TRAINING COURSE FOR: TECHNICIAN OF UNDERWATER SURVEYS AND RESEARCH REQUISITES FOR ADMISSION: Diploma Aptitude psychophysical fitness verified according to what is prescribed in the health card attached to the Ministerial Decree Merchant Navy of 13.01.1979 TECHNICAL-OPERATIONAL TRAINING FILE: Psychophysical strengthening h. 20 Preparatory Technical training in the SWIMMING POOL h. 30 Technical Operational training in LAKE h. 72 Technical Operational training in THE SEA h. 24 Night Practical Training h. 8 Operativeness in the Training Turret (even at 0 zero visibility) h. 10 Practical Training in the Hyperbaric Chamber h. 10 General and Specific Marine h. 10 Mechanics of the Scuba h. 6 Mechanics of regulators h. 5 Rescue and Artificial Respiration h. 5 Accident-prevention Techniques h. 30 Safety protocols and methodologies h. 25 Dive planning and Risk Prevention h. 10 Sampling techniques in harbour h. 10 Geologic sampling techniques h. 5 Appropriate use of the Metal-Detector h. 5 Use of Hydrodins h. 15 Survey techniques h. 10 Environmental reclamation and sampling techniques h. 25 Under-water photography h. 10 Geomorphologic survey of fault slopes and erosion terraces h. 10 PROFESSIONAL THEORETICAL SUBJECTS:   Human anatomy h. 10   Human Physiology h. 10   Applied Technique/Theory of Comp./Dec Tables h. 70   Under-water Physiopathology h. 20   Study of accidents, Hygiene and Preventive Safety h. 12   Respiratory Gas Mixtures h. 10   Notions of (general and specific) First Aid h. 15   Artificial Respiration and Cardiac Massage h. 5   Socioeconomic Information h. 48   Coastal and under-water geomorphology of the continental shelf h. 15   Notions of sedimentology h. 10   Quantitative biological sampling h. 10   Absolute dating, methods and fields of application h. 5   Techniques of oceanographic measures h. 5 TOTAL HOURS OF THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL TRAINING h. 600 FINAL EXAMS: 3 written exams of 5 hours each h. 15 FINAL EXAMS : n° 1 oral and practical exam h. 3 TOTAL HOURS h. 618

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