Module 03
ISO management
The standards register. Every course, every skill, every certification traces back to a performance objective and a published version.
10
Standards in register
12
Performance objectives (ISO 24801-2)
10
Active
9
Insurer-recognised
Standards register
| Standard | Version | Title | Objectives | Courses | In force from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN 14467 | 2003 | Recreational diving services — Service requirements | 0 | 0 | 01/01/2003 |
| ISO 11107 | 2009 | Recreational diving services — Requirements for the training of recreational enriched air nitrox divers | 0 | 1 | 01/01/2009 |
| ISO 11121 | 2017 | Recreational diving services — Requirements for introductory programmes to scuba diving | 0 | 1 | 01/01/2017 |
| ISO 13970 | 2011 | Recreational diving services — Requirements for the training of recreational dive guides | 0 | 0 | 01/01/2011 |
| ISO 24801-1 | 2014 | Recreational diving services — Training of recreational scuba divers, Level 1: Supervised diver | 0 | 1 | 01/01/2014 |
| ISO 24801-2 | 2014 | Recreational diving services — Training of recreational scuba divers, Level 2: Autonomous diver | 12 | 5 | 01/01/2014 |
| ISO 24801-3 | 2014 | Recreational diving services — Training of recreational scuba divers, Level 3: Dive leader | 0 | 1 | 01/01/2014 |
| ISO 24802-1 | 2014 | Recreational diving services — Safety related minimum requirements for the training of scuba instructors, Level 1 | 0 | 0 | 01/01/2014 |
| ISO 24802-2 | 2014 | Recreational diving services — Safety related minimum requirements for the training of scuba instructors, Level 2 | 0 | 1 | 01/01/2014 |
| ISO 9001 | 2015 | Quality management systems — Requirements | 0 | 0 | 01/01/2015 |
Performance objectives — ISO 24801-2 (Autonomous diver)
The atomic units. Every Open Water Diver sign-off references one of these.
| Code | Title | Area | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
PO-OW-01 | Pre-dive safety check (BWRAF) | knowledge | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-02 | Equipment assembly and disassembly | confined-water | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-03 | Buoyancy control — neutral hover | confined-water | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-04 | Mask flooding, clearing and removal/replacement | confined-water | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-05 | Regulator recovery — sweep and reach methods | confined-water | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-06 | Regulator clearing — exhalation and purge | confined-water | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-07 | Alternate air source ascent | confined-water | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-08 | Controlled emergency swimming ascent (CESA) | open-water | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-09 | Free descent (no-line) | open-water | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-10 | Compass navigation — reciprocal heading | open-water | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-11 | Decompression theory and dive tables | knowledge | ISO 24801-2 |
PO-OW-12 | Surface interval and repetitive dives | knowledge | ISO 24801-2 |
Performance, not attendance. ISO 24801 is explicit: a diver is certified because they demonstrated each performance objective, not because they sat through the lecture. The platform refuses to issue a certification until every objective has a signed sign-off from an authorised instructor.