Syllabus

Syllabus

Course Information

Introduction to Research Diving This course will provide an introduction to research diving and conforms to the training standards of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) for scientific diver certification that is accepted at most universities and at all AAUS member organizations throughout the United States.

EVS - 479 0 - 1

Course description Students will be instructed in advanced diving, research diving techniques, enriched air nitrox, dive rescue, and oxygen administration and will be eligible to participate as a scientific diver-in-training or scientific diver at their home institutions after successful course completion. The course will be taught by a team of diving instructors, experienced in using scuba diving as a research tool.

Location Center for Marine Science - Masonboro Loop Rd. 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane

Meeting day(s) May 11-26, 2011

Meeting time(s) See Course Schedule

Prerequisite's) Each student must have membership in Divers Alert Network, prepared insurance program (Application forms will be provided). Space is limited; twelve (12) students only, register early. Pre-requisites include certification as an open water scuba diver, with a minimum of 12 open water dives. CPR, first aid certification and evidence of a current diving physical examination must be completed prior to the course (AAUS medical examination forms will be provided). Verification of pre-requisites including an approved medical exam and permission from the course instructor is required at time of registration.

Textbooks

Required reading
NOAA Diving Manual, Fourth Edition, Best Publishing Company, 2001
Nitrox Diver: Student Manual and Workbook, by Dick Rutkowski, IANTD, 2006.
DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries: The Standard of Care, by the Divers Alert Network, 2006.
DAN First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries, by the Divers Alert Network, 2006.

RECOMMENDED TEXT:
Scientific Diving Techniques: A Practical Guide for the Research Diver, by John N. Heine, Best Publishing Company, 1999.

Instructor Information

Name Doug Kesling

Email keslingd@uncw.edu

Office location CMS - MG (NURC Wing)

Office hours TBA

Phone 910.962.2445

Biography Doug is currently the Manager of Advanced Diving Technology for the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology (C.I.O.E.R.T) at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He has a B.S. in Nursing from Wright State University. Has been actively training and supervising divers for the past 32 years. Diving safety and diving leadership has been a full time occupation since he was first certified to dive in 1977. Doug holds Instructor Certifications with NAUI, PADI, IANTD, DAN, and NBDHMT. Doug served as the Monitor Expedition Diving Safety Officer for the past three years. He is a Senior Habitat Technician Emeritus for the Aquarius Undersea Research Laboratory (the world's only underwater habitat dedicated to marine science) and in the past has had the opportunity to saturate five times in a seafloor habitat for a total of 48 days in the sea.

Course Goals

Course Goals Satisfy the 100 hours of scientific diver training requirements prescribed by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Policies

Introduction Please be aware of the information that follows below concerning:
1. Students with Disabilities

2. The Academic Honor Code

Additional information Disabilities: If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation in this course, you should inform me of this fact in writing within the first week of class or as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, you must register with the Office of Disability Services in Westside Hall (extension 3746) and obtain a copy of your Accommodation Letter. You should then meet with me to make mutually agreeable arrangements based on the recommendations of the Accommodation Letter.

Academic Honor Code: The UNCW Provost has asked all UNCW faculty to make reference -- in course syllabi -- to the 'Academic Honor Code' which can be found in the 2000-2001 Student Handbook and Code of Student Life, Section V. -- Academic Honor Code. Please regard this as a reminder that all UNCW students and faculty are held to the terms of the Academic Honor Code.

Course Requirements

Introduction Must attend class sessions and field trips

Grading O2=10% Rescue=10% EANx=10% Field Trips=40% Hazardous ML=10% Final=20%

Technical Requirements

Click HERE to see a review of minimal diving equipment you should possess to be participate in this course.

Course Information
Introduction to Research Diving	This course will provide an introduction to research diving and conforms to the training standards of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) for scientific diver certification that is accepted at most universities and at all AAUS member organizations throughout the United States.
EVS - 479	0 - 1
Course description	Students will be instructed in advanced diving, research diving techniques, enriched air nitrox, dive rescue, and oxygen administration and will be eligible to participate as a scientific diver-in-training or scientific diver at their home institutions after successful course completion. The course will be taught by a team of diving instructors, experienced in using scuba diving as a research tool.
Location	Center for Marine Science - Masonboro Loop Rd. 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane
Meeting day(s)	May 11-26, 2011
Meeting time(s)	See Course Schedule
Prerequisite's)	Each student must have membership in Divers Alert Network, prepared insurance program (Application forms will be provided). Space is limited; twelve (12) students only, register early. Pre-requisites include certification as an open water scuba diver, with a minimum of 12 open water dives. CPR, first aid certification and evidence of a current diving physical examination must be completed prior to the course (AAUS medical examination forms will be provided). Verification of pre-requisites including an approved medical exam and permission from the course instructor is required at time of registration.
Textbooks
Required reading	NOAA Diving Manual, Fourth Edition, Best Publishing Company, 2001 Nitrox Diver: Student Manual and Workbook, by Dick Rutkowski, IANTD, 2006. DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries: The Standard of Care, by the Divers Alert Network, 2006. DAN First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries, by the Divers Alert Network, 2006. RECOMMENDED TEXT: Scientific Diving Techniques: A Practical Guide for the Research Diver, by John N. Heine, Best Publishing Company, 1999.
Instructor Information
Name	Doug Kesling
Email	keslingd@uncw.edu
Office location	CMS - MG (NURC Wing)
Office hours	TBA
Phone	910.962.2445
Biography	Doug is currently the Manager of Advanced Diving Technology for the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology (C.I.O.E.R.T) at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He has a B.S. in Nursing from Wright State University. Has been actively training and supervising divers for the past 32 years. Diving safety and diving leadership has been a full time occupation since he was first certified to dive in 1977. Doug holds Instructor Certifications with NAUI, PADI, IANTD, DAN, and NBDHMT. Doug served as the Monitor Expedition Diving Safety Officer for the past three years. He is a Senior Habitat Technician Emeritus for the Aquarius Undersea Research Laboratory (the world's only underwater habitat dedicated to marine science) and in the past has had the opportunity to saturate five times in a seafloor habitat for a total of 48 days in the sea.
Course Goals
Course Goals	Satisfy the 100 hours of scientific diver training requirements prescribed by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), Dauphin Island, Alabama.
Policies
Introduction	Please be aware of the information that follows below concerning: 1. Students with Disabilities 2. The Academic Honor Code
Additional information	Disabilities: If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation in this course, you should inform me of this fact in writing within the first week of class or as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, you must register with the Office of Disability Services in Westside Hall (extension 3746) and obtain a copy of your Accommodation Letter. You should then meet with me to make mutually agreeable arrangements based on the recommendations of the Accommodation Letter. Academic Honor Code: The UNCW Provost has asked all UNCW faculty to make reference -- in course syllabi -- to the 'Academic Honor Code' which can be found in the 2000-2001 Student Handbook and Code of Student Life, Section V. -- Academic Honor Code. Please regard this as a reminder that all UNCW students and faculty are held to the terms of the Academic Honor Code.
Course Requirements
Introduction	Must attend class sessions and field trips
Grading	O2=10% Rescue=10% EANx=10% Field Trips=40% Hazardous ML=10% Final=20%
Technical Requirements
	Click HERE to see a review of minimal diving equipment you should possess to be participate in this course.