April 14th-17th, 2017
This is an intensive four day workshop (32 hour minimum) hosted by the Florida Institute of Oceanography at the Keys Marine Laboratory (KML).
This workshop is designed to provide an opportunity for newly trained,
or inexperienced, American Academy of Underwater Science (AAUS)
Divers-in-Training (DIT) to gain proficiency in scientific diving
techniques.
Upon completion, the DIT will have successfully earned their
30 ft scientific diver rating while gaining proficiency in many diving
skills commonly used in marine research.
It also allows the opportunity for previously trained and
active AAUS divers to maintain their status, as required by AAUS Standards
Section 5.60, by providing dives that contribute to the annual number of dives
required to maintain their depth rating.
This workshop is NOT intended to
train beginning scientific divers. Instead, it offers the opportunity to
advance or maintain their current AAUS scientific diver status, while learning skills
crucial to conducting underwater research.
If are a current AAUS diver or Diver-in-Training interested in this
workshop, you can register through University of South Florida’s Continuing
Education website here: http://www.usf.edu/continuing-education/programs/ce-partnerships.aspx.
The workshop will be limited to 8 divers. We hope to confirm numbers by March 17th and have all
necessary LORs submitted by March 27th.
Please contact KML's DSO, Bill Ferrell wferrell@mail.usf.edu if you have
any questions.
