Should Instructors be certified Rescue

[thalassamania]

Policies Applying to All Leadership & Instructor Courses

• Prerequisites and Requirements:
  • Rescue Certification - At a minimum, Scuba Rescue Diver certification is required except for Skin Diving Instructor, for which a lifeguarding certification is adequate.
  • CPR & First Aid Certification - Current certification or verified competency in CPR and First Aid is required for registration. Certification training shall include one person adult CPR, infant/child CPR, two person CPR and the use of rescue breathing barrier devices, e.g. pocket mask®, face shield.

[Alex777]

Really, I think anyone who puts himself forward as a potential leader of dives, DM / Instructor or not, should have a Rescue Cert. And reviewing the course from time to time is not a bad idea either.

[Diverdaniel]

at the dive shop i worked for there was a diveleder rescue review every 2 months.
here, at he insttute that i work in we have bi-anual rescue reviews for the scientific divers.

[Papa Bear]

Good police, always should be a requirement!