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Diveheart Training

Diveheart is a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. The purpose of Diveheart is to provide and support educational scuba diving programs that are open to any child, adult or veteran with a disability, with the hope of providing both physical and psychological therapeutic value to that person.

Diveheart works with individuals who have a variety of disabilities, including physical and developmental disabilities, vision and hearing impairments, amputations, traumatic brain injuries, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and more. Diveheart seeks to help its participants “Imagine the Possibilities” in their lives.

Diveheart Adaptive Dive Buddy

This course introduces Adaptive Diving to certified divers interested in working with adaptive divers (individuals with disabilities)! This is Diveheart’s entry-level Buddy Course. Upon earning their certification, Adaptive Dive Buddies will have the ability to participate on Diveheart Adaptive Dive Teams!

• Minimum of 15 years old

• Certified Open Water diver, or equivalent, with at least 20 logged dives

• Been diving, or taken a refresher course, in the past two years

• Have current CPR/First Aid/AED training (must be good through the entire course)

• Comfortable performing all of Diveheart’s Buddy Tune-Up Skills PRIOR to attending the practical portion of the course

• Proficient in scuba skills including buoyancy control (RECOMMENDED that candidate has completed a Buoyancy Control Course)

Diveheart Advanced Adaptive Dive Buddy

This course builds on Diveheart’s Adaptive Dive Buddy Course, introducing advanced skills, techniques, and protocols used when working with adaptive divers that require a higher degree of assistance while diving. Advanced Adaptive Dive Buddy candidates will also use and become familiar with more specialized adaptive diving equipment, such as full face masks. Upon earning their certification, Advanced Adaptive Dive Buddies will have the ability to lead Diveheart Adaptive Dive Teams

• Minimum of 18 years old

• Minimum of Certified Rescue Diver, or equivalent, with at least 40 logged dives

• Been diving, or taken a refresher course, in the past two years

• Have current CPR/First Aid/AED training (must be good through the entire course)

• Comfortable performing all of Diveheart’s Buddy Tune-Up Skills PRIOR to attending the practical portion of the course

• RECOMMENDED that candidate has a Full Face Mask Certification

*Prerequisite to certification: 30 experiences working with adaptive divers underwater, a minimum of 15 having taken place in open water environments. See Above for more information.

Click here to visit Diveheart’s website for more details and updated course standards and procedures.

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