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Dive Center Documentation Instructions: To qualify for SDI/TDI or ERDI Dive Center status, your business or organization must meet the requirements outlined in the appropriate SDI, TDI or ERDI Standards and Procedures Manual. The chart below summarizes these requirements. Some of these you will only be able to meet after International Training approves your application and supplies your dive center with the necessary recognition materials and/or credentials. Others require that you submit documentation along with your Dive

Center Application. See the reverse side for descriptions of the type of documentation you should include, depending on the type of Dive Center designation you are seeking. Note: If you are upgrading to a higher Dive Center designation, you need only document those requirements which are over and above the requirements for the Dive Center designation for which your business or organization has already qualified.

■ Indicates requirements you can and must meet after your application is approved and we supply you with the necessary recognition materials and/or credentials.

Display SDI Logo on Store Front or Sign Display TDI Logo on Store Front or Sign Display SDI or TDI Logo on Store Front or Sign Display SDI Logo on Website, with Reciprocal Link Display TDI Logo on Website, with Reciprocal Link Display SDI or TDI Logo on Website, with Reciprocal Link Accept SDI Global Referral Active SDI Instructor on Staff Active TDI Instructor on Staff Active SDI or TDI Instructor on Staff At Least One Active SDI Instructor Trainer on Staff At Least Two Active SDI, TDI or ERDI Instructor Trainers on Staff Offer SDI as Primary Recreational Diver Certification Offer TDI as Primary Technical Diver Certification Conduct at Least One SDI Instructor Development Course Each Year Conduct at Least Two SDI IDCs and IECs Each Year Offer TDI Courses Required by Standards for PDCs Purchase SDI Materials Purchase TDI Materials Access to Classroom for Training Access to Confined Water for Training Business License/Permits as Required by Law Store Front/Retail Display Area with Established Hours Authorized Dealer for at Least Four Product Lines Offer Factory Authorized Service for Major Lines Sold Offer Rental Equipment Including Dive Computers Breathing Air Compressor/Filtration System Licensed/Inspected Dive Charter Vessel

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Indicates requirements you must meet prior to submitting your application and for which you must include documentation (see reverse side for acceptable means of documenting each requirement).

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SDI, TDI or ERDI Dive Center Documentation Procedures Instructions: Some or all of the following standards may apply to the Dive Center designation for which your business/organization would like to qualify (consult the check list on the reverse side or the appropriate SDI, TDI or ERDI Standards and Procedures Manual to see which specific standards apply). As part of the application process, you will need to document the fact you qualify in the appropriate areas. The information appearing here explains what type of documentation to include with your application to establish that you meet the applicable standard. If you have any questions, feel free to contact International Training (SDI, TDI and ERDI) for clarification.

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To qualify for a particular SDI/TDI Dive Center designation, your business or organization may need to: • Display the [SDI/TDI] logo prominently on its store front or store sign. • Display the [SDI/TDI] logo prominently on its website and provide a reciprocal link to the [SDI/TDI] website. Documentation Procedure: If yours is not yet a SDI or TDI Dive Center, no specific documentation is required when applying for SDI/TDI Dive Center Status. Upon acceptance of the application, the Dive Center will receive recognition materials for the store front/store sign and website, and is expected to display them in accordance with standards. Compliance with this standard is subject to periodic checking by International Training. • Accept students for open-water training from SDI Dive Centers, using SDI’s Global Referral. Referral students are to be taught in accordance with SDI standards — including the use of dive computers — and are not to be issued another agency’s certification in lieu of SDI. Documentation Procedure: Provide copies of the Dive Center’s price list(s) and/or promotional material(s) which indicate that the business or organization supports the SDI Global Referral program. Print-outs of pages from the Dive Center’s website are acceptable. Compliance with this standard is subject to periodic checking by International Training. • At least 50 percent of the instructors teaching through the Dive Center are to be in active or sustaining status with SDI, TDI and/or ERDI. • Have an active Teaching status [SDI/TDI] Instructor Trainer on staff, who is capable of conducting [SDI/TDI] Instructor-level courses. Documentation Procedure: Applicants are to list the names and Instructor numbers of the Teaching status [SDI/TDI] Instructors/Instructor Trainers and other SDI/TDI leadership personnel employed by the dive center on their application forms. This information will be verified by International Training. (Note: New SDI Dive Centers should list the names of the otheragency instructors/dive leaders who will be crossing over to SDI as part of the New Dive Center Orientation program or obtaining SDI/TDI certification through other means.) • Offer [SDI/TDI] as the Dive Center’s primary [recreational/technical] diver certification. Documentation Procedure: Provide copies of the Dive Center’s price list(s) and/or promotional material(s) which indicate that the business or organization promotes [SDI/TDI] over and above all other training agencies. Printouts of pages from the organization’s website are acceptable. Compliance with this standard is subject to periodic checking by International Training. • Conduct at least one SDI Instructor Training Course every year. • Conduct at least two SDI Instructor Development/Instructor Evaluation Courses every year.

• Offer the TDI diver- and instructor-level courses required by standards (Nitrox Diver and Instructor, Deco Procedures Diver and Instructor, Entry-Level Trimix Diver, Advanced Gas Blender, Oxygen Service Technician, Visual Inspection Procedures, CPR/OX, CPR1st). Documentation Procedure: No specific documentation is required when applying for Dive Center Status. Compliance with this standard is subject to verification and periodic checking by International Training. • Purchase [SDI/TDI] materials. Documentation Procedure: No specific documentation is required when applying for Dive Center Status. Compliance with this standard is subject to verification and periodic checking by International Training. • Have access to [classroom/confined water/swimming pool] for training. Documentation Procedure: Include photos and a written description of the classroom(s) with application. Be sure to include the location and hours of access if the classroom is not part of the Dive Center. Also include photos of all safety equipment (oxygen, first-aid kit, etc.). • Possess the necessary licenses and/or permits for conducting business if required by local laws. Documentation Procedure: Include photocopies of the applicable licenses/permits with application. • Maintain a professional-looking store front/retail display area with posted business hours that are convenient to customers. The business must comply with all applicable local zoning ordinances, as well as labor, tax and other laws. Documentation Procedure: Include photographic documentation with application. Be sure to include photos of: ◆ Store front. ◆ Sales counter. ◆ Business hours sign. ◆ Display area. • Located in an area zoned for commerical business. • Be an authorized dealer for at least four diving equipment manufacturers. Documentation Procedure: Include photocopies of invoices from at least four qualifying manufacturers with application. • Offer factory authorized service for all major lines sold. Documentation Procedure: Include photos of service department and tools with application. • Offer rental equipment, including dive computers. Documentation Procedure: Include photos of rental department and rental equipment with application, along with copies of rental equipment price sheet and/or rental form. The photos must show that the equipment used to conduct diver training meets all applicable local laws, as well as all applicable RSTC, ANSI and SDI/TDI standards. • Own and operate a breathing air compressor and filtration system which complies with all local laws and dive-industry standards of practice. Documentation Procedure: Include photos of compressor and fill station with application, along with photocopies of maintenance log and/or recent air purity test results. • Operate a licensed and/or inspected dive charter vessel, in accordance with local law. Documentation Procedure: Include photocopies of the vessel’s licensing/inspection credentials, along with photos of the: ◆ Exterior. ◆ Required safety equipment. ◆ Dive deck. ◆ Vessel’s loading area..

© International Training 2005 v8.05.05

International Training, 18 Elm Street , Topsham ME 04086 USA · Toll Free 888-778-9073 (207) 729-4453 Fax · www.tdisdi.com