The Neptune Warrior

What is it? (podcast link)

This is the most demanding, yet rewarding program you can do in scuba diving. After completion of this intense course, there is no doubt you are without a doubt, a Bad Ass Diver. You should expect six months to one year to complete this course.

Current Tabbed Divers

1. Rob Anderson (Had to set the example)
2. John Weers
3. Sarah Musser
4. Ryan Lantta
5. Jason Janousek
6. Matt Hayes
7. Ivan Diamond

Prerequisites

• 25 Dives prior to start
• Advanced Diver or approved equivalent experience that includes deep, navigation, night, and competent diving skills.
• Rescue Scuba Diver (Neptune Approved)
  • Yard Sale/Problem Solving
  • “Full Contact”/Problem Solving
• Academic Requirements
  • Completion of NAUI Master Scuba Diver On-Line Training
  • 10-16 Hours of In-Class Activities
• Completed Journal with Dives, Experiments, and Projects.
• Complete Required Reading and File Report
  • Scuba Confidential (Simon Pridemore)
  • Blue Mind (Wallace J. Nichols)
  • Surviving Survival (Lawrence Gonzales)
  • Once a Warrior
  • Under Pressure: Diving Deeper with Human Factors (Gareth Lock)
  • Close Calls (Stratis Kas)
  • Approved Reading (x2)
• Dives (Must have minimum of 100 dives total at completion) Each must be logged and signed off by a Divemaster or approved witness.
  • Search and Recovery (5)
    • Circle SearchesSemi-Circle SearchesJack-Line SearchesLift and Move Heavy
    Navigation (6)
    • 500 yd CourseNight Nav 3 Point DiveDay Nav Long Distance (Quinn’s across and back)Night Nav Long Distance (Quinn’s across and back)
    Night (4)
    • Buddy Line Dives
• • • Set up Shore Line Lights
• • • Total Black Out Simulation
    Air Consumption (6)
    • Sac Rate DiveExperiments
• • • Free Flow
• • • Spare-Air
    Underwater Mapping (2+)Deep Dive (4)
  • Must complete 70% of Elective Specialty Dive certification list
    • Dry Suit
  • • Digital Imagery (includes posted video or photo presentation)
  • • Training Assistant (with 10 hours assisting time)
  • • Citizen Science Diver
  • • Side Mount Diver
  • • Full Face Masks
  • • Nitrox Diver
  • • Altitude Diver
  • • DPV
  • • Ice Diver
  • • Underwater Archaeology
  • • Underwater Hunting/ Collecting
  • • Wreck
  • • Underwater Naturalist
  • • Boat Diving
  • • Personal Watercraft Diver
  • • Free Diver
  • • Drift Diver
  • • International Diver
  • • Tech Diver
  • • Cavern Diver
  • • Cave Diver
  • • Legacy Equipment Diver
  • • Life Guard Certification (any agency)
  • • National or State Park Dive – with dive report (2 dives)
  • • NAUI Green Diver (Project Dive Event)
    • Instructor Specialties or other specialties not listed above(each specialty may substitute for one above specialty for total percent count)
      • UW Metal Detecting
      • Public Safety Diver
      • Tactical Diver
      • Back Country Diver
      • Silo Diving
      • Chamber Dive Experience
      • Side Mount
      • Aquarium Dive (Single dive at a recognized aquarium i.e. Denver, Shedd, Portland, etc)
• Projects
  • Required
    • Glue “Affiliation Patch” to Wetsuit
    • Make a Lanyard for Lights
    • Make a Buddy Line
    • Whip and Wrap Bolt Snaps (4)
    • SMB and Finger Reel Ascent Kit
    • Sew Name on Pack
    • Sew Ditty Bags (2)
    • Build a Save-a Dive Kit
    • Neptune Warrior Community Project (40 hours)
    • Capstone Project (Must be Approved)
  • Electives (Must complete 85% of list)
    • Make a Lift Bag
  • • Build a Rinse Shower
  • • Build a Drying Rack
  • • Make a Pony Bottle Holder
  • • Make a Soft Weight Pouch Set
  • • Make a Dive Float and Flag
  • • Build and Donate Underwater Games (for Neptune Warrior)
  • • Build Promo or Research Video and Post On-Line
  • • Build an Anchor Bag
  • • Make a Scuba Tank Holder
  • • Make a hang-bar / safety stop bar
  • • Rebuild a regulator
  • • Nitrox Blending
  • • Compressor Operations
  • • Navigation Board (Compass, Depth, Timer)
  • • Full meal plan and serve at dive site or group dive
  • • Speak at conference or community meeting
    (SIT by Pit counts)
    • Approved Electives

• Pool Skills
  • Ditch/Surface/Don/Dive/ Don (inside 3’x3′ area)
  • Underwater Knots
  • U/W Swims
  • Bound Hands/Feet
  • Swim
  • Mask Recovery
• Open Water Swims
  • Quinn’s Swim
    • Across and Back (no time)
    • Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Wetsuit
• All Candidates must be approved by 70% affirm vote of all standing Bad Ass “tabbed” divers.

Podcast Link