DIVEMASTER COURSE OUTLINE (COURSE 909)

WHY A DIVEMASTER ???

       
To increase your diving experiences
       
To diversify your knowledge on diving
       
To keep in physical conditions to dive
       
To develop your communication skills
       
to improve and practice your teaching techniques
        
prepare for a higher level

DIVEMASTER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Organization
   1.1 Dive planing, type of dive, select and evaluate site, assign buddies         
   1.2 Organize identify activity and procedures, briefing, control   
   1.3 Control, Communicate, anticipate, prepare, and respond
2. Selection, analysis and site evaluation 
3. Pre-dive and post-dive briefings      
   3.1 Communicate info      
   3.2 Communicate procedures       
   3.3 Communicate safety considerations      
   3.4 Post-dive briefing 
4. Divers      
   4.1 Evaluate physical conditions, skills      
   4.2 Evaluate training and experience     
   4.3 Balance 4.1  and  4.2 with type and conditions of dive
5. Miscelaneous      
   5.1 Flags      
   5.2 Safety divers,  assistants      
   5.3 Platfoem,  beach  or  boat based

DIVEMASTER AS A FIRST MATE

1. Marine charts
2. Rules of the Road
3. Captain and DM relationship
4. Boating procedures and safety
5. Boat operations
6. Boat and pilot's requirements
7. Accidents collisions, fire, illnesses, sinking

GROUP CONTROL

1. Group size
2. In charge
3. Accounting  of  divers
4. Underwater communications
5. Gas management

DIVEMASTER EQUIPMENT

1. Conditions of       
   1.1  Standard gear       
   1.2  Specialized gear       
   1.3  Homemade gear
2.  Oxygen  and  first aid kit
3.  Tools  and  spare parts
4.  Control equipment

LEGAL ASPECTS

1.  Professional  Liability
2.  Assumption  of  risks
3.  Insurance coverage
4.  Negligence
5.  Standard  of  care
6.  Supervision
7.  Anatomy  of  an  accident
8.  Anatomy  of  a  lawsuit
9.  Other topics

TEACHING TECHNIQUES

1.  Laws  of  learning
2.  Levels  of  learning
3.  Retention
4.  Laws  of  forgetting
5.  Components  of  effective  learning
6.  Lectures,  conferences, or  demonstrations
7.  Key  points
8.  Learning process
9.  Transfer  of  learning
10. Self-evaluation
11. Delivery

THIS IS YOUR NEW BEGINNING !!!

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