Referral documents are completed by the instructor for the student. This document assures other dive instructors that the student has completed the pool portion of the Learn to Dive program, includes information about the final examination and a copy of the student's medical history (and physician's release, if necessary). The instructor signs the material and turns it over to the student. The referral document is valid for 6 months.  

The student turns the referral document over to any certified instructor who will be completing the open water training dives. After the completion of each dive, the instructor should sign off on the appropriate log book page. At the completion of all of the training dives, the instructor should sign the appropriate referral documents and return them to the student.

Students completing referrals should not have to pay for additional certification cards. As long as the training dives are being completed in a timely fashion, no new test should be expected either. It is not unreasonable to expect a pool or confined water session prior to the first open water training dive. This affords you the opportunity to become used to the new instructor and vice versa.

Referral documents and log books should be returned to the staff of "The" Dive Shop in order to receive your permanent internationally recognized certification card.

The fee for referral documents is $20.00.

In the event that referral Open Water Training Dives cannot be completed, TDS can arrange to conduct your open water dives locally.