METHOD OF DELIVERY
- Pre-Course Online learning
- In Person training
COURSE PREREQUISITES
- Advanced Open Water/ CMAS 2* or equivalent
- 20 Logged Dives
- Drysuit/Cold Water Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
CORE MODULES AND CONTENT
- The course covers the following modules:
- Core Diving Skills
- Rescue Management
- Underwater Navigation
- Physiology, Physics and decompression Theory
- Diving Laws and Regulations
- Equipment
- Standards Scientific Diving Skills
- Core Biological Techniques
- Core Archeological Techniques
- Dive Project Planning and Supervision
- Small boat handling and navigation
- Full Face Masks, Communications Systems and Tethers
- Site Locations Survey and Setup
- Lift Bags, Air Lifts and Mammoth Dredges
- Photography and Videography
EXAMINATION
The final examination consists of two parts:
- Part 1 – Dive Project and Report
- Part 2 – Diving Skills and Theory Evaluation
DATES
Course runs Monday to Saturday full time:
- May 6th – Jun 15th
Exam:
- Jun 16th – 19th
TRAINERS
- Edd Stockdale, Finnish Scientific Diving Academy Coordinator
PRICE
The cost for the program (€3000 plus VAT) covers all training, certificates issued during the program, diving activities and specialist equipment used in the program.
Participants will need to cover accommodation and food while at the Tvärminne Zoological Station.
Participants will need their own basic diving equipment. Special packages have been arranged to assist participant in the correct equipment options if required.
The registration fee will be billed before the start of the course.
ACCREDITATION
After a successful completion of the course and the examination, participants will be issued with a Professional Diploma in Scientific Diving.
Application can be made to Suomen Tutkimussukelluksen Ohjausyhdistys (STOY) to attain recognition of competency for the European scientific diving levels.
Certificates issued during the course also include:
- DAN O2 and First Aid Provider
- Human Factors Level 0 Certificate
ONNI TALAS GRANTS TO ATTEND SCIENTIFIC DIVING COURSES AT TVÄRMINNE ZOOLOGICAL STATION
The Finnish Scientific Diving Academy (FSDA; www.helsinki.fi/finnish-scientific-diving-academy) was established in autumn 2021 to revitalise the training of scientific divers in Finland. The goal is to create a leading first-class facility in cold water based scientific diving at Tvärminne Zoological Station. Registration for the first scientific diving (occupational level) 6-week courses is now open. The courses are led by Edd Stockdale at Tvärminne Zoological Station.
The Onni Talas Foundation is now generously offering personal grants of 5000 euro to cover the course fee (3000 euro + 24% VAT = 3720 euro) and the accommodation costs at TZS.
These grants are open to students at Finnish universities at BSc/ BA, MSc/ MA or PhD level in relevant fields
(e.g. marine sciences, maritime archaeology). Bachelor students need to be close to finishing their degree
at the time of the course, since an academic degree is a prerequisite for getting the Occupational Scientific
Diver certification.
The recipients of the grants will be chosen based on a free-form application, including:
- a motivational letter
- academic CV
- diving qualifications
- number of logged dives and
- number of cold water dives (<10C) or dry suit dives.
- State also which course you would want to register for (starting in April or in August).
Please send your application in English as a single pdf-file to Edd Stockdale (edward.stockdale@helsinki.fi).
