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 Medical
Information
MUST
READ: Please be sure to review our scuba diving
Medical Information if you
have not already done so.
Self-study
Knowledge Development
The
academic portions of our courses are primarily self
study. To ensure you are ready to begin your knowledge
review and confined water (pool) sessions, please
complete the following before your first class session:
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Read the Open Water Diver Manual
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Watch the Open Water Diver DVD
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Complete the Knowledge Reviews found at
the end of each chapter in your manual.
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Read the booklet entitled Using the
Recreational Dive Planner that came with your Open Water
Diver Manual.
What to
Bring for Your Knowledge Review and Pool Sessions
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RSTC MEDICAL STATEMENT form if required
(See Medical Information)
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Open Water Diver Manual
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Recreational Dive Planner and Instruction Booklet
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Completed Knowledge Reviews (At the end
of each chapter in your manual.)
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Swim suit
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Towel
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Dry clothing
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Any dive gear you have already purchased
and would like to use
Swimming
Ability
While you
don't have to be an athlete swimmer to go scuba diving,
you should be comfortable in the water and have basic
swimming ability. To demonstrate your basic swimming
ability your instructor will have you swim 200 yards
(non-stop and using any stroke you wish, no time limit),
or snorkel 300 yards using mask, snorkel, and fins
(non-stop and no time limit). You may choose which swim
you would like to do. You will also be required to
complete a 10 minute survival float (tread water, float
face up, or survival float) without touching sides or
bottom of the pool. This will be completed during one of
your confined water (pool) sessions and must be
completed before you are cleared for the open water
certification dives.
Open Water
Dives
This is
the third and final phase of your training where you
will apply your new diving knowledge and skills. Open
Water Dives will be conducted at Clear Springs Scuba
Park in Terrell, Texas, on select weekends.
To
ensure your spot, please be sure to sign-up no less than
7 days in advance.
Space is limited to 12 student divers per instructor.
Complete
information about your Open Water Dive Weekend can be
found in the Open Water Weekend
section of the New Student Porthole.
2008 Open Water
Dives: September 27-28
October 11-12, October 25-26
November 22-23
Referral Option: If you will be referring out to
complete your open water certification dives elsewhere,
be sure to obtain your Referral Card from your
instructor at the end of your last class night.
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