Decompression Diving

Pool/Confined Water Session

Instructor Notes

The primary objective of this session is skill development

and acclimatization.

• The skill sequence may be adjusted at the instructor’s discretion

as long as minimum training requirements are met

• Maximum Depth: 12 meters

Pre-Dive Procedure
Equipment Assembly

Pre-Dive Check

Skills and Suggested Sequence

Stage Removal and Replacement (Surface)

Buoyancy Check with a Total Diving System

S-Drill

Controlled Descent

Surface Air Consumption Rate Check

Stage Removal and Replacement (Underwater)

Decompression Gas Switch

Gas Sharing Ascent with Gas Switch

Underwater DSMB Deployment

Debriefing and Record-Keeping

Training Record / Logbook
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Open Water Training Dive 1

Instructor Notes

The primary objective of this dive is for the students to observe

and follow the instructor’s guidance as they conduct a dive with

simulated decompression stops.

• Maximum Depth: 30 meters

• Simulated decompression only

Pre-Dive Procedure
Equipment Assembly

Dive Plan Review

Pre-Dive Check

Skills and Suggested Sequence

Stage Removal and Replacement (Surface)

Buoyancy Check with a Total Diving System

S-Drill

Controlled Descent

Stage Removal and Replacement (Underwater)

Gas Sharing Ascent with Gas Switch

Run Decompression (Simulated)

Underwater DSMB Deployment

Debriefing and Record-Keeping

Training Record / Logbook
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Open Water Training Dive 2

Instructor Notes

The primary objective of this dive is for the students to observe

and follow the instructor’s guidance as they conduct a dive with

actual decompression stops.

• Maximum Depth: 40 meters

• Maximum decompression time: 15 minutes

Pre-Dive Procedure

Equipment Assembly

Dive Plan Review

Pre-Dive Check

Skills and Suggested Sequence

S-Drill

Controlled Descent

Run Decompression

Underwater DSMB Deployment

Debriefing and Record-Keeping

Training Record / Logbook

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Open Water Training Dive 3

Instructor Notes

The primary objective of this is for the students to independently

conduct an actual decompression dive under the direct

supervision of the instructor.

• Maximum Depth: 40 meters

• Maximum decompression time: 15 minutes

Pre-Dive Procedure

Equipment Assembly

Dive Plan Review

Pre-Dive Check

Skills and Suggested Sequence

S-Drill

Controlled Descent

Run Decompression

Underwater DSMB Deployment

Debriefing and Record-Keeping

Training Record / Logbook

© SSI International GmbH, 2018