IV
NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver
Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1CHAPTER
2 CHAPTER
3 CHAPTER
4CHAPTER
Introduction 2
Learning Goals .........................................................4
Becoming a Better Diver .........................................4
How to Have More Fun ............................................4
The NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver Course ...............6
Continuing Your Diving Education ........................7
How to Use This Text ...............................................8
Continual Improvement 10
Learning Goals .......................................................12
Getting Your Act Together .....................................12
Dive Planning ........................................................12
Advance Planning...............................................12
Getting Ready ......................................................14
Planning for the Dive .........................................15
Buddymanship ....................................................18
Buoyancy Control................................................20
Closing the Dive ..................................................22
Recognizing and Handling Stress in Diving ...........23
Preparedness and Training ...................................24
Navigation 26
Learning Goals .......................................................28
Introduction ...........................................................28
Equipment ..............................................................28
Measuring Distances Underwater .........................30
Natural Navigation ................................................32
Compass Navigation ..............................................33
Surface Positioning ................................................36
Overview of a Typical Introductory Dive ..............37
Night and Limited
Visibility Diving 38
Learning Goals .......................................................40
Introduction ...........................................................40
Equipment ..............................................................41
Procedures and Precautions .................................44
Overview of a Typical Introductory Dive ..............47
Introduction to
Deeper Diving 48
Learning Goals .......................................................50
Introduction ...........................................................50
Possible Hazards ....................................................50
Equipment ..............................................................51
Preparation ............................................................53
Procedures and Precautions .................................55
Overview of a Typical Introductory Dive ..............58
Conservation and Aquatic
Life Studies 60
Learning Goals .......................................................62
Aquatic Life Studies ...............................................62
Activities ..............................................................62
Equipment ...........................................................62
Procedures ..........................................................64
Overview of a Typical Introductory Dive ..............66
Search and Recovery 68
Learning Goals .......................................................70
Introduction ...........................................................70
General Procedures ...............................................70
Basic Procedures of Search and Recovery........72
Equipment ...........................................................72
Techniques and Precautions .................................73
Overview of a Typical Search and
Recovery Introductory Dive ...............................77
Wreck Diving 78
Learning Goals .......................................................80
Introduction ...........................................................80
Possible Hazards ....................................................81