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A BUSY AND FUN WEEKEND. INSTRUCTOR CHRIS HULETT FINISHED THE CLASSROOM AND POOL SESSIONS FOR RESCUE CLASS, INSTRUCTOR SUSAN HULETT STAFFED A DISCOVER AND REFRESHER CLASS, AND DIVE MASTER BRIAN HARVEY HELPED DR. SCUBA COMPLETE A PART ONE CLASS….WE DO LOVE STAYING BUSY. PADI DISCOVER SCUBA SCUBA REVIEW SCUBA SCHOOL OR JUST COME AND PLAY SCUBA SCHOOL APR 6-8 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS ANDOVER BRANCH YMCA POOL APR 7 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, SATURDAY APRIL 7, 2018 OR JUST COME AND PLAY APR 8 CLASS Why PADI Scuba Review? APR 13-15 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS Are you a certified diver, but haven't been in the water lately? Are you looking to refresh your dive skills and knowledge? Are you a APR 14 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, PADI Scuba Diver and want to earn your PADI OR JUST COME AND PLAY certification? If you answered yes to any of these questions then APR 15 FIRST AID CLASS PADI Scuba Review is for you. APR 20-22 BEAVER LAKE HERE WE COME What do I need to start? OPEN WATER, ADVANCED, AND SPECIALTY Hold a scuba certification COURSE Minimum age: 10 years old APR 22 FIRST AID CLASS What will I do? First, you'll review the safety information you learned during your APR 27-29 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS initial training. Then, you head to the pool to practice some of APR 27 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, the fundamental OR JUST COME AND PLAY How long will it take? APR 28 FIRST AID CLASS A couple of hours MAY 4-6 OPEN WATER PART TWO, ADVANCED, AND What will I need? SPECIALTY COURSES (BEAVER LAKE) If you don’t have your own gear you will need to rent gear. MAY 6 FIRST AID CLASS I don’t want a review, but I want to play? MAY 11-13 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS No problem, Just sign up and come play in the pool for a couple of hours….we want you ! MAY 12 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, OR JUST COME AND PLAY  $75.00 for Refresher (includes gear rental and pool fee) MAY 13 FIRST AID CLASS  No Refresher, don’t have gear, but you want to play? Full gear rental $38.00 plus and pool fee. MAY 18-20 OPEN WATER PART TWO, ADVANCED, AND SPECIALTY COURSES (BEAVER LAKE)  Have all your gear but just want to play? $15.00 MAY 20 FIRST AID CLASS  IF YOU BOUGHT A SCUBA SYSTEM FROM US, IT’S FREE MAY 25-27 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS STARTS AT NOON MAY 26 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE, CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT OR JUST COME AND PLAY MAY 27 FIRST AID CLASS

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SCUBA CERTIFICATION?

WE ALL BUSY LIVES AND IT SEEMS THAT TIME CAN JUST GET AWAY FROM US. REMEMBER THOUGH, THAT YOU HAVE ONLY ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE THE PART 2 SCUBA CERTIFICATION COURSE OR YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE PART ONE COURSE OVER AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ESPECIALLY BUSY YEAR SO FAR, YEA FOR US. BUT THAT MEANS THE LAKE TRIPS ARE ALREADY FILLING. PLAN AHEAD AND SCHEDULE YOUR PART 2 NOW!

LOOK WE KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING. “WE’VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP.” WELL, THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE. THERE ARE NOW 15 17 19 21 PEOPLE SIGNED UP. WE ONLY HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPOTS . DON’T MISS OUT ...CALL TODAY IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN, “DIVE SEASON.” IF YOU’VE NIGHT DIVER TAKEN YOUR PART ONE OR PLAN TO TAKE YOUR PART ONE COURSE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS Who should take IT’S TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE OPEN WATER this course? PART TWO COURSE. OUR FIRST TRIP TO BEAVER LAKE IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 20-22. The thought of dipping be- WE HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF low the surface at night PEOPLE TRAINING THIS PAST FALL AND THIS seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Although you’ve been scuba SPRING, THEREFORE WE ANTICIPATE A LOT diving at a site many times before, at night you drop into a OF INTEREST IN OUR BEAVER LAKE PART TWO whole new world and it come to life under the glow of TRAINING THIS SEASON. IT’S TIME TO THINK your . The scene changes as day creatures retire and ABOUT SIGNING UP FOR OUR LAKE WEEKEND. nocturnal organisms emerge. If you’ve wondered what hap- RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY - 316-775-6688 pens underwater after the sun goes down, sign up for the PADI Night Diver Specialty course. BEAVER LAKE SCHEDULE What will you learn? APR 21-23 Open Water, Advanced, Specialty Scuba diving at night teaches you to focus on what you can see Courses in your light’s beam, on controlling your by feel, on MAY 5-7 Open Water, Advanced, Specialty staying with your buddy and on paying attention to details you may overlook during the day. During three night dives, you’ll Courses practice: MAY 19-21 Open Water, Advanced, Specialty Courses WATCH THIS VIDEO ON JUN 2-4 Open Water, Advanced, Specialty Courses SIGN UP NOW 316-775-6688

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Dives on air always have pretty short repetitive dive times, Required for your Advanced which is disappointing for divers who dive in exciting environ- Open Water Training ments that beg to be explored. Diving on provides longer repetitive dive times, due to having absorbed less on the first dive. The PADI Enriched Air Course does not require ADVANCED OPEN WATER COURSE any diving, it can all be completed in the convenience of the classroom. You then can apply the specialty towards your Ad- The Advanced Open Water Diver Course (AOW) is the next step vanced or Certifications. Want a simple in learning advanced skills directly applicable to scuba diving. customized schedule? Just call us and set up your class today. Frequently, an AOW card is just the ticket to diving at a variety of 316-775-6688 more sites. For example, we know of several places in the Philip- pines, Malaysia, Australia, and some wreck sites in Florida who will not let you dive at certain, more advanced sites, unless you have the AOW or above certification. The reason is that the op- PADI DEEP erators don't want to risk putting OW divers into certain ad- Now that you have several dives, you vanced level dive conditions such as currents or deep, blue wa- may want to do deeper dives. The ter, environments. They know that PADI AOW certified divers have the skills and experience necessary for such sites. Deep Diver course will get you over

the apprehension of the unknown and There are a total of 5 dives necessary to complete the course. give you more confidence through The required 2 Core dives are Deep and Underwater Navigation. knowledge and experience. You can choose the remaining 3 Adventure Dives. This course is for newly certified divers as well as divers with more experience The purpose of the PADI Deep Diver Specialty Course is to who wish to expand their knowledge and practical skills. Also, if familiarize divers with the skills, knowledge, planning, organi- you don't have enough time to complete the full AOW course, zation, procedures, techniques, problems, and enjoy- the Adventure Diver rating is awarded after completion after any ment of diving between the depths of 60 feet to 130 feet. 3 Adventure Dives. The Deep Diver specialty course is intended to serve as a Why should you take the Advanced Open Water Course? safe, supervised introduction to deeper diving within the limits of recreational scuba diving. Open Water Divers have learned the basics, the "how" of diving. After a few dives, there is a need to expand that dive knowledge and learn practical skills which can increase your enjoyment of diving. Ever surface far away from the and have a long sur- face swim back? With the Navigation dive, you will learn how to prevent that situation, using compass as well as natural naviga- tional aids to assist in your underwater journey. For , PADI UNDERWATER NAVIGATOR there are special concerns, and as an Open Water Diver, you are certified to dive 18 meters/60 feet. After completing the AOW Who should take course, that level is extended to 30 meters/100 feet. this course? If you really want to advance your skills and be more comfortable Be the scuba diver everyone in the water, taking this course is the way to do it. We have wants to follow because you openings for OUR Beaver lake trips. Give us a call and schedule know where you are and where your course today! you’re going. The PADI Under- water Navigator course fine-tunes your observation skills and teaches you to more accurately use your compass underwater. If you like challenges with big rewards, take this course and have fun finding your way. SPECIALTY If you’re a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 10 years old, you can enroll in the PADI Underwater Navigator Spe- PLAY cialty course.

What will you learn? You’ll learn the tools of the trade, including navigation using natural clues and by following compass headings. During three scuba dives, you’ll practice: Who should take this course? DPVs offer a thrilling way for scuba divers to see a lot of underwater  Methods to estimate distance underwater. territory in a short amount of time. They scoot you through the water  Compass navigation while making at least five turns. allowing you to glide over reefs, buzz around a large wreck or weave through a kelp forest. Whether making a shore or boat dive, a DPV is a  Marking or relocating a submerged object or position from great way to see more and have fun doing it. the surface. If you’re at least 12 years old and a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or  Underwater map making. higher, you can enroll in the PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle course.

What will you learn? WATCH THIS VIDEO ON NAVIGATION The PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle course guides you in choosing the right DPV for you. You’ll make two dives and learn about:

 Maintaining your DPV.

PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Course  How to plan dives, including procedures for staying with your buddy.

 DPV-handling skills, such as making proper descents and ascents. You’ve all seen those divers. You know – the  Potential problems and ways to deal with them. ones who seem to move through the water with- Get credit! The first dive of this PADI Specialty Diver course may credit out the slightest effort. as an Adventure Dive toward your Advanced Open Water Diver Those scuba divers are certification – ask your instructor about earning credit. neutrally buoyant, which means they don’t sink or float while diving. Achiev- ing is no easy feat, which is why divers who have mastered the skill stand apart from the others. If you want to become neu- trally buoyant and be- Scubapro MK17 EVO/G260 Regulator come a better scuba div- er, take the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty course. If you dive deep, dive cold, or often find yourself on silty bottoms or in less-than-pristine waters, the MK17 EVO/G260 is the regulator In the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty course, you’ll learn system for you. The new MK17 EVO is Scubapro's premium high important skills that will make you a better, more advanced scuba div- performance balanced diaphragm first stage. Engineered specifical- er. ly for cold water and harsh environments, its internal components This specialty course will teach you: are completely sealed off from the elements so neither water nor pollution can get inside the chrome-plated marine grade brass body  How to trim your scuba gear so you can find balance while diving. to foul the mechanism. This total sealing system also allows for a  How to determine the exact weight so you’re never too light or dry ambient chamber which works to prevent freezing, heavy in the water. provides better protection and improves performance, ensuring  Techniques to save air, glide more smoothly, and hover in vertical trouble-free operation no matter how cold or murky the water and horizontal positions. gets. Now think about it, if this regulator performance flawlessly in Overall, this specialty will teach you how to be in control of your - cold water it will also be a phenomenal regulator in warm temper- ancy while in the water. After taking the PADI Peak Performance Buoy- ate waters. This is just simply a great regulator at a great value. ancy specialty course, diving will become more enjoyable. You won’t have to spend as much time trying to stay on the right path, because $626.00 you will finally be able to move effortlessly through the water like the divers you have envied in the past. With more buoyancy control, you can take more time to enjoy your surroundings and the unique sights underwater.

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