May 30-31st at Dutch Springs
May 30-31st 2009 at Dutch Springs Well, I made it up to Dutch Springs this weekend. We had a couple of Open Water students. I got there after the gates were open due to some traffic on 295 and my desire to stay in bed for just five more minutes…. I got there and went into to update my status to INSTRUCTOR. (YEAH) At first they couldn’t find the paperwork for my proof of insurance. So they gave me an Uninsured Instructor card, I walked outside and found Kevin. He said He had the paperwork. It was...
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Key Largo PADI Instructor Examination Day 2
Day 12 I woke up at 0530. I took a look at my slates. I headed to Winn Dixie to pickup some breakfast. They were closed. Dang the Bad Luck! No yogurt for Breakfast! So I headed over to Jules Undersea Lodge. This is the site for the Open water portion of the IE. I got there early so I got a premium parking spot. There are only 4or 5 after that you are parking on the grass. I met some nervous individuals who had failed part of the 5 Part Dive Theory Exam. We talked about Physics for a while. Some ...
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Key Largo PADI Instructor Examination Day 1
Day 11 We arrived at the pool at 0730. We set up our geared up. When Gary, Our Evaluator, was ready we went into the pool. We did a skill circuit. I found it funny that they skill circuit we did was exactly what Georgia had us do yesterday. She must be psychic. LOL. We regrouped. We presented out Confined Water Presentations. I went last. I present an approach with a Quick Reverse. It went well. I scored in the twenty’s’ on my skill circuit and four point something. Once I heard that I passed I ...
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Ocean Divers IDC Day 10 and PADI IE INBRIEF
Day 10 We went out to the Pool for about an hour or so this morning. We did a skill circuit. We got to work on what we wanted to for about 30 minutes. I worked on Scuba unit removal and replacement underwater. I tried a kneeling stance. I also helped Jerry work on his CESA skills. We finished up and went back to the classroom. We took the standards exam. I felt pretty good by lunch time. Next hard time was 1800 for the in brief. So I went to see Angels & Demons. I enjoyed the movie. We met up at...
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Ocean Divers IDC Day 9
Day 9 We started in the Classroom. We got to see our last presentation, The Divemaster Course. We took the 5 part Dive Theory Exam. Oh joy again. I surprised myself and did really well. I scored nothing less than a 90 on any part. Yeah Me. We broke for lunch. We came back and geared up and prepare to do the Oceandivers Key Largo Wall dive. (Dockside!!!) They have a platform right under the boats. It is made of metal grate and is cover with Jellyfish and silt. We descend and I tried to be very st...
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Ocean Divers IDC Day 8
Day 8 We started this morning in the pool. I did the CESA presentation. It went well. Tom and Jerry finished their presentations and We each got a chance to practice rescuing an unconscious victim on the surface. Fun Fun Fun. We went back to the classroom and Georgia presented some classes. We broke for lunch. We came back and paid a visit to Dick Rutkowski and Hyperbaric International. We got to take a ride in the chamber to 100 feet. It was interesting. It was Hot in the beginning, but eventua...
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Ocean Divers IDC Day 7
Day 7 Well, we were back in the pool this morning. I presented surfacing the unresponsive diver. All victims made it to EMS control and survived. We got to see Georgia teach another class. It was great to see her in Action again after a couple of days off from teaching. ;) We went back to the classroom and received another block of instruction on the Master Scuba Diver program. This is a great program BTW! After lunch, we went out on the boat. We went to French Reef. We did more open water evals...
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Ocean Divers IDC Day 6
DAY 6 Today we started in the pool. We had to the 800 swim with Mask, Fins, and Snorkel. All I can say is I paced myself. Slow and steady wins the race. OH wait no race. We each had confined water presentations. I had the air depletion exercise. Georgia had the Galileo computer. I watch the screen and watch the bubbles stop when I shut off the tank. There was nothing on the screen changing from what I could see from where I was. She grabbed my grab my Octo. It was really bizarre. I made the corr...
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Ocean Divers IDC Day 5
DAY 5 Today we started out in the Classroom. We had classes on Open Water Training dives and Media and Presriptive Training. We got our classes for tomorrow and broke till after lunch. Where we would head out on the green boat. We thought we would be diving the Spiegel Grove because there was supposed to be a rip current on the USGC Duane. We ended up diving the Duane. Georgia gaves us our brief and the pool was open. (the Captains words) We followed the line down. On the way down, we saw a Cobi...
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Ocean Divers IDC Day 4
We started the morning in the pool. I got to present Buddy Breathing. YEAH ME! It was fun time in the pool. I got messed with a little, but I took it in stride. I will not forget the look on tom’s face when I removed my Scuba unit and tossed it at him underwater. I got my reg back soon enough. (otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this Blog) We went did some more rescue training. We went back to the Classroom for a class and broke for lunch. After lunch it was more Knowledge Development Presentation....
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Ocean Divers IDC Day 3
Day 3 We started at 8 am with a pool session. We finished up our skills. We then did our first Confined Water presentations. It was interesting. I learned alot about control and to not look for perfection. I kept thinking the role players were screwing with me. We got a Rescue demo and then it was our turn. We each played the victim and rescuer. It was fun. We finished up and went to the classroom. One class on Discover Scuba and Snorkeling and then lunch. After lunch, we did our 1st Knowledge D...
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Ocean Divers IDC Day 2
Well, I woke up early getting ready for our first pool session. I walk out to the truck. I go to throw my rucksack into the truck. I look at the backseat it looks a little empty. I look in the front seat and stuff is thrown all over the place. I walk around to the passenger side and see paperwork from the glove box. I see my Master Scuba Diver bag has been dumped out. OMG!!!!!!!! I have been robbed. They got my Regulator Set, My EFR Instructor Crew Pack, My Dive Master Crew pack, My Rescue Diver...
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Ocean Divers IDC Day 1
Well, the day started off early enough. It was looking like it was going to be like any other school, Death by Powerpoint. If it wasn’t for Georgia Hausserman and her sense of humor and vast knowledge, I would have been sticking pencils in my eyes by noon. It was enlightening and educational. Georgia stressed that the IDC was to prepare the student to be an Instructor, not to pass the IE. I was really glad to hear that. I did adjust the schedule by changing the heading to the IDC Etch-a-sketch. ...
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Dive Theory Prep
Happy Cinco De Mayo. We started early this morning with the Dive theory prep. We went over Physics and then took a Pre test. It really help to show are weak areas. I know nothing about Altitude diving. Georgia was great. I plan on stealing a few of her teaching techniques. It really helped. The test just reinforced the need to read the question. We finished before lunch. We got to go diving to conduct a Practical Exercise of Dive Theory. We dove the Hole in the Wall at Molasses Reef and Snapper ...
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http://www.divepoll.com/
I was told to check out the website, www.divepoll.com . It’s a website that talks about cdnn.info and how the articles on that site are either stolen or not trustworthy. I know that has been a situation we have dealt with on this site in the past. Has anyone else been to the site? What do you think about the site? Is the information valid? More importantly what do you think about it? As always I love to hear the feedback from this site’s membership. I look forward to hearing your views....
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My Asst Instructor O/W Eval
Well, this past weekend, 23-24 August 2008, I went up with my favorite dive shop, An Underwater Connection NJ to assist with Open Water student dives at Dutch Springs, PA. It was an interesting weekend to say the least. I gain a lot of valuable experience with the students, Derek, Marcie, and Slav. They had completed all of their dives by early Sunday afternoon. Here is where my tale turns interesting. Clay , my instructor, had gained the assistance of a couple of individuals to assist with my o...
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June 7-8 AAR
I made it up to Dutch Springs, PA for the weekend. Clay and Roxanne had nine students that where coming up to finish their dives. It was interesting dealing with there individual issues. Myself and Maddogmaz decided to tryout the White’s Fusion. It was a little fun to get into. There is a good demo on Youtube of it by Eric. It was a little unusual to put it on since it was basically a suit within a suit. We had a great dive. I had no problems with it. I didn’t feel any drag like I did when I dov...
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Dutch Springs DUI Dog Days
Is anyone going to the Dutch Springs DUI Dog Days16-18 May? The 16th is the PSD Seminar. The 17-18th are the Dog Days What does diving dry feel like?What is different about a DUI?Which one is right for me?Learn about drysuit diving, what makes DUIdifferent and have fun TEST DIVING the world’sbest diving equipment! Actually test diveDUI Drysuit Systemsincluding the NEW DUI 30/30 Tropical Drysuitand DUI’s value-priced SE Series Drysuits,DUI DELTA BC’s and Weight & Trim SystemsMeet Industry Leaders...
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Aaron`s Dive Shop
I did my Nitrox certification my last week in Hawaii. The Staff of Aaron`s Dive Shop were very accomadating. I was allowed to sign up and do my independent study. I did my two dives with Mel. She is awesome. We had a great dive on the Baby Barge and then had "fun" in the current on a nearby reef. I will never forget the dives. How often do you get to see a baby octopus. I finished up my class work and test the monday after the dive. It was great to have the one on one instruction with Mark. It r...
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