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December 2011 Volume 6 Issue 11

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Swimming Pool Sessions Course Diary

Interest in next years club trips with members reserving their places, which leaves us with only limited available on some of the trips so if you are interested in joining us please bring 10 per trip to reserve your place to the next meeting, or drop it off at the dive shop.

Thursday 24h November 2011 Chaired By Mrs Alison Smallwood

Club Membership Fees

Membership fees for 2012 are now due, please pay at the next club meeting or drop your 12 into the dive centre.

Latest Qualifications

Next Dive Club Meeting

Thursday 26th January 2012 - 7.30pm onwards at the Ring O Bells, Church Street, Swinton, Rotherham, S64 8EG.

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UK Sea diving on club trips Guided Sea Dives Club Events and Trips Calendar

Club Members Benefits

With your club membership you can save many times the low 12 annual fee. Discount on the specialty of the month.

Club Trips for 2012

Now 1 off Air and Nitrox fills in our shop. Use of the swimming pool every other Sunday for 5, during the pool sessions, provided you have own equipment, 10 including full equipment hire.

Members discount on Items purchased in the Dream Divers Shop 10% Discount on regulator and cylinder servicing

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At Chapeltown Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool Sessions

As Dive Club members, you can use the pool for only 5 per person, during our pool sessions, using your own kit, or just 15 per person including rental of full kit. So whether you just want to refresh your skills, have a piece of new kit to try out or just having that burning desire to get wet.

Call the dive centre to book your place.

Next Sessions

15 January 5:30pm to 7:30pm 29th January 5:30pm to 7:30pm 12th February 5:30pm to 7:30pm 26th February 5:30pm to 7:30pm

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Course Diary

To help you plan your diving training we are now going to list the scheduled specialty and other courses, over the next few months.

Next Available PADI Open Water Diver Course

The classroom theory sessions can be arranged to suit students or you can study this section of the course online using PADI eLearning Materials. Confined Water Training Sessions at Chapeltown Pool: Dates to be confirmed Open Water Sessions: Dates to be confirmed

Specialty Courses
We are currently planning our specialty course schedule for 2012, if you would like to do any of the wide range of PADI Specialty courses, please let us know and we will include them in our plans.

Are you interested in taking any of these courses?

Please contact the dive centre on 01709 525480 ASAP to book.

Other Courses
In addition to the courses listed above we can arrange to run any additional specialty courses you are interested in taking. Also we are continuously running PADI Open Water Diver Courses, so if you have family or friends who want to learn to dive.

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PADI Professional Courses
PADI Divemaster Internship

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Tom and Mark Practicing their Divemaster Skills Photo:John D Smallwood

For any suitably qualified divers (minimum of PADI Rescue Diver) wishing to start their journey to becoming a qualified PADI Professional, we are looking for suitable candidates for our PADI Divemaster Internship program; if this is you contact John or Alison for full details. Dream Divers currently have several trainee divemasters progressing through our internship program, at all stages from just starting all the way through to nearly qualifying as a PADI Divemaster and achieving the prestigious status of being a qualified PADI professional..
PADI Assistant Instructor Course

For qualified PADI Divemasters, wishing to take the next step to becoming a fully qualified scuba instructor, we will be starting our next Assistant Instructor course soon, so please contact John or Alison for full details.
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course

For qualified PADI assistant instructors, wanting to advance to the next level and train to be full qualified PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors (OWSI), Please contact John, Alison or Mark for more information.
PADI Instructor Development Course

This course combines the Assistant instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor courses, taking you all the way from Divemaster level to been fully prepared to sit the PADI instructor exams. Please contact John, Alison or Mark for more information.

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Latest Qualifications
Neil completes his PADI Advanced Open Water Course

Well done to Neil on completing the PADI Advanced Open Water Course at Stoney Cove

Lydia Completes her PADI Dry Suit Speciality Course

Congratulation to PADI Junior Open Water Diver Lydia on successfully completing her PADI Dry Suit Speciality Course at Stoney Cove
Night Divers

Congratulations to Ryan & Andy on completing their PADI Night Diver Speciality Course & also to Dave for completing his first night dive at Stoney Cove.
PADI Open Water Divers and PADI Scuba Divers Qualify at Capernwray

A huge well done to Jim, Courtney, Luke and Andrew, on passing the PADI Open Water Course! And to Totty and Dawn on passing the PADI Scuba Diver Course! At Capernwray, Keep up the hard work

Jade completes her PADI Junior Open Water Referral

Congratulations to Jade on completing the PADI Junior Open Water Referral in Thailand, at the Pattaya Dive Centre, Well done!
Melissa is a Dry Suit Diver

Well done to Melissa on passing the PADI Dry Suit Speciality course at Capernwray with flying colours! Great stuff.

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UK Sea diving on club trips

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We dont mind planning club trip so we can all enjoy some of the great sea diving that the UK has to offer, but as qualified divers you need to be accountable for the following.
Have you practiced your basic diving skills lately?

Sea diving in UK waters can be sometimes challenging so before joining one of our club trips it is important that you have refreshed your basic scuba diving skills this is especially important if you havent dived in quite a while. So prior to the trip you must ensure that you come to an inland dive site, to practice your basic skills: Descending Ascending Buoyancy Navigation etc Dream Dives are regularly at Capernwray or Stoney Cove during weekends, and are quite often joined by club members practicing their diving skills, so if you need a buddy just ask at a club meeting, or in the dive shop I am sure you will find one. Additionally if you havent dived for over six month I would recommend doing a Scuba Review where you can practice and run through the basic dive skills under the expert guidance of a PADI Professional.
Kit configuration

It is also important that you know your own weighting, you all have log books and you should refer back to the weight you previously used. This is one of the reasons it is important to log each and every dive in your log book. If you have a new piece of Kit, a boat dive in the sea is not the place to try it out! Come to one of our regular pool sessions or visit one of the inland sites to test it first.
Fitness

On average you burn off 1000 calories scuba diving, so the level of fitness required is completely different to walking, biking etc... You need to be accountable for your own fitness.
Boat briefings

On the boat the skipper will usually give a briefing before each dive, listen and follow his instructions especially regarding safety and the deployment of DSMBs. They are experts in the local conditions and will give basic information about the dive site. If you and your buddy want guided dives please arrange this before the start of the club trip as they are subject to a PADI professional being available on the trip (See Guided Sea Dives), otherwise as qualified divers you and your buddy are free to plan and enjoy your dives exploring the dive site together within the limits of your training and experience.

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Guided Sea Dives

We are now offering guided sea dives for anyone who has not been on a boat before or been in the sea for the price of 25.00 per day for a PADI professional to take you diving. On our trips we will put the names of the Divemasters and Instructors who will be willing to take you on a guided dive and you pay the 25.00 to the Divemaster / instructor direct to contribute towards their trip cost. This will enable you to have peace of mind that you can conduct a buoyancy check and be shown all the fabulous critters underwater.
Photo John D Smallwood

Club Events and Trips Calendar

If you have any other ideas for club trips for next year, please let us know at the next club meeting, so we can organise and book boats etc... This is because we need to book early to ensure that we can have access to the best boats at each destination. If you want to secure a place these trips you must bring 10 per trip to the meeting otherwise your name cannot be put down to reserve a place. Anyone who pays a deposit and revokes must pay for the trip in full if you do not find anyone to take your place as we have to book and pay for our boats in advance.

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Club Trips for 2012 February 2012
Location Dates Trip Details Places Left

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The Diver Training College Hard hat & Decompression Chamber Experience
19th February

45 including 2 course lunch Deposit Required ASAP to secure your place PorthKerris - Cornwall
16th - 17th June

June 2012
Location Dates Trip Details

110.00 for 4 dives (2 Dives per Day) including lunch on the Cat Maximum 12 divers. Suitable for Advanced Open Water Divers and above.

Places Left

Full, but we can arrange a second boat / rib to accommodate additional members. If you are interested please pay your deposit of 10 to show your interest. Pymouth
21st and 22nd

July 2012
Location Dates Trip Details

4 dives (2 Dives per Day) 90 for two days diving includes hot food and drinks on a hard boat with diver lift.

Places Left

4 places left Anglesy

8th -9th September

September 2012
Location Dates Trip Details Places Left

100 for the trip on Large Rib with diver lift. Maximum 10 divers. Suitable for Advanced Open Water Divers and above. Full

October 2012
Location

Egypt TBC

Dates Depart around 13th October actual dates TBC. Trip Details

We are also planning to run several day trips to the Farne Islands during the Year.