Isle of Wight Scuba Diving Club
Isle of Wight Scuba diving And Training Courses
SUMMARISED CONTENTS OF
OCEAN DIVER TRAINING PROGRAMME
The BSAC Ocean Diver Course includes theory lessons in a classroom, practical lessons in a swimming pool or similar sheltered water, and five open water dives.
The Ocean Diver Course consists of the following elements:
- seven classroom lessons - five Sheltered Water lessons - a theory assessment - five Open Water lessons
- a basic swimming assessment
OCEAN DIVER - THEORY TRAINING
INTRODUCTION: OUR BRANCH/ CENTRE & OCEAN DIVER TRAINING
Our BSAC Branch/Centre
BSAC - the organisation
Benefits of BSAC membership
Benefits of training with a branch/centre Benefits of diving with the branch/centre What will it cost?
Ocean Diver training
Further branch training
DIVING EQUIPMENT AND SIGNALS
Air and the atmospheric pressure
Water pressure
Basic equipment - mask, fins and snorkel The difference between basic and scuba equipment
Scuba equipment
Diving signals
THE BODY AND EFFECTS OF DIVING
Body metabolism
Respiration - the lungs
Heart and blood
Breath hold diving and hyperventilation Respiration
The ear
The sinuses
Teeth
Buoyancy
Density
Buoyancy and divers
PLANNING TO GO DIVING
Diving and effects of nitrogen Nitrogen absorption
Nitrogen release
Nitrogen management
BSAC tables Dive computers Dive planning
GOING DIVING
Buddy diving
Overall dive organisation The dive marshal's role Before the dive Underwater pilotage Vision underwater Colour underwater
WHAT HAPPENS IF....?
DCI
Diver's first aid tool - oxygen The incident pit
Preventing problems Prevention and resolution Surface support
ENJOYING YOUR DIVING
Inland sites
Underwater conditions, planning and preparation:
- Sea diving
- Shore & Boat diving
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OCEAN DIVER SHELTERED WATER TRAINING
BEING UNDERWATER
Basic skills including: fit a face mask, fit and clear a snorkel, develop finning action and be comfortable breathing from a demand valve underwater.
BASIC SKILLS
Assemble and check SCUBA unit
Buoyancy control; while swimming underwater and while ascending and descending
Initial remove, refit and clear mask of water in shallow water
Use AS, static, as both donor and recipient in shallow water
DEVELOPING SKILLS
Consolidate clearing mask of water
AS ascent as a donor and recipient
Maintain true neutral buoyancy ad perform controlled descents and ascents in deeper water
BEYOND THE BASICS
Further develop personal diving skills including buoyancy, mask clearing etc.
SAFETY SKILLS
Consolidate AS ascent as both donor and recipient
Recover an unconscious buddy to the surface using a Controlled Buoyant Lift (CBL), secure at the surface, signal for help and tow the casualty
OCEAN DIVER OPEN WATER DIVES
DIVE ONE
Have an enjoyable dive
Establish correct weight required for the conditions and the protective clothing worn
Develop buoyancy control skills appropriate to the standard of protective clothing worn
DIVE TWO
(if drysuit used) Recover from an inversion and disconnect their drysuit inflation hose in the event of the inflation valve sticking open
Clear mask, retrieve and clear mouthpiece Static AS skills as both donor and recipient
Further develop buoyancy control, finning action and swimming attitude
Develop an awareness of pilotage as a means of navigation
DIVE THREE
Basic diving and emergency procedures
DIVE FOUR
Recover an incapacitated diver to the surface, summon assistance and tow an incapacitated diver
DIVE FIVE
Plan and lead a dive within the limitations of previous experience
DIVING EXPERIENCE
Experience a range of four different diving conditions during a minimum in water time of not less than 120 mins.
OCEAN DIVER - THEORY TEST
Confined water lessons, conducted at West Wight Swimming Pool (Friday evenings)
Open Water lessons. These are at sites on the Island, and at Vobster Quay diving centre or Chepstow NDAC.
Some SDC (skill development courses ) Will require a trip to mainland
Wight Dolphins BSAC scuba diving and training club
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