Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: PADI-0019 Version: 5 Organization: PADI Americas, Inc. Location: Hybrid Length: Self-paced (12 hours) Minimum Passing Score: 75 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 7/1/2024 - 6/30/2027 7/1/2021 - 6/30/2024 8/1/2017 - 6/30/2021 7/1/2014 - 7/31/2017 5/1/2010 - 6/30/2014 1/1/1990 - 4/30/2010 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 advanced scuba diving Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to familiarize divers with the knowledge, skills, techniques and procedures necessary to safely plan, organize, and conduct dry suit dives. Learning Outcomes: explain and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, procedures and techniques used when diving in dry suits explain the exposure suit options available to divers and how to choose one appropriate for the diving environment explain and contrast the various types of dry suits and their features explain the factors to consider when choosing important dry suit accessories including undergarments, gloves, hoods, and boots explain and demonstrate the recommended procedures for proper dry suit care, maintenance, and storage explain and demonstrate the correct procedures for proper weighting and buoyancy control when diving in a dry suit explain the causes, prevention, and recommended techniques for handling excess gas in the legs of a dry suit and a flooded dry suit General Topics: Why you get cold underwater Dry suits and wet suits Dry suit construction Dry suit undergarments Buoyancy control devices (BCDs), weight systems, and argon inflation systems Diving a dry suit Dry suit safety and handling emergencies Dry suit diving guidelines Dry suit care, maintenance, storage, and packing Dry suit repairs Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Computer Based Training Discussion Laboratory Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Other Performance Rubrics (Checklists) Quizzes Evaluation of performance mastery skills during one confined water training dive and two open water training dives. Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from PADI Americas, Inc. View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content