International Diving Schools Association ______

Contents
Definitions
Section
1 General
IDSA OPERATIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The IDSA Diver Training Standards
1.3 Specialist Training
1.4 Appeals & Complaints
2 Membership
3 Audits
CONTENTS
2.1 General
2.2 Full Membership - Diver Training
2.3 Full Membership - Specialist Training
2.4 Associate Membership
2.5 Affiliate Membership
2.6 Industrial Membership
3.1 General
3.2 The Procedure for Initial Audit
3.3 The Procedure for a Re-Certification Audit
3.4 Non-compliances
3.5 Guidance to Auditors
3.6 Student Questionnaires
4 The Procedures for the Issue of IDSA Diver
Qualification Cards (IDQC’s)
4.1 General
4.2 On Graduation
4.3 Certification for divers who did not receive an
IDQC on graduation.
4.4 On completion of a Competence Assessment
5 The Competence Assessment of Experienced Divers
5.1 General
5.2 The calculation of Experience - including a Table
of the Bottom Time required.
5.3 The Conduct of Assessments
5.4 Guidance on Checking Logged Experience
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