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I am looking for a summary or lists of skills previously covered during certificatons along with new skills that could be developed and practice during normal dives to prepare a certified diver for the next level? I dont believe that just logging dives is the answer. I would prefer a more targeted independent study and practice in between certification courses. I searched for a book or a post on the subject and did not come up with one. If one exists perhaps someone can point me in the right direction. If not maybe it could be created as a series of posts and then compiled.
Here is an example that may be clearer:
A diver is currently Advanced Open Water certified and is planning on going on (some amount) of dives before starting Intro to Cavern classes. These dives would be recreational but many of the dives should also include one or two targeted specific practice of important skills previously covered in certification classes and/or new skills for the next certification. What skills should he work on during these non-certification dives?
Items to Practice between AOW and Intro to Cavern:
(Please note that the list below is not correct or anywhere near complete just using it as an example):
Learn, Practice and Master:
Here is an example that may be clearer:
A diver is currently Advanced Open Water certified and is planning on going on (some amount) of dives before starting Intro to Cavern classes. These dives would be recreational but many of the dives should also include one or two targeted specific practice of important skills previously covered in certification classes and/or new skills for the next certification. What skills should he work on during these non-certification dives?
Items to Practice between AOW and Intro to Cavern:
(Please note that the list below is not correct or anywhere near complete just using it as an example):
Learn, Practice and Master:
- Pre-dive check of Regulator, Octopus and Buddys Regs
- Pre-dive BCD check and Buddys BCD
- Finding dropped regulator in various conditions, 0 vis., current, etc.
- Work in 0 visibility, in shallow water
- Breathing from a free-flowing regulator, in shallow water
- Frog kick
- Back kick
- Buoyancy Control Exercises
- Holding proper depth during decompression stops, even if not needed
- Divinb with Doubles
- Diving without primary computer, using backup gauges
- Line skills in open water