caseylary:
wow I wrote that and what a response!
Just to inform people, this was the schedule given to me by the school:
Here is the four day program;
Day 1; Classroom session (8am - 4pm)
Day 2; Pool session (8am - 4pm)
Day 3; Two ocean dives (8am -11am, or 11am - 2pm - depends on tide)
Day 4; Two ocean dives (7am - 5pm)
Here is the three day program;
Day 1; Classroom session (8am - 4pm)
Day 2; Pool session & one ocean dive (8am - 6pm)
Day 3; Three ocean dives (7am - 7pm)
OK, I'm at the extreme other end:
Lecture 1: Course procedures and requirements. Fill out application, statement of understanding and medical form.
Pool 1: Swim Test, Lung Volume test, Buoyancy test, circuit swim.
Lecture 2: Diving equipment Part I - Free diving gear.
Pool 2: Swim Test, Lung Volume test, Buoyancy test circuit swim.
Pool 3: Additional Swim Test Time, circuit swim.
Lecture 3: Physics of Diving
Pool 4: Breath holding exercises, mask clear & fin kick, circuit swim.
Lecture 4: Problems going down.
Pool 5: Review & surface dives, flood & clear mask on bottom, drop & recover mask - 13 ft, snorkel buddy breathing - 100 meters, circuit swim.
Lecture 5: Problems coming up.
Pool 6: Review & multiple mask clears, B.C. use, circuit swim.
Lecture 6: Diving Equipment II – SCUBA
Pool 7: Review & hand signals, wet suit, entries, doff & dons, circuit swim.
Lecture 7: Diving Environment
Pool 8: Scuba: don, swim with, clear, breathe from scuba, circuit swim.
Open Water 1/2: Two free dives.
Lecture 8: Diving Safety/Dive Planning
Pool 9: Free Diving Midterm Skill Exam, circuit swim test.
Lecture 9: Midterm Written Exam
Lecture 10: Repetitive Diving & Air Consumption Calculations
Pool 10: Scuba: Buddy breathing and doff & don, circuit swim.
Open Water 3/4: Two Scuba dives, demonstrate basic skills.
Lecture 11: Navigation & Rigging
Pool 11: Scuba: Buddy breathing and doff & don, circuit swim.
Open Water 5/6: Scuba: Air consumption & navigation.
Lecture 12: Sampling Techniques
Pool 12: Diver Rescue, circuit swim.
Open Water 7/8: Morning - Diver Rescue; Afternoon – Transects
Lecture 13: Decompression Diving
Pool 13: Scuba drills: B.C. use, black mask, simulated decom stop, circuit swim.
Open Water 9/10: Deeper water diving.
Lecture 14: Research Diving
Pool 14: Final Skills Exam, full circuit swim test
Open Water 11 Night Dive
Open Water 12/13: Beach and Rock Entries and Exits
Lecture 15: Local Dive Sites
Open Water 14: Night Dive
Open Water 15/16 Final Skill Exams, doff and don, rescue, 1/2 mile swim, pipe puzzle, unaccompanied buddy dive.
Lecture 16: Final Written Exam
And then we say that you're good to go ... to 30 feet!