Diveheart Adaptive Divers

Diveheart Adaptive Diver Course (AD01)


Description
The Diveheart Adaptive Diver certification course is designed for children, adults, and veterans with disabilities who want to earn an internationally recognized scuba certification. This course is taken alongside all other required training from the Diveheart Adaptive Scuba Instructor’s professional certification agency.

Key Course Features:
- Tailored learning – Often taught one-on-one, with pacing customized to the diver’s needs.
- Eligibility requirements:
- Must be at least 10 years old.
- Must have a current RSTC-approved medical form, signed by their primary physician, clearing them for scuba diving.
- Must complete the Diveheart Adaptive Diver course and read the Diveheart Adaptive Diver Manual.

Diveheart Adaptive Diver eLearning Course:
- Open to anyone interested in learning about scuba diving with a disability.
- No exam required—just an opportunity to explore and understand Adaptive Diving and Diveheart’s mission.
Content
  • Training Program Overview
  • Training Program Overview
  • Training Program Overview
  • Quiz: Training Program Overview
  • General Standards
  • General Standards
  • Quiz: General Standards
  • Understanding Disabilities
  • Understanding Disabilities
  • Quiz: Understanding Disabilities
  • Needed Scuba Assistance (NSA) Evaluation
  • Needed Scuba Assistance Evaluation
  • Quiz: Needed Scuba Assistance Evaluation
  • Adaptive Dive Team (ADT)
  • Adaptive Dive Team
  • Quiz: Adaptive Dive Team
  • Scuba Skills
  • Scuba Skills
  • Scuba Skills
  • Quiz: Scuba Skills
  • Assembly & Disassembly
  • Equipment Inspection
  • Quiz: Equipment Assembly and Disassembly
  • Donning and Removing Scuba Gear
  • Entries and Exits
  • Quiz: Entries and Exits
  • Proper Weighting
  • Quiz: Proper Weighting
  • Weight Removal
  • Mouthpiece Clearing
  • Quiz: Mouthpiece Clearing
  • Underwater Swimming
  • Underwater Navigation
  • Quiz: Underwater Swimming & Navigation
  • Mask Clearing
  • Quiz: Mask Clearing
  • Regulator Recovery
  • Quiz: Regulator Recovery
  • Problem Management
  • Quiz: Problem Management
  • Key Scuba Skills
  • Buoyancy Control
  • Descents and Ascents
  • Equalization
  • Out of Air Emergencies
  • Quiz: Key Scuba Skills
  • Adaptive Equipment
  • Adaptive Equipment
  • Quiz: Adaptive Equipment
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever