Course Philosophy and Goals
There are several benefits to diving with this type of mask,
• Breathing through the nose like Mother nature taught us.
• Protecting ourselves from the cold. We already do it with increasingly sophisticated suits – why leave our most delicate areas exposed to the cold?
• Communicating by talking. It’s one of the most obvious natural actions of a human being. Communicating for practical reasons, if not only for safety. The best way to learn how to dive with a Integrated mask is by doing it. This course philosophy therefore, emphasizes advantages of diving with a Integrated mask. Student divers will apply what they learn in knowledge development presentations in a confined water session, and then on at least two open water dives.
Before in-water activities, you must complete all knowledge development presentations and make sure you understand the presented content. Completion of a confined water Integrated mask practice session is required of every student. This confined water practical session allows student divers to practice skills such as donning a Integrated mask, equalization techniques, flooding and clearing, body position effects, removing and replacing and emergency procedures. Two open water dives are required for the student diver to complete this course.
Student Diver Prerequisites
By the start of the course, a diver must be:
1. Be at least 15 years.
2. Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization or as a PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification) with proof of at least 10 dives logged beyond training dives for Open Water Diver certification.
