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Are Your PADI Teaching Slates Current?

Current revision dates and version numbers
for PADI instructional slates

One of the questions I get asked a lot is: what is the current version number for the XYZ PADI slate? So here they are:

PADI Teaching Slates Open Water(information applies to English-language materials only)

Open Water teaching slates

60194 confined water cue cards: version 2.06 from 08/10
(version 2.06 from 10/09 also acceptable for use)

60202 open water cue cards: version 2.06 from 8/10
(version 2.06 from 08/09 also acceptable for use)

Advanced Open Water teaching slates
60196 Advanced Open Water cue cards: version 1.0 from 8/10
(version 1.01 from 09/09 also acceptable for use)

Rescue Diver teaching slates
60205 Rescue Diver cue cards: version 2.03 from 08/10
(version 2.02 from 09/09 also acceptable for use)

Divemaster teaching and candidate slates
60206 Divemaster cue cards: version 1.0 from 09/10
60207 Divemaster candidate slates: version 3.0 from 08/10
60130 Discover Scuba Diving cue card: version 2.0 from 2009
60228 Skill Evaluation Slate 1.02 from 08/10 
(new 24 skill slate includes 4 new Divemaster skills)

IDC slates
60571 open water lesson planning slate: version 2 from 08/10*
60573 confined water lesson planning slate: version 2 from 11/00

* The OW lesson planning slate revision 11/00 is okay to use. The only difference between the 11/00 and 08/10 version is the inclusion of the words: All rights reserved

IDC Staff Slates
60574 open water evaluation slate: version 2.02 from 10/06
60575 confined water evaluation slate: version 2.03 from 10/09
The slates above may only be purchased by an IDC Staff Instructor, Master Instructor or Course Director



You can also check the revision dates for your PADI exams.

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