This program is the first step of semi-closed rebreather instructor training, providing the skills and knowledge you need to organise and conduct the SCR Diver course.

Get certified to teach divers to conduct no-decompression dives up to a maximum depth of 30 metres using the Mares Horizon SCR.
Train rebreather divers and enjoy the best scuba job for technical instructors.

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This program certifies the candidate as an SCR Diving Instructor, provides the knowledge and experience required to independently teach and conduct dives to a maximum depth of 30 metres using the Horizon SCR unit, SSI training techniques and SCR skills.

Candidate Prerequisites: 

• 50 total SCR dives on the Mares Horizon 
• 30 SCR dives deeper than 25 metres 
• 50 hours of runtime on the Mares Horizon 

Have the following SSI certifications or an equivalent from a recognised training agency:
SCR Diver

Have the following active status SSI certifications or an equivalent from a recognized training agency: 

• Enriched Air Nitrox Instructor 
• Deep Diving Instructor  
• Diver Stress & Rescue Instructor

Duration 

Recommended hours for completion: 40.
The number of classes, hours and sessions per day are set by the Instructor Trainer

Requirements For Completion 

Option 1 

• Co-teach at least two (2) separate SCR Diving programs under the direct supervision of an active status Horizon SCR Instructor Trainer.

Option 2

• Attend a three-day seminar and successfully complete;
• A review of all SSI General Training Standards, and the standards related to the XR programs the candidate is earning a certification for. 
• A review of the program-specific student and instructor materials. 
• The applicable final exams with a passing score of at least 90%. 
• An academic presentation on a topic applicable to the program and training level. 
• A dive planning session for orientation to the SCR Dive Planning Sheets. 
• An equipment configuration session for the appropriate Total Diving System. 
• The XR Candidate Water Fitness Evaluation as outlined in the SSI Training Standards if it has been more than six months since the candidate has been evaluated. 
• A confined water session that includes the presentation and evaluation of all required program skills.
• All skills must be done with demonstration quality. 
• An in-water teaching presentation on a topic applicable to the program and training level. 
• While acting as an instructor, plan and conduct at least two full dives from the SCR Diving program.
• Demonstrate the ability to rescue an unconscious diver by bringing the diver to the surface from a depth between 5 and 10 metres.

Certification  

Active status SCR Diving Instructors may teach, supervise and issue certifications for the following program:
SCR Diving