Spring 2010 Divemaster Class
Academics:
Text 1: Divemaster Manual - Chapters 1 - 9
Text 2: Encyclopedia of
Recreational Diving + Workbook
Other Texts: Open Water, Advanced, Rescue manual
Bring the relevant text (s) to each review/exam evening, along with a pencil/pen
etc... We will typically talk through the chapter/content briefly to highlight key points, then you will take the exam. All
the exams, except for the Divemaster Conducted programs exam, are closed book. There are 20 questions, and you need a 75%
or higher to pass.
There
are 8 exams: Supervising Students, Supervising Certified Divers, Divemaster Conducted Programs, Physics, Equipment, Physiology,
Dive Skills and Environment, & Decompression Theory and the RDP
May 4th Tues (6:00pm) Academics
– Intro to Role of the Divemaster + First 2 Exams
Read/complete before
this date: Chapters 1 – 3 of the Divemaster manual
+ Knowledge reviews from end of chapters.
Exam 1 will cover material from Chapter 2, Exam 2 will cover material from Chapter 3
May 19th Wed (6:00pm) Academics - Divemaster Conducted Programs Briefing + Exam
Read/complete
before this date: Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9 of the Divemaster
manual + Knowledge reviews from end of chapters.
Prepare before this date: A short
(5-6 minutes at most) dive site briefing for any local dive site. You (the Divemaster) are staying on shore and people are
diving in individual buddy teams. See pages 43 – 45 of the DM manual for the points you might include.
Exam is 'open book' with the instructor
manual
May 26th Wed (6:00pm) - Academics and Pool – Physics practice + Skills circuit + Equipment Exchange
We will be talking through some of the Physics concepts and practicing some of the math to give everyone a solid
foundation to be able to ace the Physics test.
Read/complete before this date: Chapter
4 DM manual (only 4 pages), skim Physics section of Encyclopedia and work through as much of work book section on Physics
as possible.
Physics Exam
+ Swims
Pool Notes: We are also getting in the pool this evening, so expect to be with us until ~10:30pm.
You will need snorkeling gear
+ full scuba – we have tanks you can use. The pool is warm, I would recommend not bringing a thick wetsuit. We will
be doing the skills listed on the right half of page 195 in the DM manual.
June 7th Mon (6:00pm) - Academics
and Pool – Physics Exam + Swims
Read/complete before this date: All of Workbook Physics section + Physics section + Physics practice exam version
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Pool Notes: We are also getting in the pool this evening, so expect to be with us until ~10:30pm.
You will need snorkeling gear
+ full scuba – we have tanks you can use. The pool is warm, I would recommend not bringing a thick wetsuit. We will
be doing the stamina assessment skills listed on the left side of Page 195 of the DM manual. There are 4 exercises, you
must complete all 4. Each is scored on a 1 – 5 scale, you must get a combined 12 out of 20 possible points. The times/criteria
for each score are listed in the instructor manual in the Divemaster section.
June 16th Wed (6:00pm) Academics – Physiology Exam
Read/complete
before this date: Physiology section of Workbook/Encyclopedia
June
30th Wed (6:00pm) Academics –
Equipment Exam & Dive Skills and Environment Exam
Read/complete before this date: Equipment + Dive Skills & Environment sections of Workbook/Encyclopedia
July
7th Wed (6:00pm) Academics
- Decompression Theory and the RDP
Read/complete before this date: Decompression
Theory and the RDP section of Workbook/Enciclopedia, Chapter 5 of the DM manual + Knowledge Reviews from the end, practice
using RDP + eRDPml.
