This class is offered to facilitate the development of the Scuba diver's open water techniques through the completion of 6 supervised training dives. Emphasis is placed on dive planning, buoyancy control and navigation skills. Dive locations will be varied (weather and water conditions permitting) with most dive sites being in the Monterey/Carmel area with the dives being conducted over three weekend days. Dives will include one local boat dive and one night dive. This is a great way to meet other divers here at UCSC, learn about the local dive spots and be introduced to the local diving community. A pool skills evaluation using both Skin and Scuba gear will be offered before our first ocean dive.
SIGN UP PROCEDURE: This class is offered Fall, Winter and Spring Quarters and enrollment is limited to 15 students. Check the current Scuba Calendar for the first class meeting - It is usually on the first Friday of the quarter, in the OPERS Conference room, at 5PM. You must sign-up at the OPERS counter, which is located on the 2nd floor, before that first class meeting to ensure a spot in the class. Sign-up starts on the First Day of Instruction. Please bring your student ID card with the current quarter's sitcker. This is a very popular class, and space tends to fill up quickly.
PREREQUISITES for the course are: Scuba certification by a nationally recognized agency and medical clearance by the UCSC Health Center. Please bring a copy of your certification card and your medical clearance to the first lecture, if you haven't taken the Basic SCUBA course at UCSC. Students will need to provide the following equipment: mask, snorkel, fins, booties, gloves, web weight belt, 2 weight belt keepers, cutting device, exposure suit, underwater light and chemical light. The University will provide Scuba cylinders, BCs, regulators, 3 gauge consoles and lead weights for your weight belt. It is STRONGLY recommended that you have either private medical insurance that covers diving injuries and medical evacuation or purchase a DAN membership with diving insurance.
REQUIREMENTS for course completion: Students will need to complete all 6 of the ocean dives as well as assist with 2 of the Basic class pool sessions (see Calendar for pool times). The course fee is $105 and the NAUI Advanced Certification card is $20 fee.
