PADI Drysuit Diver course May/June 2022

Extend your diving season! If you want to stay warm and toasty, feeling comfortable in cooler water, you will want to dive in a dry suit.

We will be running the PADI Drysuit Diver course in May/June.
Pool Orientation session – Sunday 29th May (9am start)
Lake Dives –  Sunday 12th June

Unlike a wetsuit, a dry suit seals you off from the outside water and that keeps you warm! Even in surprisingly cold water. This will greatly extend your diving season here in the UK, you can also comfortably go and play with the Seals off of Lundy Island or the Farnes!

You will need to do a small amount of home study before the course, this is all now done with the digital PADI home study eLearning material. You don’t need to come to the shop to get the course arranged and access your digital home study, this part of the course can all be arranged via email, the course can be paid for via BACS or credit card, we will then send you the code for your home study, with instructions how to do this, of course however it would be great to see you before hand, so you can always pop into the centre before the course to arrange it all.

You will need to fill out a short Medical Questionnaire, along with some other standard paperwork, whether you do this via email/phone or in person.

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PADI Drysuit Diver course May/June 2022

The PADI Twin-set Diver course gives you the opportunity to dive with 2 cylinders for extended dive times. We will be running this course in May 2022.

Classroom and Pool Session: Tuesday 17th May – start time 10am

Lake Dives: Saturday 21st May – Stoney Cove

Why use a Twin Set?

Diving with a twin-set (2 tanks banded together) has several benefits. If you want to explore this new route, and add an exceptional skill to your diving, learning how to use a twin-set safely is very important, taking the PADI Twinset specialty course is the best way to achieve this.

Having more available air is always a huge benefit. Having that in a set up that allows you to have a redundancy is a huge safety step. The average twin-set has the ability to shut one of the tanks off should you need to.

The purpose of the PADI Twin-set course is to familiarise yourself with the use of a twin-set. It will take you through the advantages of using the twin-set, the components of the set and how to best utilise them for you. You will learn how to manage your gas usage and plan your dives to safely dive with a twin-set.

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The water temperature in May is usually around 10-12 degrees, we recommend you are Drysuit trained before taking this course for thermal protection.

PADI Twin-Set Diver course May 2022

PADI Wreck Diver July 2022

We will be running the PADI Wreck Diver course on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July.

Whether sunk on purpose as an artificial reef, wrecks open fascinating windows to the past. Most divers find wrecked ships, aeroplanes and even cars/trucks nearly irresistible. They are intriguing to explore, and usually teeming with aquatic life. The PADI Wreck Diver course teaches you the ins and outs of rewarding, responsible wreck diving.

You will need to do a small amount of home study before the course, this is all done with the digital PADI home study eLearning material. You don’t need to come to the shop to get the course arranged and access your digital home study, this part of the course can all be arranged via email, we can do all of this whilst the shop is still closed to the public as per current regulations. The course can be paid for via BACS, we will then send you the code for your home study. But of course it will be great to see you and do the paperwork here at the centre, so pop by if you can.

The water temperature in July is usually around 8 degrees at 30m. For thermal protection, we recommend you are comfortable in a drysuit for this course. We run the Drysuit course every month.

If you want to take both the Wreck and the Deep course, we will need to start the Wreck course at Wraysbury the week before. Students can only participate in 3 training dives a day, both the Wreck and Deep course consist of 4 dives per course, therefore we cannot do all 8 dives over the 2 days we are at Stoney Cove, we need to carry out 2 dives at the earlier date to complete all of the necessary dives.

At the moment, the dive site is requiring booking for entry into the site, we will need to do this ahead of time, book early so that we don’t miss out.

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PADI Wreck Diver July 2022

PADI Deep Diver July 2022

We will be running the PADI Deep Diver course on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July.

Dive with confidence at depths to 40m, by taking the PADI Deep Diver Specialty course. Learn to assess reasons for going deep, the dive objective should be clear.

You will need to do a small amount of home study before the course, this is all now done with the digital PADI home study eLearning material. You don’t need to come to the shop to get the course arranged and access your digital home study, this part of the course can all be arranged via email, we can do all of this whilst the shop is still closed to the public as per current regulations, the course can be paid for via BACS, we will then send you the code for your home study, with instructions how to do this.

The water temperature in July is usually around 7-8 degrees at 35-40m, for thermal protection, we recommend that you are comfortable in a drysuit for this course, we running the Drysuit course every month if you need to do this first.

If you want to take both the Deep and the Wreck course, we will need to start the Wreck course at Wraysbury the week before, Students can only participate in 3 training dives a day, both the Wreck and Deep course consist of 4 dives per course, therefore we cannot do all 8 dives over the 2 days we are at Stoney Cove, we need to carry out 2 dives at the earlier date to complete all of the necessary dives.

At the moment, the dive site is requiring booking for entry into the site, we will need to do this ahead of time, book early so that we don’t miss out.

Find out more about this course…

PADI Deep Diver July 2022

FIRST AID COURSE – Emergency First Response 9th July 2022

Build your confidence and learn the skills you need to step up if an emergency situation were to ever happen by taking the Emergency First Response First Aid course.

Learn how to turn yourself into the best buddy, increase your safety, recognise problems before they occur

Our next Emergency First Response course will be running on Sunday 9th July 2022.

First aid and CPR are good skills for anyone to learn, especially those involved in adventure sports – just in case.

If a member of your family was taken ill, or a fellow diver had an emergency, you will be able to step up and help them, knowing you can help those you care about is a reassuring feeling.

This course is open to anyone, you don’t need to be a diver to need First Aid skills.

The Emergency First Response course meets the necessary First Aid training required as part of the PADI Rescue Diver course.

As a pre-requisite to the Rescue Diver course, you need a valid First Aid certification, taken within the last 24 months, the Emergency First Response course meets the necessary First Aid training required as part of the PADI Rescue Diver course.

If you are a rescue diver who’s First Aid course was over 2 years ago, you will need to do an update, so why not join us on the next E.F.R course.

Calling all Divemasters, when was your last EFR course? Don’t forget to do the refresher to keep your DM rating current.

Call a member of the team, or email us to book your space, click on the picture to take you to our dedicated E.F.R Page with further details.

The Team at Ocean View Diving

FIRST AID COURSE – Emergency First Response 16th July 2022