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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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