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Pacific Adventure PO Box 550 308913 Hwy 101 Brinnon Wa. 98320 (206) 714-1482
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I'm sorry to say I will probably not be able to accept students in 2008 for dive classes. In the past my Wife and Co-Captain has been able to run the boat while I dive or teach. Unfortunately her "real" job is taking up much of her time this year and she is unable to help as much on the boat. I will still be able to teach DAN courses and Emergency First Response. I will also be able to teach Enriched Air (NITROX), Boat Diver, and Naturalist Specialty courses as my schedule allows. I don't want to delete this page at this time so I am leaving the course descriptions. If you have any questions please let me know. If you want instruction from the boat I can usually arrange for another instructor. Thanks to all of you who have requested my instruction this spring, I'm very sorry I have not been able to teach. I hope that will change again in the future.
Classes and Instruction ...... PADI Certifications Back Advanced Open Water The Adventure Continues ! Specialty Courses (Boat Diver, Underwater Navigator, Photography, Naturalist, Dry Suit) Emergency First Response CPR & First Aid skills for home, work and recreation !
DAN Emergency Management Provider Courses O2 and Advanced O2 administration On Site Neurological exam First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries Automatic External Defibrillator
Are you looking for something different? We offer private and semi-private SCUBA instruction. Our open water dives are boat dives! We have flexible schedules and time to work with You! Learn at your own pace, study at home! ____________________________________________ We support your local dive shop and are not offering instruction to take business from them. We want you to buy your equipment from your local shop! We offer an option to the traditional advanced dive class. Not everyone will be interested in the service we offer. For some of you it will make more sense to take advantage of the quality instruction available at your local dive shop. Having said that; if you want something different, are interested in private or semi-private classes, and want to experience the ease and excitement of boat diving early in your dive career; this may be a great option for you!
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Advanced Open Water .. The Adventure continues! (Go to the PADI web site) In your Advanced Open Water class you'll learn essential skills that will allow you to explore new and more challenging dive sites with confidence!
1) Navigation skills: Essential skills for night diving and exploring new sites! Build confidence and reduce stress! 2) Deep diving skills: Knowledge and practice to explore depths to 100 feet! 3) Night diving skills: Night dives open a whole new world! You see different critters, and you'll expand your dive options in the winter when the vis is best! 4) Underwater Naturalist: Learn about the unique environment in Hood Canal and Puget Sound. Knowing a little about what you see makes diving a lot more fun! 5) Boat diving: You'll be happy to have these skills when you take that trip to the tropics, Canada or Alaska! 6) Dry Suit Diving: Have a new dry suit and need to build your confidence? Learn to use your new equipment in your Advanced class!
Student should provide: 1) Basic snorkel equipment including mask, fins and snorkel. ** 2) Scuba equipment including regulator and BCD, compass, knife and dive light. ** 3) Exposure protection for open water dives including wet or dry suit, hood, gloves, boots. ** 4) Adventures in Diving manual and data carrier (required) 5) "Adventure" logbook pages to document your training. 6) Sense of adventure and the ability to accept the risk that this class may change your life! ** If you are unable to provide this equipment for your class, call me anyway! If I don't have equipment for you I will be able to help you locate equipment suitable for the class at your local dive shop!.
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Specialties .. (Go to the PADI web site)
Enriched Air is any combination of oxygen and nitrogen where the oxygen exceeds 21%. Benefits include increasing your bottom time safely. Enriched air will not let you dive deeper. Learn how nitrox is blended and how to analyze your air. Learn to safely plan your dives using enriched air. This course includes one knowledge review session and two boat dives using enriched air. Cost for the course is $180.00 instruction, boat fees and two tanks of enriched air. On completion of the course you will receive a PADI Enriched Air specialty card that will enable you to purchase Enriched Air. Call or e-mail us for more information.
This "Deep Diver Specialty" should not be considered a specialty so much as an introduction to deep diving. If your open water class was kindergarten, your advanced class was grade school and this is middle school. This class is intended to ensure you know the basics to properly plan a dive up to but not beyond 130fsw. With this course you'll increase your knowledge of dive planning, equipment, safety, gas management and more. We'll review some gas laws and gas management. We'll discuss the limits of enriched air for deep dives. We'll review narcosis and decompression sickness. I'll spend time telling you stuff you might already know but you'll have to listen to me because I want to make sure you understand. We'll talk about evaluating the purpose of a deep dive, descents, ascents, navigation, and more. Minimum equipment requirements include a minimum of 95 cuft cylinder and 19 cuft redundant air supply. If you're interested in this class please call me or send me an e-mail. I'll ask questions like how long you've been diving, how many cold water dives, current level of training and so on. Please understand I take all diving very seriously but this course especially so. 130 feet is no place to learn your equipment doesn't fit right or you can't deal with a flooded mask. Having said all that, there's some incredible stuff down there! If you like this class and want to continue on with this type of training I will refer you to a qualified technical instructor that will guide you through "high school" and "college"!
Boat Diver Boat diving is easy and fun, especially if you're confident with procedures, terminology and safety. We spend some class time going over the terminology, boating safety, and different procedures you may find on different boats. We'll then do two boat dives and you'll get to see how procedures may vary for different types of dives and under different conditions. Call or e-mail us for more info! Cost of the class is $125.00. That includes instruction, PADI Specialty certification card, and boat fees!
Underwater Navigator
Underwater Naturalist The more I dive the more I become fascinated with what I see. No matter how many times I dive a site Ican always find something new if I look! Learning about the critters we see makes diving more fun and gives every dive a purpose. It doesn't matter what the vis is or what the bottom structure is, there are critters and life almost everywhere you're likely to dive. The Underwater Naturalist specialty will get you started. Total cost for the course with two boat dives is $125.00. Not only do you get two boat dives and the satisfaction of learning great stuff, you get another PADI specialty certification card!
Emergency First Response ... (Go to the Emergency First Response web site)
Learn essential CPR and First Aid skills. This course applies to divers, boaters, campers, as well as the workplace. Approved by OSHA, WISHA and USCG as well as many other agencies.
* Average course is approximately 8 hours of combined academics and skills practice. * Home study at your pace prior to class allows more class time for skills practice!
You will learn the Skills of Emergency First Response Primary Care * Scene Assessment. * Barrier use * Primary Assessment * Rescue Breathing * One rescuer Adult CPR * Serious bleeding management * Shock Management * Spinal Injury Management * Care of Conscious Choking Adult * Emergency Oxygen Use (if appropriate)
You will learn Secondary Care skills * What to do if Emergency Medical Services are unavailable or delayed * Injury assessment * Illness assessment * Bandaging * Splinting for dislocations and fractures
Course cost may vary depending on size of class and schedule requirements. * Average cost of course is $85.00 per student. * Course cost includes: Study materials including student manual and video that you keep! Bandages and barriers used in class Emergency First Aid Pack for your home, car, boat or workplace! Certification card for successful completion of Emergency First Response course!
Call to set up training sessions for your family, club, shop or workplace!
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