Neutrally Buoyant - PADI Divemaster & Instructor Course (PADI IDC) Skills circuit

[@HwangChangGeun]

_For my convenience_ 1. Equipment assembly, adjustment, preparation, donning and disassembly 0:26 2. Predive safety check (BWRAF) 07:12 3. Deep-water entry 10:07 4. Buoyancy check at surface 11:13 5. Snorkel-regulator/regulator-snorkel exchange 11:57 6. Five-point descent 13:46 7. Regulator recovery and clearing 15:20 8. Mask removal, replacement and clearing 16:11 9. Air depletion exercise and alternate air source use (stationary) 17:52 10. Alternate air source-assisted ascent 19:14 11. Free-flowing regulator breathing 19:50 12. Neutral buoyancy - using low pressure inflation 21:00 13. Five-point ascent 22:35 14. Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent 23:58 15. Hover motionless for 1 minute - oral inflation 25:02 16. Underwater swim without a mask 26:35 17. Remove and replace weight system underwater 28:57 18. Remove and replace scuba unit underwater 30:07 19. Remove and replace scuba unit on the surface 32:08 20. Remove and replace weight system on the surface 33:44 21. Vertical, head first skin dive 34:42 22. Swim at least 15 metres/50 feet underwater on a single breath while skin diving 35:12 23. Snorkel clear using the blast method after ascending from a skin dive 36:01 24. Snorkel clear using the displacement method after ascending from a skin dive 36:22

[@martinth5151]

Great Skill Demo. Much better than the skill demos on the original PADI divemaster DVD ... this skills are a disaster

[@utistudent099]

One year a diver now and 53 dives . I subscribed and bookmarked the video to have as an on demand refresher whenever. Many thanks for this very professional upload.

[@joseluissantiagocarrera5963]

Elak

[@MungoBiker]

Great to see a mute diver working in the industry on the kit assembly. Well done for all the signals

[@bockling]

Great video. Exactly the skills recap I was looking for. The audio was well done, too. Not annoying like in other videos I've watched.

[@cbakopanos]

amazing demonstration and with proper hover and trim

[@PumaRacer]

Sehr tolles Video. Top Demo Qualität in einer Leichtigkeit demonstriert. Hier kann sich selbst der Instructor noch was abgucken. 😋 Danke.

[@ericdelrosario6779]

Thanks! Great video and superb professional performance. Appreciate all that you do.

[@neelpatkar7519]

Awesome video! I came for the refresher, but stayed for the music. It's pretty awesome! Also, kudos for not speaking, it was very straightforward.

[@zeuszz8722]

I can’t believe I got my padi cert last March and I see this now. What a great video. Doing the blue whole tomorrow all thanks to Utila. Highly recommend them.

[@pamspencer5733]

I was told not to go to Utila due to kidnaps crime,etc..🤔

[@zeuszz8722]

Be safe! Do your research! Know your contacts! Getting there is not that easy but for me it was worth it and I am happy I did it. There are many other places you can get your PADi

[@diveinstructor]

Well done folks.... well done! Woot! Woot!This is how the world "should" learn to dive!!! I tip my fins to your team!

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Miko, we try to make a difference, glad you liked it!

[@Mahi_Guide]

Whatever an experienced Diver or newbie, everybody should see this great video before starting every diving trip. Well done guys.

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Mahi, sharing is caring!

[@scubamarilu]

Excellent video and demostration. Thanks Andy you will be missed...

[@cleodubbelaar1803]

Did my idc in 2005 with udc. This year started teaching again after being out of it long time. So nice and helpfull to watch this video a few times before i started again. Refresh my memory. Thanks for the upload

[@Utiladivecenter]

Hi Cleo!!!!! Great to see your active again and thanks for the nice feedback!

[@dougthomas9385]

We never tire of watching these videos. Utila Dive's versions are great (as are others). A standard for us before every trip.

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Doug, glad you find them useful, really appreciate the feedback!

[@kevinking8928]

Thank you for the accurate, concise, and professional skills demonstration (PADI Divemaster and Instructor).

[@martialgerolami2192]

That would be nice. Put it on the bucket list.

[@levrab111]

Excellent Refresher Many Many Thanks Subscribed

[@leekeogh214]

Perfect video guys! Great for refreshing my mind on certain skills and it is also beautiful to watch. thank you

[@AndyPhillips]

Thanks Lee!

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Lee, much appreciated.

[@terrybuchanan1]

i watched many other videos this week to do the same, and this videos one of the best on the subject for sure

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks GS, as out slogan goes 'Often Imitated Never Surpassed'!

[@possiblyadickhead6653]

Thank to that lady))))))

[@CNubel]

Excellent Video, I'm prepping for a test where I have to go over some basic skills I haven't done in many years. This video is a great refresher and is helping me remember all those proper techniques I have forgotten. Thank you very much !!!

[@paullloyd9061]

Brilliant video. Clear and concise instruction. I am just starting out learning to SCUBA and I'm sure I learned plenty here. Thank you :)

[@Utiladivecenter]

Glad you liked it Paul, thanks and enjoy Scuba, it's life changing!

[@br31woodlands69]

Just. Wonderful video

[@RecTec77]

this is pure comedy and very helpful at the same time!

[@ahmadkaddoura7060]

Very useful. Appreciate this work

[@birdh0use500]

Rip andy :( yours videos was very helpfull for my idc last year

[@timchung248]

Many many thanks the team of this video....very useful!!! Wishing all have nice diving experience!!!!

[@martialgerolami2192]

Great refresher video.

[@Utiladivecenter]

We're glad you liked it Martial, hope you get to visit Utila sometime!

[@ferbiehancockproject]

Great video...very clear instructions, great camera and editing work. Just a perfect refresher!

[@Utiladivecenter]

Glad you liked it Fabian, thanks for the nice feedback!

[@djwinzchannel5095]

Great video, thanks for sharing

[@rismadeviyanti7911]

What a helpful video, thank youuu and keep making educational video like this!

[@rickj.9202]

This was such a great video that I subscribed. I also gave it a “like” so I can find it and refer to it often. Thank you! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@jimmycarlosmarks6161]

Excellent although I done my scuba course with ssi over 20 years ago was a great refresher ready to go bck in again after this lay off yaaay cheers for reminder& educational videos madmex62

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Jimmy, glad you enjoyed it!

[@Bearpilot_01]

Cheers Ally and Jemma. With this performance + acting during the rescue courses you're up for the Oscars!

[@jayknuffke285]

I wish all instructors would teach swim without a mask; I've never heard of that and it makes so much sense to help divers not panic when their mask gets knocked off or they have to defog it underneath.

[@matthewkretschmer7010]

I mostly liked the skills circuits that are shown at beach than at the pool and wish you'd shown more skills circuit there.

[@faizanayuni5605]

wow nice video tqsm sharing this video

[@mariafevlogs9727]

Wooooooh good job your diving here in the water

[@jacintoespeleta7690]

Tremendous video !!! You are the bests !!!! Congratulations

[@eamonshields2754]

Fantastic Demonstration !! Thank you so much. Well done

[@Utiladivecenter]

Glad you liked it Eamon!

[@gajwatulhind2015]

Great 👍 Very nice

[@MrDoublebarrelLee]

Perfect video, thank you!

[@patty6426]

Thanks for this video, i've done my dm and will be doing IDC, great to watch

[@AndyPhillips]

Thanks Patty, glad it was off assistance, check our Rescue Ex 7 video as well if you're doing the IDC.

[@Saadane_fdgod]

very interesting video for a beginner like me ( i just got my P1 / P* diving licence )

[@Rubadubstylez]

Fantastic vid, absolutely what I need to perfect those demonstrations as a DMT

[@Utiladivecenter]

Glad you liked it, thanks!

[@fiona4777]

Just had my open water course done. This video is so amazing and useful! Perfect!

[@petebaumann1658]

Hi there Fiona, im planning on taking the same course in Zanzibar in 2 weeks. Do you have any advice for me? I havent done the e-learning yet and im quite nervous to be honest.

[@jamalissa8616]

excellent illustrations thank you

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Jamal, glad you enjoyed the demonstrations!

[@Cocoleon37]

Muchas gracias 🫂

[@albinpaulraj9266]

Nice vedio,

[@DrOfProduct]

Great video, and even the music is nice. Thanks!

[@OceandiverUk]

Thank you for these... will be sharing!

[@flaviamihai6884]

Amazing video, congratulations! I love the way you emphasize the skills and it's a great video about teaching how to teach! All the best dives!

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Flavia, we appreciate the nice feedback, feel free to share and subscribe to our channel for future updates.

[@alfriyaniepeterchan1116]

Excellent! perfect video !!! Thank You

[@Utiladivecenter]

Glad you liked it! Thanks.

[@timprague2516]

Muy buen vídeo, me a ayudado a repasar mis entrenamientos, los felicito.

[@ynoyjorge]

What a great video!!! Thanks for sharing

[@MN-lp6xm]

COMMON MISTAKE. At 3:38, the SPG is put face down with a hand behind it. In modern SPG's the safety valve in the back would blow if overpressured, unlike old ones where the glass would probably shatter. So, it's the back of the gauge we need to point away from "targets" as it is the most likely cause of injury.

[@vellfarm7465]

Thank u for sharing this video

[@happyfish7260]

My condolences to Mr. Andy Phillips... may he rest in peace. great man

[@denisdralec1993]

Dude...He died....he doesn't need condolences. You mean condolences to his family ?

[@qonitabadegestm]

😂 I know right

[@maitreyimandal8910]

so cool!! completely hooked...

[@ew2ss]

Отличное видео!

[@denisdralec1993]

State of the art instruction giving. Sbd

[@swedendive]

Is there any air left in the tanks after all that check ups?

[@Utiladivecenter]

Absolutely, the gauge needle barely moved!

[@OttO88800]

MW hhhh exactly

[@divingchicago]

Thanks A MILLION!!!!

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks DivingChicago, glad you liked it and hope you can visit sometime!

[@divingchicago]

@@Utiladivecenter Definitely! Maybe 2021. My guy doesn't swim and he's afraid for me to dive. I agreed to two dive vacations p/year. I'm going to Zanzibar & Seychelles dec & jan. later in 2020 I've committed to Red Sea Egypt and Bonaire. I'll add Utila to my 2021 schedule.

[@Utiladivecenter]

@@divingchicago have a great trip!!!

[@antoniomartinez8964]

Thanks, great video

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Antonio, we enjoyed making it!

[@charlesclements4350]

Thank you very much for the review. I needed that very much. I do not get to scuba dive but I do have a C card. (I know, it sounds silly.)

[@Utiladivecenter]

Glad this helped Charles, hope you get to dive soon!

[@tousdr]

Very good... But do you mean you really need this liftmusic during the images underwater?

[@davidshoyt1979]

is pantomime part of all PADI instruction? Asking for a friend whos a diver and wants to know.

[@mariaancsin7153]

Köszi!

[@GarnettM]

Great Video .

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks Garnett, glad you liked it!

[@sallylawson7310]

Just had a trydive so this is excellent for me.

[@toddlarue3975]

Sally Lawson. I hope you stick with it. That’s how we started and we love it.

[@johnsantos3392]

great vid

[@victoriachun2288]

Amayzing videos

[@jorgepatino5526]

Really good video for begginers

[@MohammedHassanien]

i loved it.. thanks

[@andyphillips3308]

Thanks Mohammed, Happy New Year to you!

[@terrywood2977]

love it guys.so clear and precise

[@TheDiveAcademy]

Great video guys but just one thing on the CESA - we have been told here in Thailand that swimming diagonally from the deep end of the pool to the shallow end does not meet the standards for CESA of swimming horizontally so we have been told not to teach our DM's and particularly IDC Candidtates this way. Also, a PADI examiner recently told me that the skill should not be finished on the surface with oral inflation. My personal opinion is that I prefer your way of demonstrating but just passing on what I have been told by somebody that should know!

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks for the info, unfortunately it is inaccurate. The diagonal CESA is more realistic and sufficient to meet standards, as is the horizontal CESA. Again in reality the skill is finished on the surface with oral inflation in reality, and it is allowed to be practiced and performed like this to meet the standards in the pool. I would recommend you contact PADI Asia Pacific for further clarification.

[@TheDiveAcademy]

This information came from Asia Pacific's and probably the whole of PADI's most experienced Examiner worldwide so I'm pretty certain it's not inaccurate. According to him diagonal does not meet the standard for swimming horizontal which is why the biggest IDC's and IE's in the world are not conducted this way on his say so. Like I said I prefer the diagonal demo but it clearly doesn't meet the standards which state horizontal and certainly here in Thailand candidates will be penalised if they perform the skill this way

[@Utiladivecenter]

We have never heard this in 20 years of local IE's, also with the head examiners from PADI HQ!

[@rintobasuki1357]

Great video. Btw, what's the title of backsound in section 3 minute 10:10

[@TritonNEWS]

Thank you so much for teaching! very good video

[@hskoffice8432]

Air depletion exercise and alternate air source use: NEVER leave tank valve closed when you close your students valve. You have to open it again when gauge points zero - after that you change to donator's alternate air source.

[@Utiladivecenter]

Either or works, it is an out of air drill and prepares student for realism, hence why conducted in shallow water initially.

[@hskoffice8432]

In real world, only in 1st stage failure (total blockage) will make the same feeling like you shut off tank valve. Of course this is just an exercise, perhaps more like psychological feeling about out-of-air situation, but for safety reasons you have to ALWAYS open the valve again, regardless of whether the water is shallow or not. NEVER leave student in the water with tank valve closed. PADI Training Standards says: "Reopen the valve as the diver secures the buddy´s alternate so the regulator again becomes available to use".

[@Utiladivecenter]

The standard is "Respond to air depletion by signaling out-of-air.” If conducting this exercise as a stand alone then the tank would immediately be opened (as stated in recommendations in the Guide to Teaching, not a standard in the Instructor manual). If combining with alternate air source use as in the demonstration, then it is sufficient to breathe from the alternate and either open the tank immediately, or at the surface.

[@hskoffice8432]

You are right, I have PADI standards here and also Guide to Teaching. ;) But if there´s real out-of-air situation, the regulator comes very difficult to breath when tank pressure comes close to mid pressure of regulator, which is normally 9-10 bars, depending of the reg model. So this exercise is useless if used to show how out of air situation feels. But there´s few other exercises too in Padi guidelines which are also useless when diving after courses or how to deal in various situations.

[@hskoffice8432]

But my opinion to the open-or-closed tank valve question is that I would never leave student in-water situation with closed tank valve. IF something happens, how you explain that "ok, I left the valve closed in this exercise and the student drowned because he/she went to the bottom without air and bc empty..."

[@df4250]

Great video. However, I do suggest that any written messages should be made more prominent by making the writing colour more contrasting against the background.

[@Utiladivecenter]

Thanks for the suggestion DF.

[@pamspencer5733]

Yes,can't read 🥺

[@ghouaami1984]

رائع وجميل

[@hudistubechannel]

Excellent! 👌👌👌

[@gritlog]

My condolences to Andy Phillips... may he rest in peace.

[@vlademarcepeshmanovich8322]

👌👌👌

[@saidabimelec8506]

never understood the silent policy on the surface... we can talk on the surface so why not take advantage of that? underwater thats another 20 bucks

[@carlosandleon]

Said Abimelec so you its easy to understand for students. Especially if theres a language barrier which is often the case.

[@nonononopenopenope]

Hand signals are important underwater, good to practice above so everyone is on the same page

[@austinallen7688]

What's the name of the song that plays during the first part (equipment assembly)?

[@Utiladivecenter]

Water", artist: SaReGaMa, album: The 4 Elements.

[@austinallen7688]

Thanks!

[@drx1xym154]

This should fix your notes - skills links - 1) Equipment assembly, adjustment, preparation, donning and disassembly 0:26 2) Predive safety check (BWRAF) 07:12 3) Deep-water entry 10:07 4) Buoyancy check at surface 11:13 5) Snorkel-regulator/regulator-snorkel exchange 11:57 6) Five-point descent 13:46 7) Regulator recovery and clearing 15:20 8) Mask removal, replacement and clearing 16:11 9) Air depletion exercise and alternate air source use (stationary) 17:52 10) Alternate air source-assisted ascent 19:14 11) Free-flowing regulator breathing 19:50 12) Neutral buoyancy - using low pressure inflation 21:00 13) Five-point ascent 22:35 14) Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent 23:58 15) Hover motionless for 1 minute - oral inflation 25:02 16) Underwater swim without a mask 26:35 17) Remove and replace weight system underwater 28:57 18) Remove and replace scuba unit underwater 30:07 19) Remove and replace scuba unit on the surface 32:08 20) Remove and replace weight system on the surface 33:44 21) Vertical, head first skin dive 34:42 22) Swim at least 15 metres/50 feet underwater on a single breath while skin diving 35:12 23) Snorkel clear using the blast method after ascending from a skin dive 36:01 24) Snorkel clear using the displacement method after ascending from a skin dive 36:22

[@Utiladivecenter]

Nice observation DRX, not sure of the 'description box' allows us to hyperlink.

[@alopiaspelagicus1628]

Regarding point #8: Mask clearing, I have always had to do this one completely blind because I wear contact lenses. Are there alternative Methods that would be better suited for people with contact lenses? I also can't go without lenses because my eyesight is too bad.

[@Utiladivecenter]

You could always look into purchasing a prescriptive lens mask.

[@seikibrian8641]

+ Magdalena Moss -- The method shown works just as well if you have your eyes closed to hold in your contacts. You still exhale through your nose to displace the water with air, and still tilt your head up/back to to get the last of the water out through the lower mask seal. The only difference is that with your eyes closed you aren't "looking up," just "facing up." (And if your mask has a purge valve in the nose, you don't even look/face up; you keep facing down so the last of the water goes into the nose and out the purge valve.)

[@carlosandleon]

Magdalena Moss doing it blind shouldn't be a problem. You just need more practice.

[@timblomeke5249]

You don't have to close your eyes to keep the contacts in; squinting is enough. Some people prefer contacts to presription lenses because they want to be able to take their mask off and still see clearly.

[@ltcduggins]

This - this is a big part of why I had LASIK. I lost too many disposable contacts, and I thought dummy-cording an expensive mask with prescription ground lenses to be too cumbersome. It worked for me; it may not work for you I also added a backup frameless mask in my BCD pocket later on, but that was long after I solved this problem

[@pbillings808]

11:36 - If you are "perfect" with empty BC and a full tank as demonstrated, you will be UNDER weighted by about 5 lb when the tank is at reserve level (assuming 80 cf tank).

[@MrRigurito]

👌👌🤙🤙

[@caseyanderson9169]

What happened to Andy?

[@ハヤシハルキ]

Why ratae when ascend?

[@timblomeke5249]

Neutral buoyancy isn't a skill, it's a habit. - This really is what recreational skill demos ought to look like; very nicely done. Unfortunately, in these parts (Asia) we still see mostly the old kneeling-on-the-bottom style of teaching, all the way up to IE.

[@Utiladivecenter]

Glad you liked it Tim, let's just keep being the difference!

[@jacquelinevanandel5325]

I am learning

[@dustintaylor2141]

at 13 min the guy in the pool has a leak in his LPI hose. looks to be at the quick connect.

[@أبوحمزة-ه2ج]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@aliyildirimtr]

Thakns

[@44leahurst]

scuba pro add then ?

[@jasonrider8956]

Think maybe #15 has changed to 30 secs now?

[@andyphillips3308]

Current PADI Open Water performance requirements for confined water; Hovering oral is 60 seconds, with LPI it's 30 seconds.

[@jasonrider8956]

@@andyphillips3308 Thx. Got all this tomorrow

[@TitosDiving]

Very nice #titosdiving

[@mebeferolino484]

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