Dive Leader Training
Learn how to teach / train / dive with people who have physical disabilities but are medically able to dive.
As dive leaders we are always faced with challenges in the water. People with a disabilities are always facing challenges in their every day lives. It is human nature to be afraid of the unknown, learn about the unknown. Remember we all have disabilities – some are more apparent than others.
Adaptive SCUBA Instructor / Dive Control Specialist / Assistant Instructor / Dive Master Training Course
Course Objectives:
- To provide certified Open Water Instructors from All Agencies with the specialized knowledge and skills required to teach SCUBA diving to students with physical and sensory disabilities.
- To provide certified Dive Control Specialists / Dive Masters / Assistant Instructors with the special knowledge and skills required to assist Instructors, lead diving activities, and act as a buddy to students and divers with disabilities.
- At the end of this course the Instructor will be able to competently teach and certify individuals with physical disabilities at the Open Water Diver Level. Dive Control Specialists / Assistant Instructors / Dive Masters will be able to act as an Adaptive Buddy, assist Instructors, and lead diving activities for divers with disabilities.
- Simulated access to beach and boat
- Transfers, grips, and carries
Aquatic Abilities
- Modified entries and exits
- Surface swimming adaptations
- Use of mask / snorkel / fins / webbed gloves
- Buoyancy control
- Weight distribution and hydrostatic positioning
- Paralyzed limbs and prostheses
- Assisted dives, descents and ascents
- Regulator clearing and retrieval
- Mask clearing / removal and replacement
- Air sharing
- Emergency ascents
- Equipment removal replacement surface and under water
- Modified communication skills – blind and deaf
Each Instructor / Dive Control Specialist /Assistant Instructor / Dive Master candidate will assume the role of a paraplegic, quadriplegic, or visually impaired student diver.
Each Instructor / Dive Control Specialist /Assistant Instructor / Dive Master candidate will assist the paraplegic, quadriplegic, or visually impaired student diver.
- Ascents and descents
- Ear clearing
- Mask clearing
- Air sharing ascents
- Emergency ascents
- Tired diver on the surface and below the surface
- Entries and exits
Class size is limited – call 505-271-0633 or e-mail us at nmscuba@qwest.net
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