Associated Underwater Scuba Instructors |
in February 2015, AUSI as released a new plastic certification card for Instructors with the text "AUSI Professional" above, and the year in front of the Certification Number. From March 31st 2015 ALL Instructors must have one of the new annual Instructors cards. If you are doing an AUSI Course after 1st April 2015, please check your instructor's card for currency. The Expiry date must be shown on the card. Further, any current AUSI card must have an AUSI Watermark clearly visible in a repeated pattern across the card. AUSI cards may ONLY be purchased direct from AUSI. BEWARE of cards issued other than by AUSI - this may represent a non valid instructor certification.
Please use this address for all forms and correspondence:
Snail Mail and by appointment at:
73 Silverdale Road
Eaglemont,
Victoria 3084
Preferred method of contact
AUSI Course Notes:
AUSI stands for Associated Underwater Scuba Instructors, our internationals trading name. In Australia, our registered company name is Australian Underwater Scuba Instructors Proprietary Limited. ABN: 19 062 887 969
AUSI is recognised by all the leading Scuba Dive training organisations. AUSI was formally recognised under the National Scuba Qualification Commission in the early 1990’s. Further, AUSI is represented on the Standards Australia Recreational Scuba Committee.
In Australia, Col McKenzie (then of SSI) wrote 22 November 1994: "SSI members will accept all AUSI certification levels and cards." and 27 April 1995 "SSI Australia has always accepted AUSI certification cards at all levels."
AUSI is one of only six Accredited Training Agencies officially recognised by the Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Govenment) to define the standardsand procedures for training in Snorkel or Scuba (Refer SROSNK001A for snorkelling. Refer SROSCB001A for Scuba).
In the past AUSI had a policy of annual renewal for newly certified divers. This policy was changed in 2005 and AUSI now issues open dated certification cards however, AUSI strongly suggests that certified divers undergo a refresher course if they have not dived in the past six months or if they have lost confidence.
Current refers to diving medicals, first aid certificates, CPR certificates and oxygen provider certificates, where current means that these certificates are valid for five years or as required by local authorities. AUSI strongly recommends that scuba divers should seek a medical opinion from a doctor trained in diving medicine before resuming scuba diving if they have suffered a serious illness, serious injury or suffered Decompression Illness.
The AUSI system is intended to be open license, but that means that you have to agree to the license before viewing files. Publicly available files, such as course notes, merely require registration - after which you will receive a user name and password.
Access to professional or instructor level files, such as instructor training, course procedures, examination systems, etc. requires access at higher levels of security. This is provided by registration as a visiting professional, or by becoming an AUSI Instructor
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