Open
Water Dives 1 and 2
Here's
a preview of the skills and procedures
you'll practice during your first two
Open Water Dives. The sequence within
each dive will vary, depending on the
logistics, and your instructor may sequence
some skills in different dives. Before
each dive, your instructor will brief
you about what you're going to do and
when, along with other information you
need for the dive, like communication
signals, an environmental orientation,
emergency procedures, safety rules,
and so on Open Water Dive 1 introduces
you to the skills you'll use on virtually
all dives, to the experience of exploring
underwater, and to the differences between
confined water and open water. Open
Water Dive 2 expands on this, plus you'll
practice some of the skills you've mastered
during the confined water dives.
Open
Water Dive 1
Overview
Briefing
Equipment preparation
Don and adjust equipment
Predive safety check
Controlled descent (max 12m/40ft)
Underwater exploration
Ascent
Exit
Debrief and long dive
Open
Water Dive 2
Overview
Briefing
Equipment preparation
Don and adjust equipment
Predive safety check
Entry
Buoyancy/weight check
