Brownie’s Third Lung, the world leader in recreational surface supplied diving systems, has partnered with Scuba-Training.net to develop and deploy an online diver-training course for our world-class surface supplied diving systems.

Brownie’s will include the academic portion of hookah training with the purchase of each surface supplied diving system and select accessories at no additional cost. A non-certified consumer will now be able to purchase a hookah system and proceed through the academic training online, at his/her own pace. By removing three of the most common barriers to new divers (cost, convenience and time) Brownie’s estimates this new program could result in an inrush of new divers.

FIRST:
Have your certified dive instructors/store managers download affiliate application form. Fax the completed application, along with proof of certification and current insurance to 954-462-6115. Upon verification, they will be issued a free “Sign-Up Code” for access to the affiliate area of the scuba-training.net website. The quizzes and exams are given online, so they can complete the course at their own pace.

SECOND:
Upon successful completion of the online instructor’s course, Brownie’s will be notified of your qualification as an active status Surface Supplied Instructor / facility. You will be included in the list of training facilities in your region offering Hookah training on scuba-training.net and be kept on file at Brownie’s Third Lung for referrals to inquiries by new customers.

FINALLY:
Continue selling Brownie’s Third Lung systems, add-a-diver kits in addition to extra access codes for other family members and friends plus the in-water portion of dive training.

Dive retailers may charge whatever the market will bear for their in-water instruction time and are freed from the repetitive, tedious and time-consuming classroom sessions. With the academic portion of the surface supplied diver course completed online, the instructor has time to focus on developing the crucial in-water skills.

What services are you expected to provide for the customer?

• Verify he/she has successfully completed the online course.
• Review any topics he/she requests or may have had difficulty with during the course.
• Verify he/she is physically able to dive and has reviewed the contraindications to diving.
• Verify he/she is can correctly configure his/her hookah system.
• Teach, review, verify in-water skills, (complete list can be found at www.browniedive.com)

What equipment do we use to teach this program?
Most customers will complete the online course after the purchase of a Brownie’s Third Lung Hookah System. You should use the customer’s equipment to better familiarize him/her/them with handling and set up / break down.

Does the customer get a “certification”?
Your customer will receive a virtual Diploma upon completion of the academic portion of the course. Click here for an example.You will also be able to print a Diploma when your student has successfully competed the in-water skills portion of the course. (Diploma samples link) You can print the diploma for presentation to the student, or you can e-mail the diploma to the student who can print as desired.

The Brownie’s program provides training in the form of knowledge.
The scuba industry verifies diver certifications as the diver comes into the dive store for air fills or contracts for dive charters. There is no such interaction with hookah diving systems. Once the system is purchased by a consumer, he might not ever have an inquiry about his training or diving experience. Brownie’s determined that the most prudent course of action is to provide free training with the purchase of any Brownie’s Third Lung diving system.