About
This course will thoroughly educate the successful student with the knowledge and skills necessary to be a certified beginning SCUBA diver. The prerequisite for the course is passing the MIT SCUBA swim test and demonstrating a "comfort level" in the water. At the end of the class, students will attempt to pass the certification exam to become certified divers. The class is taught in two parts each week: a classroom session and a pool session. The classroom sessions along with the reading material will provide the student with the knowledge necessary to pass the written exam. At the pool, the water skills are taught in progressions that build on the previous skills, making the difficult skills seem easy.
Course Highlights
This course features a list of readings for the class, and the topics covered in each session in the lecture notes section.
Course Homepage: PE.210 SCUBA Spring 2007
Course features at MIT OpenCourseWare page: *Syllabus *Calendar *Readings *Lecture Notes *Assignments
Videos
Classroom sessions
Lecture 3: Classroom 3
Apr 1, 2012 3155 views
Lecture 1: Classroom 1
Feb 18, 2024 1 views
Lecture 2: Classroom 2
Apr 1, 2012 3360 views
Lecture 5: Classroom 5
Apr 1, 2012 2517 views
Lecture 6: Classroom 6
Apr 1, 2012 2009 views
Poolside and underwater video clips of specific skills
Preparing and donning the weight belt
Apr 1, 2012 2108 views
Doff and don of the BC underwater
Apr 1, 2012 2249 views
1 fin kick
Apr 1, 2012 2415 views
Entry: Giant stride
Apr 1, 2012 2235 views
Donning the BC in the water
Apr 1, 2012 2139 views
Donning the BC in the water, view from below
Apr 1, 2012 2279 views
Tired swimmer assist, third version
Apr 1, 2012 1989 views
Surface dive, feet first
Apr 1, 2012 4249 views
Entry: Backward roll
Apr 1, 2012 2165 views
Kicking
Apr 1, 2012 2273 views
Tired swimmer assist, second version
Apr 1, 2012 2186 views
Simulated Emergency Swimming Ascent (SESA)
Apr 1, 2012 2236 views
Surface dive, head first
Apr 1, 2012 2784 views
Cleaning and disassembling equipment
Apr 1, 2012 2099 views
Mask removal and clearing
Apr 1, 2012 2207 views
Overhead don of the BC in the water, demonstrating control at the end
Apr 1, 2012 2280 views
Ditch and recovery of equipment
Apr 1, 2012 2214 views
Putting the gear together
Apr 1, 2012 2277 views
Dolphin kick
Apr 1, 2012 2565 views
Partner assist with tank, BC and fins
Apr 1, 2012 2146 views
Neutral buoyancy
Apr 1, 2012 2243 views
Donning the BC in the water, third view
Apr 1, 2012 2202 views
Doff and don of the weight belt underwater
Apr 1, 2012 2414 views
Shared octopus breathing and ascent
Apr 1, 2012 2456 views
Regulator recovery
Apr 1, 2012 2009 views
Rescue of an unconscious victim
Apr 1, 2012 2173 views
Tired swimmer assist, first version
Apr 1, 2012 2629 views
Rescue breathing
Apr 1, 2012 2163 views
