Rec Tec
TWINSET DIVER
It’s all about TIME… Time underwater is all about GAS SUPPLY…
Gas supply is about cylinders – so have more – TAKE TWO !!!
The PADI Twinset Specialty is UNIQUE to Blue Ocean Diving – not available at any other PADI Dive Centre in the Region. This is the start of a long and slippery slope towards the abyss that is Technical Diving…….
DEEPER - LONGER - WETTER
A day in the Classroom & Pool discussing gas management and dive planning with practical sessions on technical dive “rig” set up, leads to skills development in the pool to enable you to dive competently and confidently on a Twinset Tec Dive kit within recreational limits.
Skills include : Buoyancy & Trim
Regulator Freeflow Shutdowns
Manifold Failure Shutdowns
Gas Emergency Long Hose Sharing
Surface Air Consumption Estimation
S.M.B. Launching
Qualifying dives are either at Wraysbury, Stoney Cove or Chepstow – focusing on Buoyancy and Emergency drills to ensure comfort & safety.
This program dovetails perfectly with the DSAT Tec Basics program as a stepping stone into FULL TEC training…
There clear links between the courses – so much so that TWINSET divers certified at Blue Ocean Diving get discount on Tec Deep training courses if you enrol within 3 months of qualification ( to give you time to get some experience in Tec Kit before taking on more challenges of sling tanks etc )
SIDEMOUNT DIVER
The way forward..... Fancy a bit on the side?
We are the only Dive Centre in the South East offering the latest PADI training programme for recreational and technical diving – Sidemount diving. Evolved from the technical cave diving community, this is such a safe and easy way of diving that it has now taken off as a system and technique that recreational divers can use to provide extra gas / time underwater.
The SideMount system offers you diving with totally separate sources of gas and can be used on any course beyond Advanced Open Water. One unique advantage that stems directly from cave diving is enhanced streamlining for penetration on wreck dives. SideMount skills & kit can also be used on all TEC programs 40-90m.
The course covers a variety of skills within recreational limits :
Dive Planning and Organization
SideMount Rig Set-Up
Gas Management
Long Hose Out-Of-Air drills
Gas Shut-Down drills
Buoyancy and Trim
There is a pool orientation dive to introduce skills & kit : available every Tues & Thurs evening.
Course completion involves Four Dives in Open Water over 2 days.
There is a technical diver add on option for qualified technical divers.
Full SideMount kit will be supplied for the duration of the course.
We are one of only 2 diving centres in the UK offering Tec courses up to instructor level using the Sidemount system of diving. This traditional cave diving technique has been developed over the past few years and is now used for mainstream Tec Diving programmes. There are several advantages to using the side mount system:
Safety – independent gas supplies similar to twin sets
Easy shut down drills – you can see your valves
Less weight on your back – no more back ache
Easier buoyancy and trim control
More streamlined penetration profile
Increase in entry and exit options
If you want to undertake any of our tech programmes in sidemount rather than twin set you may do so at no additional cost. Full SideMount TEC rig will be supplied for training.
DRAGER REBREATHER
Using technical re-breather equipment, the Semi Closed Circuit Drager Dolphin lets you have longer and quieter dives, to get closer to more elusive wildlife.
The course covers the necessary theory, equipment preparation care & maintenance of a semi-closed circuit re-breather unit. Pool training introduces the different buoyancy skills necessary to dive in control and prepares you to complete the three open water training dives in safety.
If you think you’ve done it all in scuba diving : think again – Re-Breather diving is completely different than anything you’ve ever tried before…. A seriously new challenge !
Class & Pool training is conducted on Tuesday / Thursday evenings to suit personal schedules – call in with your diary to book it up.
Qualifying dives are at Wraysbury every month – click calendar for dates.
FULL-FACE MASK
And now for something completely different !
This equipment incorporates a balck silicon mask (Oooerr missus !) that covers the whole face and has an attachment for the scuba regulator to fit directly into : no more jaw ache from biting on mouth-pieces !
The major advantage is that when diving in cold water, your face is warm : a big plus for most of us.
Because there is no mouthpiece, the addition of underwater comms systems is an option too...
A pool orientation gets you comfortable with this kit leading to 2 dives in Open Water.
D.P.V. [ Diver Propulsion Vehicle ]
If you want to have the ultimate FUN diving experience, and play at being James Bond for a day – then Diver Propulsion Vehicle diving is for you!
This one day, TWO DIVE course will have you grinning form ear to ear, and you’ll have “DPV” on your Christmas list for certain (though you may have to explain what it is to Santa!)
You’ll learn how to prepare the machine for use, entry & exit techniques, surface and underwater riding (flying is a better description), as well as the safety precautions and ways to avoid hazards of use.
All this with a massive smile on your face to earn your "Underwater Pilots License".... COOL !
