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2012 Course Schedule
(see below for Course descriptions and tuition cost)
SDI Open Water Courses: : Courses will begin: January 16, March 5, April 16, May 28
More dates in June - October will be added soon.
SDI Advanced Open Water + SDI Computer Nitrox:
May 18 - 21
SDI Night Diving Specialty:
Class - Wednesday June 13 6pm to 9pm
Openwater - Thursday June 14, Location TBD
SDI Rescue Diver Course: TBA
SDI Solo Diver Course:
Class - Sunday April 15th, 6pm to
10pm
Class - Tuesday April 17th, 7pm to 10
pm
Pool - Wednesday April 18th, 7pm to
9pm
Openwater - Saturday April 21st,
Location TBD
TDI Intro to Tech Course:
Class - Tuesday May 8th, 6pm to
10pm
Pool - Wednesday May 9th, 7pm to
9pm
Openwater - Saturday May 26th Location
TBD
DAN Oxygen Provider Course: TBA
(More information soon, this course will occur in February or March)
*** Contact the shop to get more information or to secure your spot in one of the above courses
Basic Open Water Course:
Tuition is $400.00 + HST
This is a five week course taught twice a week:
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Classroom sessions, Monday evenings 6:30pm - 9:00pm, at The Dive Shack
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Pool sessions, Wednesday evenings 7:00pm - 9:00pm, at the Canada Games Aquatic Center
Following the class and pool sessions there is a weekend for the openwater dives
These are conducted at New River Beach
A $50.00 Deposit will hold your seat in the course, final payment can be made on the first night
We Supply:
- All Scuba Gear
(Including: Tanks, Regulator, BCD, Weights, Wetsuit, as well as Hood and Gloves)
- Textbook and Certification Card
- 14 Hours of Classroom Training, 12 Hours of Pool Training, and 2 Days of Openwater Diving
You Supply:
- Your own Mask, Snorkel, Fins, and Wetsuit Boots
- You will need paper & pen for the classroom sessions
- Swimming Ability and Swimsuit for the pool sessions
Checkout Dives:
On a weekend (Sat & Sun) in the Bay of Fundy we will do four dives
These are done to:
1) Test skills we will teach you in the pool and
2) Have fun in a controlled environment.
After Certification:
- There is an active dive club (check out the Tidal Dives page), we send out Newsletters via e-mail
- We try to organize dives most weekends throughout the summer and fall
- We also try to organize weekend trips throughout the Maritimes
- If traveling down south is more to your taste, then being certified before
you leave will only enhance your vacation.
SDI Advanced Open Water Diver + SDI Computer Nitrox: Tuition is $250.00 + HST
The SDI Advanced Open Water Course continues your diving education by allowing you to experience some off the different SDI Specialty Courses. Five dives will include a Night Dive, a Navigation Dive, a Deep Dive, and two others tailored to the local conditions. These will allow you to practice the skills learned in the SDI Open Water Course, as well as expand your skills while diving in new conditions.
The SDI Computer Nitrox course is a great next step after the Open Water
Diver certification and is structured in an easy to understand manner
by making use of a Nitrox programmable computer. Nitrox as a breathing
gas has a lot of benefits for both new and experienced. The course will
cover the use of Nitrox mixtures from 22 to 40 percent oxygen. The
benefits of using Nitrox include
-Prerequisite: Each student should have a minimum of 10 logged dives
SDI Night Diving Specialty:
Tuition is $75.00 + HST
Many divers find that night diving is their favorite type of diving. As
with all specialty diving applications, procedures are different than
those associated with Open Water Diving. The purpose of the SDI Night Diver course is to acquaint the Open Water
Scuba Diver with the procedures, techniques, and potential hazards
associated with diving at night. By becoming
familiar with the use of dive lights and night diving techniques such as
navigation, you will be able to enjoy night diving with maximum safety and comfort
SDI Rescue Diver Course:
Tuition is $250.00 + HST
The SDI Rescue Diver Course is designed to develop your knowledge and necessary skills to effectively perform diver rescues and assist and administer necessary first aid. You will learn skills such as how to perform self rescues, buddy rescues, recognize and calm potential panic divers, administer proper first aid to divers that have experienced dive related injuries, conduct effective search patterns and manage accident scenes.
- Each student is required to have his or her own equipment
- Prerequisites are Advanced Open Water Diver Certification or equivalent, Standard First Aid and CPR
SDI Solo Diver Course:
Tuition is $300.00 + HST
One of SDI’s most popular courses, the solo diver program teaches
experienced recreational divers how to safely dive independently of a
dive buddy or strengthen your buddy team skills. The course stresses on
proper dive planning, personal limitations, accident prevention as well
as the benefits, hazards, and proper procedures for diving solo. You
will also learn the additional equipment that is required for solo
diving including it’s proper usage and assembly. This is the prefect
course for underwater photography and underwater video divers.
- Prerequisites are Advanced Open Water Diver Certification and 100 Logged Dives
TDI Intro to Technical Diving Course:
Tuition is TBA
The TDI Intro to Tech course is the perfect course for divers who have
heard about technical diving and want to find out more about this
exciting branch of advanced recreational diving. This course walks
students through the special techniques, planning procedures and skills
that set technical diving apart from traditional sport diving. It will
show them how to improve their dive planning methods, in-water skills
and streamline their existing gear configuration, in a non-threatening
and fun learning environment. The specific skills this course will
highlight are:
- Advanced Buoyancy Control
- Gas Management
- Situational Awareness
- Trim
- Gear Configuration and Selection
- Many More!
TDI’s Intro to Tech course is a useful stand-alone course for the
diver who wants to become a more skilled, more proficient diver
regardless of if he intends to move on to technical diving. The course
may also be used as an introduction to the TDI Advanced Nitrox course
and the TDI Decompression Procedures course. And finally, it is also a
good refresher for certified technical divers who may want to refresh
their skills or have them re-evaluated by a TDI technical instructor.
DAN Oxygen Provider Course:
Tuition is $100 + HST
- Divers Alert Network (DAN) Oxygen First Aid Course for Scuba Diving Injuries
- Provides entry level training in the recognition and management of possible diving related
injuries using emergency oxygen first aid
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