100 Hr Research Certification Course

 

How to Apply....

  1. Should be Certified as an Open-Water Diver with:
    • min of 12 logged dives SINCE entry level training was completed
    • min of 4 cold water (<70F) logged dives within past year
  2. Review Course Information Listed Below
  3. Submit an On-line Application
  4. Contact the Diving Safety Office
  5. Required Materials to be submitted before class begins:
    • Physical Form (pdf)
    • Photocopy of Dive Certificate(s)
    • Proof that your dive equipment has been Inspected/Overhauled within past 12 months (actual receipt detailing service performed by the dive shop is required)
    • Proof of current DAN membership and insurance or medical insurance covering hyperbaric treatment. DIVERS ALERT NETWORK WEBSITE Please use the sponsor number 1462378 when possible.
    • Dive Log: 12 logged scuba dives (with 4 cold water dives: <70F) - all date, location, buddy, depth, dive profile info required

    Questions: Call (805) 893-4559


 

APPLICATIONS FOR THE FALL '08 COURSE ARE BEING COLLECTED.

The Diving Safety Program

    The purposes of a diving safety program are to insure that all diving under the auspices of the university of California is conducted in a manner most likely to minimize accidental injury or occupational illness, and to set forth rules, regulations and standards for training and certification which allow a working reciprocity between campuses engaged in scientific diving. Basic certification is required for enrollment into the Research Divers Training class.

Training and certification

    Any person diving under University auspices is required to observe the provisions of the university Diving Manual. Diving is not permitted by individuals until they have met the requirements for diving pertinent to the level of the proposed activity.

Pre-Training Requirements

    Priority: Participants for the course will be determined by your current status at UCSB (priority may be given to UCSB faculty, staff, and graduate students and then to undergraduates (undergrads currently working in a UCSB lab with a recommendation from a current UCSB Scientific Diver or lab will have priority over other undergrads).

    Cost: When requested, you should submit a check to reserve your space in the class

    Checks should be for $225, made out to the “UC Regents", and sent to the Environmental Health and Safety Office, UCSB, Diving Safety Office, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 MAP

    Additional costs include the medical examination and possible optional hyperbaric chamber dive, gear rental and boat trip.

    Medical Examination: Medical examinations must be totally completed prior to the first day of class and a “Doctor’s Approval Form” must be on file at the Environmental Health and Safety Office. Anyone not having the medical exam completed will not be allowed to participate in the class. Students may take the medical examination at Student Health Services, the exam may take about 2 weeks to complete. Faculty and staff must go to an outside physician, the forms for this are available online and should be presented to the physician and returned to Environmental Health and Safety.

    Equipment: Each student will be expected to have available for each class, all of the following equipment:

    REQUIRED
    1. Full wet suit (5mm or greater): Pants, Jacket, Hood, Booties and Gloves
    2. Fins, mask and snorkel
    3. Regulator, with submersible pressure gauge and an independent second stage (either a safe second or an integrated system like the AIR 2; the regulator must have been serviced within the last 12 months and you must have the overhaul/service receipt submitted. The safe second must also be serviced.)
    4. Buoyancy Compensator with a power inflator
    5. Gauges: Compass, Depth & Air Gauge.
    6. Computer or Timing Device(watch) and Dive Table.
    7.     Dive knife or shears.
    8. SCUBA safety sausage (signaling tube) or other surface signal device.

    Cylinders and weights and weight belts are provided, though it is appreciated if you can provide your own. A limited supply of regulators with the required gauges, buoyancy compensators, weightbelts, weights and some sampling equipment may be available for UCSB students to use during the course. A minimal maintenance fee of $60 may be charged for use of the regulators and BC's. Please contact the DSO for more details.

Training Requirements:

    Pool Swim Test: Each participant must successfully perform the following skills or their equivalent in the presence of a member of the Diving Control Board or a diving instructor approved by the Board.

    Whenever attempting a breath holding swim exercise be sure to:
    -     never hyperventilate
    -check in with the lifeguards on duty
    -NEVER ATTEMPT ALONE and always use a buddy system (one person watches the other during the exercise, ready to assist if necessary)

    1. Swim underwater without fins for a distance of 75 feet without surfacing
    2. Swim underwater without fins for a distance of 150 feet taking no more than two breaths during the swim (optional)
    3. Swim 1,000 feet in less than 10 minutes without fins
    4. Tread water for approximately 15 minutes
    5. Recover a 10 lb. weight form the bottom of the pool
    6. Tow a swimmer 100 meters

    Pool Training: At the end of the pool training, each participant must satisfy a member of the Board of their ability to perform the following tasks in the swimming pool.
    1. Rescue and tow a simulated victim of an accident.
    2. Remove and replace mask and scuba equipment
    3. Clear mask and snorkel on one breath.
    4. Demonstrate appropriate entries form the side of the pool
    5. Demonstrate ability to share air with a buddy
    6. Demonstrate ability to achieve and maintain neutral buoyancy

    Ocean Training: The participant must satisfy an instructor, approved by the Board, of his/her ability to perform the designated skills in the ocean.
    1. Successfully complete a minimum of 12 ocean (beach) dives for a minimum total bottom time of 4 hours at a depth not to exceed 35 feet, accompanied or supervised by a diving instructor designated by the Board.
    2. Compute his/her air consumption rate in cu. ft/min for each training dive.
    3. Demonstrate the ability to enter and leave the surf wearing scuba equipment.

    Written Examination: Each participant must pass a written examination based on lectures and outside reading.

Diver Alert Network: All divers are recommended to have DAN dive insurance. If you do sign up for DAN please use the sponsor number 1462378.