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Articles | Volume XL-5/W5
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-W5-161-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-W5-161-2015
09 Apr 2015
 | 09 Apr 2015

COURSE OUTLINE FOR A SCUBA DIVING SPECIALITY "UNDERWATER SURVEY DIVER"

K. Papadimitriou

Keywords: Underwater Safety, Open Water Considerations, Educational Standards, Learning Objectives, Course Outline, Scuba Speciality

Abstract. The purpose of this paper is to outline a course for the training of divers with a special interest in underwater surveying (e.g. surveyors, archaeologists, biologists, geologists, photographers/videographers). This outline presents: i) the Courses' Standards ii) the Learning Objectives for the related Knowledge Development, iii) the Skills that have to be conducted, iv) the Performance Requirements for the students and v) the Open Water Considerations for the Training Dives. It is expected that the resulting course outline will be used as a reference for the training of certified divers who want to become underwater surveyors, providing them basic knowledge and skills to survey adequate data for the detailed documentation of submerged features. Moreover the combination of knowledge (what) and the skills (how) that are presented during the proposed course attempt to define a protocol for the recording of underwater features in favor of mapping and 3D modeling.