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Water confidence event sequence
Water confidence event sequence
Note: Practicing sub surface water confidence is highly encouraged, but practicing withouta swim buddy is dangerous and not condoned by Special Tactics.
UnderwatersCandidates will go subsurface, and without pushing off the wall or the bottom of the pool, willswim without breaking the surface the prescribed distance. If it is a 50 meter, candidates will beallowed to push off the wall at the 25 meter point (if it is not a 50 meter pool). If the candidate iscompleting a 25 meter underwater, they will touch the crack where the wall and the bottom ofthe pool meet and push off at a 45 degree angle to the surface and begin surface swimming backto the start point. Candidates will complete the exercise by saying “I feel fine Dive Sup” whilesimultaneously holding up the “OK” hand signal. Candidates should expect to perform multipleunderwaters at an interval up to 1:30. Candidates should expect that underwaters may becompleted slick (black and tans), with booties, or a combination of the issued field uniform up tofull fields.
Fail Criteria: Candidate breaks the surface of the water with any part of the body, or comes upfor breath.
Mask and Snorkel RecoveryCandidates snorkels will be secured with the mask by wrapping the snorkel in the strap and willeither throw their mask and snorkel to the deep end of the pool, or Cadre will place them on thebottom of the pool. On the Cadres command, candidates will go subsurface, and withoutpushing off the wall or the bottom of the pool, will swim without breaking the surface theprescribed distance to their mask and snorkel. Candidates will reach the mask and snorkel, andwhile keeping the legs and feet in contact with the bottom of the pool, pull the snorkel out of themask strap, secure the snorkel in between the legs, and then clear the mask of water. Candidateswill then trace the straps on the back of their head to ensure that there are no twists. Candidateswill then place the snorkel in their mouth and without pushing off the bottom of the pool, egg-beat to the surface. Candidates will complete the exercise by saying through the snorkel “I feelfine Dive Sup” while simultaneously holding up the “OK” hand signal, and doing a 360 in placeto be checked off by the Cadre. Candidates should expect to do up to 35 meter mask and snorkelrecovery. Candidates should expect that mask and snorkel recoveries may be completed slick(black and tans), with booties, or a combination of the issued field uniform up to full fields.
Fail Criteria: Candidate breaks the surface of the water with any part of the body, or comes upfor breath. Candidate has tangles in their mask strap, and/or excess water in their mask.Candidate pushes off the bottom of the pool, and/or candidate fails to egg-beat from the bottomof the pool.
Buddy BreathingCandidates will pair up, and use one snorkel between them while the other snorkel is secured intheir waistband. Candidates will begin to breathe on the snorkel, using it as the only source forair and pass it between each other while only taking one breath per pass. Buddy breathing will beexecuted in 2:00. Candidates should expect light harassment (Cadre will not take breaths butmay splash, dunk, remove the mask, and grip check), moderate harassment (Cadre may take onebreath. Cadre may cap the snorkel, splash, gator-roll, remove the mask, grip check, and dunk nomore than 5 feet), full harassment (Cadre may take two breaths, Cadre may cap the snorkel,splash, dunk to the bottom of the pool, remove the mask and gator roll). Candidates shouldexpect that buddy breathing may be completed slick (black and tans), with booties, or acombination of the issued field uniform up to full fields.Fail Criteria: Candidates break grip on the snorkel or with their partner. Candidate takes a breathoff of the snorkel. Candidate takes more than one breath on the snorkel.Treading Candidates will form up in the prescribed number of lines/columns and begin to tread water.Candidates will keep their wrists and head (up to their ears) above the surface, for the prescribedamount of time. Candidates should expect to pass weights of up to 25 lbs to each otherthroughout the exercise. Candidates should expect that treading may be completed slick (blackand tans), with booties, or a combination of the issued field uniform up to full fields.
Fail Criteria: Candidates wrist or ears touch the surface of the water.
Drown ProofingCandidates will form up in buddy teams on the pool deck at the deep end of the pool. Utilizingropes, one of the partners will assist the other in tying their hands behind their back, and boththeir feet together. The candidates mask will be dropped into the deep end of the pool. Thecandidate with their hands and feet bound will enter the pool while simultaneously doing a 180to face the wall of the deep end. Candidates will then “bob” for the prescribed amount of time bypushing off the bottom of the pool and taking one breath at the surface. Candidates will thentravel on the surface of the pool the prescribed amount of laps on the Cadres command. Oncecandidates have completed the travel and are back at the deep end, they will have a maximum offive bobs to complete a front flip. Candidates will then have a maximum of 5 bobs to complete aback flip. Candidates will complete a maximum of five bobs before picking up their mask fromthe bottom of the pool with their teeth, and then must bob five times with the mask. Candidateswill then “request to break restraints,” after which receiving the affirmative, will break theirhands and feet free from the ropes and swim to the wall. Drown proofing may be done in depthsup to 13 feet. Candidates should expect that drown proofing may be completed slick (black andtans), with booties, or a combination of the issued field uniform up to full fields.
Fail Criteria: Candidates break restraints before being authorized by the Cadre. Candidatesexceed the maximum amount of bobs allowed. Candidates fail to complete the travel.
Ten-UpsCandidates will split into two groups on either side of the deep end of the pool and assume thepush-up position. Candidates will designate a “high side” and a “low side” with the high sidebeing closer to the surface, and the low side being closer to the bottom of the pool to preventcollisions during underwaters. Candidates will then perform push-ups on the Cadres count, andwhen instructed, enter the pool and perform an underwater to the other side of the pool withoutbreaking the surface of the water. The candidates will touch the wall before breaking the surfaceof the water and then exit the pool and go immediately into the push-up position to await theCadres count for push-ups. Ten-ups begin with one push-up and increase by one with eachiteration of the exercise. Candidates should expect that ten-ups may be completed slick (blackand tans), with booties, or a combination of the issued field uniform up to full fields
Fail Criteria: Candidates break the surface of the water while performing the underwater.Candidate cannot perform the required amount of push-ups.
UnderwatersCandidates will go subsurface, and without pushing off the wall or the bottom of the pool, willswim without breaking the surface the prescribed distance. If it is a 50 meter, candidates will beallowed to push off the wall at the 25 meter point (if it is not a 50 meter pool). If the candidate iscompleting a 25 meter underwater, they will touch the crack where the wall and the bottom ofthe pool meet and push off at a 45 degree angle to the surface and begin surface swimming backto the start point. Candidates will complete the exercise by saying “I feel fine Dive Sup” whilesimultaneously holding up the “OK” hand signal. Candidates should expect to perform multipleunderwaters at an interval up to 1:30. Candidates should expect that underwaters may becompleted slick (black and tans), with booties, or a combination of the issued field uniform up tofull fields.
Fail Criteria: Candidate breaks the surface of the water with any part of the body, or comes upfor breath.
Mask and Snorkel RecoveryCandidates snorkels will be secured with the mask by wrapping the snorkel in the strap and willeither throw their mask and snorkel to the deep end of the pool, or Cadre will place them on thebottom of the pool. On the Cadres command, candidates will go subsurface, and withoutpushing off the wall or the bottom of the pool, will swim without breaking the surface theprescribed distance to their mask and snorkel. Candidates will reach the mask and snorkel, andwhile keeping the legs and feet in contact with the bottom of the pool, pull the snorkel out of themask strap, secure the snorkel in between the legs, and then clear the mask of water. Candidateswill then trace the straps on the back of their head to ensure that there are no twists. Candidateswill then place the snorkel in their mouth and without pushing off the bottom of the pool, egg-beat to the surface. Candidates will complete the exercise by saying through the snorkel “I feelfine Dive Sup” while simultaneously holding up the “OK” hand signal, and doing a 360 in placeto be checked off by the Cadre. Candidates should expect to do up to 35 meter mask and snorkelrecovery. Candidates should expect that mask and snorkel recoveries may be completed slick(black and tans), with booties, or a combination of the issued field uniform up to full fields.
Fail Criteria: Candidate breaks the surface of the water with any part of the body, or comes upfor breath. Candidate has tangles in their mask strap, and/or excess water in their mask.Candidate pushes off the bottom of the pool, and/or candidate fails to egg-beat from the bottomof the pool.
Buddy BreathingCandidates will pair up, and use one snorkel between them while the other snorkel is secured intheir waistband. Candidates will begin to breathe on the snorkel, using it as the only source forair and pass it between each other while only taking one breath per pass. Buddy breathing will beexecuted in 2:00. Candidates should expect light harassment (Cadre will not take breaths butmay splash, dunk, remove the mask, and grip check), moderate harassment (Cadre may take onebreath. Cadre may cap the snorkel, splash, gator-roll, remove the mask, grip check, and dunk nomore than 5 feet), full harassment (Cadre may take two breaths, Cadre may cap the snorkel,splash, dunk to the bottom of the pool, remove the mask and gator roll). Candidates shouldexpect that buddy breathing may be completed slick (black and tans), with booties, or acombination of the issued field uniform up to full fields.Fail Criteria: Candidates break grip on the snorkel or with their partner. Candidate takes a breathoff of the snorkel. Candidate takes more than one breath on the snorkel.Treading Candidates will form up in the prescribed number of lines/columns and begin to tread water.Candidates will keep their wrists and head (up to their ears) above the surface, for the prescribedamount of time. Candidates should expect to pass weights of up to 25 lbs to each otherthroughout the exercise. Candidates should expect that treading may be completed slick (blackand tans), with booties, or a combination of the issued field uniform up to full fields.
Fail Criteria: Candidates wrist or ears touch the surface of the water.
Drown ProofingCandidates will form up in buddy teams on the pool deck at the deep end of the pool. Utilizingropes, one of the partners will assist the other in tying their hands behind their back, and boththeir feet together. The candidates mask will be dropped into the deep end of the pool. Thecandidate with their hands and feet bound will enter the pool while simultaneously doing a 180to face the wall of the deep end. Candidates will then “bob” for the prescribed amount of time bypushing off the bottom of the pool and taking one breath at the surface. Candidates will thentravel on the surface of the pool the prescribed amount of laps on the Cadres command. Oncecandidates have completed the travel and are back at the deep end, they will have a maximum offive bobs to complete a front flip. Candidates will then have a maximum of 5 bobs to complete aback flip. Candidates will complete a maximum of five bobs before picking up their mask fromthe bottom of the pool with their teeth, and then must bob five times with the mask. Candidateswill then “request to break restraints,” after which receiving the affirmative, will break theirhands and feet free from the ropes and swim to the wall. Drown proofing may be done in depthsup to 13 feet. Candidates should expect that drown proofing may be completed slick (black andtans), with booties, or a combination of the issued field uniform up to full fields.
Fail Criteria: Candidates break restraints before being authorized by the Cadre. Candidatesexceed the maximum amount of bobs allowed. Candidates fail to complete the travel.
Ten-UpsCandidates will split into two groups on either side of the deep end of the pool and assume thepush-up position. Candidates will designate a “high side” and a “low side” with the high sidebeing closer to the surface, and the low side being closer to the bottom of the pool to preventcollisions during underwaters. Candidates will then perform push-ups on the Cadres count, andwhen instructed, enter the pool and perform an underwater to the other side of the pool withoutbreaking the surface of the water. The candidates will touch the wall before breaking the surfaceof the water and then exit the pool and go immediately into the push-up position to await theCadres count for push-ups. Ten-ups begin with one push-up and increase by one with eachiteration of the exercise. Candidates should expect that ten-ups may be completed slick (blackand tans), with booties, or a combination of the issued field uniform up to full fields
Fail Criteria: Candidates break the surface of the water while performing the underwater.Candidate cannot perform the required amount of push-ups.
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