'The basic pool training'

 

The initial SCUBA training is at the 'Stourport Leisure Center' on a Sunday afternoon,
the pool training program is broken down into 10x 1 hour lessons over a 10 week period
and coupled with 10 theory lectures,
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While we request students make an effort to attend each lesson, this program is flexible
and we can work around your availability and ability to master the skills,
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After the initial training you are asked to demonstrate the skills that you have learnt
and sit an exam regarding the theory of SCUBA diving before you move on to
an open water dive site and taking a dive for real !!!

 

        

 

 'Outline of the basic pool training program'


WEEK 1 - Fitness assessment,8 lengths on front, 4 lengths on back, recover 3 objects.
WEEK 2 - Fin on surface 4 lengths, duck diving, fin through hoops, pick up objects.
WEEK 3 - Assemble SCUBA, safe entry/exit, Breath under water, dismantle SCUBA.
WEEK 4 - Perform "buddy" checks. Mask clearing. DV clearing. Buoyancy control.
WEEK 5 - Deep end entry and exit. Mask clearing. DV clearing, simulated ascent rate.
WEEK 6 - Remove SCUBA and refit, blacked out mask. Manual inflation of BCD.
WEEK 7 - Share air while seated, Share on the move, Share using octopus, Purge valve.
WEEK 8 - Rescue unconscious diver, Learn 2 ways of towing, use AV and land casualty.
WEEK 9 - Fill "emergency" cylinder. practice skills while using hood and gloves, Use SMB.
WEEK 10 - Pool assessments.

 

Click on this link see the 'associated lecture program'

 

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