Dream Divers December 2011 Dive Club newsletter

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Dive Club MeetingThursday 24h November 2011 Chaired By Mrs Alison Smallwood

Interest in next years club trips with members reserving theirplaces, which leaves us with only limited available on some of the

trips so if you are interested in joining us please bring 10 per tripto reserve your place to the next meeting, or drop it off at the diveshop.

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

Next Dive Club Meeting

Thursday 26th

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

Club Members BenefitsWith your club membership you can save manytimes the low 12 annual fee. Discount on the specialty of the month.

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 DreamDivers Shop

10% Discount on regulator and cylinder servicing

December 2011Volume 6 Issue 11

18-20 Greasbrough Road, Parkgate, Rotherham, S62 6HN

www.dreamdiversltd.co.uk [email protected] k 01709 525480

Dive Club Newsletter

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

1Dive Club Meeting

Club Members Benefits

2

Swimming Pool Sessions

Course Diary

4

Latest Qualifications

5 UK Sea diving on club trips

6 Guided Sea Dives

Club Events and Trips

Calendar

7 Club Trips for 2012
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Swimming Pool SessionsAt Chapeltown Swimming Pool

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 yourskills, have a piece of new kit to try out or just having that burning desireto get wet.

Call the dive centre to book your place.

Next Sessions

15th January 5:30pm to 7:30pm29th January 5:30pm to 7:30pm12th February 5:30pm to 7:30pm26th February 5:30pm to 7:30pm

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

Next AvailablePADI Open Water Diver CourseThe classroom theory sessions can be arranged to suit studentsor you can study this section of the course online usingPADI

eLearning Materials.Confined Water Training Sessions at Chapeltown Pool:Dates to be confirmedOpen Water Sessions: Dates to be confirmed

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

Other CoursesIn addition to the courses listed above we can arrange to runany additional specialty courses you are interested in taking.Also we are continuously running PADI Open Water DiverCourses, so if you have family or friends who want to learn todive.

Are youinterestedin taking

any of thesecourses?

Please contactthe dive

centre on

01709 525480ASAP to book.
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PADI Professional Courses

PADI Divemaster Internship

For any suitably qualified divers (minimum of PADI Rescue Diver)

wishing to start their journey to becoming a qualified PADIProfessional, we are looking for suitable candidates for our PADIDivemaster Internship program; if this is you contact John or Alisonfor full details.Dream Divers currently have several trainee divemastersprogressing through our internship program, at all stages from juststarting all the way through to nearly qualifying as a PADIDivemaster and achieving the prestigious status of being a qualifiedPADI professional..

PADI Assistant Instructor Course

For qualified PADI Divemasters, wishing to take the next step tobecoming a fully qualified scuba instructor, we will be starting ournext Assistant Instructor course soon, so please contact John orAlison for full details.

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor Course

For qualified PADI assistant instructors, wanting to advance to thenext level and train to be full qualified PADI Open Water ScubaInstructors (OWSI), Please contact John, Alison or Mark for moreinformation.

PADI Instructor Development Course

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

Tom and Mark Practicing theirDivemaster Skills

Photo:John D Smallwood
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Latest QualificationsNeil 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 tripsWe dont mind planning club trip so we can all enjoy some of thegreat sea diving that the UK has to offer, but as qualified diversyou 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 beforejoining one of our club trips it is important that you have refreshedyour basic scuba diving skills this is especially important if youhavent dived in quite a while. So prior to the trip you must ensurethat you come to an inland dive site, to practice your basic skills:-

Descending

Ascending

Buoyancy

Navigation etcDream Dives are regularly at Capernwray or Stoney Cove duringweekends, and are quite often joined by club members practicingtheir diving skills, so if you need a buddy just ask at a clubmeeting, or in the dive shop I am sure you will find one.Additionally if you havent dived for over six month I wouldrecommend doing a Scuba Review where you can practice and runthrough the basic dive skills under the expert guidance of a PADIProfessional.

Kit configuration

It is also important that you know your own weighting, you all havelog books and you should refer back to the weight you previouslyused. This is one of the reasons it is important to log each andevery dive in your log book.

If you have a new piece of Kit, a boat dive in the sea is not theplace to try it out! Come to one of our regular pool sessions or visitone of the inland sites to test it first.

Fitness

On average you burn off 1000 calories scuba diving, so the level offitness 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 eachdive, listen and follow his instructions especially regarding safetyand the deployment of DSMBs. They are experts in the localconditions and will give basic information about the dive site.If you and your buddy want guided dives please arrange this beforethe start of the club trip as they are subject to a PADI professionalbeing available on the trip (SeeGuided Sea Dives), otherwise asqualified divers you and your buddy are free to plan and enjoy yourdives exploring the dive site together within the limits of yourtraining and experience.


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Guided Sea DivesWe are now offering guided sea dives for anyone who has not beenon a boat before or been in the sea for the price of 25.00 per dayfor a PADI professional to take you diving.

On our trips we will put the names of the Divemasters andInstructors who will be willing to take you on a guided dive and youpay the 25.00 to the Divemaster / instructor direct to contributetowards their trip cost.

This will enable you to have peace of mind that you can conduct abuoyancy check and be shown all the fabulous critters underwater.

Club Events and Trips CalendarIf you have any other ideas for club trips for next year, please letus know at the next club meeting, so we can organise and bookboats etc...

This is because we need to book early to ensure that we can haveaccess 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 toreserve a place.

Anyone who pays a deposit and revokes must pay for the trip infull if you do not find anyone to take your place as we have tobook and pay for our boats in advance.

Photo John D Smallwood


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Club Trips for 2012

February 2012Location The Diver Training College Hard hat & Decompression Chamber

Experience

Dates 19th February

Trip Details 45 including 2 course lunch

Places Left Deposit Required ASAP to secure your place

June 2012Location PorthKerris - Cornwall

Dates 16th - 17th June

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 andabove.

Places Left Full, but we can arrange a second boat / rib to accommodateadditional members. If you are interested please pay your depositof 10 to show your interest.

July 2012Location Pymouth

Dates 21st and 22nd

Trip Details 4 dives (2 Dives per Day)

90 for two days diving includes hot food and drinks on a hard boatwith diver lift.

Places Left 4 places left

September 2012Location Anglesy

Dates 8th -9th September

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

Places Left Full

October 2012Location Egypt

Dates Depart around 13th October actual dates TBC.

Trip Details TBC

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

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