Self-Reliant Diver Course
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Conducting a buoyancy check -
Performing a relaxed, nonstop 200 metre/yard surface swim
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Demonstrating neutral buoyancy and hovering for one minute without sculling or kicking
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Switching to a redundant air supply and breathing for at least two minutes
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Performing a SAC rate swim and recording the appropriate information for later calculation
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Deploying a lift bag or DSMB from the bottom
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Demonstrating time, depth and gas supply awareness
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Swimming without a mask for at least two minutes and covering a distance of at least 18 metres/60 feet
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Changing from primary to redundant air supply system within 30 seconds and breathing for two minutes
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Navigating with a compass and returning to within 6 metres/20 feet of the starting point
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Navigating using natural navigation and returning to within 15 metres/50 feet of the starting point
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Performing a SAC rate swim and recording the appropriate information for later calculation
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Deploying a lift bag or DSMB from the bottom
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Demonstrating time, depth and gas supply awareness
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Demonstrating turnaround pressure and time limit awareness
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Demonstrating navigational control and return to the exit with no assistance
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Simulating an out-of-air emergency and changing from primary to redundant air supply system within 30 seconds, deploying a lift bag or DSMB and ascending, making a safety stop
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Surfacing within established time frame and with no less than the planned pressure remaining
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