Why do dive supervisors have to have a separate card and pay a separate certification fee?
LERxcept in a the instances of Chamber Operator endorsements for Part 3 divers and for Nitrox, ADAS no longer inlcucdes endorsements on its licence cards. Endorsements have no legal affect and do not provide any evidence as to the competencies signified . After consultation with our international partners and consideration of the issues involved, ADAS policy was changed to require that ADAS certificates of competence have a stand-alone photo-identificaiton card that identifies them and specifies their level of supervisor etc qualification, competency and currency. Using a supervisor qualificaotn as an example, the reasons for that were as follows: The supervisor certification is not an endorsement; it is a qualification in its own right with its own industry-agreed set of competencies and requirements. Acceptance of the role as a dive supervisor imposes on the recipient substantial legal duties and obligations and responsibilities. Because of the very diverse nature of the diving indus
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