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You're interested in SCUBA diving and want to know what is involved? To start SCUBA diving you’ll need to
first take some lessons. These
will help you understand how to use the SCUBA gear, how to be a safe diver
and how breathing compressed air underwater affects your body. The card you receive upon successful
completion of a SCUBA course is called a Certification card. This is what you will present to
purchase SCUBA equipment, and or participate in a SCUBA trip. The card lets the staff know that
you’ve successfully completed training and understand the basics of SCUBA
diving. After you complete your
first SCUBA class you may be interested in Advanced
courses to increase your diving knowledge. We offer both Private Instruction
and Group Instruction. If you’ve been away from diving for a while you may want
to take a Refresher, and if you’ve never dove in a
full wetsuit (pants, jacket, hood, boots, mitts) you may want to do a Cold Water Intro dive.
Private Ocean Instruction
Tuition $800
You are the ONLY student, the instructor will set the class to your pace, and
you’ll be diving in the ocean, seeing fish and different dive sites from the
first meeting. Even if you plan
on only doing “Warm Water” diving after the course, learning here will
prepare you for diving almost anywhere else.
How does it
work?
One instructor, one
student diving in the ocean from day one. You and your instructor will schedule about six sessions,
of 5 or 6 hours. Most of the
time you’ll be SCUBA diving, with a portion devoted to lectures about the
physics and physiological concerns of SCUBA diving. You’ll shore dive in a variety of places around Cape Ann,
and we’ll get you out on one of our boats too.
What is included?
Instruction with a
dive instructor throughout course.
Textbook and Log
book
Air fills
One boat
charter
Certification Card
Use of all SCUBA
equipment (Tanks, Regulator, Buoyancy Compensator, *Wetsuit, Weight belt.)
What do I need to
provide?
Mask, Snorkel,
Fins, Boots, Hood and Mitts. The cost can range from $220 up to $550 for all
6 items.
Cost of complete
certification
$1125 plus or minus
= ($800 tuition + $325 Personal gear). This cost can range somewhat depending
on how much you spend on the personal gear.
Prerequisites:
The ability to
swim, *good health and a love for being in the
ocean.
How do I arrange a
course?
Come in the store
and speak to Dave Stillman or you can email him at Dave@CapeAnnDivers.com
*For private courses we recommend you purchase a wetsuit
from us so you can enjoy snorkeling before class starts and gain more
experience in the water.
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Group Instruction
Pool Classroom
$250 Tuition
Next Class;
June 25, 2010 through July 30, 2010
Fridays 6 pm – 9pm
Another way to
learn to SCUBA dive is a two-part group course with up to six students. You’ll spend time in a pool learning
how to use the SCUBA gear, and have classroom lectures about the physics and
physiological concerns of SCUBA diving.
Upon successful completion of the pool / classroom and exam you will
be eligible for a referral. A
referral is a form that shows a SCUBA instructor that you have successfully
completed your pool, classroom and exam, and are ready to do your check out
dives. You can arrange to do
them with us here in Cape Ann or make arrangements to do them elsewhere.
What is included in
the $250?
Instruction with a
dive instructor in the pool and classroom.
Use of all SCUBA
equipment (Tanks, Regulator, Buoyancy Compensator, Wetsuit, Weight belt.)
Air fills for pool
meetings.
Prerequisites:
The ability to
swim, *good health, a love for being in the ocean
and a minimum of 12 years old.
What do I need to
provide for the pool and classroom?
If you are going to
complete your certification with us here in Cape Ann, you’ll need:
Textbook and
logbook $52
Mask, Snorkel, Fins,
Boots, Mitts and a Hood. The cost can range from $220 — $550.
If all you’d like
to receive is a referral , and only do warm water diving you’ll need:
Textbook and
logbook $52
Mask, Snorkel, Fins the cost can range from $80 — $150.
Our next regular class meets:
Friday June 25, 2010, 6 pm—9 pm at the Ipswich
YMCA. Class meets once a week
for six weeks. No absences are
allowed. Dave Stillman is the
instructor. To sign up contact
Dave Stillman Dave@CapeAnnDivers.com
or 978-281-8082.
Before the first class stop by the store to purchase your gear, bring these
items to the first class meeting, as well as a bathing suit, towel, notebook
and pen.
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Group Check Out Dives
$125 Tuition
Our next scheduled group check out dives:
July 31 and August 1, 2010 Saturday and Sunday
Check Out dives
are your introduction to diving in the ocean. Five dives over two days,
demonstrating to an instructor, the skills you learned during your
course. Tuition is paid directly
to the instructor, and is for their time spent with you over the course of
the 5 dives and the cost of your certification card.
What do you need to
provide for your check out dives?
Hood and Mitts
$80—$120 to purchase both items.
SCUBA equipment
(Two tanks, Regulator, Buoyancy compensator, Weight belt, Wetsuit) You can
rent these 6 items for about $100 for two days
Air fills $16
Cost of complete
certification
$375 Tuition ($250
+ $125)
$325 (Mask,
Snorkel, Fins, Boots and a Hood cost can go higher or lower depending on the
gear you buy)
$52 Textbook and
log book
$100 SCUBA
Equipment rental for check out dives
$16 Air fills
$868 Plus or minus
depending on how much you spend on gear.
How do I arrange a
check out dive?
Stop by the store and speak to Dave Stillman, or email him
at Dave@CapeAnnDivers.com
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Private Advanced SCUBA Course
$295 Tuition
Take the next step and learn more about SCUBA diving. You’ll be boat, night and a deep
diving, 6 dives over 2 days and an evening on Cape Ann, MA. Tuition is paid directly to the
instructor and includes a boat charter.
The students provide their own equipment.
How do I arrange a class?
Stop by the store and speak to Dave Stillman, or email him at Dave@CapeAnnDivers.com
Group Advanced Course
$225 Tuition
Each Spring and Fall we put together an Advanced SCUBA course with about 12
dives over 3
weekends. It’s a great way to
start the dive season or cap it off.
You’ll be boat, night and a deep diving on Cape Ann, MA. Tuition includes us of tanks,
buoyancy compensators, regulators, and weight belts.
What do you need to provide?
Students provide their own wetsuit, hood, mitts, boots, mask, fins, snorkel,
compass and air fills.
Prerequisite:
A logged SCUBA dive in the last 12 months and a certification card NAUI SCUBA
Diver, PADI Openwater Diver, or other agency equivalent.
When is the next class?
May 1st and 2nd Saturday and Sunday
May 8th and 9th Saturday and Sunday
May 15th and 16th Saturday and Sunday
The course consists of THREE weekends.
How do I sign up?
Stop by the store and speak to Dave Stillman or email him at Dave@CapeAnnDivers.com
Refresher
Tuition $175
If you’ve been away from diving for a little while. We recommend taking a refresher dive. You’ll do two dives in the ocean with
an instructor and go over some of the basic skills you learned in your first
SCUBA course. Plan on spending
about 4 hours with your instructor.
Tuition is for the instructor’s time spent with you and their
expertise, students supply all of their own equipment. (Mask, fins, snorkel,
wetsuit, hood, mitts, boots, two tanks, buoyancy compensator, regulator, and
weight belt.)
Perquisite:
Certification card NAUI SCUBA Diver, PADI Openwater Diver, or other agency
equivalent.
How do I arrange a class?
Stop by the store and speak to Dave Stillman or email him at Dave@CapeAnnDivers.com
Cold Water Introduction
Tuition $125 2 dives
If you’re diving experience so far has only been in warmer water with little
or no wetsuit material you may find your first “Cold” water dive
challenging. Having an experienced
instructor guide you on that first dive will make it an enjoyable
experience. The increased amount
of neoprene you’ll be wearing to be toasty warm means added lead on your
weight belt, and reduced mobility due to the hood and mitts and thickness of
the suit. That being said, there
is no reason you can’t have a ton of fun diving in cooler water. There is a lot
to see and it’s right here in your backyard.
The tuition is for the instructor’s time. Clients provide all of their own equipment. ( mask , fins,
snorkel, boots, mitts, wetsuit, tanks, regulator, buoyancy compensator,
weight belt)
Prerequisite: A logged dive in the last 12 months and a certification card,
NAUI SCUBA Diver, PADI Openwater Diver, or other agency equivalent.
How do I arrange a course?
Stop by the store and speak to Dave Stillman or email him Dave@CapeAnnDivers.com
*Good Health
Normal healthy heart, lungs, ears and sinuses. Circulatory and respiratory systems
and body air spaces are healthy and normal and you have no severe emotional or neurological problems.
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