Breathing enriched air (nitrox) instead of air has several benefits, including longer allowable dive times, shorter surface intervals, and less decompression stress on your body. The course covers how enriched air is used, how to analyze the breathing gas, how to plan dives with it, and special equipment considerations.
Click here to learn more on the PADI website.
If you are working toward your Master Scuba Diver rating, this course counts as one of your five specialties.
Class date & time: Tuesday, August 26, 6:00 – 10:00pm at New Horizons
Cost: $125 includes course fee, textbook, and 3 enriched air dive tables
Instructor: Ed Gabe
Prerequisite: PADI (beginner) Scuba Diver or equivalent from other agency
Challenging and rewarding best describes the PADI Rescue Diver course. This class will expand your knowledge and experience level. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. Although this course is challenging, it is a rewarding way to build your confidence. Rescue Diver training will prepare you to prevent problems and, if necessary, manage dive emergencies. Many divers say this is the best course they’ve ever taken. You’ll cover:
- Self-rescue and diver stress
- Emergency management and equipment
- Panicked diver response
- Under water searches
- Surfacing an unconscious diver
- In-water rescue breathing protocols
- Egress (exits)
- Dive accident scenarios
Click here to visit the PADI website and see a video about the Rescue Diver Course
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, September 13-14 (9:00am – 5:00pm each day)
Cost: $395 includes student kit (textbook, slate, resucitation mask)
Students must also pay $15 per day entry fee to Falling Rock Park
Instructor: Justin Byall
Prerequisites:
* Important: If you are not yet trained in CPR, you must take the EFR course at New Horizons before the Rescue class (click here for details on the class on Sept. 11).
Come to New Horizons to pay for the course and to get your student materials. Join us in this fun and challenging course!
Dive the largest artificial reef / wreck in the United States! The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is over 900 feet long and lies in the waters off Pensacola, Florida. Divers reach the top of the ship’s superstructure at approximately 60 feet, and you can max out depth at about 130 feet on the flight deck. This is simply one of the biggest, most awesome sights you can ever see under water. The superstructure has plenty of swim-throughs as well.
Here’s the trip schedule:
September 18 – 21, 2008
Thurs: drive to Pensacola, FL
Fri & Sat: dive the Oriskany (two nitrox dives per day)
Sun: drive home
An Advanced Open Water certification or significant diving experience is recommended since this is a deeper off-shore wreck site.
$599 trip cost includes diving and three nights accommodations (double occupancy) at the Suburban Lodge. Divers are responsible for their own transportation and meals. Come in to New Horizons soon to sign up because this trip will fill up fast.
