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Let the adventure continue! apply your scuba skills as you explore
new dive sites and activities under the supervision and continuing
training of your NAUI Instructor. Learn which diving specialties
interest you, and what type of diving you enjoy most. Gain more
confidence and capability. Begin to consider the direction diving
will take you, as you go for everything it has to offer.
OVERVIEW
This
course is a continuing education certification course for certified
divers. It is an enjoyable program of continued supervised
experience designed to introduce divers to a variety of diving
activities and to be taught entirely in an open water setting. Upon
successful completion of this course, graduates are considered
competent to engage in open water diving activities without
supervision, provided the diving activities and the areas dived
approximate those of training. This course is appropriate for divers
who:
- Desire
additional training.
- Have
moved from one diving area to another and desire local
orientation.
- Do
not have, but wish to obtain, NAUI certification.
- Desire
orientation to a variety of diving sites and conditions.
OPEN
WATER DIVES
A
minimum of six open water dives is required. A maximum of four dives
per day shall be applied toward course requirements. At least two
dives are to be deeper than 20 feet (6 m).
The
required dive topic areas listed represents three separate dives of
the minimum six required. The remaining dives can be combined or
split as needed to fit the situation and meet student needs provided
at least six separate dives are made:
Required
Dives
- Navigation
- Night
or low visibility diving
- Deep
diving (130 feet/40 meters maximum depth)
Elective
Dives
- Search
and recovery
- Boat
diving
- Light
salvage
- Hunting
and collecting
- Exploration
and underwater mapping
- Non-penetration
wreck diving
- Observation
and data collection
- Diving
in surf or currents
- Altitude
diving
- Salt
water diving (in areas where most diving is in fresh water)
- Fresh
water diving (in areas where most diving is in salt water)
- Shore
diving
- Diving
for photos or video
- Using
dive computers
PREREQUISITES FOR
ENTERING THE COURSE
- Age.
Minimum is 15 years. (Junior certification for ages 12 -14 years
is allowed. See “Policies Applying to All Courses”: Age,
Junior Certification.”)
- Dive
Certification. Certification as a scuba diver by a NAUI
recognized agency is required. The instructor is to carefully
screen and evaluate all prospective students to assure that they
understand diving safety and possess the necessary skills to
participate. Curriculum and skills from other NAUI courses shall
be used to evaluate and improve the diver’s knowledge and
proficiency if necessary.
- Equipment.
Students shall furnish and be responsible for the care and
maintenance of their own diving equipment. The instructor shall
initially assist the student in checking all student gear to
insure it is adequate and in proper working order.
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