SCUBA St Kitts...

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Wreck MV River Taw: 144' Freighter sank late 1980's

PRE-DIVE BRIEF

PRE-DIVE PRESSURE GROUP
POST-DIVE PRESSURE GROUP
MAX. DEPTH: 16 Meters 53 Feet
MAX TIME: 35 Minutes
MIN RETURNING AIR: 50 Bar - 750 PSI
SIGNALS FOR AIR:
REVIEW HAND SIGNALS
SOUND SIGNALS
COURSE TO FOLLOW
ENTRY / EXIT TECHNIQUES
DESCENT / ASCENT: All leave surface / bottom at same time using mooring line.
SAFETY STOP: 5Meters /15 Feet for 3 minutes
BUDDY TEAMS & CONTACT
BUDDY SEPERATION: 360 Degree slow turn and ascend
CONSERVATION & SAFETY: Divers MUST NOT touch / remove anything.
MARINE LIFE: Dolphin, Hawksbill Turtle, Spotted Eagle Ray, Sting Ray, Barracuda, Pompano, Octopus, Squid, Lobster. SNAPPERS: Dog, Yellowtail, Glass-eye & more. EELS: Large Green Moray & Spotted. Black-Bar, Soldier Fish, Drum Fish, Puffer Fish, Parrot Fish, Hinds, Squirrel Fish, Spotted Drum Fish, Damsels, Blue Head Wrasse, Blue Runners, Spanish Mackeral, Goat Fish, Lizard Fish, Sand Worms, Fan Worms, Arrow Crabs, Corals and much more...

More images of the River Taw at Google

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

PADI Open Water SCUBA certification

Immerse yourself today in the deep with PADI instruction...

PADI Open Water Diver Course Details

If you’ve always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now’s the time to find out. Start the journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water Diver course. It will change you forever.

In the PADI Open Water Diver course, your PADI Instructor takes you through the basics of learning how to scuba dive. You start in a pool or pool-like conditions and progress to the open water (ocean, lake, quarry, etc.) getting the background knowledge along the way.

Earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification is just the beginning. As a certified diver, fabulous dive destinations, exciting people, unparalleled adventure and uncommon tranquility await you. And, as you continue your adventure and gain experience through higher training levels, your opportunities expand. For more details on the PADI Open Water Diver course, Click here.

Number of Dives: Five Confined Water Dives and Four Open Water Dives

Knowledge Development: Five sessions

Prerequisites: 10 for Junior Open Water Diver and 15 for Open Water Diver. Good health, reasonable fitness and comfort in the water.

Materials You’ll Need: PADI Open Water Crew-Pak, PADI Open Water Video or DVD, Log Book.

Equipment you’ll use during the course includes: mask, fins, snorkel, tank, regulator, buoyancy compensator, submersible pressure gauge and exposure protection as required by the local environment.