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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Lecture 2: Classroom 2
Apr 1, 2012
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3354 views

Lecture 5: Classroom 5
Apr 1, 2012
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2510 views

Lecture 6: Classroom 6
Apr 1, 2012
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2004 views
Poolside and underwater video clips of specific skills

Preparing and donning the weight belt
Apr 1, 2012
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2098 views

Doff and don of the BC underwater
Apr 1, 2012
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2245 views

1 fin kick
Apr 1, 2012
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2408 views

Entry: Giant stride
Apr 1, 2012
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2225 views

Donning the BC in the water
Apr 1, 2012
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2133 views

Donning the BC in the water, view from below
Apr 1, 2012
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2265 views

Tired swimmer assist, third version
Apr 1, 2012
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1978 views

Surface dive, feet first
Apr 1, 2012
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4228 views

Entry: Backward roll
Apr 1, 2012
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2159 views

Kicking
Apr 1, 2012
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2264 views

Tired swimmer assist, second version
Apr 1, 2012
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2177 views

Simulated Emergency Swimming Ascent (SESA)
Apr 1, 2012
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2207 views

Surface dive, head first
Apr 1, 2012
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2771 views

Cleaning and disassembling equipment
Apr 1, 2012
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2092 views

Mask removal and clearing
Apr 1, 2012
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2199 views

Overhead don of the BC in the water, demonstrating control at the end
Apr 1, 2012
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2273 views

Ditch and recovery of equipment
Apr 1, 2012
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2200 views

Putting the gear together
Apr 1, 2012
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2270 views

Dolphin kick
Apr 1, 2012
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2542 views

Partner assist with tank, BC and fins
Apr 1, 2012
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2138 views

Neutral buoyancy
Apr 1, 2012
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2237 views

Donning the BC in the water, third view
Apr 1, 2012
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2188 views

Doff and don of the weight belt underwater
Apr 1, 2012
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2406 views

Shared octopus breathing and ascent
Apr 1, 2012
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2446 views

Regulator recovery
Apr 1, 2012
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1993 views

Rescue of an unconscious victim
Apr 1, 2012
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2164 views

Tired swimmer assist, first version
Apr 1, 2012
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2619 views

Rescue breathing
Apr 1, 2012
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2156 views