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BSAC OCEAN DIVER COURSE

The most important course you will ever do in diving.....

Mark leading dive for Ocean Diver Open Water Assessment

OPEN WATER COURSES from $3995 starting every week.

DEFINITION

An Ocean Diver is defined as a diver who is competent to conduct dives:

* with another Ocean Diver or with a Sports Diver, within the restrictions of the conditions already encountered during their training.

* with a Dive Leader or higher grade, to expand their experience beyond the conditions encountered during their training, under the supervision of a Dive Manager.

* to a depth which is initially limited to the maximum experienced during training, but which can subsequently be extended progressively, under the supervision of a Nationally Qualified Instructor (NQI), to a maximum of 20m.

* using breathing gas mixes of 21%, 32% or 36% Oxygen.

* not requiring mandatory decompression stops.

* under the on-site supervision of a Dive Manager with respect to site selection, conditions and dive plan.

* where other divers, capable of providing assistance and rescue, are available at the surface.

* within BSAC safe diving practice recommendations.

COURSE CONTENT

The Ocean Diver course consists of:

200m swimming assessment
7 Classroom lessons
5 Sheltered water (pool) lessons
Theory assessment
5 Open water lessons/dives - minimum of 120 minutes underwater time

Open water diving should encompass experience of at least four of the following:

shore dive

dive using a breathing gas mix

low (2-4m) visibility dive

drift (0.25-0.5kn) dive

small boat dive

large boat dive

wall dive

dive in protective clothing.

LESSON SUMMARY

Lesson Code	Lesson Title	Key components
OT1	Ocean Diver Training	Introduction to Branch/School, diver training
OS1	Being Underwater	Mask, fins, snorkel, SCUBA
OT2	Diving Equipment & Signals	Underwater environment, equipment, signals
OS2	Basic Skills	Buoyancy, DV/Mask clear, AAS
OT3	The Body & Effects of diving	Pressure, heat loss, buoyancy, fitness, Nitrox
OS3	Developing skills	Free flow DV, mask clear, AAS
OT4	Planning to go diving	Air, Nitrox tables/computers
OS4	Beyond the basics	Finning no mask, mobility, snorkel skills
OT5	What Happens If ....	DCI, Narcosis, Oxygen as first aid
OS5	Safety skills	AAS, CBL, tow
OT6	Going diving	Buddy diving, role of DMs/ADMs, pilotage
OO1	First Open Water dive	Build up comfort level on a shallow shore dive
OT7	Enjoying your diving	Boat Diving, Night Diving, Reef Diving, Wreck Diving, site characteristics, snorkeling
OO2-OO4	Second to Fourth Open water dives	Applying skills learnt in pool to the sea - shore dives
OO5	Open Water Assessment	Student plans dive and leads instructor on a boat dive

IMPORTANT

If you are comparing BSAC Ocean Diver with other beginner level (Open Water) courses offered by other training agencies, remember:

BSAC Ocean Diver includes training in / as:

* Skin / Snorkel Diver

* Rescue

* Navigation

* Dive leading

* Air calculations

* Dive planning

* Theory of Shore, NITROX, Small Boat, Large Boat, Night, Reef, Wreck diving (practical training for some of these is done after the course when demanded - consisting of necessary extended briefings and guidance by an Instructor, but at no extra training cost - all this is normal diving for BSAC)

WHY "Put Another Dollar In" to do these as Speciality courses as required with other agencies?

Do other beginners courses include so much?

If you are keen and interested, once you have completed the first two or more dives of this course you can go for fun dives (limited to the depth you have already encountered) with an Instructor or Dive Leader, including night dives, wreck dives, boat dives etc (dives which are usually offered as speciality courses with other agencies at Advanced Open Water level.

All BSAC Theory lessons are delivered as Formal Instruction (in a classroom) by BSAC Nationally Qualified Instructors (NQIs). Lessons take as long as necessary to cover the material at your speed. None of the "go and read your manual" or "watch this video" as in other agencies, when its too easy to skimp. We make sure you understand the course subject matter fully - with retention tests, being available to answer questions at any time throughout (and after) the course, and a final assessment. BSAC Theory training may take longer, but its a tried and proven method, and is certainly cost effective. Pool or sheltered water lessons also ensure you are fully competent at each skill before moving on. You will not progress from Phase 1 training (theory and pool) unless the Instructor considers you are fully competent and most importantly that you are fully confident on all skills.

Unlike other agencies who offer Open Water courses to kids as young as 8!! (do they understand what they are doing?), the minimum age with BSAC is 12. If 12 year olds can pass the course, then it cant be too difficult or "hard", can it?. The BSAC provides exactly the same course for kids as is done by adults - no "Junior" qualifications needing to be upgraded later to "Adult" qualifications.

When you qualify as a BSAC Ocean Diver, you will be much more competent and confident, and have more skills, than divers trained to the "beginner" level by other training agencies. - Why BSAC Qualifications are recognised as probably the best in the world of recreational diving. We have many qualified divers crossing over with qualifications issued by other agencies (notice I dont say from other agencies - as they arnt members of that agency), they never look back, and will tell you which is the best training by far......

SIGN UP FOR A COURSE NOW! - YOU WONT REGRET IT!!!!..........................

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