Avelo Diver
The Avelo Diver program is for people with no prior scuba certification who want to become certified scuba divers and learn to dive on the Avelo system, a system designed around the diver. On completion of the course you will be a Certified Scuba Diver and certified on The Avelo System.
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Student prerequisites
Minimum age 13 years by the water phase of the course. Basic swimming skills required.
eLearning
Comprehensive online learning covering:
- Applied sciences (physics, physiology, medical considerations)
- Diving equipment (selection, operation, and maintenance)
- Diving safety (emergency response, rescue techniques, navigation, dive planning)
- Diving environment (environmental awareness, conservation, hazard identification)
- Diving activities and continuing education
A written examination is given as part of the eLearning course (80 percent passing score required).
In-water training
After completion of the eLearning you must complete with your instructor a minimum of four Avelo dives for a cumulative total of at least 80 minutes of dive time. Maximum depth 18 m (60 feet). No more than three dives in a single day. All training takes place during daylight hours.
- Confined-water skills include watermanship and snorkeling (swim 300 m using mask, fins, and snorkel without stopping; tread water for 10 minutes without mask and fins), predive and postdive procedures, surface skills (proper weighting, Avelo System priming, surface buoyancy control), and underwater skills (descent and ascent procedures, equalization, buoyancy control, mask removal and replacement).
- Open-water skills include navigation using compass and natural references, buddy-system techniques, buoyancy control at depth and surface, and problem-solving and simulated emergency skills (shared-gas ascent, emergency swimming ascent, unconscious diver recovery, Avelo System simulated malfunctions).
Upon completion, receive a digital certification recognized at all Avelo Dive Centers worldwide allowing you to dive as both a Certified Dive and Avelo Certified
