Making Scuba-diving accesible for the disabled

Nitrox 36% 

The IAHD nitrox 36% training programme is an introduction programme towards the use of Enriched Air Nitrox with an oxygen percentage of 36%. It is highly recommended for disabled divers to use nitrox 36% during their open water dives. Due to the higher oxygen percentage the intake of nitrogen will be reduced. This will create an improved safety margin towards Decompression Sickness. There is no requirement to be a certified diver before using nitrox 36%

Experienced Diver

The IAHD Experienced diver is a follow-up course of the Advance Open Water Diver course and provides a novice diver with additional specialties. Some of the specialties are over-lapping with the Advanced Open Water Diver course and some are new courses, as they need previous Advanced Open Water Diver experience prior to take the Experience Diver course.

Specialties to choose: Navigation diver; Night diver; Boat diver; Dry suit diver; Wreck diver; Fish Identifier diver; Underwater photo diver; Underwater video diver; Buoyancy specialist; Deep diver; Enriched Air diver; DPV (underwater scooter) diver; Multi level diver; Search & Recovery diver; Oxygen provider; Equipment care & maintenance.

Advanced Open Water Diver

The IAHD Advanced Open Water diver provides a novice diver with a structured, well-supervised means of gaining additional diving experience. By participating in various tasks the novice divers gains a broader awareness of the underwater environment, thus improving the individual's diving capabilities. To become certified as an IAHD Advanced Open Water Diver, the individual must complete a minimum of five elective dives. Based upon the individuals ability to complete the exercises required for each of the dives will determine the added safety measures that will be stated on his or her certification card.

Specialties to choose: Wreck Dive; Night Dive; Drift Dive; DPV (underwater scooter) Dive; Underwater Video Dive; Navigation Dive; Deep Dive; Boat Dive;  Search & Recovery Dive; Fish Identification Dive; Multi Level Dive; Underwater Photography Dive; Dry suit Dive.

Dive Partner

The IAHD Dive Partner course is designed to train certified divers in how to accompany disabled divers. It is recommended that trained Dive Partners who are friends, relatives, etc., follow the training course of the disabled individual, whom they later plan to dive with.