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PE128A - RESCUE DIVER (INTERMEDIATE SCUBA) COURSE - CRN TBA after swim test COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides all the prerequisites needed to attend the Scientific Diving course, PE 128B. PE 128A also provides the required instruction for those who wish to become Training Aides (TA) and assist with Basic Scuba classes on campus. This course meets both the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) standards for scientific diver rescue and first aid training, and the UCD requirements for Safety Diver (TA) training. The goal of the course is that divers gain more confidence in their own skills and abilities, and thus be comfortable in the water and safer divers. PREREQUISITES: Completion of PE 29 or other introductory scuba course. Minimum of 12 logged open water dives. Bring photocopies of dive logs and certification card(s) to class. Must be enrolled as UCD student; extension or concurrent enrollment is ok. Prospective divers will need SCIENTIFIC DIVER medical clearance. This consists of lab work additional to the PE 29 medical exam. (A representative from the health center will be at the first lecture to schedule appointments). Exam to be complete before February 15. Pass pool and ocean swim/scuba skills tests. TEXTS: Required: ASHI Basic 1st Aid & CPR, DAN Student Workbook., YMCA “SLAM” Manual. Available from the instructor. Total cost $65.00 (includes registration and certifications for YMCA, ASHI & DAN). Recommended: NOAA Diving Manual, 4th Edition. Available from Best Publishing, $79.50 + shipping, 800-468-1055. May be cheaper elsewhere. COST: Course fee is $185.00, pay to the Registrar's Office. Plus $65.00 for instructor-supplied texts & certifications for DAN DEMP, Basic 1st aid, CPR, YMCA Scuba Rescue Diver. BML housing cost is $90/ea weekend and includes barracks sleeping, 1 dinner, 2 breakfasts, and 2 lunches. Pay by check, recharge or PO# to the course instructor (make check out to “Regents of the UC”). Students are welcome to find more alternative housing/meal accommodations. LECTURE: Room 290 Hickey Gym, Tuesday evenings 7:00 to 10:00pm. Lectures begin 1/8/08.
SWIM TESTS: Thursday, January 10, 7:00 ‑ 10:00pm, Hickey Gym Pool. Bring swimsuit, towel, snorkel gear, and if you wish, a "pool wetsuit". OCEAN CHECK OUT DIVE:
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT : (May be rented) Regulator with alternate or redundant air source. (Divers must show proof of regulator service or purchase in the previous 12 months, unless rented), gauges (depth, time keeping, compass, cylinder pressure), full exposure suit, U/W slate, dive tables, mask/snorkel, fins, knife or other cutting device, BCD with auto inflator compatible with the regulator, ocean weight belt. CONTACT: Henry Fastenau, UC Davis Diving Officer, (707) 875-2032. Or show up in room 290 Hickey Gym on Tuesday, January 8 at 7:00pm. PE128A Registration Application Form (MS Word)
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PE 128 A will concentrate on diving safety and planning. There will be further development of scuba skills, diving related physics, physiology, dive planning, search and recovery, accident management and diver rescue. Certifications for; Scuba Rescue Diver, DAN Diving Emergency Management Provider, ASHI 1st aid & 2‑person CPR will be earned. This is a four-unit course. Which means it will be time consuming, with much outside reading. The CRN will be given after the swim tests and review of diving experience/training.
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