Down Under Dive Shop

Saturday May 7th, 2011 join Down Under Dive Shop, PADI, and Vortex Springs as they host the Boy Scout Diving Event. The event starts at 10 am with orientation, dive briefings, and gearing up. 11:00 am Event 1: Scouts new to diving will experience scuba for the first time in shallow waters with our professional scuba instructors via Discover Scuba Diving .  Certified Scouts will take this time to do a quick scuba tune-up, to review skills.  Scouts participating in this event will earn credit for Confined water Dive 1 and Open Water Dive 1, for the Open Water Diver Course. 12:30 - 1:30pm LUNCH 2:00 pm Event 2: Search and Recovery workshop.  Certified Scouts will practice Search and Recovery techniques using underwater navigation and search lines to locate missing/lost objects. Non-certified Scouts will use snorkling techniques during this event. 3:00 pm Event 3: Introduction to Full Face Mask diving. Certified Scouts will experience using Ocean Reef's Neptune Space full face

Much like scouting, the overall philosophy of scuba encourages the quest for adventure. It is a life changing experience that enables young men and women to embrace challenges in a whole new way. That first breath underwater; the feeling of total weightlessness as you embark into a foreign world enables you to be part of something so powerful it transforms your life! Achievement of the Scuba Diving merit badge will result in a PADI Open Water Diver Certification . This is a lifetime certification that is only the first step into an endless world of new experiences, adventure and fun. This is a NEW Merit Badge. Requirements for Merit Badge 1.Complete knowledge development via Online Course (must be 13yrs of age or older) or the Knowledge Reviews of the Open Water Diver Manual. a.Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while scuba diving, including hypothermia, hyperventilation, squeezes, decompression illness, nitrogen narcosis, motion sickness,

Hey Guys and Gals, Down Under Dive Shop was joined by Harry's Dive Shop for a day of adventure.   Seas were a little sloppy at 2' to 4' but the diving was amazing! We started the day with a dive on the Pete's Tidewater Crew Boat. Water Temp was 73 on the surface and 68 at 100' Viz was 30' up top and 75' at depth. Divers were surprised by the underwater Easter Egg Hunt on the wreck, how awesome was that? TIDEWATER Crewboat   YDT   After some fresh pineapple and a little offgasing we dropped in on the YDT 14.  Viz was even better there. Divers were swarmed by Atlantic spadefish, amberjack, great barracuda, red snapper, and Divemaster Bryan killed the first Lionfish spotted in this are of the Gulf by Down Under. To learn more about this invasive species click here . Congrats to Kaitlin on completing her Advanced Open Water Course, Woot Woot!  We are sure everyone could have lived with out the

Hello Divers,  Thursday, divers aboard the Down Under enjoyed diving Atlantis Collums and the Wreck of the Southwind Barge. Seas were 2'-3' and viz was only 20' at its best and the water is warming up at 70 degrees. Everyone was happy to just get wet. Check out the photos, by PADI's Southeast Regional Sales Rep, Jon Coon.      

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