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Expires: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 06:00:00 GMT
Keywords: NAUI instructor cross-over crossover

NAUI Instructor Cross-over Course (ICC)

* University of California, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA

* Thursday afternoon, August 27, through Sunday evening, August 30 

* Jim Herrmann, ICC Course Director
  2575 Gary Drive, Soquel, CA 95043
  (408) 479-0851 

The NAUI Instructor Cross-over Course is designed to train and qualify 
instructors affliated with other certifying agencies to train divers and to 
issue NAUI certifications for skin and SCUBA diving.

The ICC will be held concurrently with a NAUI Instructor Training Course (ITC)
being held at the same site.  The ITC will be held Friday afternoon, August 21,
through Sunday evening, August 30.  ICC candidates are strongly encouraged to
observe as much of the ITC as possible.

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Prerequisites:

  * currently certified, teaching-status insturctor in good standing with a
    certifying agency recognized by NAUI (PADI, YMCA, SSI, etc.)

  * 80 or more hours of underwater-instructor-level training as a candidate or
    staff

  * one or more years' diving experience with more than 50 logged SCUBA dives

  * have taught or assisted in teaching two or more SCUBA diving courses

  * have attended one or more diving-related activities per year since 
    certification as an underwater instructor (a signed, written description
    of such activities is required)
  
  * current certification in First Aid, CPR (BLS course C, or equivalent) 

  * physician's unconditional approval for diving, obtained within the last 
    12 months

  * be 18 years or older

  * review the NAUI "Blue Book" [see note below] for a comprehensive list
    of all requirements

Location

  The course will be held at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of 
  California, Bodega Bay.  The Marine Laboratory is located 3 miles west of 
  Highway 1, approximately 65 miles north of San Francisco.  A map will be
  furnished upon receipt of a completed application.

Room & Board

  Room and board will be provided for all candidates on campus.  The cost of
  room and board is included in the course fees.  All candidates are expected
  to live on campus during the course; exceptions will be made only for salient
  and compelling reasons.

Costs

  * Total cost for the course is US$800, which includes tuition, room & board,
    the graduation banquet, and 1992 NAUI registration dues.

  * Instructor manuals and materials are required for the course and are
    available from the Course Director for US$150.

  * Guests may attend the graduation banquet at a cost of approximately $25 
    each.

Materials & Equipment

  * Candidates must supply all their own academic materials, such as text books,
    training aids, and manuals.

  * Candidates must supply all of their own diving equipment as listed in the
    NAUI "Blue Book" (brief introduction to the requirements of NAUI leader-
    ship classes), including full, open-water equipment suitable for 55o F
    water.

Registration

  * Pre-register by mailing a completed application, copies of the required
    certifications and log book entries, plus a deposit of US$250 in a money
    order or cashier's check payable to NAUI (personal checks will not be 
    accepted).  
    
  * The deposit is not refundable, unless the application is denied.  If an 
    application is denied, the deposit will be refunded in full.
    
  * Any balance remaining is due on or before final registration, Thursday
    afternoon, 4:00 pm, August 27, at the course site.

Contact the Course Director immediately if you need a NAUI "Blue Book" or an
ITC application.

For further information, contact either the ICC Course Director or the ITC
Course Director.

Jim Hermann, ICC Course Director	Martyn Perry, ITC Cource Director
2576 Gary Drive				479 Waverley Street
Soquel, CA 95043			Menlo Park, CA 94025-3717
(408) 479-0851				(415) 322-387
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Chris Peterson                                     Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
                                                    Research Computing Services
                                                              Palo Alto, CA USA 
                                                   peterson@peterson.hpl.hp.com
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