DIVING GLOSSARY · Learning
Instructor
A person qualified and authorised within a training system to teach specified programmes.
Explore the idea in context
Definitions are a starting point. These lessons connect the word to examples, illustrations and further reading.
Getting started
An experience or a certification?
Explain why an introductory experience and a qualification are different.
Read lesson →Getting started
Choosing an instructor
Prepare useful questions about teaching and support.
Read lesson →Getting started
Readiness and medical questions
Understand where personal fitness-to-dive questions belong.
Read lesson →Getting started
Learning when you feel nervous
Prepare a way to discuss confidence and support.
Read lesson →Diving with a buddy
What a buddy partnership means
Understand shared participation without assuming identical skills.
Read lesson →Diving with a buddy
Speaking up about comfort
Practise clear language for a concern before a dive.
Read lesson →Ocean care and next steps
Continuing practice and refreshers
Plan a next learning step around your actual experience.
Read lesson →Introductory definition · Instructor review pending.