About GUE

Global Underwater Explorers emerged out of a shared desire to safely explore and protect the underwater world and to improve the quality of education and research in all things aquatic. In line with the original vision of its founding members, GUE is committed to:

* Developing safe, skilled, and knowledgeable divers
* Undertaking and promoting underwater research
* Pursuing global underwater exploration
* Safeguarding the integrity of the underwater world
* Providing the public with a comprehensive resource on all things aquatic.

Working to redefine the ties binding the average underwater enthusiast to underwater explorers, conservationists and scientific researchers GUE is committed to the overall goal of promoting the interests of the underwater world and of those who seek to engage it.

Isn't GUE for cave divers only?
Not true. GUE and the DIR style did stem from Florida cave divers but the techniques and best practices are just as relevant and beneficial to the holiday resort diver. Today GUE has something for everyone. From the beginner to the veteran, GUE training will help make you an outstanding scuba diver.

Instructors
Thomas Jonnson is one of the few GUE instructors in Asia and is based here in Japan. Other GUE courses are offered in Japan with JUE hosting international GUE instructors as required. This is an opportunity to learn from some of the top divers in the world. Take your diving to a new level.

Courses on Offer

Below are the most popular GUE courses available though JUE; from Recreational to Technical. For more specific details for each course and a complete listing of courses available see www.gue.com or contact us directly to learn more.

GUE Recreational Diver 1
The primary purpose of GUE Recreational Diver 1 is to teach non-divers to master the art and science of sport diving through cultivating essential diving techniques and sound diving practices from the very beginning. Being GUE’s entry level program, the Recreational Level 1 serves the following purposes:

1. It teaches non-divers to master the art and science of sport diving through establishing a thorough understanding for diving related academics and cultivating essential skills needed to safely and efficiently enjoy exploration of the aquatic realm.
2. It represents and entry point to GUE’s training curriculum for non-divers.
3. It develops student capacity through beginning competency build-up with the end in mind by cultivating student proficiency towards meeting the diving industry’s most rigorous standards.
4. It provides the solid foundation of skills required to engage in further GUE training.
5. It orientates students to the GUE organization and its efficacy – promoting student involvement in GUE long- and short-term aspirations, such as conservation of our planet’s aquatic resources.

GUE Primer
The GUE Primer course is designed to introduce students to the essential skills required for sound diving practice. The GUE Primer Course is a non-certification class, normally conducted over a two-day period, combining lecture, land drills, and in-water sessions. The GUE Primer course is focused on increasing diver proficiency through proper control of buoyancy, trim, propulsion, teamwork, and other GUE principles.

The GUE Primer is designed to accomplish the following goals:

1. Provide the recreational diver an opportunity to advance his/her basic diving skills, thereby developing more comfort, confidence and competence in the water
2. Provide an introduction to GUE training while demonstrating the techniques necessary for success in future GUE courses

GUE DPV (scooter)
GUE’s Diver Propulsion Vehicle Level 1 course (Open Water DPV) is a diver education program that introduces divers to the use of underwater propulsion vehicles. The course covers the basic principles of DPV diving and is designed to introduce divers to the skills and knowledge required for limited use of propulsion vehicles. Training includes an emphasis on awareness, dive-planning, teamwork, environment, stress management, navigation, conservation, standard and emergency procedures, DPV maintenance and trouble shooting and the potential hazards of diving with a DPV. To qualify for this type of instruction, participants do not need prior DPV training, but must be proficient with advanced buoyancy control skills and high awareness level.

GUE Fundamentals
The GUE Fundamentals course is designed to cultivate the essential techniques required by all sound diving practice, irrespective of level or environment. Functioning as a prerequisite for all other GUE classes, save its recreational diver course (forthcoming), GUE Fundamentals performs a three-fold function within the GUE curriculum: 1) it provides the recreational diver, in whom there is no desire for further diver training, with a context in which to advance his/her basic diving skills, thereby developing more comfort, confidence, and competence in the water; and 2) it provides the diver with aspirations of more advanced diver training with the tools that will contribute to a greater likelihood of success; and 3) it provides non-GUE trained divers with a gateway into GUE training.

The GUE Fundamentals course is normally conducted over a 2- to 3-day period. Combining lecture and practical (in-water) sessions, this course focuses on cultivating the foundational skills required by all diving practice. It is focused on increasing diving fun by reducing stress and increasing diver proficiency through proper control of buoyancy, trim, propulsion, teamwork, and other GUE principles.

Course requirements include a minimum of eight (8) hours of academics and four (4) in-water sessions.

GUE Cave Diving 1,2,3
The GUE Cave Diver course is a diver education program that introduces divers to the underwater cave environment and to an appreciation of its subtle dangers. The course covers the basic principles of cave diving and is designed to introduce divers to the skills and knowledge required for penetration into the underwater cave environment. Training includes an emphasis on awareness, dive planning, team work, cave environments, stress management, navigation, conservation, standard and emergency procedures, cave diving techniques, and the hazards of cave diving.

GUE Tech Diving 1,2,3
The Technical Diver course is structured to prepare divers for the rigors of technical diving and to familiarize them with the use of different breathing and decompression mixtures. Training focuses on expanding the fundamental skills learned in the GUE Fundamentals course, and is designed to cultivate, integrate, and expand the essential skills required for safe technical diving. This will include problem identification and resolution, and building the capacity for progressively more challenging diving.

To learn more about GUE and their education system for creating the worlds best divers, visit www.gue.com