If you wish to make a living supervising divers or training others to become divers, ACUC offers you the perfect training and opportunity to become an excellent professional, as a Divemaster or an Instructor.
To start, you must already be at least certified as a Rescue Diver. The next step is to take an ACUC Divemaster course.
You must be already certified, or be certified during the Divemaster course, as a First Aid Provider and Emergency Oxygen Provider.
The main characteristics of this course is that the students that successfully completes the course, will be able to:
Minimum age is 18 years old
You can see the ACUC standards, course contents and requirements for this course in this PDF document
For a list of where you can take an ACUC course please check our “Diving Schools and Centres” section or contact ACUC info@acucinternational.com.
Once you become a Divemaster, you can go for your Instructor rating. Please note that the following courses will NOT teach you about diving. As an ACUC Divemaster you must already have all the needed knowledge. These courses will teach you how to teach others about diving.
You have 2 choices:
You can do the corresponding courses to become either one of the following:
This is an optional certification.
You will be able to do what the Divemaster does and you will be able to also:
It is a course recommended for those that wish a slower progression to the level of Open Water Instructor
Minimum age is 19 years old. You can see the ACUC standards, course contents and requirements for this course in this PDF document
As a Divemaster you can go directly for your Open Water Instructor rating.
You will be able to do what the Entry Level Instructor does (see above), and you will be able to also:
Please note that this is not a course that will teach you about diving. As an ACUC Divemaster you must already have all the needed knowledge. This course will teach youhow to teach others about diving. Minimum age is 19 years old.
You can see the ACUC standards, course contents and requirements for this course in this PDF document
Besides all these Instructor certifications, ACUC offers you the possibility of obtaining numerous Specialty Instructor ratings. For more information, please contact ACUC at info@acucinternational.com
If you wish to go even further with ACUC, please check Leadership Levels section.
For a list of where you can take the ACUC Assistant Instructor or higher level course, please check our “Diving Schools and Centres” section and look for the Centres, Clubs, Schools or Shop which display the sign shown at the left, or contact ACUC info@acucinternational.com.
Also, please check our pre-scheduled ACUC Instructor courses worldwide.
If you are already a professional with another organization and you wish to crossover to ACUC, please see also the ACUC Crossover information.