Become PADI Professional Snorkel Guide Certified
When you complete the PADI Snorkel guide course you can work as a snorkel guide on many boat operations.
Time Required: 2 days 7:30AM- approx 2:30pm
Cost: $699 private. $350 2 or more
Topic Course Standard
Minimum Age: 18
Prerequisite
- EFR Primary and Secondary Care course completion within 24 months
- Have medical clearance attesting to dive fitness signed by a physician within the previous 12 months, and have had no medical condition changes.
Ratio 8:1
Course Duration Course Duration Recommended: 2 days (approximately 14-16 hours)
Required Materials
Instructor: • PADI Snorkel Guide Course Instructor Guide • PADI Snorkel Guide Course Notes • Mask, snorkel, fns, snorkeling flotation and signaling device • Safety equipment
Student/ Candidate: • PADI Snorkel Guide Course Notes • Mask, snorkel, fins, snorkeling flotation and signaling device.
Itinerary
Before Class Date
Student will read PADI Snorkel Guide Course Notes and be ready to complete Knowledge Review
DAY 1 Class
Arrive at 6:30AM
Day One –
Morning – classroom Course Orientation
Roles and Responsibilities of a Snorkel Guide
Organizing a Snorkel Excursion
Site One – confined or open water Skills and Stamina 1 hour
- 15 minute tread/ oat and an 800 metre/ yard snorkel swim
Snorkeling/Skin Diving Skills -Snorkeling/skin diving skills include being able to surface dive, swim underwater, properly ascend and clear a snorkel
- Remove the snorkel, then dive vertically head first from the surface in water too deep to deep in which to stand.
- Swim at least 25 metres/80 feet horizontally under water on a single breath of air.
- Ascend properly by con rming the area above is clear and looking around while swimming up, holding one hand over the head for protection, resuming breathing at the surface, then replacing the snorkel.
- While floating face down in the water, clear a snorkel of water using the blast method and resume breathing without lifting the face from the water
- Demonstrate the correct procedures to release a simulated cramp for yourself
Site Two Rescue Skills*
Rescue Exercise 1 — Tired Snorkeler • Assist a tired (rational) responsive snorkeler at the surface
Rescue Exercise 2 — Panicked Snorkeler Rescue a panicked (irrational) snorkeler.
Rescue Exercise 3 — Response from shore, boat or dock. Assist a responsive snorkeler in distress
After boat
Review: Emergency Care and Safety Considerations*
Day 2 Class
Arrive at 6:30AM
Day Two –
morning – classroom Snorkeling Equipment
Care for the Environment 30 minutes
Complete and review Snorkel Guide Knowledge Review
Site One -
Exercise 6 — Surfacing the Unresponsive Snorkeler. Bring an unresponsive snorkeler to the surface from a depth of at least 5 metres/15 feet
Exercise 7 — Unresponsive Snorkeler at the Surface. Make contact with and check for breathing on an unresponsive snorkeler at the surface.
Exercise 8 — Exiting the Unresponsive Snorkeler. Remove a breathing, unresponsive snorkeler from the water, both with and without assistance.
Site two - open water Practical Workshop – Giving a Briefing
Performance Requirement • Conduct a dive briefing for a familiar dive site, covering points as listed on the Snorkel Brie ng Guidelines.
Practical Workshop – Conducting a Snorkel Excursion. Supervised guided snorkel excursion
Conduct a snorkel tour in open water dive while demonstrating control and supervision.
After Boat
Course Closing 30 minute