Full Face Mask
Full face masks are highly specialized pieces of equipment generally used for equally specialized applications. They are chiefly used to facilitate diver-to-diver or diver-to-surface communication. Public safety divers use them whenever diving in contaminated water.
Obviously, equipment this specialized requires equally special training. This is not only so that you can use the equipment effectively but also minimize risk. This is why there is a Full Face Mask Diver course.
This course generally takes just a single day and two dives. You can sign up in person, over the phone or online by clicking the button below. If you sign up online, you will still need to call to schedule your class.
This program generally takes just one day and two dives. With sufficient notice, we can usually offer this course when it’s most convenient for you.
- Be at least 15 years old.
- Be certified to at least the Open Water Diver level.
- Be able to answer No to all the questions on the medical questionnaire or obtain a physician’s approval for diving.
$589.98/person includes:
- All instruction
- eLearning
- Certification processing when earned
You supply:
- Full face mask (buy or rent)
- Adjustable scuba fins and wetsuit boots
- Adequate exposure protection
- Cylinder (one per dive)
- Regulator system compatible with full face mask
- BC with integrated weight system or weight belt
- Weights
- Dive computer
- Underwater compass
- Dive knife/cutting tool
- Dive light
- SMB
Items you don’t already own are generally available for rent. Students are also responsible for gas fills and boat fees or dive site admission.
Full face masks are highly specialized pieces of equipment generally used for equally specialized applications. For example.
- Public safety divers use them whenever diving in potentially contaminated water.
- Producers and directors use them to communicate with dive team members on photo and video shoots.
- Any time verbal communication is a must, either diver-to-diver or diver-to-surface, full face masks provide the only way of doing so.
Obviously, equipment this specialized requires special training. This is not only so that you can use the equipment effectively but also minimize risk. This is why there is a Full Face Mask Diver course.
In this course, we cover:
- Purpose and nomenclature
- Purpose – communication
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Types of full face masks
- Donning/doffing mask underwater orientation
Full Face Mask Dive
- Dive planning
- Equipment set up
- Proper donning and adjustment
- Switching to open/closed Surface Air Valve
- Establish and maintain neutral buoyancy
- Equalization techniques
- Clearing a partially flooded mask
- Remove and replace full face mask underwater
- Free-flowing full face mask emergency
- Successfully switch to back up mask
- Alternate air source ascent
- Ascent and safety stop
- Ascent and exit
Most importantly, we don’t practice these skills until you finally get them right. We have you repeat them until you can’t do them wrong.
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