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Scuba
Certification is completed in 3 parts.
1. Class,
2. Pool Training, and
3. Four Scuba Dives |
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1. "Class"
Knowledge Development - 5 Knowledge Review Modules
Read the Book and Watch the DVD. There 5
Chapters or modules.
For the 5 modules of theory, you'll read the PADI
Open Water Diver manual in conjunction with watching the PADI Open Water
diver video and complete the five knowledge reviews at the end of each
chapter. After I have made sure you understand everything in the
knowledge review questions, you'll be given a quiz of ten questions for
that module. Again, don't worry I'll go over any questions that you don't
understand. At the end of the 5th module and knowledge review you'll be
given the PADI Open Water diver final exam. Just like the quizzes this is
multiple choice and, again, just like the quizzes I'll go over anything you
don't understand. Hopefully by then you'll pass with 100%. But all is not
lost if not - as long as you score 75% or better you have passed! And
I'll go over any questions you've got wrong so you are completely happy and
understand them all. If you score less than 75% we'll go over
everything you missed and you may take the test again. |
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2. "Pool Training"
Confined Water Pool Skills
You must complete the following skills before the end
of the course. |
 200m/yard
continuous swim (or 400m snorkel swim)
10 minute
swim/float |
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to completing Open Water dive 1 you must practice and master the following
skills in confined water dive 1 |
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Equipment assembly and
disassembly
Equipment donning and adjustment
BCD inflation and deflation at the surface
- low pressure inflation
- oral inflation
Regulator recovery
Regulator clearing (blast and purge methods)
Mask clear (partial)
Underwater swimming
Submersible pressure gauge use
Alternate air source use
Hand signal recognition
Ascent |
Prior
to completing Open Water dive 2 you must practice and
master the following skills in confined water dives 2 & 3. |
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3 |
Pre-dive
safety check
Deep water
entry
Snorkel
clearing - blast method
Snorkel/regulator exchange
Descent
Surface
swimming with scuba
Mask removal,
replacement and clearing
No mask
breathing
Disconnect low
pressure inflator
Proper
weighting
Air depletion
exercise
Weight removal
at the surface
Deep water
exit - remove equipment
Fin pivot
(both methods)
- low pressure inflation
- oral inflation
Neutral
buoyancy swim
Cramp removal
Tired diver
tow
Air depletion
exercise/1 min alternate air source swim
Free flow
regulator breathing
Controlled
Emergency Swimming Ascent |
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to completing Open Water dives 3 & 4 you must practice and master the
following skills in confined water dives 4 & 5 |
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5 |
Equipment
assembly and disassembly
Equipment
donning and adjustment
Proper
hyperventilation
Headfirst
surface dive
Skin dive
ascent and snorkel clearing
No mask swim
Hovering
Scuba unit
removal and replacement
- underwater
- surface
Weight removal
and replacement
- underwater
- surface |
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3. "Check-Out Dives"
4 Open Water Scuba Dive - Skills
Print PDF format.
For Open Water Dive 1 of the course a
PADI instructor must lead the entire dive. For dives 2-4 however, a PADI
Divemaster may lead the underwater exploration part. With adult student
divers, dives 1 & 2 are completed to a maximum depth of 40 feet and dives 3
& 4 are to a maximum depth of 60 feet.
Open Water Dive - Dive Flexible Skills
These are the dive flexible skills that must be
completed. Surface skills may be completed on any dive, but
underwater skills may only be completed on Open Water Dives 2,3 or 4.
Cramp removal
Tired diver
tow
Surface swim
with compass
Snorkel/regulator exchange
Remove/replace scuba
Remove/replace weights
Controlled
Emergency Swimming Ascent (CESA) + (oral inflation on surface)
Underwater
compass navigation
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DIVE
1 |
Equipment
preparation, donning and adjustment
Predive safety
check
Entry
Buoyancy
check/weight check
Controlled
descent
Underwater
exploration
Ascent
Exit |
DIVE
2 |
Equipment
preparation, donning and adjustment
Predive safety
check
Entry and
weight check
Descent
Buoyancy
control (fin pivot - with low pressure inflation)
Mask clearing
(both partial & full flood)
Alternate air
source use (donor & receiver + oral inflation on surface)
Regulator
recovery/clear
Underwater
exploration
Ascent and
exit
Weight removal
at the surface |
DIVE
3 |
Equipment preparation,
donning and adjustment
Predive safety
check
Entry and
weight check
Free Descent
Buoyancy
control (fin pivot - with oral inflation)
Mask clearing
(full flood)
Underwater
exploration
Ascent and
exit |
DIVE
4 |
Equipment
preparation, donning and adjustment
Predive safety
check
Entry and
weight check
Free Descent
Buoyancy
control
Mask removal,
replacement and clear
Underwater
exploration
Ascent and
exit |
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Open Water Dive
- Dive Flexible Skills
These are the dive flexible skills that must be
completed. Surface skills may be completed on any dive, but underwater
skills may only be completed on Open Water Dives 2,3 or 4.
Cramp removal
Tired diver
tow
Surface swim
with compass
Snorkel/regulator exchange
Remove/replace scuba
Remove/replace weights
Controlled
Emergency Swimming Ascent (CESA) + (oral inflation on surface)
Underwater
compass navigation |
