Isle of Wight Scuba Diving Club
Isle of Wight Scuba diving And Training Courses
SUMMARISED CONTENTS OF
SPORTS DIVER TRAINING PROGRAMME
The BSAC Sports Diver Course includes theory lessons in a classroom, practical lessons in a swimming pool or similar sheltered water, and four open water dives.
This course programme is used to develop BSAC Ocean Divers and holders of entry level qualifications issued by other diver training agencies, into BSAC Sports Divers.
The Sport Diver Course consists of the following elements:
- six classroom lessons - a theory assessment - a dry practical lesson
SPORTS DIVER - THEORY TRAINING
SPORT DIVING
Sport Diver course Risk assessment
DIVER RESCUE
Effective rescues Priorities of resuscitation Resuscitation
EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES
Shot lines
The SMB
Delayed SMB (DSMB) Distance lines
The diving compass
PLANNING FOR DEEPER DIVING
Partial pressure of gas Nitrogen
BSAC decompression tables Decompression & computers Air planning & systems Alternative air source
AIR PLANNING AND SYSTEMS
Considering deeper or more challenging diving
Air Planning
Equipment configuration
GOING DIVING
Going diving as a sport diver Dive leading
Nitrox and rebreather divers Nitrox
Rebreathers
Assistant dive marshal
SPORTS DIVER - SHELTERED WATER TRAINING
RESCUE SKILLS
Emergency procedures including self- rescue and surface assistance to a buddy
SPORT DIVER - OPEN WATER DIVES
SPORT DIVER REFRESHER/ ORIENTATION
Have an enjoyable dive Basic diving skills refresher
DIVER RESCUE
Revision of Controlled Buoyant Lift of an unconscious casualty from depth Recover casualty to shore with appropriate CPR
USE OF SURFACE MARKER BUOY (SMB)
Use a SMB during all phases of a dive
- one Sheltered Water lesson
- one optional Refresher/Orientation dive - five Open Water lessons
SPORT DIVER - OPEN WATER DIVES continued
SIMULATED DECOMPRESSION DIVE
Plan and conduct a dive involving a decompression stop
COMPASS NAVIGATION/DSMB DEPLOYMENT
Use a compass to navigate effectively underwater
Conduct a decompression stop using a DSMB deployed from the bottom
DIVE LEADING/BASIC SKILL REVIEW
Plan a dive within the limitations of previous experience
ASSISTANT DIVE MARSHAL
Experience the role of Assistant Dive Marshal by maintaining a dive log and understanding the relevance and importance of the information recorded for safe buddy pairing and adequate dive monitoring
DIVING EXPERIENCE
Experience a range of 5 different conditions during a minimum in-water time of 150 mins since gaining the Ocean Diver qualification
SPORT 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
6 Noke common Newport Isle of Wight PO30 5TY 01983 407430