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Underwater Naturalist
Specialty
(a 2 dive
specialty)
Counts toward the
Master Scuba Diver
Certification
What you need to start: Must
be at least 10 years old and certified as a Junior
Open Water Diver or an Open Water Diver or have a
qualifying certification from another training
organization.
Why take the Underwater Naturalist Specialty? If
you're interested in aquatic life then the Underwater Naturalist Specialty course is for you. This
course is an introduction to the underwater aquatic
environment and will help develop safe and responsible
aquatic life interaction techniques
What you will do: Read the chapter on
Underwater Naturalist in the Adventures in Diving manual
and complete the knowledge review located at the end of
the chapter. You'll learn about
planning, organization, procedures, techniques, problems and hazards
of diving in different aquatic environments, a basic overview of major aquatic life groupings (kingdoms and phyla);
factual information that dispels myths of potentially dangerous aquatic
life, an overview of basic aquatic life interactions and associations. responsible human interactions with aquatic life
and diving techniques used to help preserve bottom welling aquatic life
and minimize aquatic life disturbance.
You'll put this information into
practice during your two open water dives under the
supervision of an instructor.
Click here for information on the dives.
Materials Needed: Adventures in Diving
Manual ($35.42 + tax.
Price - $75 includes picture for certification card,
certification card and 2 dives under instructor supervision. If you have done an underwater naturalist dive
in connection with your Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver
certification, provide us with a copy of the Adventure Log book page
signed by your instructor evidencing that you have turned in the
knowledge review and completed the dive. We will subtract
$25 from the cost of the specialty.
How to Get Started:
Call
us at 214-505-0713 or
click
here to email us.
Class Dates: Dives can be done on any trip but not
available at all local dive sites.
Click here for our calendar.
Independent Study: Ready the chapter about the Underwater
Naturalist dive located in the Adventures in Diving manual and complete
the knowledge review located at the end of the chapter. You will
need to turn in the knowledge reviews prior to certification.
Information about the dives:
Dive One:
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Passively observe aquatic life
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Apply diving techniques used to preserve bottom dwelling organisms
and minimize disturbance of all aquatic life
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Locate and identify by common or scientific name, at least two
locate aquatic plant (one for fresh water)
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Locate, observe and identify, by common or scientific name, at
least four local aquatic invertebrate animals (one for freshwater)
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Locate, observe and identify, by common or scientific name, at
least five local aquatic vertebrate animals (two for freshwater)
Dive Two:
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Passively observe aquatic life
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Apply diving techniques used to preserve bottom dwelling organisms
and minimize disturbance of all aquatic life
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Identify and observe as many examples of symbiotic and
predator/prey relationships as possible
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Locate as many indications of impact by man on the local aquatic
environment as possible and evaluate the possible cause.
Click here to email us to sign up or for more information
or call us at 214-505-0713.
05/24/08
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