IANTD Resort Diver Course

Purpose

This Program is designed to provide basic training to those who wish to enter into SCUBA diving adventures within limited time.
This Program qualifies a diver to dive to a maximum depth of 40 fsw (12 msw).
Upon completion of this program, the diver may dive only under the direct supervision of a Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, or Instructor, at a maximum ratio of 4 Supervised Divers per Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, or Instructor, provided that the Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, or Instructor will be capable of establishing physical contact with any Supervised Diver at all times during the dive.
Supervised divers may only participate in diving activities where appropriate diver support is always available at the surface, and where in-water decompression stops are not required and under conditions that are equal or better than the conditions where they were trained.

Prerequisites

Must be a minimum of 15 years of age with a documented parent or legal guardian authorization, or a minimum of 12 years of age for Junior qualification, or a minimum of 18 years of age without parent or legal guardian approval.

Program Content

All lecture topics in the Supervised Diver slides must be covered and all the water skills must be practiced until the student is proficient in each skill.
Demonstrate the ability to configure equipment neatly.
All skills in the Supervised Diver course are to be taught and practiced in confined water before moving into the Open Water dives.
The Program must include a minimum of 40 minutes of OW bottom time completed within at least 2 SCUBA dives. The bottom time on each dive should not be less than 15 minutes.
Complete and pass an oral or written exam.
Complete the following land skills:
a. Assemble and disassemble the diving equipment.
b. Conduct pre dive checks.
c. Provide post dive care on the diving equipment.

Equipment Requirements

Fulfill all Equipment Requirements as specified in the general Sport Diver Programs overview.

Program Limits

There may be no more than 6 students per Instructor. This ratio may be increased by 2 students for each assisting IANTD Divemaster or Assistant Instructor, up to a maximum of 10 students with 2 IANTD Divemasters or Assistant Instructors, per class session. The ratio may be decreased according to instructor’s discretion taking into consideration environmental conditions or other relevant factors, so as to allow adequate class control and supervision, or local legislation. Physical contact with every student shall be always possible.
On any of the program dives the maximum depth should not exceed 40 fsw (12 msw).
All dives must be conducted within no decompression time limits, and according to IANTD approved dive tables.
Appropriate safety stops must be performed.
On all dives, ascend at a rate of 30 feet (9 meters) per minute or slower.
All open water dives shall be conducted in environments that will allow at all times a direct vertical access to the surface, with an Instructor directly supervising, teaching and evaluating the students.

Waterskills Development

Swim 165 feet (50 meters) without the use of mask, fins, snorkel or other swimming aids. This skill to be conducted prior to any OW dives.
Remain afloat with a minimum of effort for 5 minutes without the use of mask, fins, snorkel or other swimming aids. This skill to be conducted prior to any OW dives.
Surface entries and exit.
Mask clearing and use.
Snorkel clearing and use.
Demonstrate and perform at least two finning techniques.
Practice hand signal communication.
With mask, fins and snorkel swim a distance of 333 feet (100 meters) on the surface.
Swim a distance of 10 feet (3 meters) underwater, ascend and clear snorkel.
Swim using mask, snorkel and fins for a distance of 33 feet (10 meters) underwater without surfacing.
Swim on surface while wearing full SCUBA gear and switch from the regulator to snorkel and back at least 3 times for a distance of 100 feet (30 meters).
Demonstrate proper descend and ascend procedures.
Use SCUBA at rest, and then perform mask clearing, mask removal and replacement, regulator clearing and regulator recovery.
Swim underwater using SCUBA without mask for 30 feet (9 meters).
Practice buoyancy control and body posture on the surface and underwater, at rest and while swimming.
Demonstrate basic instrument monitoring.
Swim on back (face up) on the surface while wearing full SCUBA gear for a distance of 100 feet (30 meters).
Simulate a vertical ESA while free-diving from the deep end of a pool.
Do a lateral Emergency Swimming Ascent (ESA).
Perform alternate gas source (octopus, secondary regulator, alternate air, etc.) gas sharing drill both as receiver and donor. The gas-recipient diver must swim a distance of at least 30 feet (9 meters) (without breathing, and exhaling slowly) to the gas-donor diver and commence gas sharing on the alternate second stage. Remain at rest for three breaths and then swim, sharing gas, at a normal swim pace.
On the surface practice the quick release of the weight ballast system.