1. Divemaster Roles and Responsibilities

2. Objectives Identify and discuss the roles of the NAUI divemaster.
List and describe the duties of the NAUI Divemaster.
Distinguish between the roles and duties of the NAUI divemaster.

3. Definitions Role Duty A function or office assumed by someone
Conduct based on moral or legal obligation.
Any action, task, etc. Required by or relating to one’s occupation or position.
(Taken from Webster’s New World Dictionary)

4. Divemaster Roles NAUI leader role model All Assistant Instructor Roles
Promote NAUI = promote yourself
All Assistant Instructor Roles
When acting as an AI
See later slides
Emergency management leader
As long as you are the most qualified
Dive activity Organizer and coordinator
Certified divers only

5. Divemaster Roles Dive trip Organizer and leader Diving Advisor
Certified divers only
Diving Advisor
Private/recreational
Professional
Transfer Responsibility
Underwater guide
Arranged in advance
Business contract

6. Divemaster Duties All AI duties and responsibilities
When assisting
Planning, organizing, promoting and coordinating diving activities for certified divers.
Conducting pre-dive equipment inspections
Transfer responsibility
Announce everyone is responsible for his/her own equipment
You are all certified divers
Perform inspections
For everyone or no one
Only by request
Not at all

7. Divemaster Duties Helping divers estimate weighting requirements
Transfer responsibility
Provide estimates
For everyone
For no one
Only by request
Not at all

8. Divemaster Duties Helping divers prevent or resolve problems
When is the best time to do this
Suggested techniques
Get to know your divers
Listen
Ask open ended questions
Be approachable not judgemental
Anticipation/Advanced visualization
No undue pressure

9. Divemaster Duties Guiding certified divers underwater
When pre-arranged
Managing emergency situations
Until instructor or more qualified individual takes over

10. Acting as an Assistant Instructor
Objectives
Describe the relationship between the divemaster and the instructor.
Describe the relationship between the divemaster and the students.
Describe who other than instructors, may escort entry level students, when they may do so, and the maximum allowable ratio.

11. Divemaster/Instructor Relationship
Instructor is in charge
Teaching/supervision Style vs Technique
What if the instructor is unsafe?
Standards
Burnout
Job description
What does the instructor expect of you?
Challenging students
Compatible styles and personalities

12. Divemaster/Instructor Relationship
Divemaster/Student relationship
Responsible for teaching
Skills demo must be teaching quality
Knowledge of scuba theory
Equipment knowledge and comfort
Responsible for student safety
Role model as a diver

13. Instructor / Student Ratios
Maximum ratios apply to ideal conditions!
Entry Level
Instructor alone
8 students
Instructor with 1 active-status assistant
10 students
Instructor with 2 or more active status assistants 12

14. Instructor / Student Ratios
Courses beyond entry level
Instructor alone
10 students
Instructor + 1 Active status assistant
16 students
Instructor + 2 active status assistants
20 students
Instructor + 3 active status assistants
22 students

15. Active Status Assistants
NAUI Instructor
Active status
Sustaining with insurance
NAUI DMs active status
NAUI AI active status
NAUI Skin Diving Instructor
Scuba certified
Rescue certified
Other agency members with corresponding ratings

16. Escorting Students Certified assistants may escort students during
Surface excursions and exits
Ascents and exits
Temporarily attend to students while the instructor conducts a skill with other students.

17. Touring
During the second or subsequent open water dives, pairs of students may be escorted on tours
The instructor must evaluate the following skills for each student before that student is allowed to tour with a certified assistant:

18. Touring Student skills to be evaluated:
Regain, replace and clear a regulator
Regain primary regulator from behind the shoulder
Mask clearing including removal and replacement
Hover without support or significant movement
Give, recognize and respond appropriately to common underwater communications

19. Touring Share air with another diver as both donor and recipient
Monitor air supply and, upon request, communicate amount remaining

20. Training Assistant
Does not count toward ratios but may escort 2 students on underwater tours
Requirements
NAUI Advanced or Equivalent
NAUI Scuba Rescue or Equivalent
CPR and FirstAid
Navigation
Reciprocal course within 10 feet
Square pattern within 10 feet

21. Training Assistant Assist divers simulating
Muscle cramp
Anxiety
Breathing difficulty
Signs of pre-panic
Assist/escort a tired and an incapacitated diver to safety
Be in charge of and satisfactorily act as an escort during an open water dive for 2 other divers
Demonstrate a satisfactory scuba diver rescue