Course Outline
The Essential Course is specifically designed to get the fundamentals right so that you are much more confident and comfortable in your diving.
![]() That in turn will lead to safer more enjoyable dives.
The focus of the course is on core diving skills, correct equipment choice and equipment configuration. The Essentials course is 2 days long and covers the following topics:
Building a solid foundation is the first and most important step in your dive training and will allow you to get the most from any subsequent courses you take. Course Duration:
2 Days
![]() Prerequisites:
Open Water Scuba Diver Certification
![]() AOW Scuba Diver Certification recommended
![]() Minimum 50 logged
Dives recommended ![]() Course Requirements:
Classroom Lectures
and Critiques ![]() Land Drills
![]() Open Water Drills
![]() Minimum of 3 dives
![]() Exam
![]() Equipment required:
![]() Recommended Texts:
NSSCDS Cavern Diving Manual
![]() NSSCDS Student Workbook
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