Instructor Courses
Instructor Training Course
Training: Train Scuba Instructors to become Handicap Scuba Association (HSA) instructors. Assistant Instructors and Dive masters to be HSA Assistant Instrutors and HSA Dive Masters. Any certified divers going through the training will become HSA Open Water Dive Buddies. (All courses taught in the same 4- 5 day time period).
Duration: 4-5 days, schedule flexible to accommodate staff and existing customers.
HSA Instructors can teach the Open Water Dive Buddy (OWDB) program; which is a one and a half day program that teaches any certified diver how to be an effective partner to a disabled diver.
Cost: $110 US dollar per student, this is the membership cost. Course is taught at no cost to your organization.
LECTURES: There will be approximately 10 hours of lectures covering twelve Disability types.
CONFINED WATER: There will be about 6 hours of confined water exercises while simulating various disability types.
You will simulate PARAPLEGIA by taking off your fins, tying your legs together and simulating functional loss of your stomach, back and leg muscles.
You will simulate QUADRIPLEGIA by simulating complete functional loss of ALL muscle groups below the level of your neck, thereby becoming totally dependent upon your buddies for most of your diving activities.
You will simulate BLINDNESS by wearing a blacked out mask and thereby becoming dependent upon your buddy for your visual needs, and dependent upon “tactile” methods of communication while underwater.
OPEN WATER: The open water training is about logistics. You will be in a group of three: one with their legs tied simulating PARAPLEGIA, one wearing a blacked out mask simulating BLINDNESS and one acting as the INSTRUCTOR.
• EXAM: The Exam is Multiple Choice and takes about 2 hours to complete. It is an Open Book exam and you will discuss the questions and answers among yourselves, the discussion is part of the exam.
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