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Basic
Search & Recovery
This course is designed to enable the
Advanced Openwater diver to conduct
shallow water (10' to 60') search and
recovery dives safely. Divers will study
Boyles' Law, the dangers of Search &
Recovery and all safety procedures needed
to make safe and successful search &
recovery dives. Search patterns will also
be covered in this course.
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Advanced
Search & Recovery
Advanced Search & Recovery takes up
where the Basic Search & Recovery
course leaves off. Advanced Search &
Recovery students will study in depth all
gas laws, diving physics and physiology
and search & recovery techniques and
skills. Students will gain a higher level
of safety and skill required to dive and
recover objects and artifacts at deeper
depths and of larger size.
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Basic
Wreck Diver
The Wreck Diving course offers a new and
exciting experience to the diver. Wrecks
offer a wide variety of sizes, shapes,
colors and marine life havens to see and
explore. By completion of this course the
student will be able to recognize wrecks
that are safe to dive and realize that
deep penetration into wrecks is hazardous
and should not be undertaken by sport
divers. There are hundreds of wrecks that
offer safe sport diving without
penetration.
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Artifact
Diver
The course of Artifact Diver is designed
to be safe supervised introduction to
artifact diving. It will place special
emphasis on collecting and reporting
artifact finds, terminology and how to
identify types of artifacts. Lecture and
water work will be done in proper
identification of types of artifacts,
approximate age of artifact, how to
locate possible artifact locations and
how to care for and protect your
artifacts.
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Underwater
Hunter & Collector
Underwater Hunter & Collector
explains how a sport diver may use
hunting and collecting skills to harvest
food and other items under water.
Students will become familiar with the
use of collection devices, identification
of different fish and marine life and
their habitats, cleaning the catch and
preserving collectible item. Laws and
regulations governing fresh and saltwater
limits on catches will be stressed.
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Boat
Diver
This course is designed to be safe,
supervised, introduction to boat diving.
It will place special emphasis on Coast
Guard requirements, terminology, how to
select a boat for a diving venture and
the Divemaster during the boat dive.
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Basic
Underwater Photography
Basic Underwater Photography is an entry
level course into underwater photography
using 110 and 35 mm cameras. Emphasis is
on the use of inexpensive cameras and
strobes, By the end of the course the
diver will be able to use an underwater
camera and expect to get good results
with inexpensive underwater equipment.
Special attention will be paid to the use
of clear shallow water and available
light conditions.
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Current
(Swift) Water Diver
The specialty of Current Water Diver is
designed to be a safe supervised
introduction to current diving. It places
special emphasis on safety and procedures
of dealing with diving in currents.
Lecture and water work will cover
entering and exiting currents, proper
diving procedures, current patterns
identification and diving in river and
ocean currents.
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Limited
Visibility Diver
Limited Visibility Diver is an
introduction to diving in conditions of
silted water or dark water. Limited
visibility training is beneficial to have
in other types of specialty areas such as
collector, artifact, search &
recovery and salvage. The diver will be
trained to deal with little or no
visibility, to enter and exit from dark
water, to use safety lines. The proper
use of diving equipment in dark water
conditions and the use of safety
precautions will be taught.
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Night
Diver
Night Diver is designed to introduce the
experienced advanced openwater diver to
night diving. It has special emphasis on
diving safely at night and making dives
to a maximum depth of 60 feet with ideal
conditions. Students will be instructed
in the use of site entry and exit, lights
and the use of chemical lights.
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Deep
Diver
The Deep Diver course allows the advanced
openwater diver to make no-decompression
dives to a maximum depth of 100 feet. Any
dive deeper than 60 feet should be
considered a deep dive. Students should
have a thorough knowledge of the dive
tables.
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Research
Diver
Research Diver acquaints the student with
underwater environments and the
interrelations between the flora and
fauna and the different life associated
with different environments. This course
is an excellent introduction to the
basics of research diving for students
who may seek careers in marine biology,
etc..
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