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DIVE LEADER
Definition
A Dive Leader can plan and lead a range of dives including those requiring
detailed dive, air and decompression requirements planning. They have the skill
and level of knowledge to progressively extend both their own and others
experience. Dive Leaders are competent to marshal and supervise branch dives to
locations well known to the Branch or using experienced Charter Boat skippers,
or in conditions not normally described as 'challenging'.
Dive Leaders can dive to a depth which is initially limited to 35m but which can
subsequently be extended progressively to a maximum of 50m. They can dive with
any grade of diver including trainee Ocean divers, on dives supervised by a Dive
Marshal. Dive Leaders can also progressively expand their own experience when
diving with other Dive Leaders.
Training for Dive Leader involves much greater emphasis on gaining broader
experience to supplement the 'formal' lessons.
Course Content
The Dive Leader course consists of
- 12 Classroom lessons - these include the oxygen administration module
which can be undertaken at any time after qualifying as an Ocean Diver
- Theory assessment
- 2 Dry practical lessons
- 7 Open water lessons
- 20 dives - (which may include open water lessons) minimum 600 minutes
underwater time
Open water diving should encompass experience of at least five of the following:
planned decompression dive, navigation dive, low (1.5-3m) visibility dive, night
dive, wreck dive, drift (1-1.5kn) dive, wall dive. Of the 20 dives, at least six
should be from boats, on at least eight the student should act as dive leader,
and at least ten dives should be to greater than 25m depth. The student should
also act as Dive Marshall on at least two occasions additional to the dry
practical lessons.
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