Sports Diver - Open Water Lessons

SO1 - Diver rescue

SEEDS brief
Kit up and buddy check
Tow and RB - standing depth
- Recap towing hold and RB technique - static standing depth
- Recap hold and RB technique - static deep water
- Tow - mobile
Jettison of casualty's weightbelt/weights - standing depth
Landing casualty onto a shelving shore - from standing depth
- Kit removal
- Landing casualty
- Recovery position
Kit up and buddy check
Rescue - from 6m
- Mini CBL
- Complete rescue sequence
  - CBL
  - Secure casualty at surface
  - RB static for 1 minute
  - Tow for 25m
  - Remove equipment
  - Land casualty
  - Recovery position
REAP debrief

SO2 - Use of Surface Marker Buoy (SMB)

SEEDS brief
Dry practice of SMB operation
Kit up and buddy check
Entry
SMB use during exploratory dive to 15 - 20m
- Descent
- During dive
- Monitor overhead for potential snag hazards
- Use of buoy line as a buddy line
- Vertical ascent
Exit
REAP debrief

SO3 - Simulated decompression dive

SEEDS brief
Dive planning
Dry practice of distance line use
Kit up and buddy check
Entry into deep water
Descent down shot line
Exploratory dive using distance line
- Securing line to shot weight
- Outbound swim
- Securing line at turning points
- Time/ depth/gas management
- Inbound swim
- Prepare for ascent
Ascent up shot line to 6m
Simulated decompression stop for 3 mins.
Ascent to surface
Exit from deep water
REAP debrief

SO4 - Compass navigation/DSMB deployment

SEEDS brief
Dry practice of compass use
- Setting a bearing
- Following a bearing
- Estimating and controlling distance
- Setting and following a reciprocal bearing
Dry practice of DSMB use
Kit up and buddy check
Entry
Compass use on surface
- Setting and following a bearing
- Estimating and controlling distance
- Setting and following a reciprocal bearing
Compass use underwater (2-6m)
- Swim to destination object and return
- Out and back swims
Exploratory dive to a maximum of 20m, ending in approximately 10m
DSMB deployment from bottom - 10m depth
- Initial inflation
- Main inflation and deployment
- Ascent reeling in line
- Practice decompression stop at 6m for 1 min
Exit
REAP debrief

SO5 - Dive leading/Basic skills review

SEEDS brief
Exploratory dive planning
- Conditions
- Route and navigation
- Dive profile and decompression planning
- Breathing gas management planning
Kit up and buddy check
Entry
Skills review at 10m
- Remove and replace mask
- AS ascent
Exploratory dive lead by student(s) - 15m
- Buddy monitoring
- Navigation
- Depth/time and gas management
- Ascent
Weight check with low cylinder contents - 2m depth
Weight/weightbelt jettison - standing depth
Exit
REAP debrief

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By Phone: 07365 207708

When And Where We Meet:
Wednesdays from 19:00
At The Olde Royal Oak, Bitteswell
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