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<font color='#0000FF'>Having started my Divemaster internship this weekend, there were certain things that needed doing amoungst these were 400m timed swim, 800 timed, mask, fin and snorkel swim, 15 min tread water with the last 2 minutes having your arms above your head etc etc.
But there was also a skills circuit to do which had to be done as if demonstrating for students, I have listed most of them below (there are 20 in total) they are marked out of 5 and you need a combined total of 68 or more to pass.
1 equipment assembly, donning and disassembly
2 pre dive safety check BWRAF
3 deep water entry - giant stride
4 buoyancy check at surface
5 5 point descent
6 remove and replace weight system
7 fin pivot
8 5 point ascent
9 snorkel/reg reg/snorkel exchange
10 remove/replace scuba unit underwater
11 hovering (30 secs in midwater)
12 buddy breathing - stationary, doner and receiver
13 buddy breathing when swimming - doner
14 mask removal, replacement and clearing
15 buddy breathing while swimming - receiver
16 alternate air source ascent
17 free flow reg breathing
18 controlled emergency swimming ascent CESA
19 swimming without mask
20 CAN'T REMEMBER THIS ONE
The question is............................ if you had to do any of the above for a new diver, breaking it down for them to understand and complete, could you?
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I have to admit it was very difficult and I am re-reading my open water manual!!!!!
<font color='#0000FF'>Having started my Divemaster internship this weekend, there were certain things that needed doing amoungst these were 400m timed swim, 800 timed, mask, fin and snorkel swim, 15 min tread water with the last 2 minutes having your arms above your head etc etc.
But there was also a skills circuit to do which had to be done as if demonstrating for students, I have listed most of them below (there are 20 in total) they are marked out of 5 and you need a combined total of 68 or more to pass.
1 equipment assembly, donning and disassembly
2 pre dive safety check BWRAF
3 deep water entry - giant stride
4 buoyancy check at surface
5 5 point descent
6 remove and replace weight system
7 fin pivot
8 5 point ascent
9 snorkel/reg reg/snorkel exchange
10 remove/replace scuba unit underwater
11 hovering (30 secs in midwater)
12 buddy breathing - stationary, doner and receiver
13 buddy breathing when swimming - doner
14 mask removal, replacement and clearing
15 buddy breathing while swimming - receiver
16 alternate air source ascent
17 free flow reg breathing
18 controlled emergency swimming ascent CESA
19 swimming without mask
20 CAN'T REMEMBER THIS ONE
The question is............................ if you had to do any of the above for a new diver, breaking it down for them to understand and complete, could you?
I have to admit it was very difficult and I am re-reading my open water manual!!!!!
