Scuba Diving Course

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The following tutorial is designed to best prepare Camp Hinds Scouts for their up-coming Scuba Diver course

National Association of Underwater Instructors Established 1959 This course is an accredit international certification, taught under the guidelines of NAUI.

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Forms All participants must have medical clearance before participating in this course. You will be given a NAUI Medical evaluation and physician approval form All participants must have theirs signed by a doctor prior to your course start date. Need a copy of the NAUI Medical form? contact

Forms All participants and parents must review and sign a NAUI Standard Waiver form Need a copy of the NAUI Standard waiver form? contact

Forms All participants and parents must review and sign a NAUI Student Learning Agreement Need a copy of the NAUI Student Learning agreement form? contact

About the course Scouts participating and completing this course will be qualified to receive their BSA Scuba Diver Merit badge.

About the course Scouts participating and completing this course will receive a NAUI Scuba Diver or Junior Scuba Diver certification card (depending on students age at time of course).

NAUI C-Cards Participants 16 years of age or over will receive a NAUI certification card.

NAUI C-Cards Participants under 16 years of age will receive a NAUI Junior certification card Junior Certifications can be up-graded after a divers 16 th Birthday

NAUI C-Cards NAUI Certification cards …. do not expire have no annual fees are Internationally recognized

Course Requirements Students will be required to participate in and complete: Academic studies Classroom and Lecture Written Exam (85 Questions) Confined Water Skills Open Water Skills

Academic Studies : Reading, viewing, and review of 200 page texts should take place prior to arriving at Camp Hinds. For more information contact

CLASSROOM Class and Lecture will take place at Camp Hinds. Students will be required to participate and read out- loud with the group as the class reviews the texts together.

Written Exam Students are required to complete the 85 question multiple-choice written exam with a grade of 80% or better. Students who do not pass can re-test at a later date through Skindivers, by appointment, at no extra charge. Extra classroom, confined water or tutorial time is available from Skindivers at an extra fee.

Confined Water Skills Mastering Scuba Skills (mask clearing, regulator clearing, buoyancy control, and more ) is required to qualify for both the BSA Scuba Merit Badge and NAUI Scuba certification. Scuba Diving skills are first introduced, practiced, and coached in Confined Waters. Typically 3 to 10 feet in depth.

Open Water Skills Once Students are competent with their Scuba Skills they will be asked complete them in Open Water for the instructors, with the group.

Equipment Scuba Equipment will be supplied by Barclay’s Skindivers Paradise for use during the course Snorkel Mask Fins Regulators Console Tanks BC weights

Equipment Access to NAUI study materials (Textbooks & Video dvd’s) is available at the Camp Hinds library or Skindivers Paradise

Equipment Scuba Diving is an equipment intensive sport. Proper fit is the #1 priority when choosing Scuba Gear

Equipment Proper fit is the #1 priority when choosing Scuba Gear Students are required to purchase their own personal scuba items (snorkel/mask/fins) are asked to do so under the advisement of Skindivers Paradise

Equipment Proper fit is the #1 priority when choosing Scuba Gear Skindivers offers Camp Hinds discounts on all equipment purchases for our students.

What You’ll be Learning

What you’ll be learning Snorkel Skills Snorkeling is a fairly simple sport. We’ll be learning the finer details and techniques used by Scuba Divers to make their snorkeling skills more effective and much easier.

What you’ll be learning About Scuba a brief history of Scuba about Scuba certification risks involved with Scuba misconceptions about Scuba

What You’ll be learning Scuba Gear All NAUI certified divers learn the proper choice of gear for themselves and how to properly use Scuba Gear. The goal is for every certified diver to be independent in and out of the water. Learning about their gear is a key component to achieving this.

What you’ll be learning Scuba Gear All NAUI certified divers learn proper assembly, disassembly, cleaning, and care of Scuba Diving equipment.

What you’ll be learning We cannot speak underwater, so Divers employ a series of hand signals to communicate. You will be learning a language of hand signals, techniques, and use of devices to best communicate underwater

What you’ll be learning Navigation underwater can be challenging, especially in low visibility. You’ll use an Underwater Compass to fine tune your navigation skills.

What you’ll be learning a few of the Dive Skills include Donning your gear The Buddy System Entering the water Buoyancy Mask Clearing Regulator Recovery Regulator Clearing Proper weighting

What you’ll be learning Dive Skills Regulator Recovery Regulator Clearing Sharing Air with others Donning and doffing gear in the water Solving problems underwater And many other skills

What You’ll be learning Safety NAUI Divers learn safety and rescue skills to better prepare themselves, and others, in the event of a problem.

What You’ll be learning Dive Science The underwater environment is foreign to the human body. Being underwater and breathing supplied air creates adverse effects that the Diver must be aware of and learn to monitor. Skills like ear clearing, proper breathing, and controlled ascents and descents are taught and drilled at length in confined and open water to develop these to the point of motor skills.

What you’ll be learning Dive Science The laws of physics related to being underwater, air pressure, breathing supplied air and buoyancy, and how they effect you will be studied, reviewed, and applied in the form of workbook problems.

What you’ll be learning Dive Science Divers must always dive within the depth and time limitations of a dive profile. Students will learn to calculate their dive profile(s) using the NAUI Dive table

What you’ll be learning The Diving Environment As Scuba Divers, we are guests whenever we enter the water. Students will learn about the underwater environment and how to respectfully explore when visiting this magnificent habitat.

Scuba Diving This presentation was designed to better prepare students for what is expected and what they will be learning during a NAUI Scuba Diver course. This, nor any other presentation, can take the place of active participation in the academic, confined, and open water portions of a NAUI Scuba Certification course.

Scuba Diving Learning to Scuba Dive is an adventurous endeavor that will last a lifetime. Be prepared to have FUN !!!

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