Advanced Snorkeller
• The course enables students to snorkel competently and confidently in open water environments.
• Classroom sessions teach more advanced theoretical knowledge of snorkelling, coupled with practical lessons in open water. An Advanced Snorkeller comprehensively trained and is experienced and responsible.
• Classroom sessions teach more advanced theoretical knowledge of snorkelling, coupled with practical lessons in open water. An Advanced Snorkeller comprehensively trained and is experienced and responsible.
Practical Pool Sessions
• Developing snorkelling skills
• Leading less experienced snorkellers
• Use of a Surface Marker Buoy (SMB)
• Use of additional equipment
• Leading experienced snorkellers
• Compass navigation
• Risks and precautions
• Search and Recovery
• Assistant Snorkel Dive Manager
• Leading less experienced snorkellers
• Use of a Surface Marker Buoy (SMB)
• Use of additional equipment
• Leading experienced snorkellers
• Compass navigation
• Risks and precautions
• Search and Recovery
• Assistant Snorkel Dive Manager
Theory Lessons
• Aim of the course and developing snorkel skills
• Additional equipment
• Snorkel dive manager/assistant
• Locating sites
• The tides
• Using a compass/underwater pilotage
• Marking a site
• Carrying out a search
• Marine conservation & wreck protection
• Additional equipment
• Snorkel dive manager/assistant
• Locating sites
• The tides
• Using a compass/underwater pilotage
• Marking a site
• Carrying out a search
• Marine conservation & wreck protection
Qualifying Dives
Open Water sessions will be arranged on designated dates, under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Six Open Water snorkel dives to be completed at at least 3 different sites and on different dates. Each snorkel dive will have a minimum duration of 20 minutes in-water time. The total duration of the 6 dives to be not less than 3 hours.
These dives represent a minimum requirement and the student should show a suitable degree of competence on each dive, appropriate to
the grade.
The snorkel dives should show experience of any 4 of the following:
• Shore dive
• Fresh Water dive
• Night dive
• RIB/small boat dive
• Moving Water dive
• Search and recovery
• Large Boat dive
• Sea Water dive
• Cold Water dive (less than 10 deg C)
Six Open Water snorkel dives to be completed at at least 3 different sites and on different dates. Each snorkel dive will have a minimum duration of 20 minutes in-water time. The total duration of the 6 dives to be not less than 3 hours.
These dives represent a minimum requirement and the student should show a suitable degree of competence on each dive, appropriate to
the grade.
The snorkel dives should show experience of any 4 of the following:
• Shore dive
• Fresh Water dive
• Night dive
• RIB/small boat dive
• Moving Water dive
• Search and recovery
• Large Boat dive
• Sea Water dive
• Cold Water dive (less than 10 deg C)
