An individual that does not hold a dive professional rating but is qualified to teach a non-diving program.
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The SDI Non-Diving Specialty Instructor course is designed to teach members of the scuba diving industry such as: store owners, service technicians, etc the knowledge to safely function as an independent instructor of the non-diving specialties listed below:
Visual Inspection Procedures
CPROX
CPR1st
CPROX1stAED
Other non-diving specialties, i.e. unique specialties, offered by SDI (subject to headquarters’ approval)
SDI Snorkeling
In order to become an instructor for one of the above courses; a candidate must be certified by a qualified instructor trainer or IT staff instructor; experience based upgrades are not available. Instructors who hold equivalent certifications with a recognized agency and wish to cross over as a non-diving specialty instructor may do so by applying via current instructor crossover procedures.
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