College of the Florida Keys Training
Diving Certificates (Research, Instructor, Fundamentals)
Professional Research Diving (14 credits), Professional Dive Instructor (15) and Fundamentals of Professional Diving (17) certificates.
Description
The Lockwood School of Diving and Underwater Technology offers three diving certificates, each with its own credit load and career pathway.
Professional Research Diving (14 credits)
Prepares students to survey and collect scientific data underwater in reef, sea grass and mangrove communities; a pathway to Scientific Diver.
Professional Dive Instructor (15 credits)
Prepares students to manage dive service facilities and supervise open water diving; pathways include PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and Divemaster.
Fundamentals of Professional Diving (17 credits)
Covers equipment repair, recompression chamber operations, breathing gases and decompression theory, rescue and emergency medicine, and underwater photography.
Specifications
| Professional Research Diving | 14 credits |
|---|---|
| Professional Dive Instructor | 15 credits |
| Fundamentals of Professional Diving | 17 credits |
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