ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
SEADOG, in compliance with ongoing quality assurance and strongly recommends that all training commences with SEADOG at Class IV level.
SEADOG reserves the right to assess candidates from other training facilities at fixed rates prior to allowing them to continue complete training.
All applicants will undergo CTA - Continuation Training Assessment
You are required to achieve the following, as a minimum, prior to commencement of diver training. Failure to meet any of the above-mentioned criteria may result in a student not being permitted to commence training.
i. Be at least 18 years of age.
ii. A valid, in-date commercial diving medical certificate performed by a diving doctor. Your recreational medical certificate is not acceptable. SEADOG will book medicals for foreign students on their arrival in South Africa.
iii. Be a competent swimmer - Note: competence will be demonstrated by completing 300 meter freestyle swim and breath hold for a minimum of 20 seconds, swim 25m underwater, recover and object from 5m underwater and tread water for 1 minute.
iv. Be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, decimals and fractions, calculate percentages, and solve simple formulas, i.e. gas laws.
v. Must be competent in the English Language - understand written and verbal communications in English and be able to communicate with other people.