Advanced International Scuba Diver
Advanced International certification requires that each applicant perform to the instructor's satisfaction, knowledge or skill with the following:
1. Knowledge - General
1a. Physics (Gas laws - Boyles, Charlies, Henry's, Dalton's; Properties of water - refraction, thermoclines, density, color loss, sound travel)
1b. Decompression (Haldane's law, Meyer-Overton hypothesis, cold water effects, work effects, altitude effects; flying after diving; use of several dive tables; safety margins; use of decompression meter; time and depth limits)
1c. Dangerous Marine Life (identification, first aid, injury prevention)
1d. Dive Fitness (frequency of diving, pool exercises, personal limitations, common student medical dangers)
1. Knowledge - General
1a. Physics (Gas laws - Boyles, Charlies, Henry's, Dalton's; Properties of water - refraction, thermoclines, density, color loss, sound travel)
1b. Decompression (Haldane's law, Meyer-Overton hypothesis, cold water effects, work effects, altitude effects; flying after diving; use of several dive tables; safety margins; use of decompression meter; time and depth limits)
1c. Dangerous Marine Life (identification, first aid, injury prevention)
1d. Dive Fitness (frequency of diving, pool exercises, personal limitations, common student medical dangers)
2. Knowledge - Equipment
2a.Regulator (balanced, unbalanced; 1st & 2nd stages; alternate air source; Air two
2b. Tanks (sizes, steel versus aluminum, visual inspection, hydrostatic testing)
2c. Gauges (tank pressure, depth, watch gauges, decompression)
2d. Buoyancy Compensator (auto inflation systems, replacing hoses, patching holes)
2e. Masks (types of masks, purge valves, de-fogging, straps)
2f. Find (propulsion techniques, full foot fins, open-heel fins, booties)
2g. Body Protection Suits (types of wet or dry suits, thickness designations, zippers, hypothermia concerns)
2a.Regulator (balanced, unbalanced; 1st & 2nd stages; alternate air source; Air two
2b. Tanks (sizes, steel versus aluminum, visual inspection, hydrostatic testing)
2c. Gauges (tank pressure, depth, watch gauges, decompression)
2d. Buoyancy Compensator (auto inflation systems, replacing hoses, patching holes)
2e. Masks (types of masks, purge valves, de-fogging, straps)
2f. Find (propulsion techniques, full foot fins, open-heel fins, booties)
2g. Body Protection Suits (types of wet or dry suits, thickness designations, zippers, hypothermia concerns)
3. Water Skills
3a. Surface swimming using BC/tank as flotation device
3b. Gear on and off in water
3c. Weight belt on and off in water
3d. Advanced navigation techniques (triangles, compass use, natural aids)
3e. Exchange and clear masks underwater with another diver
3a. Surface swimming using BC/tank as flotation device
3b. Gear on and off in water
3c. Weight belt on and off in water
3d. Advanced navigation techniques (triangles, compass use, natural aids)
3e. Exchange and clear masks underwater with another diver
4. Troubleshooting Skills
4a. Cramp removal on surface and underwater
4b. Free flowing regulator underwater
4c. Broken mask strap underwater
4d. Broken fin strap underwater
4e. Diver is lost
4f. Lost diver overnight
4g. Basic first aid for marine life bites and stings underwater and on surface
4h. Broken regulator underwater
4i. Buoyancy compensator inflator stuck
4j. Buoyancy compensator leaking air
4k. Loss of flashlight on night dive
4l. Lost exit point on night dive
4a. Cramp removal on surface and underwater
4b. Free flowing regulator underwater
4c. Broken mask strap underwater
4d. Broken fin strap underwater
4e. Diver is lost
4f. Lost diver overnight
4g. Basic first aid for marine life bites and stings underwater and on surface
4h. Broken regulator underwater
4i. Buoyancy compensator inflator stuck
4j. Buoyancy compensator leaking air
4k. Loss of flashlight on night dive
4l. Lost exit point on night dive
5. Experience
Proof of 150 logged dives including:
5a. three (3) night dives
5b. ten (10) deeper dives (over 60 feet but under 130 feet)
5c. five (5) beach dives with surf entry and exit
Proof of 150 logged dives including:
5a. three (3) night dives
5b. ten (10) deeper dives (over 60 feet but under 130 feet)
5c. five (5) beach dives with surf entry and exit
