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Dive #1
Don and adjust equipment
Inflate/deflate BCD at surface
Breathing underwater
Regulator recovery
Regulator clearing
Clearing a partially flooded mask
Underwater swimming
Submersible pressure gauge use
Alternate air source use
Hand signals
Ascents
Fun and skill practice
Exit and debrief
Dive #2
Predive Safety Check
Deep water entry(s)
Snorkel clearing - blast method
Snorkel – regulator exchange
Descents
Surface swimming with scuba
Mask removal, replacement & clearing
No mask breathing
Disconnect low pressure inflator
BCD oral inflation and deflation oat the surface
Proper weighting
Air depletion exercise
Fun and skill practice
Weight removal at the surface (quick release)
Equipment removal at surface and exit
Dive #3
Neutral Buoyancy, fin pivot oral and low pressure inflation
Neutral buoyancy swim
Cramp removal
Tired diver tow
Air depletion/alternate air source combined exercise
Free flow regulator breathing
Controlled emergency swimming ascent (CESA)
Fun and skill practice
Exit and debrief
Dive #4
Hyperventilation
Headfirst surface dives
Ascent and snorkel clearing
Skill Combination 4
100 yard swim
50 yard surface snorkel swim
four surface dives
50 foot underwater swim
4 ascents
4 snorkel clears
Skills
No mask swim
Neutral Buoyancy – hovering
Buddy breathing
Fun and practice
Exit and debrief
Dive #5
Scuba unit and weight removal and replacement underwater
Scuba unit and weight removal at the surface
Fun and practice – Skill Combination 5
Alternate Air Source
Buddy breathe
Remove & replace gear
Exit & debrief |
Dive #1
Briefing
Equipment preparation
Don and adjust equipment
Predive safety check
Entry
Buoyancy/weight check
Controlled descent (max 40 ft)
Underwater exploration
Ascent
Dive #2
Briefing
Equipment preparation
Don and adjust equipment
Predive safety check
Entry
Buoyancy/weight check
(Cramp removal self and buddy)
(25 yard tired diver tow)
(Snorkel/regulator exchange)
Controlled descent (maximum 40 feet)
Buoyancy control – fin pivot, low pressure inflator
Partial and complete mask flood and clear
Regulator recovery and clearing
Alternate air source use stationary and AAS assisted ascent
Underwater exploration and buoyancy control ascent
Ascent
(Weight removal at the surface)
Dive #3
Briefing
Equipment preparation
Don and adjust equipment
Predive safety check
Entry
Buoyancy/weight check
(50 yard straight line surface swim with compass)
Free descent with reference to 20-30 feet (max 60)
Buoyancy control – neutral buoyancy on bottom, fin pivot oral
Complete mask flood and clear
Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent (CESA)
Buddy breathing – stationary and ascent from 20-30 feet (optional)
Underwater exploration
Ascent
(Remove and replace weight system at the surface)
(Remove and replace scuba unit at the surface)
Dive #4
Briefing
Equipment preparation
Don and adjust equipment
Predive safety check
Entry
Buoyancy/weight check
Free descent without reference no deeper than 60 feet
Buoyancy control – hovering
Mask removal, replacement and clearing
(Underwater navigation with compass)
Underwater exploration
Ascent |
