About
This course will thoroughly educate the successful student with the knowledge and skills necessary to be a certified beginning SCUBA diver. The prerequisite for the course is passing the MIT SCUBA swim test and demonstrating a "comfort level" in the water. At the end of the class, students will attempt to pass the certification exam to become certified divers. The class is taught in two parts each week: a classroom session and a pool session. The classroom sessions along with the reading material will provide the student with the knowledge necessary to pass the written exam. At the pool, the water skills are taught in progressions that build on the previous skills, making the difficult skills seem easy.
Course Highlights
This course features a list of readings for the class, and the topics covered in each session in the lecture notes section.
Course Homepage: PE.210 SCUBA Spring 2007
Course features at MIT OpenCourseWare page: *Syllabus *Calendar *Readings *Lecture Notes *Assignments
Videos
Classroom sessions

Lecture 3: Classroom 3
Apr 1, 2012
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Lecture 1: Classroom 1
Feb 18, 2024
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1 views

Lecture 2: Classroom 2
Apr 1, 2012
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3358 views

Lecture 5: Classroom 5
Apr 1, 2012
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2514 views

Lecture 6: Classroom 6
Apr 1, 2012
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2007 views
Poolside and underwater video clips of specific skills

Preparing and donning the weight belt
Apr 1, 2012
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2101 views

Doff and don of the BC underwater
Apr 1, 2012
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2248 views

1 fin kick
Apr 1, 2012
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2412 views

Entry: Giant stride
Apr 1, 2012
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2233 views

Donning the BC in the water
Apr 1, 2012
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2137 views

Donning the BC in the water, view from below
Apr 1, 2012
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2277 views

Tired swimmer assist, third version
Apr 1, 2012
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1981 views

Surface dive, feet first
Apr 1, 2012
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4241 views

Entry: Backward roll
Apr 1, 2012
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2164 views

Kicking
Apr 1, 2012
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2273 views

Tired swimmer assist, second version
Apr 1, 2012
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2181 views

Simulated Emergency Swimming Ascent (SESA)
Apr 1, 2012
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2233 views

Surface dive, head first
Apr 1, 2012
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2780 views

Cleaning and disassembling equipment
Apr 1, 2012
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2097 views

Mask removal and clearing
Apr 1, 2012
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2205 views

Overhead don of the BC in the water, demonstrating control at the end
Apr 1, 2012
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2276 views

Ditch and recovery of equipment
Apr 1, 2012
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2210 views

Putting the gear together
Apr 1, 2012
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2273 views

Dolphin kick
Apr 1, 2012
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2552 views

Partner assist with tank, BC and fins
Apr 1, 2012
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2141 views

Neutral buoyancy
Apr 1, 2012
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2241 views

Donning the BC in the water, third view
Apr 1, 2012
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2194 views

Doff and don of the weight belt underwater
Apr 1, 2012
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2410 views

Shared octopus breathing and ascent
Apr 1, 2012
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2449 views

Regulator recovery
Apr 1, 2012
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2001 views

Rescue of an unconscious victim
Apr 1, 2012
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2170 views

Tired swimmer assist, first version
Apr 1, 2012
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2622 views

Rescue breathing
Apr 1, 2012
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2159 views