21. Search - Circular

 

Key Points

Make sure equipment available, dry run, watch entanglement, watch kicked up silt. make sure something is found.

Introduction

Brief (SEEDS)

E - Explain what, why, how long, where.

E - Full kit, reels x 2, weights, SMB.

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’,

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)

 

Dry run
  1. Demonstrate making up shot (break it down) - Students repeat
  2. Demonstrate lowering shot - Students repeat
  3. Demonstrate reeling out and dropping reel - Students repeat
  4. Demonstrate linking second line - Students repeat
  5. Demonstrate circuit - Students repeat
  6. Demonstrate moving along line - Students repeat

Deep 2-6m

 
  1. Surface swim to area. S1 has shot etc.
  2. S2 has second reel
  3. Demonstrate partial dropping of shot, S1 and S2 repeat
  4. All swim to place and drop weighted reel
  5. Return to shot and descend
  6. Follow line to reel and pull taught, then back to shot
  7. Start at line S1 and S2 do first circuit whilst searching
  8. S1 and S2 adjust positions twice and repeat larger circuit
  9. Repeat until object found
  10. Recover equipment

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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