Master Scuba Diver
Is there a level beyond Advanced Diver? You bet — and this is it.
In this course, you learn underwater search and recovery patterns, knot tying, lift-bag application, equipment maintenance, environmental issues, dive related physics and physiology, dive medicine, advanced DCS theory, skilled diving techniques, decompression/recompression practices, specialized diving activities and more.
Skills include various emergency procedures, diver rescue, deep/simulated decompression diving, limited visibility/night diving, underwater navigation, and search and recovery (light salvage), group management and more.
“In scuba, the answer to a physics question is not a number, it's a decision.”
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Who Can Learn? This course has the following prerequisites:
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Possess a Advanced, Nitrox and Stress and Rescue certifications.
- Possess current first aid, CPR and oxygen-provider certifications.
- Have logged a total of at least 50 dives (training dives count).
- Be able to either answer No to all of the questions on the RSTC Medical History form, or secure a physician’s approval prior to taking part.
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What is Involved? This course consists:
- Self study.
- Six classroom/pool sessions.
- Eight open-water training dives.
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Where Do You Learn? All classroom and pool training take place right here at Harry’s Dive Shop (get directions). We are among the few dive centers in the country with our own indoor, heated swimming pool. This 16-foot-deep pool was designed specifically for diver training. It provides unbeatable convenience and enjoyment.
You instructor will discuss options for completing the eight required open-water training dives. These may include our Gulf Shores and Panama City wreck diving trips.
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When Can You Learn? Congtact store for details. |
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How Much Does it Cost? The cost ofd this course is $499 and includes:
- All instruction.
- Self-study materials.
Students are responsible for supplying:
- Personal diving equipment (see list below).
- All air or gas fills.
- Dive boat or dive site admission fees.
- Transportation to and from dive sites.
- Accommodations and meals, as needed.
- Certification card processing.
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What Equipment Will You Need? students are responsible for supplying the following:
- Mask, snorkel, fins.
- Weight system, weights.
- Adequate exposure protection.
- One cylinder per dive, per day.
- Buoyancy Control Device (BC).
- Regulator/alternate air source.
- Dive computer.
- Underwater compass.
- Audible surface signal.
- Surface signal (safety tube).
- Cutting tool.
- Primary and backup dive lights.
- Tank marker light.
- Dive reel.
- Dive tables and slate.
At this level of training, you need to be using equipment you personally own and with which you are so familiar, you can operate it by touch, without thinking. Borrowed or rented equipment is not an option.
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