Reviewed 12/09/2002 by D. Porteus - MSAC Training Officer
Reviewed 05/04/2006 by D. Porteus and S. Robson - MSAC Training Officer and Chairman
Important Note:Trainees must have completed the 'Sport Diver medical declaration form' BEFORE undertaking any practical training or partaking in any practical exercise (including a try-a-dive)
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Overview: A fully competent Club Diver is may dive with others certified as a Club Diver or above, to a maximum depth of 30m initially (club rule). Maximum depth whist under this section of training is 35 meters. Prerequisites:Trainee must have achieved 'Open Water Diver certificate. Theory Lectures: · S1 - Diving Air and Deep Diving · S2 - Diver Rescue · S3 - Bühlmann Tables · S4 - Underwater Navigation · S5 - Boat Diving · S6 - Dive Planning Written Examination: The trainee must pass (=80% correct) a written exam based upon lectures S1-S6, E1-E5 and C1-C6. Open Water Dives/Assessments (10 dives): Complete 10 dives in a variety of conditions; no more than 2 qualifying dives at any one site and at least 5 must be sea dives. All dives must be under the supervision of a Diver Leader or higher qualified diver/instructor. As part of, or in addition to, the 'experience dives', the following practical assessments are to be spread out over a number of dives (suggest 4); · Dive 1: 1) Buoyancy Check (trainee should be able to hold depth while stationary in mid water!) 2) Delayed Surface Marker Buoy (deploy DSMB from a depth and drag for several minutes, reeling in & out as required with change in depth, avoiding entanglement with any obstacles and lines) · Dive 2: 1) Navigation (take bearings and snorkel a route on the surface, then dive the same route - e.g. a triangle between 3 points of interest marked with buoys) 2) Alternative Air Source (horizontal and then vertical air sharing, including a safety stop lasting at least 1 minute) · Dive 3: 1) Lead a dive (dive plan, plan air requirements, monitor; buddy, contents, depth, time, ascent rate, navigation and liaise with DM, etc) 2) Mid-water ascent from 15m (a true test of ones ascent rate!) · Dive 4: 1) Demonstrate on land 2 methods of recovering an unconscious diver from depth. 2) Carry out a full diver rescue (CBL, 50m tow with AV, de-kit, beach, CPR, recovery position, after care, including liaising with mock passer-bys and mock medical staff as & when they are on the scene) 3) Diagnose a suspect medical decompression problem |