How do divers learn and in what are the stages of development?
The PADI Diver Educational System is based on the key principals of how people learn best, in small steps. Where do you currently fit? Where would you like to be? We can help you achieve your aspirations and goals.
Step One – Self Orientated
New divers are at the first level this will include PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver divers. These divers concentrate on themselves as they strive to develop new skills and assimilate new information. Sometimes new divers appear oblivious to others around them and sometimes the environment around them too.
Step Two – Task Orientated
A diver’s awareness starts to become broader when starting the Adventures in Diving or a Specialty course, The diver is mastering the basics and is now prepared to interact with various environments, learn new skills and work with new dive equipment such as lights, cameras, DSMB’s etc, building on the basic foundations of diving.
Step Three – Other Person Orientated
At the Rescue Diver level, divers have gained confidence with their own skills, equipment and the environment. This allows them to focus now on helping others. It’s at this level that divers become aware of the subtle things that could lead to problems and can react to a problem. These divers are prepared to learn how to deal with diver emergencies once they occur.
Step Four – Self Actualisation
Divers who choose to obtain the highest non-leadership rating, Master Scuba Diver, challenge themselves to stand out as experienced divers with a solid background in various specialty diving areas. Divers achieving this level of diving expertise can be proud of their accomplishments.
Step Five – Leadership Orientated
It’s at this point that divers are ready to be role models and leaders. Divers who become PADI Divemasters (and above) broaden their focus to supervise divers and pass on their skills and knowledge to others. These divers generally have the experience and the knowledge to see an issue and stop it before it actually becomes a problem. Dive safe.
The educational business of diving
How do divers learn and in what are the stages of development?
The PADI Diver Educational System is based on the key principals of how people learn best, in small steps. Where do you currently fit? Where would you like to be? We can help you achieve your aspirations and goals.
Step One – Self Orientated
New divers are at the first level this will include PADI Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver divers. These divers concentrate on themselves as they strive to develop new skills and assimilate new information. Sometimes new divers appear oblivious to others around them and sometimes the environment around them too.
Step Two – Task Orientated
A diver’s awareness starts to become broader when starting the Adventures in Diving or a Specialty course, The diver is mastering the basics and is now prepared to interact with various environments, learn new skills and work with new dive equipment such as lights, cameras, DSMB’s etc, building on the basic foundations of diving.
Step Three – Other Person Orientated
At the Rescue Diver level, divers have gained confidence with their own skills, equipment and the environment. This allows them to focus now on helping others. It’s at this level that divers become aware of the subtle things that could lead to problems and can react to a problem. These divers are prepared to learn how to deal with diver emergencies once they occur.
Step Four – Self Actualisation
Divers who choose to obtain the highest non-leadership rating, Master Scuba Diver, challenge themselves to stand out as experienced divers with a solid background in various specialty diving areas. Divers achieving this level of diving expertise can be proud of their accomplishments.
Step Five – Leadership Orientated
It’s at this point that divers are ready to be role models and leaders. Divers who become PADI Divemasters (and above) broaden their focus to supervise divers and pass on their skills and knowledge to others. These divers generally have the experience and the knowledge to see an issue and stop it before it actually becomes a problem. Dive safe.