Spring Classes will  start on February 17th. For more information call the Brown Physical Education Department. 

Succeeding classes on Tuesdays or Thursdays 7-10PM subject to change

Students will receive a NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors) Certification Card, which is recognized world wide, upon satisfactory completion of this course. Information http://www.brown.edu/Students/SCUBA_Dive

Registration form is available at www.BROWNBEARS.com. Both Classes meet on the first night for Class Introduction, registration paperwork, and swimming skills evaluation.

For more registration information call Brown Physical Education Department 863-2074 

Brown’s beginner NAUI Certification Scuba diving classes will be stating up in September at the Smith Swim Center at 7pm for the first night of class. Pre registration will be done by mail. You can get the registration form at www.BrownBears.com and go to the PE link. You can also call the PE Office at 863-2074.

Both Tuesdays and Thursdays class meet on for the first night of class. Students are expected to bring with them a notebook, pen, swimsuit, towel, and $45.00 for class text. Additional cost will be purchase of mask, snorkel, fins, and wet suit boots (DO NOT PURCHASE UNTIL AFTER FIRST NIGHT OF CLASS), as well as an  estimated $50.00 wet suit rental for open water dives. Students will be given instruction on what to expect from following classes and how to purchase equipment needed for the course.

Anyone interested in learning scuba diving with a medical history of any of the following will not be cleared for scuba diving under any circumstance.

• Pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
• Seizures
• Cold-induced asthma
• Asthma requiring regular use of metered dose inhaler
• Perforated ear drum
• Spinal surgery
• Vascular disease
• Diabetes

New Scuba divers who want to expand their knowledge and experience of scuba diving may be interested in a NAUI Certification Advanced Course.  Mac Field who teach the Brown Scuba program privately run Advanced Courses on request.

Advanced Course entails

• Dive Planning
• Natural Navigation and Compass use
• Search & Recovery
• Collecting & Hunting
• Low Visibility diving and/or Night dive
• Rescue
• Introduction to new dive sites

Students must have a recent medical approval for diving. If student has not had a physical for diving in one year they will need to get one before the start of class. Students must also own or rent their own equipment.

Equipment needed for an advanced course

• Mask
• Snorkel
• Fins
• 2-3 Tanks (depending on how many days the course is scheduled for)
• Full ¼ - 7mm wet suit (suit, hood, cloves, and boots)
• Regulator
• Gauges (depth, pressure, and timer)
• Compass
• Two dive lights (night diving)
• BC

So come continue your scuba diving education and have some fun.