Duration:

Theoretical part: 9 hours (in the form of video lectures or video and classical lectures)
Breathing and relaxation techniques: 2 hours
Swimming pool: 3 hours
Sea: 6 hours

The theoretical part:

9 hours of lectures
– scuba diving equipment, correct use and appropriate choice,
– qualities that make good scuba divers and stress avoidance,
– physics specific to the aquatic environment and the behaviour of gases under pressure,
– theory of anatomy and physiology of the human body relevant to scuba diving,
– the need to inhale, correct breathing before and after a dive,
– the dangers of scuba diving and how to avoid them,
– how to scuba dive safely, safety, rescue and resuscitation,
– the 10 rules of safe scuba diving.

Practical part in the pool:

3 hours
– stretching and warm-up,
– correct swimming with fins,
– troubleshooting pressure equalisation,
– simulated deep dive,
– correct dive,
– correct breathing before and after dive,
– correct swimming underwater with fins,
– static and dynamic apnea test
– maximal dives.

Practical part at sea:

3 days, 8 hours (deep dives, breathing and relaxation exercises)
– theoretical and practical exercises on relaxation and correct breathing,
– review of equipment for constant weight dives,
– troubleshooting of pressure equalization at greater depths,
– correct weighting of each participant,
– correct rope dive and turn at depth,
– slow adaptation to higher pressures and depths,
– constant weight dive up to 20 metres,
– correct safety of dive partner,
– rescue of a casualty from the depth,
– orientation when diving into deep blue water.

The course will be led by international PSS Instructor Trainer Jure Daić. The practical part of the course is taught by several instructors.

The theoretical and pool part of the course is held in Maribor, Ljubljana and Krk. The sea part of the course is held on Krk, which allows the courses to be held even in bad weather.