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KOMODO LIVE-ABROAD: DIVING AND DRAGONSGS12KomodoLive-AboardECO ADVENTURESponsorTerry LeipoldJim DiebleyPriceS$3,500Course Length7 daysPost-InterimExperience:Online ReflectionsCourse Difficulty:Moderately RigorousAdventure, OpenWater Scuba divingcertification isREQUIRED to sign upDescriptionLive at sea for a few days and live a diver’s dream as we explore the underseaworld off the Indonesian Island of Komodo. The diving promises to bespectacular, as Komodo offers a wide range of seascapes from currentsweptseamounts teeming with a vast array of marine life and coral, tocalm reefs awash in schools of fish. Both the island and its waters aredesignated UNESCO World Heritage sites and we’ll immerse ourselves inthe experience by diving up to four times a day and sleeping on onboardthe boats. We will also visit Komodo National Park to see and learn aboutthe rare and fabled Komodo Dragon.Due to cabin and equipment space, this trip is limited to 16 students and youmust hold a valid Open Water scuba certification to sign up. We will try tooffer a range of speciality certificates including the PADI Adventure Diver,as we’ll log both a deep and drift dive. Students MAY be able to choosethe third and final type of dive and/or work on individual specialty courses(photography, etc) depending on the conditions and availability of our diveinstructors. We are certain to experience a wide range of diving conditionsand thus, we recommend that students have some deep diving experiencein their logbooks.We will spend three or four nights onboard in cabins equipped with bedsand blankets, take our meals prepared by the crew, carefully plan andlog our dives as well as share our learning. We’ll overnight in Bali uponarrival and departure as well as take in some of the island’s diverse culturalofferings. Then we’ll fly to Labuan Bajo where we’ll begin our adventure atsea aboard the Tarata and Nusa Tara, as we sail from site to site and tie-upto sleep under the stars. Students will also need to bring their own mask,snorkel and fins.Objectives• To explore the consequences of human development on land andmarine ecosystems.• To step outside our comfort zone by living in very close proximity aboarda boat,and in doing so, uphold the SAS core values of Honesty,Respect, Responsibility, Compassion and Fairness.• To experience and study a UNESCO World Heritage Site.RequirementsPre-Course requirements:• Students MUST hold a valid Internationally recognized valid Open WaterDiving certification (e.g PADI, SSI, NAUI, etc). In addition, werecommend that each student has logged a minimum of 25-50 dives,preferably with some experience in deep water and/or currents. We willask you to show us your certification card and logbook documentingyour experiences shortly after sign-up.Refresher pool session prior to our trip. Students need to bring their ownmask, snorkel and fins.• Attend all pre-course meetings and activities, where we will set out ourfinal project.Post-Course requirements:• Attend all post-course meetings and prepare and present the final onlineproject.SINGAPORE AMERICAN SCHOOL interim semester HANDBOOK 43