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Entry Requirements and Training |
Entry Requirements
| 1. Swim 200m (8 lengths of pool) any stroke,
no time limit. |
| 2. Swim 50m (2 lengths), any backstroke. |
| 3. Hold your breath for 30 sec, with in 5 minutes
of the swimming test. |
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Snorkel Training
| 1. Introduction to basic equipment |
6. Finning, mask and snorkel clearing |
| 2. Methods of entry |
7. Snorkel diving |
| 3. Forward and backward rolls. |
8. Snorkel diving without a mask |
| 4. Finning underwater with/without mask |
9. Fitting equipment underwater. |
| 5. Forward and backward rolls. |
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Snorkel Test
| 1. Recovery and fitting of gear under water,
incl. clearing mask. . |
| 2. Swim 1 length, holding breath and underwater,
with fins |
| 3. Swim 1 length, with snorkel but without mask
and eyes open, on surface with fins. |
| 4. Forward rolls in snorkel gear underwater. |
| 5. Backward rolls in snorkel gear underwater. |
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Pool Scuba Training
| 1. Introduction to Scuba Equipment. Assembly/disassembly
and operation |
5. Use of buoyancy device. |
| 2. Mask and regulator clearing. |
6. Air sharing-Buddy breathing. |
| 3. Methods of entry. |
7. Removing and fitting equipment underwater |
| 4. Lost mouthpiece retrieval. |
8. Rescue techniques: Towing and E.A.R. |
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Pool Scuba Test
| 1. Buddy breathing. |
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| 2. Mask removal and replacement. |
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| 3. Buoyancy Control |
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| 4. Ditch and recovery of gear. |
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Scuba Theory (30 minute lectures)
| 1. Introduction to course and CFT. Buoyancy Control
Devices (BCD). |
12. Decompression. |
| 2. Diving Equipment. |
13. Snorkel Techniques |
| 3. Effects of Pressure. |
14.Dive Tables |
| 4. Hand Signals. |
15. Respiration and Circulation |
| 5. Burst Lung. |
16. Hypothermia |
| 6. The Physics of Diving. |
17. C.P.R. |
| 7. Hypoxia, Anoxia and Drowning. |
18. Demand Valve (DV) (Regulator) |
| 8. Gas Laws. |
19. Ears and Sinuses |
| 9. Dive Cylinders. |
20. Buoyancy |
| 10. Dive Planning. |
21. Out-of-Air |
| 11. Small Boat Diving. |
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