How to perform a PADI Skill Circuit

All 24 PADI IDC Diving Skills Demonstrations – revised!

Lo Skill Circuit PADI è uno degli strumenti fondamentali di sviluppo offerti da PADI per migliorare le tue capacità dimostrative come Divemaster PADI and Istruttore PADI Open Water Scuba.
Questo video ti mostra tutte le 24 abilità in ordine, con una breve descrizione riassuntiva alla fine di ciascuna dimostrazione.

🎥 Enjoy our video and start improving your scuba diving skills! Guarda il nostro video e inizia a perfezionare le tue abilità subacquee!

PADI IDC – with PADI Platinum Course Director Carmelo Sgroi

What is the PADI Skill Circuit?

In both the Divemaster Course and the Instructor Development Course, the candidate has to do a skill circuit with 24 skills. All PADI professionals should be able to demonstrate these skills (slowly). During your IDC you will build further on the training and knowlegde from the Divemaster Course.

The skill circuit contains 24 skills, which has to be done during the Divemaster course and during the IDC.

As you can also see in the video, the 24 skills are the following:

• Equipment assembly, adjustment, preparation, donning and disassembly.
• Predive safety check (BWRAF)
• Deep water entry
• Buoyancy check at the surface
• Snorkel to regulater exchange & regulator to snorkel exchange
• Five point descent (SORTED)
• Regulator recovery and clearing
• Mask removal, replacement and clearing
• Air depletion exercise and alternate air source use (stationary)
• Alternate air source ascent
• Free flowing regulator breathing
• Neutral buoyancy, using both methods oral & low pressure inflation
• Five point ascent
• Controlled emergency swimming ascent (CESA)
• Hover motionless for 30 seconds
• Underwater swim without mask
• Remove & replace weight system underwater
• Remove & replace scuba unit underwater
• Remove & replace scuba unit on the surface
• Remove & replace weight system on the surface
• Head-first surface dive, snorkel out of mouth
• Disconnect low-pressure inflator
• Re-secure a loose cylinder band
• Perform an emergency weight drop