Between 6 and September 23 will be two of the most veteran of the Universidad del Mar: This is Scientific Diving courses and Art and Science of Navigation, both held in Cartagena.
Fernando Patricio Martín Paz, Director of the Navy Diving and Maria del Carmen González Castillo, Technical Manager and Aquatics Underwater Autonomous Community of Murcia are the directors of Scientific Diving course, which, with 27 editions , is the oldest activity of the International University of the Sea
It aims to introduce students to diving, enabling them to dive up to 30 meters deep.
The course includes both theoretical and practical aspects, including such topics as applied to diving physiology, first aid, rescue and retrieval theory, physics applied to diving decompression theory.
It also includes activities such as scuba diving in the pool, open tanks and sea, dived deeper gradually to reach 30 meters.
Students may undertake visits to the submarine base
This year is the eighteenth edition of the course of Art and Science of Navigation, also directed by Fernando Patricio Martín and María del Carmen González, who tries to explain to students the theoretical and practical aspects of navigation, enabling them, to same time to skipper yachts.
Both courses have a duration of 120 hours, and students who enroll in them shall be entitled to a total of 4.5 elective credits.
Source: UMU