News from Down Under



Dive Report:

Once the angry sea gods stopped throwing rain and lightning at us the Gulf offered up some more great diving.
With all the snapper fishermen out and about our dive sites have been limited.  We've enjoyed some pretty killer viz on Navy Tug (80'+), Rome (60'-70'), Pete's 301 (named after our master diver Pete's 301st dive (40'-50'), Nu' Barge (60'), and 151' Tug (60'-80')  We are starting to see lots of loggerhead sea turtles on the surface and not hardly does a day go by where dolphins haven't chased the Down Under out to sea.



Our Divemasters are doing what they can to keep the lionfish at bay.  Killing up to ten a day.

Dive Travel!!!
Bahmas Sail and Dive Adventure October October 20th-26th

Contact Jim @ divewithjim@live.com or call 251-968-3483 (DIVE) to sign up.  $500 deposit required upon booking.  Flight not included.  Final payment due on August 17th.
 Upcoming Courses: 
PADI RESCUE DIVER: August 28th & 29th
Take the next step and build upon your confidence and experience by taking the PADI Rescue Diver certification!
In the PADI Rescue Diver course, you’ll build on your existing emergency prevention and management skills. Most divers find this course both demanding and rewarding, and at the end, say it’s the best course they’ve  taken.
You’ll develop accident prevention and management skills that include self-rescue, assisting a buddy and working within a team during an emergency response. Your training will focus on scenarios in which you adapt rescue techniques to your personal strengths and adjust to the situation.
To sign up for your PADI Rescue Diver course, call or email us and we’ll get you started.
After completing CPR and first aid and the PADI Rescue Diver course, you should take the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider course Together, these three courses round out your ability to handle scuba diver emergencies.

Cost: $350 total (including Fee paid for Elearning)
The Complete Rescue Diver: $550 including Fee paid for Elearning,CPR,AED,First Aid, O2 Provider and Search & Recovery)
Schedule:
Day 1. Complete eLearning or Crew Pack and DVD
Day 2. Knowledge Review and Pool sessions.
Day 3. Rescue Scenarios 1 and 2 in Open Water.
If you have any questions about joining us for some local diving or taking the PADI Rescue Diver Course, give us a call or pop into our store.

Why not extend your diving time with Enriched Air Nitrox!

The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular specialty scuba diving course, and it’s easy to see why. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time. This means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives.
You can typically stay down longer and get back the water sooner. No wonder many divers choose this as their very first specialty.
What You Learn:
- Techniques for getting more dive time by using enriched air nitrox.
- Enriched air scuba diving equipment considerations.
- Enriched air considerations, including managing oxygen exposure, how to tell what’s in your scuba tank and how to set your dive computer.
Schedule:
Day 1. Complete eLearning or Crew Pack and DVD
Day 2. Knowledge Review, Practical, Optional Dives
$205 includes elearning pass and two nitrox fills.
If you have any questions about joining us for some local diving or taking the PADI Enriched Air Diver Course, give us a call or visit our store.

Become a PADI Instructor: Aug 14th
Are you looking for something extraordinary?
To do something others can only dream of? To help people transform their lives? To open doors you didn’t even know existed?
All of this, and more, awaits you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.
The Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program is one of two distinct components of PADI’s Instructor Development Course (IDC)—the core of PADI Instructor training.
The first portion is the Assistant Instructor course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program.
The IDC program is a minimum of five days (not including online independant learning) It introduces you to the entire PADI System of diver education and concentrates on further developing your abilities as a professional dive educator.


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