Foundational Training
GUE Fundamentals
The GUE Fundamentals course is designed to cultivate the essential skills required by all sound diving practice.
Prerequisites
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Be a minimum of 16 years of age.
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Be physically and mentally fit.
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Be a non-smoker.
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Be able to swim.
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Obtain a physician’s prior written authorization for use of prescription drugs, except for birth control, or for any medical condition that may pose a risk while diving.
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Be certified, at a minimum, as an autonomous entry-level scuba diver (or equivalent) from a recognized training agency.
Course outline
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Course length : 4 days
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At least 6 dives
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At least 30 hour instruction, encompassing classroom, land drills and in-water work.
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Provide the recreational diver, who does not desire further diver training, with an opportunity to advance his/her basic diving skills
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Train divers in the theory and practice of Nitrox
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Provide divers with technical or cave aspirations for more advanced diver training with the tools that will contribute to a greater likelihood of success; and to provide non-GUE trained divers with a gateway into GUE training.
GUE DPV 1
GUE’s Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) Level 1 course is designed to introduce divers to the skills and knowledge required to safely use underwater propulsion vehicles in open water.
Prerequisites
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Be a minimum of 16 years of age.
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Be physically and mentally fit.
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Be a non-smoker.
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Be able to swim.
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Obtain a physician’s prior written authorization for use of prescription drugs, except for birth control, or for any medical condition that may pose a risk while diving.
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Have passed the GUE Recreational Diver Level 1 course or the GUE Fundamentals course.
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Have a minimum of 75 non-training dives, 25 of which are beyond GUE certification.
Course outline
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Course length : 3 days
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At least 5 dives
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At least 24 hour instruction, encompassing classroom, land drills and in-water work.
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Provide knowledge of the basic principles of DPV diving, dive planning, teamwork while using a DPV, environment and conservation awareness, stress management, navigation, standard and emergency procedures
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DPV maintenance and troubleshooting
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Potential hazards of diving with a DPV.
GUE GAS BLENDER
GUE’s Gas Blender course is designed to introduce students to the essential skills required for blending diving gases.
Prerequisites
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Be a minimum of 18 years of age.
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Be physically and mentally fit.
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Be a non-smoker.
Course outline
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Course length : 1 day
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It requires at least eight hours of academics and practical skills session.
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Training includes the theory of gas blending as well as practical skills required for blending breathing gas mixtures.
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It covers GUE standard gases, risks associated with the use of oxygen, blending systems, and formulas and software for blending.
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Divers will practice blending with cascading systems, compressors, and gas boosters.