February 2011

Dive Club Newsletter Volume 6 Issue 02

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Dive Club Meeting

Thursday 27th January 2011 Chaired By Mr Mark Abbott

INSIDE THIS ISSUE The club trips organised for this year are filling up fast, with some of
them having only places on the reserve list available. So if you are
1 Dive Club Meeting interested in joining us on one of these trips, please pay your £10
Club Members Benefits
deposit before it is too late! Wherever possible to will try to organise
an extra boat to accommodate all interested divers, but we need to
2 Course Diary know as soon as possible the numbers involved so we can make
arrangements, unfortunately sometimes this is not possible.
3 Swimming Pool Sessions
Dive Club membership fees for 2011 are now due, if your membership fees
Club Events and Trips are still outstanding could you please pay them ASAP by popping into the dive
Calendar
shop or at the next club meeting.
Club Trips for 2011
Next Club Meeting is on Thursday 24th February 2011
7.30pm onwards at the Ring O Bells, Church Street, Swinton,
Rotherham, S64 8EG.

Club Members Benefits

With your club membership you can save many times
the low £12 annual fee.
 Discount on the Specialty of the month.
 50p off Air and Nitrox fills in our shop.
 Use of the swimming pool every other
Sunday for £5, during the pool sessions,

Dream Divers branded provided you have own equipment.

merchandise now available
including  Members Discount on Items purchased in the Dream
Polo Shirts £12.95
Log Binders £15.95 Divers Shop
Mask Strap Covers £8.50
 10% Discount on regulator and cylinder servicing
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Course Diary
To help you plan your diving training we are now going to list the scheduled specialty and
other courses, over the next few months.

March 2011 These courses can be credited towards the

Search and Recovery Diver Specialty
PADI Master Scuba Diver qualification,
which is PADI's highest recreational diving
Dates : Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th March
qualification
Price £165 : Club members £145
Contact the dive centre ASAP for more
details and to book any of these
April 2011 courses
Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Build upon your PADI Open Water Diver Skills, this course consists of five specialty dives;
under the guidance of your PADI Instructor you complete the Deep and Underwater Navigation
Adventure Dives. These dives boost your confidence to build on the skills you learnt during
your open water course.
You then choose three additional dives from more than 15 Adventure Dives to complete your
course. So if you haven’t already completed the course book your place and start your journey
towards the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

EFR Instructor Course

Dates : Saturday 9th – Sunday 10th April
The EFR Instructor course can now be studied by everyone aged 18 or over provided they have
passed the EFR Primary and Secondary Care Course or an equivalent First Aid qualification.
You will focus on developing the extra skills required to teach the Emergency First Response
Primary Care (CPR), Secondary Care (First Aid) and Care for Children and Infants programs.
The Course will cover the specific goals and performance requirements including:
 Your role as an instructor
 How to motivate students,
 How to present course content,
 Becoming proficient in developing hands on skills
during student practice sessions
 How to present effective scenarios to aid student learning.

Interested in taking any of these courses?

Please contact the dive centre on 01709 525480
ASAP to book your place.

In addition to the courses listed above we are continuously running PADI Open
Water Diver Courses, so if you have family or friends who want to learn to
dive, please contact the dive centre to find the next available course
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Swimming Pool Sessions

At Chapeltown Swimming
Pool
As Dive Club members, you can use the pool for only £5 per person, during our pool
sessions, using your own kit, or just £15 per person including rental of full kit.
So whether you just want to refresh your skills, have a piece of new kit to try out or just
having that burning desire to get wet.

Call the dive centre to book your place.

Next Sessions
th
27 February 5:30pm to 7:30pm
13th March 5:30pm to 7:30pm
27th March 5:30pm to 7:30pm
10th April 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Club Events and Trips Calendar

If you have any other ideas for club trips for next year, please let us know at the next club
meeting, so we can organise and book boats etc...

This is because we need to book early to ensure that we can have access to the best boats at each
destination.

If you want to secure a place for next year’s trips you must bring £10 per trip to the meeting
otherwise your name cannot be put down to reserve a place.

Anyone who pays a deposit and revokes must pay for the trip in full if you do not find anyone
to take your place as we have to book and pay for our boats in advance.

Club Trips for 2011

May 2011
Location Brighton
Dates 28th. 29th
Trip Details Diving on hard boat with diver lift, Advanced Divers and above only,
with experience of sea diving in the UK essential.
Price £80 for two days diving - 12 Divers
Places Left All Places Booked. May be able to book boat for afternoon trip so
taking reserves at the minute 7 spaces left
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June 2011
Location Pembrokeshire
Dates 18th – 19th June
Trip Details Advanced Divers and above only, with experience of sea diving in the
UK essential.
Hard boat with diver lift takes 12 divers
Price £110 for two days diving - 12 Divers
If you have the diving centre’s accommodation then £140 for the trip.
Places Left FULL

July 2011
Location Farne Islands
Dates 30th – 31st July
Trip Details Glad tidings Hard boat with diver lift
24 divers
Price £80 for two days diving - 24 Divers
Places Left 10 spaces left

September 2011
Location St Abbs
Dates 17th - 18th September
Trip Details £60 for two days diving, Hard boat with Diver Lift, diving with Pete
Possibility of two boats maximum 24 divers. Suitable for Open Water
Divers and above.
Places Left 4 spaces left

October 2011
Location Egypt – Marsa Alam
Dates Depart Approx 19th October
Trip Details Possibly 5 days land based and 3 days mini safari diving with Pharaoh
Divers
Price to be confirmed with specific dates later.