Diving General Info
RESOURCES:
Northeastern University Standards for Scientific Diving Manual
Planning a Dive
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- m.varade@northeastern.edu
Scientific Diving Info
Scientific Diver Certification Steps:
- SCUBA certification
- Swimming evaluation
- SCUBA and skin diving evaluation
- Current Scientific Diving Medical Examination
- 100 hours of theoretical and practical training
- Test of knowledge/written examination
- Current CPR, First Aid and Oxygen
- Administration Training
- 12 supervised training dives
3 Seas scientific diving Course Prerequisites:
- Open water scuba certification
- 10 open water dives (can include certification dives)
- diving medical exam (within last 5 years)
- DAN membership & insurance
- Northeastern University Diving Forms
- check out dive:
- Surface swim while switching between regulator and snorkel
- BC on/off (surface & underwater)
- Weight belt on/off (surface & underwater)
- Mask on/off (surface & underwater)
- Regulator purge/blow
- Regulator retrieval
- Air sharing
- Neutral buoyancy
- swim test:
- Swim 25m underwater with no gear
- Swim 400 m with no gear in under 12 minutes (8 laps/16 pool lengths)
- Tread water for 10 minutes (or 2 minutes without use of hands)
Maintaining Active Scientific Diver Status:
- Complete at least 1 logged dive every 6 months
- Complete at least 12 science or training divers per year
- Maintain CPR, First Aid, & O2 Admin Certification
- Current diving medical examination (varies frequency with age)