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Speciality Courses
GUE specialty courses provide essential skills that compliment most diving activities. Whether you're a hardcore wreck diver, a cave explorer or simply enjoy gently finning along a pristine reef, a GUE specialty course will enhance your enjoyment, safety and knowledge. For divers wishing to participate in project-based diving, GUE specialty courses provide 'must have' skills that will make you an effective member of any GUE project team.






DIVER PROPULSION VEHICLE
LEVEL 1
GUE's Diver Propulsion Vehicle Level 1 course is designed to introduce divers to the skills and knowledge required to safely use underwater propulsion vehicles in open water.

This course covers the basic principles of DPV diving and is designed to introduce divers to the skills and knowledge required for limited use of propulsion vehicles. Training includes an emphasis on awareness, dive-planning, teamwork, environment, stress management, navigation, conservation, standard and emergency procedures, DPV maintenance and trouble shooting and the potential hazards of diving with a DPV.

To qualify for this type of instruction, participants do not need prior DPV training, but must be proficient with advanced buoyancy control skills and high awareness level.
Course content

The DPV 1 course is normally conducted over three days, and includes five dives and a minimum 24 hours of instruction, encompassing classroom, land drills and in-water work. Ideally potential students should already own their own compliant DPV - if not, it may be possible to hire a suitable DPV for the duration of the course.



Prerequisites...
Applicants for a DPV 1 course must:

  • Submit a completed registration form, a medical history, and a liability release to GUE Headquarters
  • Be physically and mentally fit
  • Hold insurance that will cover diving emergencies such as hyperbaric treatment, e.g. DAN Master-level insurance or equivalent
  • Be a nonsmoker
  • Obtain a physician's prior written authorization for the use of prescription drugs, except for birth control, or for any prior medical condition that may pose a risk while diving
  • Be a minimum of sixteen years of age
  • Have passed GUE Recreational Level 1 Diver or GUE Fundamentals at the 'Recreational' level
  • Have a minimum of 75-five logged dives beyond either GUE Recreational Diver Level 1 or open water certification
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DOCUMENTATION DIVER
Project documentation skills
The GUE Documentation Diver course is designed to introduce divers to sound documentation techniques in order to support project-based diving. For any divers seeking to join GUE projects around the world, this course provides 'must have' training essential to any project.

Conducted over a very intense 4 day period, the class covers both theory and practical applications and introduces students to the project management, basic photography and videography concepts, how to create project reports, how to map and survey and how to prepare material for media publication.

Other course outcomes include specific team-skills needed during documentation diving, specific communication requirements, the establishing of clear objectives and work-plans, the management of team tasks and team protocols for successful team cooperation underwater.

In order to get the most out of the GUE Documentation Diver course, participants will need access to both suitable photographic and video equipment and a computer system (preferably a laptop) capable of video and photo editing. A word processor and internet connection are also recommended. If in doubt, consult your instructor.
Course content

The Documentation Diver course is normally conducted over four days and requires six dives and a minimum of 32 hours of instruction encompassing classroom and in-water work.



Prerequisites...
Applicants for a Documentation Diver course must:

  • Submit a completed registration form, a medical history, and a liability release to GUE Headquarters
  • Be physically and mentally fit
  • Hold insurance that will cover diving emergencies such as hyperbaric treatment, e.g. DAN Master-level insurance or equivalent
  • Be a nonsmoker
  • Obtain a physician's prior written authorization for the use of prescription drugs, except for birth control, or for any prior medical condition that may pose a risk while diving
  • Be a minimum of eighteen years of age
  • Have passed GUE Fundamentals (Recreational or Technical pass) or GUE Recreational Diver 1.
  • Have a minimum of 75 logged dives beyond either GUE Recreational Diver Level 1 or 25 logged dives beyond GUE Fundamentals certification.
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GAS BLENDER
Theory & Practice
The GUE Gas Blender course is designed to introduce students to the essential skills required for blending diving gases. Training includes the theory of gas blending as well as practical skills required for blending gas.

The GUE Gas Blender course is focused on instilling the correct procedures and practices for safe, efficient gas blending and is normally conducted during a one-day workshop. Academic subjects covered include gas properties and physics, oxygen risk, different types of blending system as well as an indepth look at blending formulae and software.

Participants will gain practical experience of blending their own gases and will also learn how to correctly analysis gases, effective cascade supply cylinders and gain practical knowledge of gas boosters.
Course content

The GUE Gas Blender course is normally conducted over a single day. It includes a minimum of eight hours of instruction encompassing classroom-based theory sessions and practical gas blending.



Prerequisites...
Applicants for a GUE Gas Blender course must:

  • Submit a completed registration form, a medical history, and a liability release to GUE Headquarters
  • Be physically and mentally fit
  • Hold insurance that will cover diving emergencies such as hyperbaric treatment, e.g. DAN Master-level insurance or equivalent
  • Be a nonsmoker
  • Obtain a physician's prior written authorization for the use of prescription drugs, except for birth control, or for any prior medical condition that may pose a risk while diving
  • Must be a minimum of eighteen years of age
Resources...
GUE Instructor Training with John Kendall