Master Scuba Diver Course - $350

OVERVIEW
The course is an continuing education certification course for
divers who wish to increase their understanding and enjoyment
of diving. Emphasis is on student participation and
practical application of knowledge in open water after a
classroom discussion of subjects. This course is an excellent
progression toward NAUI Leadership roles.

Some subject areas are a review and expansion of material
from previous courses. Each subject area is a progression in
study not a definitive study in the particular diving activity.
However, instructors will specify performance objectives for
related course diving activities, for example, during a navigation
dive the student will swim a reciprocal course to within
10 feet (3m) of its origin.

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 thdse of training.

PREREQUISITES FOR ENTERING THE COURSE
Age ~ Minimum is 15 years.
Diver Certification ~ NAUI advanced certification or the
equivalent is required. The instructor is to ensure adequate
student knowledge and capability before any open water
training and shall use skill or other evaluations to do so.
Equipment. Students shall furnish and be responsible
for the care and maintenance of their own equipment. The
instructor shall initially assist the student in checking all student
gear to ensure it is adequate and in proper working order.
Hours ~ Academic - 23 hours estimated. This includes classroom
sessions and on-site discussions, briefings and debriefings
as necessary to prepare for or conclude a dive's activity in confined
or open water.
Open Water Dives ~ A minimum of eight open water dives is
required. No more than one skin dive may count toward the eight dive minimum.
Deep Dives ~ No training dives are to be conducted in excess
of 130 feet (40m). No dives are to require actual stage decompression.
However, simulated stage decompression may be added
to the ascent of a no-required stop decompression dive. Any
simulated decompression time spent deeper than 25 feet (7.6m)
must be included in actual dive time. The instructor is to accompany
students during the first training dive in excess of 60 feet.
Projects ~ Assignment of independent projects outside of
classroom may be utilized to enhance the learning of the students.
Skill requirements shall be targeted toward the specific activities
of the dives conducted and shall be performed at a level significantly
higher than that expected of divers at previous levels.
Dives ~ Open water diving activities shall follow as
closely as possible after the academic preparation on the
subject and include those listed below. The required dive
topic area listed represents five separate dives of the
minimum eight required. The remaining three dives shall be
planned by choosing from that list, from the electives listed
or from interest areas of the class. Dive topics may be
combined or repeated to complete the minimum of eight
open water dives:
Required Dives
Emergency procedures and rescue
Deep/simulated decompression diving
Limited visibility or night diving
Underwater navigation
Search and recovery- light salvage
Elective Dives
Skin diving
Review of basic scuba skills
Environmental study or survey
Air consumption (practical application)
Boat diving
Shore diving
Hunting and collecting
Special interest

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Applied Sciences ~ This area is a review and
continuation of the material covered in the NAUI Scuba
Diver and Advanced Scuba courses. Included are physics,
physiology, medical aspects and fitness. Emphasis must be
placed on the applied aspects so that the diver is able to
perform diving skills and tasks involving buoyancy control,
pressure changes, air consumption and personal limitations.
Diving Equipment ~ This area reviews and expands upon
the information presented in the Scuba Diver Course by
-- covering the care of equipment, detailed functioning,
specialized gear and applications, plus additional gear to be
used in the Master Diver Course. Technical information on
scuba mechanics may be included.
Diving Risks ~ This is to cover rescue, first aid and emergency
procedures as applied to diving in open water. Underwater
communication, orientation and navigation, the environment,
dive planning, and safety measures, including the benefits
of emergency oxygen first aid, are also to be covered. First
aid is to include the definition, types, causes, prevention, signs,
symptoms and care of: shock, wounds, drowning, heart attack,
fractures, sunburn, overheating, exposure, hypothermia, lung
overexpansion injuries, decompression sickness and seasickness.
Rescue training is to include problem recognition, diver
assists, rescues, in-water rescue breathing techniques, transports,
carries and an orientation to CPR.
Diving Environment ~ This area is to provide the diver with
a better understanding and appreciation of both the physical and
biological aspects of the environment which affect or engage
the diver. Coverage is to include: plant and animal identification,
relationships, dangers, regulations and uses; conservation,
preservation and pollution; water movement and characteristics;
shore, bottom and surface conditions; and diving locations.
Underwater Navigation ~ This area provides the diver with
the skills need to use a compass and natural aids for orientation
in order to: establish relative position, swim in prescribed directions
for set distances and find particular locations while
submerged and at the surface.
Limited Visibility Diving ~ This area prepares the diver to
hnction safely and effectively in dirty water or at night. The
problems, techniques, skill levels, hazards and safety procedures
are to be covered.
Search and Recovery ~ This area provides the diver the information
and training needed to select an appropriate search
pattern and method for a given area and then perform a search
using proper techniques. The problems, planning, methods,
techniques and equipment are to be covered.
Light Salvage ~ This area prepares the diver to recover
intermediate-sized objects with limited or basic equipment.
Theory, problems, hazards, methods, gear, rigging, calculation
sand principles involved are to be covered.
Deep and Simulated Decompression Diving ~ This area
enables the diver to anticipate and prevent problems, utilize
concepts, methods, and equipment used in this type of diving.
The diver is to acquire a thorough knowledge of the dive
tables. Deep diving in this case is defined as any actual or
simulated dive made between 60 and 130 feet.

WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

A comprehensive written exam covering all academic subjects is required.

The exam is 100 questions and must be completed

with a minimum score of 85%.