Specialty Programs

IANTD has an exciting range of programmes that add skills and ability to our core programmes in OC, CCR and Overhead categories. IANTD specialities range across the full spectrum of diving activities and topics.

As with all IANTD programmes, you can be assured of a high standard of professional instruction, with in depth knowledge and perceptive debriefs to assist your learning. Specialities offered by instructors and IT can be found on the find an instructor page.

IANTD Self-Sufficient Diver

The Self Sufficient diver programme is designed to boost in water confidence and promote good responses to testing circumstances such as buddy separation or gas failure management.

The programme focusses on gas supply, gear, skills, physical ability and mental preparation for better diving in teams, as an instructor, task based project diving or progression into technical diving.

The aim is to build solid platform with resilient skills, increasing the reassurance for divers and their buddies that problems will not escalate into dangerous circumstances. Self sufficient diver is an excellent intro to twinset diving for any diver from AOW upwards.

Course Details

Prerequisites:

• Must be a qualified as an Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Must be a minimum of 15 years of age with a parent or guardian authorisation, or a minimum of 18 years of age without guardian approval
• Must provide proof of a minimum of 20 logged dives

Equipment Requirements:

• IANTD Self-Sufficient Diver Student Kit
• Sidemount, Twinset or CCR

IANTD Human Factors in Diving

You don't need to go diving to improve your diving. Advances in the quality of gear and skills have thrown a spotlight on 'human error'.

Human Factors is the science of human perception, systems and learning, which underpins the safety systems we choose to use while diving. This online Human Factors micro course takes just three hours, but is packed with information and is designed by Gareth Lock, author of Under Pressure.

Human Factors cannot be recommended highly enough for Divemasters, Instructors and Instructor Trainers, but also applies to sport divers and team members at all levels.

Course Details

Prerequisites:

• None - open to all!

IANTD Skills for Photogrammetry

Photogrammetry is an exciting tool for divers to create 3D models from sequences of 2D photos. These models work for briefings, scientific investigation and archaeology.

The diving skills for photogrammetry course covers both photographic and processing aspects, plus the diving skills to achieve a solid platform to complete the photographic tasks.

In two days, the course aims to bring divers up to the level of creating simple single 'chunk' 3D models, using cameras ranging from go pro to professional level cameras.

Course Details

Prerequisites:

• Must be a qualified as an Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Must be a minimum of 15 years of age with a parent or guardian authorisation, or a minimum of 18 years of age without guardian approval
• Must provide proof of a minimum of 20 logged dives

Equipment Requirements:

• IANTD Skills for Photogrammetry Student Kit
• Your own full set of diving equipment - any recognised platform