• Six classroom lessons
• Theory assessment
• Dry practical lesson
• One Sheltered Water lesson
• One optional Refresher/Orientation dive
• Five Open Water lessons.

All practical training in both Sheltered and Open Water includes the achievement of specific performance standards at appropriate points throughout the lessons.

Sports Diver Theory Lessons

ST1 Sport Diving
ST2 Diver Rescue
ST3 Equipment and Techniques
ST4 Deeper Diving
ST5 Breathing Gas Planning and Systems
ST6 Going Diving

Sports Diver Sheltered Water Lessons
The practical sheltered water lesson is to build on the practical skills learnt at Ocean diver in rescue skills

SS1 Rescue Skills

Sports Diver Open Water Lessons
The emphasis on the Open Water dives is to build on the skills already taught during the Sheltered Water lessons and extend the practical knowledge of the student.

SO1 Diver Rescue
SO2 Use of SMB
SO3 Simulated Decompression Dive
SO4 Compass Navigation/DSMB deployment
SO5 Dive Leading/Basic Skills Review
Sports Diver Dry Practical Lesson

Before undertaking this lesson, students should have a good basis of experience of diving activities. For this reason, this should be included as the final lesson in the sequence.

SP1 Assistant Dive Manager