Unit 10: Guiding and Escorting

1. Unit 10:Guiding and Escorting • Guiding Certified Divers • Handling Underwater Difficulties • Escorting Student Divers

2. Student Performance:By the end of the lesson you will be able to: • List the tasks associated with guiding and escorting divers in the water. • Describe group organization and forming buddy teams. • Explain leader’s role in entry, descent, ascent and exit procedures. • Describe positioning and techniques for successful guided dives. • Handle difficulties underwater. • List the obligations and responsibilities when escorting students at the surface and underwater.

3. Guiding Certified Divers • General responsibilities • Guiding and divemastering are distinct roles • Group organization • Identify the guided group • Some divers may choose to dive independently

4. Guiding Certified Divers (continued) • Buddy teams • Groups should be composed of buddy teams • Entry procedures • Order of entering the water • Meeting at the surface before descent • Descent procedures • Descent line • Meeting on the bottom

5. Guiding Certified Divers (continued) • Positioning procedures • Position for safety and control • Ascent and exit procedures • Explain in advance • Buddy teams may ascend independently

6. Guiding Certified Divers (continued) • Briefing considerations • Standard briefing plus information necessary for group control • Communications

7. Handling Underwater Difficulties • Separation • Equipment problems • Exceeding maximum planned depth • Air consumption problems • Injuries and accidents

8. Escorting Student Divers • Increased levels of responsibility with uncertified divers • Escorting on the surface • Group control • Communication

9. Escorting Student Divers (continued) • Escorting underwater • Close proximity • Review special signals and instructions before the dive • Move slowly • Signal to all before direction change • Post-dive activities

10. End of Unit 10Guiding and Escorting • Guiding Certified Divers • Handling Underwater Difficulties • Escorting Student Divers

11. Student Performance:By the end of the lesson you will be able to: • List the tasks associated with guiding and escorting divers in the water. • Describe group organization and forming buddy teams. • Explain leader’s role in entry, descent, ascent and exit procedures. • Describe positioning and techniques for successful guided dives. • Handle difficulties underwater. • List the obligations and responsibilities when escorting students at the surface and underwater.