Training Target:

Introduction to recreation diving, the basics of sport diving.

Minimum age 12 years, mental and physical fitness, written consent from legal guardians for minors, good swimming ability, medical health certificate (maximum 1 year old)

Information for the student prior to the training:

Requirements related to the training
Validity and limits of the respective traing levels
Introduction to the IDIC diving corporation licensing system
Further possibilities and costs to be expected

Theoretical training:

The students are to be instructed in the “ABC”system, equipment, diving physics, underwater Medics, dive-planning

Minimum: 4-6 lessons required for the following subjects:

Introduction:

Rules of diving, ABC-equipment, demonstration of the UW sign-language (communication), handling and maintenance of the equipment

Equipment::

Practical demonstration and handling of the equipment

Law of Physics:

Their meaning and effect in diving

• Archimedes principle
• Boyle Mariotte's Law
• Henry's Law
• Gay Luyssac's Law
• Dalton's Law

Underwater Medics:

Ear, hyperventilation, respiratory, cardio-vascular system

Types of poisoning (CO2, CO, N2, O2)

Decompression accidents, Hypothermia, hyperthermia Cramp of the glottic cleft, teeth, drowning in sweet or salt water, panic attacks, life threatening injuries under water.

Practical training:

Training Program:

Empting the mask, AAS, buoyancy control , dive rescue in 4m depth and assisted ascent (transport).

Changing own regulator underwater.

Demonstration of UW signals, briefing and quality control through the instructor.

Minimum 4 dives:

• diving max. 2m
• partner and equipment check
• buoyancy control
• emptying the mask
• breathing from an alternate air source
• demonstrating 6 underwater signals
• diving 2-5 m
• all exercises of the first dive are to be repeated
• speed control demonstration , remaining stationary at 3m
• Diving 3-7m
• all exercises of the first dive are to be repeated
• Buoyancy control at various depths
• Diving 4-9 m
• All exercises of the previous dives are to be repeated.
• Dropping and recovery of the regulator
• Flooding and emptying the mask at approx 5m 

An ementary diver should only make dives in company of experienced and qualified partners (assistant divers).

The training should be done with 2 independant air regulators. The student’s safety must always come first. Therefore the training procedure is simply a recommendation which must be modified according to the local circumstances.

At the end of the training an Open Water Diving course should be suggested.