Rental Gear I went to Diventures on a Friday to pick up my BCD, wetsuit, and regulator. Our certification dive instructor, Jerod, was going to bring tanks and weights for us to use. Callie grabbed a regulator and then we realized that due to my . . . size, the larger rental BCDs were not…… Continue reading Certification Dives, Day One, In Which We Play With Fish!
Open Water Diver Class, The Finale
I want to be able to say that the rest of the class was mostly uneventful but that’s not true. The class was good, and I learned a lot, but I also had some complications. Practicing Skills The rest of the class was all in the pool. The pool exercises were supposed to be Saturday…… Continue reading Open Water Diver Class, The Finale
Open Water Diver Class, Act Two
After the fitness tests, we learned how to set up the tank, buoyancy compensator, regulator, and weights. Each of these takes some explaining and I’m going to go through that, so you’ll know what to expect. Tanks The standard scuba diving tank is 80 cubic feet. It’s a cylinder that’s around 7.25 inches in diameter…… Continue reading Open Water Diver Class, Act Two
Open Water Diver Class, Act One
Diventures offers the classes as six sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays for three weeks or three sessions Friday through Sunday on a single weekend. I didn’t really have an option as I had commitments every Tuesday and Thursday evening at the time, so I did the weekend option. Molly was my instructor. Classroom Time Friday…… Continue reading Open Water Diver Class, Act One
Dive Into The Deep: Online Prep For Underwater Exploration!
When you sign up for Open Water Diver Certification, there will be some self-study to do ahead of time. SSI (Scuba Schools International) provides it online. SSI is the certifying organization associated with Diventures. The Self Study Content Topics covered include: Physics of diving and body responses Diving gear Dive planning and safety rules Environmental…… Continue reading Dive Into The Deep: Online Prep For Underwater Exploration!