Children’s diving
Juniors at the start
It starts in the bathtub and continues in the lake and sea at the tips of the adult divers’ suits: the enthusiasm for the first experiences with a diving mask and snorkel under water. The desire for more depth and a longer stay under the water’s surface quickly grows until a first diving course is on the wish list. Nothing should stand in the way of this. Children can be safely introduced to the fascinating underwater world in an age-appropriate way.
NASDS Skin Diver Dolphin
The aim of this course is to familiarise children and young people with the basics of swimming and snorkelling as well as bathing rules and to get them used to handling ABC equipment.
Requirements
- Minimum age 6 years
Contents Theory
- 4 training units
- Basic knowledge and basic skills necessary for swimming and snorkelling with ABC equipment
- Basic knowledge of swimming rules
Contents practice (in an indoor pool with ABC equipment)
- 150 m snorkelling, 50 m each in breast, side and back position (without time limit)
- 10 m distance diving without start jump
- approx. 15 seconds time dive
- 3 dives in style (without time limit)
- 25 m transport swimming of a partner of about the same weight, both with ABC equipment
- Knowledge of 4 bathing rules
NASDS Skin Diver Eagle
Children and young people should be familiarised in theory and practice with the principles of participating in guided dives in a swimming pool or under pool-like conditions. After completion of the course, they should be able to safely participate in dives (dive depth max. 5 m, age-dependent depth limits must be observed) guided by an experienced diver (at least NASDS Divemaster with additional training for accompanying children and young people).
Requirements
- Minimum age 8 years
- Recommendation : Brevet NASDS-Skin Diver Eagle
- valid diving fitness certificate
Contents Theory
- 5 training units
- Basics for snorkel diving and recreational diving with equipment
- Knowledge of the bathing rules
- Contents practice (in indoor swimming pool or swimming pool-like environment)
with ABC equipment
- Mask flooding and blowing out in the shallow water area
- 200 m snorkelling, of which approx. 70 m each in breast, side and back position (without time limit)
- 15 m distance dive without start jump
- approx. 20 seconds time dive
- 3 dives in style and collecting as many objects (3-5 rings, puks, etc.) as possible at once.
- 50 m transport swim of a partner of about the same weight, both with ABC equipment
- Knowledge of at least 8 swimming rules
NASDS Junior Diver
Children and young people should be familiarised in theory and practice with the principles for participating in guided dives in a swimming pool or under conditions similar to swimming pools. After completion of the course they should be able to safely participate in dives (dive depth max. 5 m, age-dependent depth limits must be observed) which are guided by an experienced diver (at least NASDS Divemaster with additional training for accompanying children and young people).
Requirements
- Minimum age 8 years
- Recommendation : Brevet NASDS-Skin Diver Eagle
- valid medical certificate of fitness for diving
- Contents Theory
- 5 training units
- Basics for snorkel diving and recreational diving with equipment
- Knowledge of the bathing rules
Contents practice
with ABC-equipment (in indoor swimming pool or swimming pool-like environment)
- Flooding and blowing out the mask in shallow water
- 200 m snorkelling, of which approx. 70 m each in breast, side and back position (without time limit)
- 15 m distance dive without start jump
- approx. 20 seconds time dive
- 3 dives in style and collect as many objects (3-5 rings, puks etc.) as possible at once.
- 50 m transport swim of a partner of about the same weight, both with ABC equipment
- Knowledge of at least 8 swimming rules
with DTG equipment (in the pool)
- Familiarisation dive: 3 to 5 m depth / max. 10 minutes duration
- Pressure equalisation with the diving instructor in changing depths
- Dive: 3 to 5 m depth / max. 10 minutes duration
- Giving and responding to various underwater compulsory signals.
- Dive: 3 to 5 m depth / max. 10 minutes duration / 1 student and instructor.
- Blow out the mask, take the regulator out of the mouth, exhale slightly, put the mouthpiece back in the mouth and continue breathing.
- speed-controlled ascent with the instructor in open water and return to the starting point at the water surface
- 5 minutes snorkelling with DTG
- be able to dress and undress yourself as far as possible
- Be able to care for the scuba equipment yourself
- Be able to put on the equipment in the correct order.
NASDS Junior Scuba Diver
To familiarise children and young people in theory and practice with the principles of participating in guided dives in open water. Upon completion of the course, they should be able to safely participate in dives (dive depth max. 8 m) guided by an experienced diver (at least NASDS Divemaster with additional training for accompanying children and young people).
Requirements
- Minimum age 9 years
- Recommendation : Brevet Junior Diver
- valid medical certificate of fitness for diving
Contents Theory
- 6 training units
- The course content will be published shortly – we ask for your understanding.
Contents practice (in indoor swimming pool or swimming pool-like environment)
with ABC equipment (in an indoor swimming pool or swimming pool-like environment)
- 25 m distance diving with constant change of location (approx. 10 m)
- 20 metre distance dive or 15 metre distance dive with neoprene jacket and trousers
- approx. 20 seconds time dive
- 3 dives in style with final blowing out of the snorkel at the water surface.
- Take off the mask, put it back on and blow it out.
- Partner exercise: 50 m alternate breathing with snorkel at the water surface
- 300 m snorkelling in chest, side and back position
with DTG equipment (in open water)
- Dive: maximum depth 5 to 8 m / about 10 minutes duration
- Descend with the equipment to a depth of 3 m, take off the diving mask, put it on again and blow it out
- cover a distance of 25 m under water while alternating breathing with your partner
- 10 min snorkelling with DTG
- Dive: maximum depth 5 to 8 m / about 10 min duration
- 10 min diving with clear distance above ground
- correct reaction to 5 obligatory underwater signals
- At the end of the dive, remove regulator from mouth and ascend while exhaling together with the instructor.
- Dive: maximum depth 5 m / about 10 minutes duration
- At the end of the dive, take care of your own equipment.
NASDS Junior Open Water Diver
Children and young people should be familiarised in theory and practice with the principles for participating in guided dives in open water. Upon completion of the course, they should be able to safely participate in dives led by an experienced diver with additional training in guiding children and youth (at least “NASDS Divemaster plus (for children)”.
Requirements
- Minimum age 12 years
- Recommendation : Brevet NASDS Junior Scuba Diver and NASDS Junior SK Group Diving
- valid medical certificate of fitness for diving
Contents Theory
- 6 training units
- Refinement of the skills and abilities acquired during the NASDS Junior Scuba Diver course for independent recreational diving with and without equipment.
The course content will be posted on the web shortly. We ask for your understanding and patience.
Contents Practice
with ABC-equipment (in indoor swimming pool or swimming pool-like environment)
- 30 m stretch diving with constant change of location (approx. 10 m)
- 25 m stretch diving or 20 m stretch diving with neoprene jacket and trousers
- 3 dives in style, each with final blow-out of the snorkel at the water surface
- 50 metres snorkelling to a scuba diver lying at 3 m depth, transporting the scuba diver to the water surface and transporting 50 metres on the water surface
- 20 minutes (time) snorkelling covering a distance of at least 500 metres, including 5 minutes each in the chest, side, back and fin positions.
- 2 jumps in accordance with regulations with complete equipment
with DTG equipment (in open water)
- Dive: maximum depth 12 m / about 15 minutes duration
- At 3 m depth, remove the diving mask, put it back on and blow it out.
- During the whole dive independent buoyancy control at different depths.
- Dive: maximum depth 12 m/ about 15 minutes duration
- At the end of the dive, common speed-controlled ascent.
- Dive: maximum depth 12 m/ about 15 minutes duration
- At the beginning of the dive a distance of approx. 50 m is covered at a depth of max. 5 m under alternate breathing.