1. SCUBA Diving (3 Credits) by Dr. Yusheng M. Huang

2. How to contact Dr. Huang?
Location of the office: B1 floor in the Gym and Student Center, next to the table tennis (Ping-Pong) room.
Office hour: Wednesday 08:00 – 10:00 or anytime by appointment.
Telephone no.: ext or 1706
addresses: and
Mobile phone no.: TBA (To Be Announced)
Web info:

3. Course Description
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the principles of SCUBA diving including diving equipment, diving skills, diving science, etc… Through practices in the swimming pool and ocean, the students’ skills and knowledge of diving will be trained and developed. The safety regulations of diving will be emphasized.

4. Prerequisites
Swimming skills:
Survival swim for 10 min.
Finish 400 m in 10 min.
Underwater, swim 15 m on one breath with no push-off or dive.

5. Prerequisites
Snorkeling skills:
Finish 800 m in 18 min.
Underwater, swim 18 m on one breath with no push-off.
Recover a 4.5 kg from 3m of water.
On the surface, transport a diver of equal size 37 m.
Bring a skin diver simulating unconsciousness to the surface from about 3m of water.

6. Teaching Methods
Lectures with PowerPoint slides. In addition, DVD demonstration will also be included. This course requires swimming pool and field/ocean practice as well. Demonstration of SCUBA diving skill will be presented by the instructor/assistant instructors.
Both confine and open water training.

7. Text Book
NAUI Scuba Diver by Peter Oliver and Mike Williams. National Association of Underwater Instructors.
Reference: 空氣水肺潛水學 （蘇焉編著）

8. Grading
Grades are determined by both lecture exams (50%) and swimming pool/field practices (50%).

9. Class rules and reminder:
Attendance is important. More then two absence without reasonable excuses will result in failure to this course.
Completion of the course at the end of the semester will be certified as NAUI scuba diver.

10. Class rules and reminder:
Students should possess his/her personal snorkeling instruments including mask, snorkel, boots, wet suit, and gear bag.
All students are equally responsible for the class expanse including tank fee and transportation.

11. Class rules and reminder:
Students should possess his/her personal snorkeling instruments including mask, snorkel, boots, wet suit, and gear bag.
All students are equally responsible for the class expanse including tank fee and transportation.

12. Other Rules
Be in the class on time
Every Friday 9:10 – 12:00 pm.
No mobile phone during the class

13. Other Rules
No foods in the class, drinks are fine.
No dozing, dropping, and nodding off.

14. This schedule is subject to change according to the actual condition.
Lecture Schedule
This schedule is subject to change according to the actual condition.

15. Lecture Schedule Week No. Topics Remark 1
Syllabus, Introduction to the course and schedule 2
Swimming pool pre-test 3
Ch-1, 2 Introduction and Diving Equipment
Ch-3 Diving Skills (Video Demonstration) 4
Ch-4 Diving Science
Ch-5 Decompression, Dive Tables, and Dive Computers 5
Ch-6 Dive Planning and Recording
Ch-7 Problem Solving 6
Ch-8 Diving Environment
Ch-9 Diving Activities
Examination (lecture material)

16. Lecture Schedule Week No. Topics Remark 6 Swimming Pool Practice 7 8 9
10-18
Ocean/Field Practice

17. The End