04 · Marine ScienceDiverIntermediateComing soon
MS005Oceanography, Currents & Tides
The dynamic underwater environment: waves, tides, currents, thermoclines and how they shape diving conditions.
8 lessons About 5 hours of study Premium tier (free during launch)
This course is planned. The syllabus is shown so you can see what it will cover; the lessons are still being written and reviewed.
What you will learn
- Explain what drives tides and currents
- Describe waves, swell and surge
- Explain thermoclines and visibility
- Read simple tide and current information for a dive
Syllabus
- 1The ocean as a system
- 2Tides
- 3Currents
- 4Waves, swell and surge
- 5Temperature and thermoclines
- 6Visibility and water clarity
- 7Weather and sea state
- 8Revision and assessment