledge Development session, Confined Water Dive or Open Water Dive. The Receiving Instructor must verify what segments the student has successfully completed. It is important to note that when a student is referred between Open Water Dives, the receiving instructor must insure that all Dive Flexible Skills are successfully completed before certification. This can be done by reviewing his referral documentation. This could be a copy of the PADI Open Water Diver Course Record and Referral Form located on the back of the Student Record File or in the blue PADI Diver's Log and Training Record (Product No. 70047). Note: If one instructor completes all five Knowledge Development, or all five Confined Water Dives and the Watermanship Assessment (at least a 200 metre/yard swim or 300 metre/yard mask, snorkel, and fin swim and a 10 minute tread/float) only one signature is necessary for each section. This is noted on the form. Referrals are only valid within 12 months of the last completed training segment. To extend the referral another 12 months, the original or another instructor at the same dive center/resort must complete one of the following with the student diver, based on the instructor's judgment on what would be most appropriate for the situation: 1. A new course segment 2. A previous course segment 3. A PADI Scuba Review It's the referring instructor's responsibility to make sure the diver is referral-ready: prepared for the next training session. Referral Card Another form of referral documentation is the Referral Card. It's a recognition card that verifies that the student has completed all course work leading up to the open water dives including all confined water dives and knowledge development for the PADI Scuba Diver or Open Water Diver Courses (including all required watermanship and knowledge assessments). Student divers with Referral Cards can also be referred between Dive Three and Four with documentation from the instructor conducting Dive Three. The card is only valid for 12 months from the date printed on the card. Referred 10 or 11 Year Old Student Divers If the referred student is 10 or 11 years old, the Receiving Instructor will also need a copy of the Youth Diving: Responsibility and Risks Acknowledgement form (Product No. 00602) that was completed and signed by a parent in addition to the referral document. If not, the receiving Instructor will need to review the Youth Diving: Responsibility and Risks video or flip chart and complete a new form with the parent and child. Documentation Next, have the student complete a PADI Medical Statement, Standard Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding, and Liability Release (Certificate of Understanding) and Assumption of Risk Agreement. If you use the PADI Student Record File, all of these documents are printed there. Preassessment As the receiving instructor, you must verify that the student has adequate knowledge and skills to safely and effectively participate in open water training. Remediate as necessary, before conducting any of the training dives. Because PADI Standards and Procedures ensure consistency in how the student was trained and evaluated, the receiving instructor is allowed some latitude in choosing how to conduct this preassessment. However, it is important to remember that you are accepting responsibility for ensuring that the student is fully prepared to continue on to open water training. Training After completing these steps, you can then conduct the Open Water Dives as outlined in the PADI Open Water Diver Course Instructor Guide. Note: Because Dive Flexible Skills may be conducted during any open water dive, you must verify that the student has successfully completed all skills. Certification As the instructor completing the open water dives, only you can certify the student. You must submit a PADI Positive Identification Card (PIC) envelope to PADI for processing and retain the completed PADI Open Water Diver Referral Record. |
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