A laboratory fee is required. Topics covered are diving skills, equipment needs, use and care, safety, medical and physiological aspects of diving, and decompression tables. A laboratory fee is required. Emphasis is on practical experience rather than theory, covering natural navigation, compass navigation, night diving, deep diving, and search and recovery. The course includes the fundamentals of emergency medical care as it relates to trauma and transportation of the sick and injured.
Emphasis is on safety and skill development in solo and tandem paddling.
Approved for American Red Cross Basic Canoeing certification. Designed to develop concepts of health and skill-related fitness. Based upon self assessments, students design a personal fitness program enabling them to strive to achieve and maintain a level of wellness for life.