North Hawaii Dive Adventures

Scuba Diver Course Outline

Unit 1: The NAUI Scuba Diver Course

  • Welcome to the Course
  • What is Scuba Diving?
  • What is NAUI?
  • What are the risks of Scuba?
  • What are Your Obligations?
  • What's Next?

Unit 2: Diving Equipment

  • Basic equipment
  • Scuba cylinders
  • Scuba regulators
  • Diving Instruments
  • Buoyancy compensators
  • Weighting systems
  • Diving suits
  • Accessory equipment

Unit 3: Diving Skills

  • Snorkeling Skills
  • Assembling scuba equipment
  • Donning scuba gear
  • Entering and exiting the water
  • Mask skills
  • Regulator skills
  • Buoyancy skills
  • Safety skills
  • Buddy system
  • Communication
  • Handling your scuba equipment in the water
  • Removing and replacing your scuba unit
  • Navigation skills
  • Disassembling your scuba gear

Unit 4: Diving Science

  • Characteristics of Air and Water
  • Buoyancy
  • What is Pressure?
  • Your Body
  • Then Anatomy of Your Lungs
  • Indirect Effects of Pressure
  • Thermal Effects of Diving

Unit 5: Decompression

  • Nitrogen and Diving
  • Dive Table Overview
  • Dive Planning Worksheet
  • Maximizing Your Underwater Time
  • Special Rules
  • Using the NAUI Dive Time Calculator
  • Sample Problems
  • Using Dive Computers

Unit 6: Dive Planning and Recording

  • Long Range Planning
  • Short Range Planning
  • Preparing to Dive
  • Conducting Your Dive
  • Diving Your Plan
  • Contigency Planning
  • Recording Your Dive

Unit 7: Problem solving

  • Diving Situations
  • Assisting Other Divers
  • Rescues
  • Emergencies and First Aid
  • Safety in Summary
  • Responsible Scuba Diving Practices

Unit 8: Diving Environment

  • Physical Characteristics of a Site
  • Entries and Exits
  • Water Conditions
  • Visibility
  • Moving Water and it's Effects
  • Marine Life
  • Conservation
  • Diver Impacts
  • Hunting
  • Collecting
  • Exploring Wrecks
  • Cleaning Up the Environment
  • Boat Divivng
  • Popular Diving Areas

Unit 9: Diving Activities

  • Getting involved with Clubs
  • Furthering Your Education
  • Specialty Courses
  • The Advanced Scuba Diver Course
  • The Master Scuba Diver Course
  • Training Assistant Specialty Course
  • Leadership Courses
  • Developing Special Interests
  • Being a Responsible Diver