Pool 1: Foundations & Adaptation

Goal: Comfort, weighting, and basic survival. Zero-Gravity Concept introduced immediately.

• Arrival (-0:15): Team Logistics

  • Meet at Van $\rightarrow$ Unload Gear $\rightarrow$ Transport to Pool Deck.

• 0:00 – 0:30: Setup & Briefing

  • Assemble Scuba Units (Team Check).

  • Suit Up.

  • Briefing: Pool safety, flow, and hand signals.

• 0:30 – 1:15: Watermanship & Adaptation (No Scuba)

  • Swim Evaluation: 200m non-stop swim OR 300m snorkeling swim.

  • Survival Float: 10 minutes.

  • Snorkel Skills: Blast clearing and Regulator/Snorkel exchange.

• 1:15 – 2:45: Essential Scuba Skills (Shallow)

  • Weight Check: Surface check (eye-level float).

  • Neutral Buoyancy (FIRST SKILL): Introduction to "The Hover." Students learn to lift off the bottom using breath control immediately. No fin pivots; no kneeling.

  • Regulator: Recovery & Clearing (Sweep/Blast).

  • Mask: Partial clear (Introduction to nose breathing).

  • BCD: Surface inflation/deflation.

• 2:45 – 3:30: Movement & Trim

  • Finning: Frog kick introduction (preventing silt stir-up).

  • Body Position: Maintaining horizontal trim while swimming.

• 3:30 – 4:00: Breakdown & Load-Out

  • Disassemble gear $\rightarrow$ Rinse $\rightarrow$ Pack $\rightarrow$ Load Van.