Module One

- Introduction
- The Underwater World
- Diving Equipment
- The Buddy System
- Confined-Water Training:

• Scuba equipment assembly
• Equipment preparation
• Donning equipment
• BCD inflation and deflation
• Introduction to scuba
• Regulator clearing
• Regulator recovery
• Mask clearing
• Use of fins
• Neutral buoyancy at the surface
• Equalization and underwater swimming
• Descending under water
• Ascending
• Exiting from the water

Module Two

- Adapting to the Underwater World
- Respiration
- Diving Equipment
- Buddy System Procedures
- Confined-Water Training:

• Pre-dive Safety Drill
• Controlled Seated and Giant Stride Entry
• Snorkel Breathing and Clearing
• Snorkel/Regulator Exchanges
• No-mask Breathing
• Mask Replacement Under Water
• Proper Weighting
• Surface Snorkeling
• Cramp Removal
• Tired-Diver Tow
• Deep-Water Exit

Module Three

- The Diving Environment
- Dive Planning
- Boat-Diving Procedures
- Problem Management
- Confined-Water Training:

• No-mask swimming
• Neutral Buoyancy Under Water
• Use of an Alternate Air Source
• Free-flow Regulator Breathing
• Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent

- Open-Water Training Dive 1:

• Briefing
• Equipment preparation
• Don and adjust equipment
• Pre-Dive safety check
• Entry
• Buoyancy/weight check
• Controlled descent (max 12 m/40 ft)
• Underwater exploration
• Ascent
• Exit
• Debrief and log dive

Module Four

- Nitrogen Narcosis
- Decompression Sickness
- Dive Tables and Dive Computers introduction
- Using the Recreational Dive Planner or The Wheel
- Open-Water Training Dive 2:

• Briefing
• Equipment preparation
• Don and adjust equipment
• Pre-Dive safety check
• Entry
• Buoyancy/weight check
• Cramp removal self and buddy
• 25 meter/yard tired diver tow
• Snorkel/regulator exchange
• Controlled descent (maximum 12 meters/40 feet
• Buoyancy control fin pivot, low pressure inflator
• Partial and complete mask flood and clear
• Regulator recovery and clearing
• Alternate air source use stationary and AAS assisted ascent
• Underwater exploration and buoyancy control
• Ascent
• Weight removal at the surface
• Exit
• Debrief and log dive

Module Five

- Be a S.A.F.E. Diver - Making Safety Stops
- Emergency Decompression
- Altitude Considerations for Divers
- Using the RDP Table: Finding Minimum Surface Interval; or, Using the Wheel: Finding Minimum Surface Interval and Calculating a Multilevel dive
- Computer Dive Planning
- Open Water Dive 3:

• Briefing
• Equipment preparation
• Don and adjust equipment
• Pre-Dive safety check
• Entry
• Buoyancy/weight check
• 50 meter/yard straight line surface swim with compass
• Free descent with reference to 6-9 meters/20-30 feet (max dive depth 18 meters/60 feet)
• Buoyancy control neutral buoyancy on bottom, fin pivot oral
• Complete mask flood and clear
• CESA(Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent)
• Buddy breathing stationary and ascent from 6-9 meters/20-30 feet (optional)
• Underwater exploration
• Ascent
• Remove and replace weight system at the surface
• Remove and replace scuba unit at the surface
• Exit
• Debrief and log dive

- Open Water Dive 4:

• Briefing
• Equipment preparation
• Don and adjust equipment
• Pre-Dive safety check
• Entry
• Buoyancy/weight check
• Free descent without reference no deeper than 18 meters/60 feet
• Buoyancy control hovering
• Mask removal, replacement and clearing
• Underwater navigation with compass
• Underwater exploration
• Ascent
• Exit
• Debrief and log dive

- Optional Skin Dive:

• Briefing
• Equipment preparation
• Suiting up
• Equipment inspection
• Entry
• Buoyancy/weight check
• Surface swim
• Surface dives and underwater swimming
• Displacement snorkel clear
• Underwater exploration
• Exit
• Debrief and log dive