Unified Team Diving Essentials of Overhead Diving

“The Essentials of Overhead Diving” Video Program takes a closer look at the foundational skills for all Cave and Wreck divers. (for recreational diving, see our UTD Essentials of Recreational Diving video). This Essentials of Overhead video offers an in-depth approach by demonstrating the core technical skills needed by all divers – instructors/students/technical/cave/wreck – interested in become safer, more proficient and ultimately part of a “Thinking Team.”Skills included are: Trim/BuoyancyFrog KickModified FrogModified Flutter KickBackward KickHelicopter TurnBasic 6 – Regulator & Mask SkillsDoubles Valve DrillsS-Drills (Out Of Air – OOA)S-Drills Side By Side (Right, Left)S-Drill Single FileSurface Marker Buoy DeployAscent Drills (including Deco Stop Procedures)OOA Horizontal AscentToxing DiverDeco/Stage Bottle SwitchDeco/Stage Bottle StowUnique features include:Skills demonstrated in full technical gear, including doubles, deco bottle and drysuit.Technical instructor voice-over highlights key points.”Grease Pencil” illustrations flesh out even more detail, and increase visual retention.While certainly not the only skills required for safe technical diving, these skills form the nucleus for the Essentials of Tech class, and build a solid foundation for anyone aspring to become a technical/wreck/cave diver.Each video skill is narrated by accomplished Technical Instructors, including UTD Founder Andrew Georgitsis, and is presented in an unique format. First, a complete and uninterrupted video shows the skill being performed with explanations as to “why” the skill is important. Next, the exact same video is replayed, with the addition of key pauses, where the instructors use an “on-screen grease pencil” and explain “how” we do a skill including subtitles and other instructions. It’s an excellent way to both visualize the skill and hear the