BIOL 306 - Scientific Scuba Diving for Certified Divers

Institution:

San Diego State University

Subject:

Description:

Two lectures and three hours of laboratory. Prerequisites: Biology 305 and Advanced or Scientific Diving Certification, diving skills proficiency evaluation, acceptable openwater diving equipment, physical examination approval for scuba diving, waiver for scuba diving. Scientific diving operations, techniques and procedures; dive planning and lead diver responsibilities; underwater work, mapping, search and salvage, navigation, deep, night and small boat diving; emergency procedures and rescue. Physics, physiology, medicine, decompression theory, oceanography, marine life and marine environment. Master Diver Certification. Not open to students with credit in Exercise and Nutritional Sciences 324. Not applicable to biological sciences majors. (Formerly numbered Oceanography 306.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sdsu.edu

Phone Number:

(619) 594-5200

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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