Deep Diver Course

Some of the best recreational diving takes place in water deeper than 60 feet. Such dives include wrecks and walls. The Deep Diver course builds on the skills you acquire as part of the Advanced Diver course to help enable you to make these dives safely and more effectively. Among the topics you will learn:

• The purpose, problems, hazards, planning, preparation, equipment (additions and modifications), air supplies, personnel, techniques, gas management, emergency procedures (including location and transportation to a hyperbaric chamber) and depth limits for recreational diving.

• Decompression-related topics include nitrogen narcosis and decompression sickness (definition, cause, symptoms, signs, first aid and prevention) history of decompression, concepts, use of dive computers, definition of terms, problems, principles and techniques.

• Complete coverage of Repetitive Dive Tables, work sheets, problem solutions, exceptions and dive planning are also included.

• Altitude diving, flying after diving and hyperbaric chamber access and operation is included, as well as other short- and long-term deep diving hazards.

Who?

Who Can Enroll? This course is open to divers who are:

• At least 18 years old.

• Certified to the Advanced Open Water Diver level or equivalent.

• Able to either answer No to all questions on the standard Medical History form or secure a physician’s approval prior to the start of class.

What?

What is involved? This course consists of:

• Self study.

• 2 classroom sessions.

• 2 open water training dives.

Where and When?

Where and when do classes take place? Classes take place at the following places and times:

• Classroom sessions take place, on your schedule. Like most Big Kahuna Scuba classes, the classroom portion of this course can be scheduled virtually anytime the shop is open upon completion of your self-study materials.

• Local open-water training dives take place Saturday and Sunday, and are scheduled during your classroom session.

Starting dates include:

• Because minimum class size is 1, this course starts anytime someone signs up.

How Much?

How much does it cost? The course fee is $99 per person and includes:

• All study materials.
• Tanks and Weights.

Students are responsible for supplying all of the equipment items listed below, plus:

• Entry fees to dive facilities or dive charter fees.

What Equipment?

What equipment will you need? Students are responsible for supplying all of the equipment items listed below:

• Mask, snorkel, fins.
• Adequate exposure protection.
• Buoyancy Control Device (BC).
• Regulator/alternate air source.
• Depth gauge/timer or computer.
• Audible surface signal.
• Surface signal (safety tube).
• Cutting tool.
• Dive tables and slate.
• Reel.

All of these items are available at Big Kahuna Scuba.

How to Enroll

Get Started Now: The best way to get started is to either call or visit Big Kahuna Scuba.

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