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NAUI
Advanced Scuba Diver
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Our
Advanced program offers the experience that really teaches Northwest
diving. We add night, current, deep, navigation, environmental and boat
dives to your log book. No tests, no lectures - just fun diving.
Participants must be at least 12 years of age and have SCUBA diver certification.
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 three 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.
Beneath
the Waves Scuba Shop
6403
E Mill Plain Blvd.
(next to the old Beacock's Music location
and near First Independent Bank)
West of Andresen Safeway
Vancouver, Washington 98661
Phone (360) 546-1494
Fax (360) 546-1495
HOURS:
M - F: 10am - 7pm
Sat: 11am - 4pm
Closed Sundays
here4u@beneaththewaves.com
