Underwater FAQ's
There is no minimum (except Scuba Diving which is min 16) or maximum age limit for holding any permit, including Leadership or Supervisory Activity permits. Provided the applicant can show competence in the discipline for which they need a permit and receive a recommendation from an approved assessor.
Yes all permits can be restricted to the type of equipment someone is competent to use or the environment they are familiar with operating in.
No, you need to have the type of permit for the activity being undertaken. If you have a scuba diving permit you will have some transferable skills to help towards your snorkelling permit but you would need to be assessed specifically for that permit (and vice versa).
When applying for a permit using the membership system you will be given options of assessors available to you.
There are digital tool guides to support volunteers in this process, they can be found here.
With the membership system, using the 'manage permit application' process, you can inform the individual District Lead Volunteer of your recommendation.
There are digital tool guides to support activity permit assessors in this process, they can be found here.
As a minimum you must be hold an adult membership role. We would recommend the role of a skills instructor. A helper cannot hold an activity permit. You can also hold a permit if you are under 18 and a full member.