Bad Ass Diver

What is it?

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.

Requirements

Prerequisites

25 Dives
Advanced Diver or approved equivalent experience that includes deep, navigation, night, and competent diving skills.
Rescue Scuba Diver
- 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 Searches
  - Semi-Circle Searches
  - Jack-Line Searches
  - Lift and Move Heavy
- Navigation (6)
  - 500 yd Course
  - Night Nav 3 Point Dive
  - Day 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 Dive
  - Experiments
  - 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
  - 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 (2 dives)
  - NAUI Green Diver (Project Dive Event)
  - Instructor Specialties or other specialties not listed above(each specialty my 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
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 on group dive
  - Speak at conference or community meeting
  - 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.