PE S210 - Advanced Diving

Institution:

UAS Ketchikan Campus

Subject:

Physical Education

Description:

4 credits (2+4) Designed to develop advanced diver skills and safety procedures. Intended for experienced divers new to diving in Southeast Alaska, for divers re-entering diving and for divers with basic or intermediate skills who want to develop advanced diver experience. The course consists of lectures focusing on dive safety, equipment systems, the marine environment, and procedures and techniques for advanced diving specialties. Open water dives include night diving, deep and shallow diving, drift diving, underwater navigation exercises, and search and recovery exercises. The dives serve as an orientation to a variety of Southeast Alaska as dive conditions, dive sites, and promote diver safety and awareness. Prerequisite: PE S200 OR Equivalent; Complete SCUBA gear and 20 logged dives. 4 hours lab per week required.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

PE S200 US P

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Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

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Institution Website:

www.ketch.alaska.edu

Phone Number:

(907) 228-4511

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