Dive Centre & Pro Crossovers

Dive Instructor & Dive Centre Crossover with Dive RAID UK & Malta

Diving Instructor & Dive Centre Crossovers

Welcome to Dive RAID Instructor and Dive Centre Crossover, where we invite top diving professionals and dive centres to elevate their skills and expertise. At Dive RAID, we pride ourselves on delivering the most modern, professional diver training, uniquely tailored to both recreational and technical diving.

If you're considering switching agencies, you deserve an upgrade to one that truly understands your needs and ambitions. RAID offers just that, with a streamlined crossover process designed to make your transition seamless. As a RAID instructor, you’ll be equipped with the latest diving techniques and skills that set you apart, opening doors to new opportunities with the fastest-growing diver training agency. Your students will benefit from the highest standards of training available.

Our philosophy at RAID is simple: we train instructors to higher standards, so you can teach divers to be safer, more environmentally conscious, and technically proficient. This includes efficient equipment configuration, mastering modern skills, and—yes—even perfecting the art of hovering. The RAID crossover programme will guide you through our efficient online system, provide role-play scenarios for both students and instructors, and include in-water skills development. By the end, you’ll be ready to confidently sign off on new divers and take your dive career to the next level with RAID.

Why Join Dive RAID?

RAID is not just another diving agency; we are pioneers in both recreational and technical diving training. When you join RAID, you’re stepping into a community that promotes quality over quantity, offering comprehensive training programs for professionals who care about improving diver safety and skills. Consider these questions:

  • Do you believe that essentials like neutral buoyancy, gas management, and SMB use should be core skills for every diver?

  • Do you feel valued by your current agency, or are you just another number?

  • What benefits are you truly receiving from your current membership?

By joining Dive RAID, you get more than just a title—you become part of a movement focused on producing safer, more competent divers.

The RAID Difference

Key Benefits of RAID Crossovers

Our crossover process is designed with the professional in mind, ensuring an easy and seamless transition. As a Dive Pro or Dive Centre, you can expect:

  • Zero Fees for Active Instructors: Certify five divers per year, and your membership is free.

  • Transfer Your Certifications: All current qualifications are transferred to equivalent RAID certifications.

  • Access to Innovative Tools: We offer the Nitrox Virtual Analyzer App, REMOTe-Training options, and FREE-Learning, providing you with a suite of high-quality tools at your fingertips.

  • Paperless System: RAID boasts a completely online record-keeping system with built-in quality assurance and audit trails, reducing administrative burden and liability risks.

  • Increased Water Time: RAID believes in spending more time training in the water to create better, safer divers.

Teaching the RAID Way

As a RAID Dive Instructor or Dive Centre, you’ll experience a modern, innovative approach to diver training that promotes efficiency and flexibility. RAID is proud to be the first diving agency to:

  • Fully integrate online diver training.

  • Eliminate the requirement for students to perform skills while kneeling during training.

  • Promote the long hose setup to recreational divers, though it’s not mandatory.

At RAID, we equip you with tools that set you apart from the competition. Our blend of cutting-edge technology, paperless systems, and a more hands-on, practical approach to teaching ensures your students become proficient, confident divers from the start.

Why RAID Isn’t Just for Technical Divers

Contrary to what some might think, RAID isn’t a technical diving-only agency. We are highly regarded in the recreational diving community, offering a wide range of courses. Our course structure is comprehensive and easy to follow, ensuring that instructors and dive centres alike can offer world-class training, whether they’re teaching beginners or the most experienced divers. RAID Open Water 20 for beginners, RAID Advanced To Technical Courses for those looking to expand their skill set. RAID Rebreather To Cave Diving Courses for the adventurous professionals seeking the next challenge.

RAID’s Online & Offline Training Materials

RAID provides both online and offline training materials, giving you flexibility in how and where you teach. With our e-learning platform, students can access all course materials and complete quizzes and exams from the comfort of their home.

  • Lifetime Access to Training Materials: Once purchased, instructors and students retain lifetime access to RAID's course materials.

  • FREE-Learning: Our innovative, free-learning platform allows instructors and students to access materials and quizzes online.

  • No Paper Required: Everything is digitally recorded, reducing paperwork and ensuring a secure, easy-to-access system.

Becoming a RAID Instructor or RAID Dive Centre

Ready to make the switch? Here’s how you can get started:

  • Register with RAID: Visit our online platform and create an account.

    Purchase Your Course: Select and purchase the course you wish to take from the RAID Store.

  • Complete Your E-Learning: Start studying by downloading course manuals and completing quizzes.

  • Contact Your RAID Dive Centre: After completing your initial coursework, contact a RAID dive centre to schedule your practical training.

  • Finalize the Training: Once your practical skills are signed off and exams completed, you will receive your RAID certification electronically.

RAID Crossover Process

All scuba diving instructor crossover candidates MUST register on www.DiveRAID.com and affiliate to RAID UK & Malta prior to enrolment on the crossover programme. Please also add a passport like photo to your RAID profile. Once this is completed RAID will give you access to the required courses online. It is advised to do this as soon as possible to allow time to complete the quizzes and exams for the online course. There are a number of key elements included in the RAID Instructor Crossover.

RAID Crossover Paperwork

Instructor crossover participants will be required to provide the following:

  • Copies of the participant’s highest Instructor rating

  • Copies of any specialty instructor ratings (deep and Nitrox ratings are mandatory)

  • Copies of any technical instructor ratings

  • A valid HSE medical

  • Liability insurance

For Divemaster crossovers, RAID UK will need scans or copies of the Divemaster cards.


Please send a scanned copy of these documents [email protected] no less than one week prior to the crossover date. Please scan and attach these documents separately on your email and make them clear with your name and document description i.e Paul Smith - HSE Medical


Note: HSE medicals are not compulsory to become a RAID instructor except when actively teaching in the UK for gain or profit.

RAID Crossover Instructor Materials

Once registered online, RAID UK will open all materials necessary to operate as a RAID instructor.

  • Try Dive

  • Open Water 20 (Level 1)

  • Explorer 30 (Level 2)

  • Advanced 35 (Level 2)

  • Master Rescue (Level 3)

  • Divemaster (Level 4)

  • Deep 40 Instructor

  • Nitrox Instructor

  • First Aid Instructor

  • Try Dive Instructor

Any other equivalent specialty instructor programmes will be included on your RAID profile (proof required). It is recommended that each instructor purchase the Rolling Scroll Slate (Try dive to Master Rescue) or Open Water 20 Cue Cards for both confined and open water. Each candidate must bring his or her own laptop or device to the crossover programme.

RAID Crossover Dive Equipment

All crossover instructors will be required to have all equipment (in service) for use in the confined water session including:

  • Your normal exposure protection for the temperature and environment.

  • BCD/ single backmount harness & wing.

  • Regulators normally used for recreational training and diving

  • Folding snorkel to clip onto mask strap

  • Dive computer

  • DSMB and spool with double ender boltsnap

As a modern training agency we would prefer all our instructors to use the long hose system and train divers to primary donate, however the long hose configuration is not mandatory.

Please bring the equipment that you will be training and diving with.

RAID Crossover Programme Structure

As part of the RAID Instructor Crossover programme, candidates who have a current first aid teaching qualification can participate in a RAID first aid workshop. Upon successful completion of this workshop Instructors will then be able to teach the RAID first aid programme. Below is a sample schedule, please note these timings are suggested and are subject to change.

RAID Instructor Crossover : Day 1

  • Introductions 9.30am

  • Presentations

  • Lunch around 12.30pm

  • Familiarisation to the RAID online system

  • Q&As

RAID Instructor Crossover : Day 2

  • Briefings for in water skills 9.30am

  • In-water skills

  • Lunch around 12.30pm

  • Familiarisation of sign off procedures

  • RAID First Aid workshops and demonstrations

  • Instructor Crossover certifications

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RAID UK & MALTA

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