Requirements:

• minimum age 18 years
• proof of training for the I.A.C Basic Instructor or comparable valid diving certificate
• proof of at least 150 logged dives
• proof of accompaniment / support of initial training in the CMAS or R.S.T.C. system
• proof of diving instructor liability insurance
• It is recommended to attend at least two of the following three seminars (which can also be made compact in the modular seminar)
  • medicine
  • rhetoric and communication
  • technology
  • alternatively, proof of sufficient knowledge and skills in the respective disciplines is sufficient

Comparable trainings of other organizations with proof of the teaching contents can be recognized.
Technology courses of companies for piston controlled or diaphragm-controlled regulators as well as a compressor workshop can be recognized when the course contents are comparable to the I.A.C.
In the technology courses of companies has to be talked about the piston controlled and diaphragm-controlled regulators and a compressor workshop must be proved.

The participation in a preparation and qualification week is advisable.