Basic Skin and Scuba Diving

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Basic Skin and Scuba Diving
Friday, 16 Nov 2012 1240pm 155pm Turning
Stone Resort Pool
Those attending may choose (but are not required)
to participate in safe and developmental Skin and
Scuba Diving activities.
Presenter Bart Woody Woodworth United States
Military Academy, West Point
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Basic Skin and Scuba Divingin Physical Education

•   Skin and Scuba Diving are low-impact, lifelong
  fitness-building activities. The focus of this
  session is to share knowledge and skills for safe
  diving instruction. It is designed for physical
  education teachers, recreation leaders, aquatic
  personnel, and others who would like to include
  Skin and Scuba Diving in their program. Those
  attending may choose (but are not required) to
  participate in safe and developmental Skin and
  Scuba Diving activities.

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Basic Skin and Scuba Diving in Physical Education

• Why offer skin diving
• Curriculum Development
• Facilities
• Qualified Instructors
• Risk Management
• Budget
• Basic Equipment

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Why offer skin diving

• Develop skin diving skills for swimmers
• Develop skin diving skills for scuba divers
• Provide preparatory training for scuba diving
  instruction
• Add variety to an aquatics program
• Interdisciplinary- marine environment, aquatic
  life, biology, conservation of environment,
  art/photography, other.
• Skin diving for fun and fitness

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Curriculum Development

• Agency standards vs. develop your own
• http//naui.org/
• Age appropriate
• Skin diving 8 years or older
• Scuba diving 10 yeas or older
• Appropriate to skill level
• Certification/assessment grading issues

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Facilities

• Pool/confined water environment
• Classroom/discussion area
• Possibility of open water environment?

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Qualified InstructorsCertified through
recognized agency

• National Association of Underwater Instructors
  (NAUI)
• http//www.naui.org/
• International Diving Educators Association (IDEA)
• http//ideascuba.com/
• Professional Association of Diving Instructors
  (PADI)
• http//www.padi.com/
• Scuba Schools International (SSI)
• http//www.divessi.com/
• Professional Diving Instructors Corporation
  (PDIC)
• http//www.pdic-intl.com/

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Risk Management

• Medical History students
• Contraindications to diving
• Teacher/student ratios
• Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

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Budget

• Equipment
• Instructors
• Instructional resources, supplies

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Basic Equipment

• Mask
• Fins
• Snorkel
• Booties
• Buoyancy Compensators

• Weight Belts
• Wet Suits
• Safety Buoyancy devices/First Aid Kit/(Oxygen
  Kit)

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Basic Skin and Scuba Diving Activities

• Equipment orientation
• Ear equalization
• Snorkel Use
• Finning Techniques

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Basic Skin and Scuba Diving Activities

• Equipment orientation
• Mask
• Snorkel
• Fins
• Buoyancy Compensator
•  Ear equalization
• Early and often
• Head cold ? No diving

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Snorkel Use

• Blast TOO-WEEY
• Splash the instructor
• Water shooting contests
• Breathing through water

• Displacement
• Breathing with nose exposed
• Buddy breathing with snorkels

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Finning Techniques

• Push-a-war
• Gutter kicks splashing
• Using one fin
• How high in water
• Greatest distance/least strokes

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Risk Assessment(1 of 4)
Risk Identification Reduction Strategies
Slipping on wet tiles - Instruct to walk - never run - Instruct to never wear fins on deck - Inspect tiles
Entries - entering water - Instruct on proper entry techniques - Provide written and verbal warnings - Instruct last action to look
Squeezes/Reverse squeezes - Instruction on Boyle's law pressure - Identify cadets with ear/sinus problems - Require cadets to report health problems - Warn cadets of potential injury - Teach proper equalization techniques - Provide written and verbal warnings
Decompression sickness - Provide written and verbal warnings - Instruct gas laws - Henry/Dalton/Boyle - Identify cadets on sky diving team - Instruct on proper ascent rate - Instruct NAUI tables - Location of hyperbaric facilities - Instruct no flying after diving - 24 hours
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Risk Assessment(2 of 4)
Risk Identification Reduction Strategies
Over-expansion injuries - Provide written and verbal warnings - Teach proper venting techniques - Instruct to never hold breath - Location of hyperbaric facilities - Instruct proper ascent rate - Identify health/lung problems
Running out of air - Provide written and verbal warnings - Instruct proper air monitoring - Instruct Boyles law, air density - Instruct air consumption at depth - Instruct out of air options - ESA, BB, octopus
Viral transmission - Provide written and verbal warnings - Make drills optional - Properly rinse equipment
Blown O-ring - Provide verbal warnings - Instruct O-ring inspection
Overweighted - Provide written and verbal warnings - Inspect weight belts - Conduct proper buoyancy checks - Instruct Archimedes principle
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Risk Assessment (3 of 4)
Risk Identification Reduction Strategies
Uncontrolled ascent - Teach proper buoyancy control - Teach proper venting techniques - Instruct proper BC use - Instruct proper weight belt use - Provide written and verbal warnings
Loss of weight belt - Provide written and verbal warnings - Instruct proper venting techniques - Instruct removal and replacement of weight belt - Instruct proper weight belt buckle use - Instruct ESA
Tank valve breakage - Provide written and verbal warnings - Instruct Charles law - Instruct tank use and care - Instruct proper equipment hook-up
Loss of mask - Provide written and verbal warnings - Instruct proper mask use - Instruct mask clearing - Instruct black out mask - Identify weak performers - Instruct buddy system
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Risk Assessment (4 of 4)
Risk Identification Reduction Strategies
Shallow water blackout - Provide written and verbal warnings - Instruct hyperventilation - Instruct buddy system - Instruct proper breath holding techniques
Panic - Provide written and verbal warnings - Identify weak performers - Instruct emergency procedures - Instruct buddy system - Instruct confidence building progressions - Instruct on signs of nervousness/panic
Cramps - Provide written and verbal warnings - Instruct cramp removal techniques - Instruct carry techniques - Instruct buddy system
Lack of communication - Provide written and verbal warnings - Instruct hand signals and underwater communications - Instruct buddy system
Unable to support body above water - Provide written and verbal warnings - Instruct proper BC use - Instruct weight belt removal - Instruct proper buoyancy control - Instruct proper buoyancy check - Instruct buddy system
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• How to locate a NAUI Instructor
• Go to http//naui.org/
• Click Education
• Locate a Dive Center or
• Locate a Trainer
• Type in City and State
• Search

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NAUI Dive Centers, NY
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NAUI Course Directors, NY1 of 3
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NAUI Course Directors, NY 2 of 3
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NAUI Course Directors, NY3 of 3
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Questions

• Bart "Woody" Woodworth, Ed.D.
• Colonel, US Army Retired
• Director of Operations
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• United States Military Academy
• Department of Physical Education
• 727 Brewerton Road
• West Point, NY  10996
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• Bldg 727, Arvin CPDC, Room B343
• Phone [phone]
• Fax     [phone]
• email   bart.woodworth_at_usma.edu