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Entering the diving program

Information for current scientific divers

General information

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Stanford

Stanford University

SCIENTIFIC DIVING PROGRAM

Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove CA 93950
 

ALL diving for research or coursework associated with Stanford, through ANY Stanford department or program, MUST be conducted under Stanford's Scientific Diving Program, based at Hopkins Marine Station.

Certified divers studying at Hopkins who do not wish to enter Stanford's diving program may dive recreationally at several easily accessible local sites, but not from the Hopkins shoreline or from Stanford boats. Recreational diving must be completely unrelated to Stanford research or coursework (e.g. no data or specimen collection) and may not involve the use of Stanford equipment.

Entering the Diving Program:

New scientific divers and scientific diver candidates, please read this outline thoroughly, and allow plenty of time for completion of the requirements if you are planning to dive for Stanford research or coursework:
Introduction to Scientific Diving (contains links to program requirements and forms)

How to transfer from an AAUS scientific diving program

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Information for Current Stanford Scientific Divers:

Requirements for maintaining active status in Stanford's diving program.
(with links to necessary forms)

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General Information:

Typical diving conditions in the Monterey area
Local Diving Emergency Procedures
Stanford's Diving Safety Manual pdf
Visiting diver procedures (important information for DSOs and scientific divers from other AAUS organizations wishing to dive at Hopkins for research or coursework)

Snorkeling in the Refuge

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Related Links:

AAUS: American Academy of Underwater Sciences

Our World Underwater Scholarship Society (home page)

DAN: Divers Alert Network (Oxygen provider courses and equipment, diving insurance. Join DAN )

MFA: MedicFirstAid. Register for MyMEDICFirstAid (new Medic First Aid student resources site)

AHA: American Heart Association courses (first aid and CPR classes)
ARC: Monterey Chapter American Red Cross courses (first aid and CPR classes)

NAUI: National Association of Scuba Instructors
PADI: Professional Association of Diving Instructors
SSI: Scuba Schools International

 NetCam (see current ocean conditions in a view from the library towards Lover's Point)
Weather (Monterey area marine forecast)
NOAA/NCEP WAVEWATCH III (swell model; use NE Pac/animation)
Cabrillo Point Wave Buoy (CDIP)
Monterey Tides
Ocean Water Quality (Monterey County Health Department)

Scuba equipment recall notices (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: search "scuba diving equipment")

CDNN Dive Safety news (Cyber Diver News Network global diving accident reports)

Diving Safety Officer/Hopkins Marine Life Refuge Manager:
Freya Sommer
Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove CA 93950
(831) 655-6245
fax (831) 375-0793

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