An experienced Instructor who is qualified to teach and examine all grades of snorkellers.

PREREQUISITES

1. Must hold the Snorkel Instructor Certificate for a minimum of one year.

2. Must have worked regularly within the club since becoming a Snorkel Instructor and must produce

a letter from the club D.O./S.O. stating that he/she has been active within the club or C.F.T.

3. Must have assisted in organising at least 2 snorkel courses to the satisfaction of the N.S.O.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Must have attended and attained a pass in the Juror Training Course.

3. Must, on completion of the Juror Training Course, be assessed as a Trainee Examiner on two

Snorkel Instructor Juries as well as having examined Junior Snorkeller, Senior Snorkeller, Snorkel

Rescuer and Snorkel Dive Leader (or an acceptable combination) to the satisfaction of an Examiner.

SNORKEL EXAMINER - JUROR TRAINING COURSE

INTRODUCTION

Aims and Principles

The aim of this course is to assess the ability of the candidates under four headings:

(a) Suitability as an examiner.

(b) The ability to organise a test.

(c) The ability to fairly assess a candidate?s performance.

(d) Co-operation with other instructors as a member of a jury.

This course is a compulsory course for Snorkel Instructors wishing to proceed to the level of Snorkel

Examiner. It may be taken any time after the Snorkel Instructor certificate has been awarded, but must

be satisfactorily completed before a newly qualified instructor is allowed to act as a trainee juror.

The basic principle underlying this course is that each participant should rehearse and develop the skills

required to prepare candidates for C.F.T. examinations.

ASSESSMENT

The N.S.O. will oversee this course. A Jury President will be nominated by the N.S.O. The jurors will

assess the performance of each candidate and contribute to all briefing and debriefing sessions. Each

candidate will receive a full assessment of their performance at an individual debrief at the end of the

course. Candidates who do not perform adequately under the four categories listed above will be

asked to repeat the course. It is intended that self-assessment by the candidates will also play an

important role.

CONTENT

It will consist of a candidate?s individual assessment of

1. Wetwork

2. Lecture

3. Written work

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1. Wetwork

The candidate will assess another Snorkel Diver carrying out an exercise from the current Snorkel

Module. The candidates will discuss the exercise and allocate a mark. The mark should agree, within

reason, with the experienced juror?s assessment if the candidate is to pass.

2. Lecture

The candidate will assess a lecture, of 15 minutes duration, using the marking sheet from the Instructors

Handbook. The candidate will take part in a discussion of the lecture and allocate a mark for same. Again,

this mark must coincide with the experienced juror?s assessment, if the candidate is to pass.

3. Written work

The candidate will assess the written answers from a Snorkel Instructors paper, in other words

?correct a paper?. A full discussion will take place and a mark will be allocated to the paper. Again, this

mark must coincide with the Jurors? assessment, if the candidate is to pass.

ORGANISATION

The course will run for a full day and proper safety procedures will be observed throughout the

course.

JUROR TRAINING COURSE

Suggested Agenda

9:00 Registration.

9:15 Introduction: - C.F.T. Examination.

Jury Scheme.

Assessment Techniques.

10:00 Exercise Assessment.

12:00 Discussion and Debrief.

1:00 Lunch.

2:15 Jury Role-Playing Discussion.

3:15 Lecture Assessment.

4:00 Written Work Assessment.

5:00 Debrief and Discussion.

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