Starts on July 31, 2010 at 8:00AM Ends on July 31, 2010 at 5:00PM Open Water Training Dives 1-3
at Haigh Quarry.
Be sure to come in to Scuba Systems to reserve your rental gear.
Pick up the gear on Friday. When you pick it up you will check it to make sure everything is there that should be, that your tanks are filled and the regualators and BCD work properly.
We recommend you stay overnight at an area hotel.
We will complete 3 dives today and one tomorrow. Then you can start on your Advanced Open Water and Specialty classes.
By taking the Dry Suit Diver Specialty class prior to the weekend, you will be able to do these dives in a drysuit. Then you complete one more dive in the drysuit and you receive your DrySuit Diver Specialty certification as well. And that also counts towards your Advanced Open Water class. And towards your Master Scuba Diver Certification!
Dry Suit Diver Dives
Starts on July 31, 2010 at 10:00AM Ends on July 31, 2010 at 12:00PM Dry Suit Diver Part 2 - Open Water Training Dives
10am – 4pm
Haigh Quarry
A dry suit seals you off from the outside water. In the PADI Dry Suit Diver Specialty course, you’ll learn how to use a dry suit. And that keeps you warm!
Prior to class:
• Purchase class materials and DVD at Scuba Systems
• Complete reading and Knowledge Reviews
• Watch DVD
At your classroom/pool session:
• You will review the Knowledge Reviews
• You will learn how to don and doff your drysuit, and about drysuit maintenance and storage
• We will be in the pool practicing the drysuit skills that you saw in the DVD, such as drysuit buoyancy control skills
• You will also have the opportunity to reserve your drysuit for your training dives
At your open water session:
• You will complete two Drysuit Dives
If you are have taken the class and pool portion of the PADI Open Water Diver class, you can take the Drysuit Diver classroom/pool session and then complete your Advanced Open Water or Open Water Dives in a drysuit. That way you are toasty warm. Plus, you can do one more drysuit dive and you will then be certified as BOTH an Open Water Diver (or AOW) AND Dry Suit Diver in one weekend.
Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or hold a qualifying certification from another training organization) and at least 10 years old.
DUI DOG Days are June 12 & 13, 2010 at Haigh Quarry. If you are doing your Drysuit Training on June 12th, or are already a certified Drysuit diver at that time, you can participate in this fun event! You will have the opportunity to try different models of DUI Drysuits, meet other DUI Owners, and eat lunch. Tickets are available at Scuba Systems.
This specialty counts towards becoming a Master Scuba Diver. Master Scuba Diver is the highest non-professional rating a diver can achieve.
Advanced Open Water Dives
Starts on July 31, 2010 at 10:00AM Ends on July 31, 2010 at 5:00PM Your next step towards becoming a Master Scuba Diver, the highest non-professional rating a diver can achieve.
You complete 5 dives that include the two core dives of Deep Dive and Underwater Navigation plus you choose 3 more Adventure dives from the - 17 Adventure Dives; plus you complete the Knowledge Reviews of each dive. Completed in two days at a local open water dive facility.
For your Advanced Open Water certification you will do a Deep Dive between 60-100 feet in which you experience thermoclines, visibility changes and the effects of nitrogen narcosis. These dives boost your confidence as you build these foundational skills. On the Navigation Dive, you will become better at using your compass and recognizing natural landmarks. This will help you to be able to navigate during the dive as well as back to the dive boat or shore. Then, you choose 3 additional dives from more than 17 Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can go diving at night, shoot digital underwater photos, dive on a wreck, conduct a search and recovery exercise or even fly through the water on a diver propulsion vehicle – all during your PADI Adventure and Advanced Open Water Diver course.
The choices for Advanced Open Water Dives include: Altitude Diver, AWARE Fish ID, Boat Diver, Deep Diver, Digital Underwater Photographer, Diver Propulsion Vehicle, (scooter), Drift Diver, Drysuit Diver, Ice Diver, Multilevel and Computer Diver, National Geographic Diver, Night Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Search and Recovery, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Navigator, Underwater Videographer, Wreck Diver.
Take the Nitrox class ahead of time and breathe Nitrox on all your dives.
Take the Drysuit Class ahead of time and go for your Advanced Open Water and Drysuit certifications at the same time. One extra dive gets the extra Drysuit certification.
Wreck Diver Specialty SOM
Starts on July 31, 2010 at 10:00AM Ends on July 31, 2010 at 4:00PM Wreck Diver Specialty
Specialty of the Month for August
You drift down and pass through a window into the past. As you near the bottom, a recognizable shape begins to form. First, you see a straight line, then a round window. Next, a ship materializes in front of you. As you look at the wreck, past and the present meet.
Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, a plane or an automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers. Through the PADI Wreck Diver Specialty course, you get the skills, knowledge and procedures you need to answer the call of wreck diving.
Wreck diver counts towards your Master Scuba Diver certification.