Scuba Diving
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Scuba Diving merit badge | ||
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Status: | Elective | |
Created: | 2009 | |
Discontinued: | no | |
BSA Advancement ID: | ||
Requirements revision: | 2009 | |
Latest pamphlet revision: | 2009 |
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![]() | This is the "Scuba Diving" merit badge. See also: the "Scuba BSA" award. |
![]() | The Scuba Diving merit badge is not itself a diver certification. |
Scuba Diving requirements | ![]() | ||
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Notes
![]() | Attention! See 'Note to the Counselor' and 'Start Earning Your Scuba Diving Merit Badge Online Today!' |
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“ | The Boy Scouts of America is not a dive certification agency. Your merit badge counselor can help you find a scuba agency recognized by the Boy Scouts of America scuba policy so that you can fulfill requirement 4. | ” |
“ | Scouts who have already earned an Open Water Diver Certification outside of a BSA activity from a scuba agency recognized by the Boy Scouts of America scuba policy may still earn the Scuba Diving merit badge by earning the Swimming merit badge and completing all other listed requirements. | ” |
Requirement resources
First Aid
1a. Hypothermia, Hyperventilation, Squeezes, Decompression Illness, Nitrogen Narcosis, Motion Sickness, Fatigue, Overexertion, Heat Reactions, Dehydration, injuries by aquatic life, and Cuts and Scrapes
1b. CPR
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See First Aid Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: First Aid Merit Badge Pamphlet - First Aid Kit - Emergency Kit - Guide to Safe Scouting - Annual Health & Medical Record
2. Swimming
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See Swimming Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: Swimming & Lifesaving Merit Badge Pamphlets - Guide to Safe Scouting - Safe Swim Defense - Safety Afloat
3. Boy Scouts of America Scuba Diver's Code:
- A Scout:
- -Maintains good mental and physical fitness for scuba diving.
- -Keeps his dive skills sharp through continuing education.
- -Seeks professional orientation prior to diving at unfamiliar dive locations.
- -Adheres to the buddy system throughout every dive.
- -Uses complete, well-maintained, and reliable equipment with which he is familiar.
- -Always dives no deeper than the recommended depth for his certification level and experience.
- -Always follows the time limits listed by the special dive tables or a dive computer for a particular depth.
- -Is a S.A.F.E. diver (Slowly Ascends From Every dive) and makes a safety stop at 15 feet for three minutes at the end of each dive prior to surfacing.
- - Breathes properly while diving, never holding his breath or skipping breathing.
- -Knows and obeys local diving laws and regulations, including fish and game laws and dive-flag laws.
- -Understands and respects aquatic life, considers how his interactions affects it, and dives carefully to protect fragile aquatic ecosystems.
- -Maintains good mental and physical fitness for scuba diving.
4. Start Earning Your Scuba Diving Merit Badge Online Today! (Scouting.org) — Last checked: November 16, 2011 5. Ecology
- The Ocean Alliance: http://www.oceanalliance.org
- Scripps Institute of Oceanography: http://www.sio.ucsd.edu
- Secrets of the Ocean Realm: http://www.pbs.org/oceanrealm
- The Tide Pool Page: http://web.mit.edu/corrina/tpool/tidepool.html
6. Career opportunities in the scuba industry:
Related Ranks, Awards, and Merit Badges
Aquatic-related awards
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See also
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General Merit Badge information
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External links
- Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
- Discover Scuba Diving
- National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI)
- International Diving Educators Association (IDEA)
- Professional Diving Instructors Corporation (PDIC)
- Schools International (SSI)
- Discover Magazine
- Discovery Channel
- Nat. Geographic Society