Science of Diving

Science of Diving is a “classroom only” program. The course builds your knowledge of diving to an instructors level. We cover Equipment, Environment, Physics, Physiology/Medicine, and Decompression. This class plus Diveguide results in a Divemaster certification. Each subject will greatly increase any divers knowledge.

 

 

 

Prerequisites:

• Be open water certified.

 

This course includes:

• Five sessions in the classroom.
• Science of Diving books and materials.
• Internationally recognized cert card.

 

New Course Format

This program is now available in its separate components. You have the option to attend the sessions à la cart. If you attend all five sessions and complete the final exam you will receive the full Science of Diving certification.

 

COST FOR FULL COURSE: $395

 

COST PER SESSION: $70

 

 

 

 

Science of diving – Equipment:

Don’t lose a single dive to minor equipment problems. Learn how to perform field repairs on your equipment and the proper care that it should have on a regular basis. In this course we will cover basic and advanced operation, as well as field maintenance of regulator first and second stages, gauges, computers, low pressure hoses, masks, fins, wetsuits, BC’s, hoses, tanks, lights, and more. We will also cover what really goes into a regulator overhaul. Join us with your own equipment to learn these valuable skills. We look at all types of scuba and diving equipment and review strengths, weaknesses and importance to the world of diving. We discuss the history of scuba for full comprehension of product development and the future of design. We break down complex pieces of equipment to fully understand how it works. This helps a divers ability to fix problems while at a dive site.

Complete the equipment specialist materials to also qualify for equipment specialist certification.

 

COST PER SESSION: $70

 

All sessions start at 2:00pm at East Coast Divers.

 

 

 

 

Science of diving – Environment:

“animals living in the waters, especially the sea waters… are protected from the destruction of their species by man. Their multiplication is so rapid and their means of evading pursuit or traps is so great, that there is no likelihood of his being able to destroy the entire species of any of these animals” — Jean-Baptise Lamarck, 1809

We know now that this statement is about as far from true as you can get. The ocean is, in fact, one of the most fragile resources we have. Understanding the underwater environment teaches us how to interact with the very thing we dive to see. Proper diving technique and conservation practices are how divers can do their part to protect the future of the oceans.

 

COST PER SESSION: $70

 

All sessions start at 2:00pm at East Coast Divers.

 

 

 

 

Science of diving – Physics:

There are many questions that come up for divers after the certification program. How do dive computers change when diving at altitude? How does a digital gauge measure depth as I descend? Why does my buoyancy feel so different at 60 feet than at 30 feet? why doesn’t my tank change pressure as I descend if pressure is increasing? How do 2 different sized tanks both hold 3000 psi of air? How does nitrogen on gas rates really change with depth and do deeper dives really make me more likely to get “bent”? These are all legitimate questions to have as certified divers. Feel free to bring any other questions you may have to class.

 

COST PER SESSION: $70

 

All sessions start at 2:00pm at East Coast Divers.

 

 

 

 

Science of diving – Physiology & Diving Medicine:

It isn’t common for divers to deal with any sort of injury while diving though it is possible. It’s important for all divers have the ability to explain differences between these injuries to help get the injured diver to the proper first aid and treatment as soon as possible. There are many examples of physiological changes that happen to the human body during a dive. During this section they are all covered.

 

 

COST PER SESSION: $70

 

All sessions start at 2:00pm at East Coast Divers.

 

 

 

 

Science of diving – Decompression & Dive Planning:

Decompression is possibly the least understood concept in scuba diving for most newly certified divers. But perhaps even stranger most divers don’t realize how little they know about this condition. Decompression has been a situation that all divers need to manage since the development of Scuba so many decades ago. One of the areas of knowledge that has changed so little over time is still one of the most misunderstood. Come find out the difference between DCI and DCS. How DCS became known as the “Bends” and the best techniques available to help avoid it.

 

COST PER SESSION: $70

 

All sessions start at 2:00pm at East Coast Divers.