BASIC DIVER TRAINING LECTURES

Introduction to diving and basic equipment

Recognize the elements & importance of the diver training, identify the basic equipment, outline the club structure ect.

Ears, sinuses and air filled spaces

Understand Boyle’s law and the effects of pressure on your body

Respiration and circulation

Recognize the principals of respiration, circulation and metabolism

Protective clothing

Understand the cause and avoidance of hypothermia and Hyperthermia

Accident avoidance and rescue

Recognize the importance of dive planning, equipment knowledge, fitness and the buddy system,

Basic first aid and CPR

Gain first aid and CPR skills, Understand symptoms of various conditions,

Physics and the diver

Understand the basic laws of physics and how they affect the diver

Principals of SCUBA

Gain detailed knowledge of the SCUBA equipment

Open water diver

Recognize safety procedures, signs, pre-dive briefing & air calculation,

Buoyancy jackets

Understand the difference between and the use of ABLJ/STAB buoyancy aids

Avoiding decompression illness

Recognize DCI, its causes and how to avoid DCI by dive planning ect.

 Personal dive computers

Understand how a PDC works, the info they provide and the associated problems

(Lecture dates and other forms can be downloaded from the documents section)

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