How to use this course
1. What is Scientific Diving
1.1. Increased Task Loading, and Proficiency
1.2. Standards to Follow
2. History of Scientific Diving
2.1. Self Regulating Programs: 1950-1970
3. Types of Scientific Diving Research
3.1. Chemical
3.2. Geological
3.3. Biological
3.4. Paleontological
3.5. Oceanography
3.6. Archaeological
3.7. Ocean Engineering
3.8. Aquaculture and Fisheries Management
4. Where Scientific Diving Happens
5. Modes of Diving
5.1. SCUBA open circuit
5.2. Rebreather (Closed-Circuit)
5.3. Surface Supplied & Hookah Diving
6. Becoming a Scientific Diver
7. Privileges of Completing the Process
8. Staying a Scientific Diver
9. Course Overview
1. Objectives
2. Some More History - OSHA Gets Involved
3. AAUS is Formed and OSHA Petitioned
4. The Scientific Dive Exemption
4.1. Appendix B to Subpart T
4.2. AAUS Publishes Community 'Standards'
5. AAUS Overview
6. AAUS Membership
6.1. Organizational Membership
6.2. Individual Memberships
6.3. AAUS Foundation
7. Summary and What's Next
1. Objectives
2. A Proven Track Record
3. Your Responsibility
4. Section 1 - General Policy
4.1. Scope
4.2. Diving Control Board
4.3. Diving Safety Officer - DSO
4.4. Reciprocity and Visiting Divers
4.5. Lead Divers
4.6. Consequences of Violating Procedures
5. Section 2 - Diving Regulations
5.1. Dive Plans
5.2. Diver Responsibility and Refusal to Dive
5.3. Pre-Dive Safety Checks and Briefings
5.4. Solo Diving Prohibition
5.5. Termination of the Dive
5.6. Post-Dive Procedures
6. Section 3 - Diving Equipment
7. Section 4 - Becoming a Scientific Diver & Maintaining Active Status
7.1. Depth Ratings
7.2. Maintaining Active Status
8. Section 5 - Medical Standards
8.1. Frequency of Evaluations
8.2. Contents of Evaluation
8.3. Contraindications to Diving
9. Other Regulatory Bodies
10. Alternatives to AAUS Membership
11. Summary
Science Diving Standards Quiz
1. Objectives
2. Constants and Terms
3. States of Matter
3.1. Density
4. Water
5. Light Underwater
6. Sound Underwater
7. Heat and Water
8. Buoyancy
8.1. Relative Density/Specific Gravity
8.2. Buoyancy Calculations
8.3. Your Buoyancy and Diving
9. Pressure
9.1. Types of Pressure
9.2. Pressure Calculations
10. Gases in Diving
11. Ideal Gas Law
12. Boyles Law - Pressure and Volume
12.1. Apply it - Volume and Pressure Calculations
12.2. Apply it - Air Consumption
13. Amontons' Law - Pressure and Temperature
13.1. Rankine and Kelvin
13.2. Apply It - Scuba Cylinder Temperature
14. Charles Law - Volume and Temperature
15. Daltons Law - Partial Pressures
15.1. Apply It - Nitrox, and Contaminated Air
16. Henry's Law - Gas Solubility
17. Summary
Diving Physics quiz
1. Objectives
2. Musculoskeletal System
3. Nervous System
4. Digestive System
5. Respiratory System
5.1. Lung Anatomy
5.2. Process of Gas Exchange
5.3. Controls of Respiration
6. Circulation
6.1. Circulatory Structure
6.2. Transport & Exchange of Gasses
6.3. Respiratory Fatigue
6.4. Hypoxia/Anoxia
7. Pressure Direct Effects - Descents
7.1. Mask/Eyes, Sinuses, Teeth/Gums
8. Ears Overview & Equalizing
8.1. Ears - Middle & Inner Ear Issues
8.2. Eardrum Rupture
8.3. Ears - Outer Ear Issues
9. Ascent Issues - Ears/Sinuses
10. Pressure Related Effects - Indirect
10.1. Inert Gas/Nitrogen Narcosis
10.2. Oxygen Toxicity
10.3. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
10.4. Drugs and Diving
11. Ascent Injuries - Lung overexpansion injuries
11.1. Air Embolism
11.2. Pneumothorax
11.3. Emphysemas
12. Ascent Issues - Decompression Sickness
Diving Physiology Quiz
1. Objectives
2. Early Decompression Sickness
3. Decompression Sickness in Divers and Linear Decompression
4. Haldane Gets Involved
4.1. Some Definitions
4.2. Experiments.. and goats
4.3. Haldane’s Model Assumptions
4.4. Haldane’s Tables
5. Refinements and Further Discoveries by the US Navy
6. Advancement in Technology and Decompression Theory
7. Recreational Training Agency Tables and RGBM
8. Risk Factors for Any Model
9. The Big Picture
10. Summary
Decompression Theory Quiz
1. Objectives
2. Staying Safe, No Matter the Tool
3. Dive Tables
3.1. Dive Table Example
3.2. Dive Table - Chart 1
3.3. Dive Table - Chart 2
3.4. Dive Table - Chart 3
3.5. Dive Table - Going Back to Chart 1...
3.6. Another Table - Example
4. Dive Computers
4.1. Proper Usage of Dive Computers
5. Dive Software
6. Nitrox/Enriched Air
7. Summary
Decompression Management Tools Quiz
1. Dive Rescue - An Overview
2. Preventing Dive Accidents
3. Self Rescue
4. Situational Awareness
5. Distressed Diver at the Surface
6. Distressed Diver Underwater
7. AAUS Guidelines for Assisting an Unresponsive Diver
8. Missing Diver
9. Dealing with Rescue Stress and the Aftermath of an Incident
10. Emergency Action Plans
Dive Rescue Quiz
1. Objectives
2. Near/Non-Fatal Drowning
3. Hypercapnia
4. Pulmonary Barotrauma
5. Arterial Gas Embolism
6. Decompression Sickness
7. Hypothermia
8. Hyperthermia
9. Emergency Equipment
Diving Injuries & Emergency Care Quiz
1. Objectives
2. Dive Plan Requirements
2.1. In-Water Details
3. Water Temperature - Polar to Tropical
3.1. Wetsuits
3.2. Types of Drysuits
3.3. Regulator Choices - Temperature and Workload
4. Air Temperatures/Climates
5. Habitats
5.1. Kelp Forests
5.2. Mangroves
5.3. Coral Reefs
5.4. Blue Water Diving
5.5. Rocky Shores
5.6. Cave Diving
5.7. Wrecks
5.8. Salinities - Fresh and Salt
6. Visibility
6.1. Kicking Styles
7. Water Motion
7.1. Tides - Sun and Moon Effects
7.2. Tides - Spring and Neap
7.3. Tides - Mixed, Diurnal, Semi Diurnal
7.4. Currents - Tidal: Ebb, Flood, Slack
7.5. Current Charts, Ebb and Flood
7.6. Currents - Longshore, Rip
7.7. Waves, Swell, Surf, Surge
8. Weather
9. Shore diving
9.1. Buddy Support and Dive Flags
10. Dive Boats
0.1. Large Boat Procedures
10.2. Small Boats
Dive Planning Quiz
1. Objectives
2. Why is Navigation Important?
3. Navigation is a "Puzzle"
4. Natural Navigation
4.1. Environmental Clues - Substrate and Lifeforms
4.2. Environmental Clues - Contour and Depth, Water Movement
4.3. Reference Points
5. Dead Reckoning
6. Compass Navigation
6.1. Anatomy of a Compass
6.2. Placement Options
6.3. Usage
6.4. Nomenclature
6.5. Establish a Heading
6.6. Why the Bezel
7. Distance Measuring
8. Direct Measure
8.1. Lines - Types
8.2. Lines - Deploying
8.3. Lines - Retrieving
8.4. Arm Spans
9. Correlative Measure
9.1. Kick Cycles
9.2. Time Estimations
9.3. Cylinder Pressure
10. Putting Distance and Direction Together
10.1. Reciprocal
10.2. Squares & Rectangles
10.3. Triangles
11. Irregular Patterns and Routes
12. Putting it All Together and Dealing with Complications
12.1. Current Compensation
12.2. Navigating Around Large Structures
12.3. Magnetic Deviation and Variation
13. Locating, Relocating, and Marking Sites
13.1. Satelite Positioning
13.2. Landmarks, Lineups and Triangulation
13.3. Marking Sites
Underwater Navigation Quiz
1. Objectives
2. Collecting Data Using Scientific Diving
3. Commonly Used Data Collection Equipment
3.1. Measuring Tapes and Transect Lines
3.2. Meter Sticks - or Other Lengths
3.3. Quadrats
3.4. Depth Gauge/Dive Computer
3.5. Slates and Data Sheets
3.6. Collecting Organisms
4. Lift Bags and Lifting
5. Transects - Point Intercept, Belt, and Quadrat
5.1. Belt Transects
5.2. Example
5.3. Point Intercept/Point Count
5.4. Example - Point Intersect and Combining the Data
5.5. Quadrats Transects
5.6. Photo Quadrats
6. Fish Counts
6.1. Stationary Point Count Method
6.2. Fish Belt Transect Method
6.3. Timed Swim Method
7. Photography and Videography
8. Husbandry of Animals and Care of Underwater Organisms
9. Sediment and Geological Sampling
10. Water Collection and In-situ Measurements
0.1. Water Collection by Divers
10.2. Permanent Installations - Serviced by Divers
10.3. Temperature
10.4. Salinity
10.5. Light and Dissolved Oxygen
10.6. Density
10.7. Sound
10.8. Water Motion
11. Mapping
12. Hazards of Data Collection with Scientific Divng
Data Gathering Techniques Quiz
1. Objectives
2. Scientific Diving
3. What is Science?
4. What Science Involves
4.1. Being Curious
4.2. Trying to Answer Your Questions
4.3. Sharing
4.4. Seeking Meaning
5. The Scientific Method
5.1. Steps
5.2. Apply It - Example Part 1
5.3. Apply It - Part 2
5.4. Apply It - Part 3
5.5. Apply It - Part 4
6. Terminology Cautions
7. Questions to Ask While Planning Your Experiment
8. Limitations of the Scientific Method
9. A Valuable Process
Scientific Method Quiz
1. Objectives
2. Regulatory Bodies and Why This Training
3. High Pressure Cylinders in Diving
3.1. Capacity, Pressure and Weighting
3.2. Coatings, Colors and Labels
3.3. Cylinder Markings
3.4. Cylinder Valves
3.5. Cylinder Valve Issues
4. Required Testing
4.1. Visual Inspection
4.2. Hydrostatic Testing
5. Safe Handling
5.1. Safety Considerations
5.2. Additional High Pressure Considerations
6. Fill Stations
6.1. Air Standards
6.2. Fill Station - Compressors
6.3. Banks
6.4. Fill Panels, Gauges, and High Pressure Lines
7. Filling
7.1. Pre Fill Checks
7.2. During and after Filling
Safe Handling and Filling of Scuba Cylinders Quiz
