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Enrollment Form Scuba Skills Updater.Pub Recreational Diving Enrollment Form̶Scuba Skills Update Name __________________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________________________ E-mail: _________________________ Phone: _________________ Phone: ___________________ Name on Card: ___________________________________________________________________________ Card Type: American Express MasterCard Visa GE Money Other: _____________ Card Billing Address: ___________________________________________________________________________ Card Number: _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ Expiration Date: _______________/________________ CVV ______________ I would rather pay by: PayPal Check What is Included? The Scuba Skills Update session is open to certified scuba divers from any recognized training agency. It encompasses a knowledge review and a skills review in the pool, along with an equipment evaluation to help access the status of your diving equipment. Whatever equipment you are missing or want to replace your dive leader will be able to help you with it. You should bring your own personal system (mask, fins, snorkel, boots, suit, etc) as well as any other equipment you may already own. If you are missing things, we can help you find the right fit for your safety. We include the BCD, air deliver system unless you have your own as well as the cylinder for your class. The course fees do not include travel to and from the lectures and dive sites, entrance or charter fees, lodging, meals, gas fills and equipment; these are the student’s responsibility. Additionally, for training and open water sessions outside the immediate area, the students are responsible for the instructors expenses. Course Fees: Scheduled Program Club Aquarius Member $150.00 $75.00 Non-Club Member $175.00 $100.00 Club Membership (annual) * $65.00 $65.00 * Club Aquarius is an international club, Oceanic Ventures hosts a Club chapter here in Houston. There are numerous benefits including discounts on training programs. © 2009, 2016 Oceanic Ventures, Inc. www.oceanicventures.com Recreational Diving TRY SCUBA and SCUBA Skills Update – Scheduled the first Saturday of the month or other times by appointment (please RSVP with forms and deposit one week prior.) Thank you for your signing up for a SCUBA Skills Update. Please plan to be at the store Saturday 10:30AM. Class from 11:00 – noon and then to the pool from noon to 2:30 PM. On a week night, 6:00 PM or earlier for two evenings. Plan to come back to the store to have log signed after the pool sessions. To reserve a space, please confirm you received this email and that you can attend, returning the medical and the waiver, and copy of your certification card and the course fee. This is needed to schedule staff for the class. If you are unable to attend, your deposit will be refunded, if notified in advance. We ask kindly that there is no refunds for no-shows. The scheduled course includes a $50.00 gift card that you can use to purchase other equipment you need to go diving. You will find that our focus is not merely teaching diving, but rather focusing on helping people become a divers. I think we offer a little different program and they might find the guide located at http://www.oceanicventures.com/resources/guide.pdf useful . Anytime you are a student in our care, we need to make sure you are medically fit to dive. Please review the attached medical statement and guidelines. You may need to these forms also reviewed and signed by your doctor and if so will need to have that before coming to class. Also, for your and our dive leader safety, any diving equipment system that requires annual service (air delivery equipment, buoyancy systems, cylinders, and instrumentation) must be in current service to be used in an instructional setting. Please let us know in advance if your equipment service so that we can schedule your update and service together. That way you can test your equipment in the pool before your trip!!! Or you can use our rental equipment for your update pool training. It is included in the fees. We can also assist in updating or fitting you for your personal system. Your SCUBA Skills Update Program is designed to give you the time you need in the water to feel comfortable again in the water and refresher your basic SCUBA SKILLS. You may find it beneficial to enroll in an Advance Diver program or one of a number of diver specialty courses such as Computer Diving, Nitrox Diver, or Navigation that can be completed at the same time and/or on your trip. Also, you can review the first three chapters of the Open Water course anytime by signing up for the free e-learning thru SSI. Click to the link on our web site., http://oceanicventures.com/recreational-dive-courses/ and below. Please take the time to complete your home study program ahead of schedule so you can work with your instructor on any material you may have questions about. (You may stop by the store anytime to purchase or borrow a DVD.) Your individual coaching sessions will help you review with your instructor any concerns you may have about your program and also solve any issue with your equipment system. Your instructor will help you design a Total Diving System that best fits your needs as a diver so you are safe and comfortable in the open water. Think about signing up for one of our local Open Water sessions to go diving before your next trip if your schedule allows or one of our professional lead group trips for later in the year. Plan to be amazed.....you are about to re-enter the underwater world and be with the fish!!!!!!!!! Open Waters - Beautiful Blue Lagoon The second weekend of each month on Saturday and Sunday. The next step for SCUBA Skills Updates Students: Once you have completed your SCUBA Skills Update you can start toward your Master Diver Level 4 rating. Ask your instructor how you can become a Master Diver and join the Master Diver Challenge and the chance to win a free trip. Plan to join us at Blue Lagoon the next month as a fun diver and practice your skills, and meet new dive buddies. Join Club Aquarius - Club Aquarius is an International Diving Club affiliated with SSI. Oceanic Ventures sponsors a local chapter. Membership is $75 pp family for a year and $65 for individuals. Membership benefits include travel discounts, discounts on classes, monthly equipment specials, meetings, door prizes, a card and a gift. Monthly meetings are the third or fourth Thursday of the month starting at 7:00 for beverages and snacks, door prizes, slide show and more. Join the club today!! Thank you and welcome to the underwater world!!!! Questions? Call us at 713.523.DIVE. Now, open the Door to Adventure and start down the road to a Lifetime of Adventure and Serious Fun!!! © 2009, 2016 Oceanic Ventures, Inc. www.oceanicventures.com Waiver and Release of Liability Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement THIS FORM IS TO BE USED FOR ALL DIVING ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN ENTRY-LEVEL TRAINING I HEREBY acknowledge that SNORKELING/SCUBA DIVING/RECREATIONAL REBREATHER DIVING IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ▲ PARTICIPANT’S NAME ACTIVITY and involves the risk of serious injury and/or death and/or property damage. I FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE that diving with compressed gas involves certain risks and injuries that can occur which require treatment in a medical facility and/or recompression chamber. I UNDERSTAND that the open water diving trips, which are necessary for training and certification or for other diving activities may be conducted at a site that is remote, either by time or distance or both, from a recompression chamber or medical facilities. I HEREBY RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE AND AGREE NOT TO SUE SSI (Scuba Schools International), the dive center / dive resort ▲ DIVE CENTER/DIVE RESORT/DIVE SCHOOL / dive school ,or any of its officers, instructor agents, dive professional agents or employees (the Releasees) FROM ALL LIABILITY TO MYSELF, my personal representatives, assigns, heirs, and next of kin FOR ANY AND ALL LOSS OR DAMAGE, AND ANY CLAIM OR DEMANDS THEREFORE ON ACCOUNT OF INJURY TO MY PERSON OR PROPERTY OR RESULTING IN MY DEATH, NOW AND FOREVER, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO PARTICIPATION AND/OR INSTRUCTION IN SAID COURSE, ACTIVITIES, OR ANY OTHER RELATED DIVING OPERATIONS THAT MAY OCCUR, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES OR OTHERWISE. I HEREBY ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY RISK OF BODILY INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, now and forever, arising out of or related to participation and/or instruction in said course, activities, or any other related diving operations, whether foreseen or unforeseen and whether caused by the negligence of the Releasees or otherwise, I HEREBY SEPARATELY agree to INDEMNIFY and SAVE and HOLD HARMLESS the Releasees from any loss, liability, damage or cost that they may incur, now and forever, arising out of or related to participation and/or instruction in said course, activities, or any other related diving operations, whether caused by the negligence of the Releasees or otherwise. I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT INJURIES RECEIVED MAY BE COMPOUNDED OR INCREASED BY NEGLIGENT RESCUE OPERATIONS OR PROCEDURES OF THE RELEASEES and agree that this Waiver and Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk extends to all acts of negligence by Releasees, INCLUDING NEGLIGENT RESCUE OPERATIONS and is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the Province or State in which the activities are conducted and that if any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect. I UNDERSTAND and agree that SSI Dive Centers, Diving Schools, Resorts their affiliated Dive Professionals, associated with the program in which I am participating, are licensed to use various SSI Trademarks and to conduct SSI training, but are not agents, employees or franchisees of SSI or its parent, subsidiary and affiliated corporations (“SSI”).
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