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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3357 views

Lecture 5: Classroom 5
Apr 1, 2012
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2512 views

Lecture 6: Classroom 6
Apr 1, 2012
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2006 views
Poolside and underwater video clips of specific skills

Preparing and donning the weight belt
Apr 1, 2012
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2100 views

Doff and don of the BC underwater
Apr 1, 2012
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2247 views

1 fin kick
Apr 1, 2012
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2410 views

Entry: Giant stride
Apr 1, 2012
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2230 views

Donning the BC in the water
Apr 1, 2012
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2136 views

Donning the BC in the water, view from below
Apr 1, 2012
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2272 views

Tired swimmer assist, third version
Apr 1, 2012
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1980 views

Surface dive, feet first
Apr 1, 2012
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4234 views

Entry: Backward roll
Apr 1, 2012
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2163 views

Kicking
Apr 1, 2012
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2268 views

Tired swimmer assist, second version
Apr 1, 2012
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2179 views

Simulated Emergency Swimming Ascent (SESA)
Apr 1, 2012
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2213 views

Surface dive, head first
Apr 1, 2012
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2777 views

Cleaning and disassembling equipment
Apr 1, 2012
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2095 views

Mask removal and clearing
Apr 1, 2012
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2202 views

Overhead don of the BC in the water, demonstrating control at the end
Apr 1, 2012
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2275 views

Ditch and recovery of equipment
Apr 1, 2012
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2204 views

Putting the gear together
Apr 1, 2012
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2272 views

Dolphin kick
Apr 1, 2012
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2547 views

Partner assist with tank, BC and fins
Apr 1, 2012
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2140 views

Neutral buoyancy
Apr 1, 2012
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2240 views

Donning the BC in the water, third view
Apr 1, 2012
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2192 views

Doff and don of the weight belt underwater
Apr 1, 2012
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2407 views

Shared octopus breathing and ascent
Apr 1, 2012
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2448 views

Regulator recovery
Apr 1, 2012
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1998 views

Rescue of an unconscious victim
Apr 1, 2012
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2169 views

Tired swimmer assist, first version
Apr 1, 2012
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2621 views

Rescue breathing
Apr 1, 2012
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2158 views