The GUE Fundamentals course provides all divers with an opportunity to advance basic diving skills. It provides the non-GUE trained divers (divers who are already certified with another recognized diving agency) with a gateway into GUE training.
It is a prerequisite for all GUE courses (apart from entry-level courses, Drysuit and Doubles primers).
Course outcomes include, but are not limited to: GUE equipment configuration and use, trim and buoyancy, propulsion techniques including backwards kick, valve management (the course can be done using a single tank or with a double tank configuration), gas sharing, and SMB deployment.
This course will supplement training that divers may have already received and will give them more confidence in their basic skills even if they do not desire to go on for more advanced training. The course also includes the theory and use of nitrox.
Passing the GUE Fundamentals class opens up many paths for a certified diver. The recreational pass allows you to enroll in GUE advanced recreational classes and primers to enhance your fundamental skills, from ascent control and rescue skills to managing additional dive gear and tasks. More training will increase your experience, confidence, and capacity, which can lead to a technical endorsement (equal to technical pass for Fundamentals) and progression to GUE technical or cave curricula.
The Fundamentals course is normally conducted over four days; it requires at least six dives and at least 30 hours of instruction and encompasses classroom time, land drills, and in-water work. Please contact us and we will put you in touch with one of our GUE instructors to go over the exact details of the course as the format varies per each instructor’s preference and student requirements.
Applicants for a GUE Fundamentals course must:
- Submit a completed Course Registration Form, Medical History Form, and Liability Release Form to GUE HQ.
- Hold insurance that will cover diving emergencies such as hyperbaric treatment, e.g., DAN Master-level insurance or equivalent.
- Be physically and mentally fit.
- Be a nonsmoker.
- Obtain a physician’s prior written authorization for the use of prescription drugs, exceptfor birth control, or for any medical condition that may pose a risk while diving.
- Be a minimum of 16 years of age. Documented parental or legal guardian consent mustbe submitted to GUE HQ when the participant is a minor.
- Be a certified autonomous scuba diver from a recognized training agency.
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