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When sport
diving first
became popular
in Southern
California, the
County of Los
Angeles
Department of
Parks and
Recreation
recognized the
need for
qualified
underwater
instructors.
This need
was determined
by lifesaving
professionals
whose foresight
initiated the
concept of
training
instructors to
competently
teach proper and
safe practices
in SCUBA diving.
The instructor
training course
was created and
implemented to
promote safe and
qualified
instruction
which would
provide a
standard for the
entire diving
industry. Thus,
in 1954 the
first
Underwater
Instructors
Certification
Course
(UICC) began.
Since 1954 there
has been
practically one
Underwater
Instructors
Certification
Courses offered
each year with
few exceptions and the
graduates’
number in the
thousands.
Los Angeles
County
Instructors have
established an
outstanding
record of
competency and
stand as a
symbol of
excellence in
the diving
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The
Underwater
Instructors
Certification
Course
keeps in stride
with all the
rapidly changing
aspects of sport
diving. In
the early years,
the course
consisted on
just a few days
of training.
Today, the
prerequisites
have changed,
and the course
spans a three
month period of
extensive
training.
During the
course,
candidates will
be given the
opportunity to
review and
evaluate some of
the most current
diving
equipment, and
"diving" systems
on the market
today. No
specific brand
of equipment,
however, will be
promoted for use
or sale.
Candidates will
not be required
to teach in any
particular style
or manner, but
they will learn
how to
effectively and
safely teach
diving.
Los
Angeles County
Underwater
Instructors
are
sought by Dive
Shops, YMCA's,
High Schools,
Colleges, and
other locations
where Sport
Diving
instruction is
needed.
Successful
graduates
receive the
coveted Los
Angeles County
Instructor and
NAUI Instructor
Certifications.
The concern of
this course is
not where, but
how well trained
and how
effectively you
teach.
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Graduates of the
Los
Angeles County
Underwater
Instructors
Certification
Course
have an
immediate
opportunity to
become
associated with
other County
conducted diving
programs.
The Advanced
Diver Program
(ADP) is a
renowned program
in which the
diving community
is offered an
opportunity to
improve their
basic knowledge
and skills while
diving under
close
supervision
along the
Southern
California
coast.
Despite a demand
for Los Angeles
County trained
underwater
instructors, the
standard set for
UICC will not be
relaxed.
All potential
candidates must
meet the basic
eligibility
requirements
prior to being
accepted into
the course.
The County of
Los Angeles
Department of
Parks and
Recreation is
the leader in
developing and
providing
programs such as
the UICC.
The goal is to
insure that all
citizens of Los
Angeles County
and Southern
California will
be able to learn
safe diving from
the best trained
underwater
instructors in
the world. |
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