1. Air Sharing - Buddy Breathing
| Key Points |
Always breath out slowly, good grip on shared
regulator, speed of response, hold regulator properly, good grip
on buddy, fit and purge regulator, work in buddy pairs. Don’t take
long taking breaths. Make frequent reassuring eye contact. |
Introduction
Brief (SEEDS)
E - Explain what, why, how long, where.
E - Full kit.
S - Come up slowly in case of difficulty.
D - Keep close, pay attention, look carefully and repeat when
prompted.
S - 'Up', 'down', 'you watch me', 'you repeat’, ‘you are out
of air’, ‘you donate air’.
Questions
Kit UP
Demonstrate, work in buddy pairs.
Buddy Check (BAR)
In buddy pairs.
Entry
Demonstrate, mimic and correct.
Teaching subject (good positioning, demonstrate, mimic and correct)
Surface |
- Demonstrate donating process - Take breath, position (side
on), hold recipients tank and offer regulator (purge button free),
reassuring eye contact - Repeat with another student.
- Students repeat donating air to instructor.
- Demonstrate receiving air - (Student to donate air), hold wrist
and take two breaths, good grip on donor, breath out slowly -
repeat with another student.
- Students repeat.
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Shallow |
- Repeat 1 and 2 - Get good rhythm, Students hold own regulator
initially.
- Repeat 3 and 4.
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Deep |
- Repeat steps 5-6.
- Demonstrate ascent with air sharing - Students repeat.
- Demonstrate swimming (ensure neutral buoyancy) - Students repeat.
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Exit
De-Kit
Debrief (REAP)
R - Review - key points.
E - Encourage.
A - Assess - give constructive feedback.
P - Progression - link to next session.
Questions
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