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Feeling so blessed for having taking your First aid class. This afternoon my granddaughter was choking. She couldn’t breathe and I couldn’t think. I stopped for a second and closed my eyes and visualized you applying the first aid choking technique to the doll. I did it and it worked. She spit out a button. Thanks to God and Merry Christmas.

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PADI DISCOVER SCUBA

SCUBA REVIEW

OR JUST COME AND PLAY

ANDOVER BRANCH YMCA POOL

SATURDAY DECEMBER 29, 2018

Why PADI Scuba Review?

Are you a certified diver, but haven't been in the water lately? Are

you looking to refresh your dive skills and knowledge? Are you a

PADI Scuba Diver and want to earn your PADI Open Water Diver

certification? If you answered yes to any of these questions then

PADI Scuba Review is for you.

What do I need to start?

Hold a scuba certification

Minimum age: 10 years old

What will I do?

First, you'll review the safety information you learned during your

initial training. Then, you head to the pool to practice some of

the fundamental scuba skills

How long will it take?

A couple of hours

What will I need?

If you don’t have your own gear you will need to rent gear.

I don’t want a review, but I want to play?

No problem, Just sign up and come play in the pool for a couple

of hours….we want you diving!

$75.00 for Refresher (includes gear rental and pool fee)

No Refresher, don’t have gear, but you want to play?

Full gear rental $38.00 plus and pool fee.

Have all your gear but just want to play? $15.00

IF YOU BOUGHT A SCUBA SYSTEM FROM US, IT’S FREE

STARTS AT NOON

CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT

SCUBA SCHOOLSCUBA SCHOOL

DEC 28-30 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS

DEC 29 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE,

OR JUST COME AND PLAY

DEC 30 FIRST AID CLASS

JAN 4-6 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS

JAN 5 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE,

OR JUST COME AND PLAY

JAN 5 ENRICHED AIR SPECIALTY CLASS (1:00 PM)

JAN 6 FIRST AID CLASS

JAN 11-13 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS

JAN 12 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE,

OR JUST COME AND PLAY

JAN 13 FIRST AID CLASS

JAN 18 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS

JAN 19 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE,

OR JUST COME AND PLAY

Jan 20 FIRST AID CLASS

JAN 23 WICHITA STATE SCUBA CLASS BEGINS

JAN 25-27 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS

JAN 26 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE,

OR JUST COME AND PLAY

JAN 27 FIRST AID CLASS

JAN 30 WICHITA STATE SCUBA CLASS

FEB 1-3 OPEN WATER PART ONE CLASS

FEB 6 DISCOVER SCUBA, REFREHSER COURSE,

OR JUST COME AND PLAY

MAKE EVERY WEEKEND A DIVE WEEKEND

FIRST AID TRAINING, A GIFT YOU CAN GIVE TO OTHERS There are numerous reasons why people don’t take First Aid training programs; They are too busy They don’t know where to go They think that they already have enough knowledge, or They think that accidents happen to other people not to them or their friends, family and colleagues. Ask any individual who has taken a first aid training program if it was worth it and their answer will be “Yes!” Having some basic first aid knowledge is essential and here are 5 reasons why. It does more than help save lives. It’s true that having first aid training undoubtedly helps save lives. That’s not all though; giving appropriate first aid immediately can help to reduce a person’s recovery time and make the difference between the patient having a temporary or long term disability. You’ll learn how to remain calm in emergency situations and you’ll learn simple acronyms to help you recall the steps you need to take. First aid training will make you confident and comfortable and therefore more effective and in control when you need to be. It enables you to increase patient comfort. Not all accidents, injuries or illnesses require a trip to the hospital but it doesn’t mean they don’t cause pain and suffering to the patient. A child crying because of a bruised elbow or with a fever is in pain and is suffering. By knowing how to act – even just by employing simple techniques such as applying an ice pack correctly, or utilizing appropriate bandaging, you’ll help to relieve their discomfort. You’ll also provide emotional support by remaining calm and collected which will make them feel more secure and re-duce their anxiety levels. It gives you tools to prevent the situation from becoming worse. In some situations if a patient doesn’t receive basic first aid care immediately their situation will deteriorate – often rapidly. By be-ing able to provide basic care you can stabilize a patient until emergency medical services arrives. You’ll learn how to use basic household items as tools if a first aid kit is not available meaning that you’ll be able to cope with many situations. You’ll also be trained in how to collect information and data about what happened and the patients’ condition. This information will be passed on to the emergency services, which saves them time – you will be a valuable link in the chain of survival. It creates the confidence to care. Having a basic first aid knowledge means that you’ll be confident in your skills and abilities in relation to first aid administration. By taking first aid training, it helps you to reflect on yourself and how you and others react in certain situations. Having this under-standing will boost your confidence in a wide range of non-medical day to day situations. It encourages healthy and safe living. One of the first things you will learn during your first aid training is that you must look after yourself and ensure your own safety as a priority. It’s not being selfish, it’s being practical. Keeping yourself safe means you are in a position to help others rather than needing help yourself. You will also learn about the importance of healthy living and how lifestyle habits and choices can increase or decrease your risks of developing problems such as coronary heart disease. Having this knowledge makes you more aware of your own health and alert to potential hazards posed by your surroundings. The Emergency First Response Secondary Care program provides comprehensive first aid training which will prepare you for a wide range of situations and give you the confidence and knowledge of how to deal with them quickly, correctly and efficiently. Call us and we can find a class that fits your needs.

Practice Makes Perfect – Tune Up Your Scuba Skills

It’s almost time to come out of diving hibernation as the winter-long surface interval comes to an end,

so how do you reacquaint yourself with the skills that may have gotten a bit rusty?

“Use it or lose it”, the old adage says, and it's very true, and definitely also for scuba diving. But sometimes, it just isn’t possible to use your dive skills during the winter, even though there is the option for diving during the winter season. So if you’re among the majority of divers, who take the coldest months off, you may find that your dive skills aren’t quite what they were when you hung up your BCD in the autumn. So here follows a practice plan for re-training your skills. This can be used at the beginning of the dive season, or anytime you need to improve your scuba skills.

1. Do you ABC’s Take your time to go through your kit, and make sure all is in order, and that you’re being extra thorough in assembling the elements. Haste makes waste. So take your time.

2. Practice your basic water skills Go through the basic dive skills. Do a hover (if you struggle, start with the fin pivot), remove and replace regulator, remove and replace mask. If you’re really ambitious, you can also remove and replace BCD and weight belt at the surface. And if your buoyancy is top notch, take it up a level and try inverted hovers, trim, etc. If you have the opportunity, also practice a few water entry strategies, such as giant stride.

3. Practice emergency skills Next, move to the more advanced skills, and consider repeating these from time to time, in-season. These include deploying an SMB, out-of-air scenario, and re-surfacing of an unconscious or injured diver. If you dive with doubles, also practice your basic shut-down drills. 4. Work your communication skills Agree with your buddy that at some point during the dive, you both need to communicate some-thing on the dive, preferably rather complex, to the other. Make it scenario based, and make sure you have a sign to communicate that this is in fact just a scenario. Bring two writing slates or wet note books. You or your buddy then communicates a message to the other, who then writes down what he or she believes is communicated. Then you switch. After-wards, you've compare notes and see how efficiently you've communicated the messages. All of these skills are of course necessary for all scuba divers. So a beginning of season run-through is valuable, and elements of it should be repeated during the season, preferably on easy dives at well-known sites. Better yet, come do a “Refresher Tune-up Course” at Amber Waves Diving.

AMBER WAVES DIVING REPAIR CENTER

Properly functioning gear is crucial

Your safety depends on it. That’s why we are the best

technicians in the business to service your gear.

What to expect

We are certified technicians that always follow manufacturer

guidelines. Conscientious and thorough, we examine every

part of your gear. We’re always on the lookout for wear and

corrosion, immediately swapping out anything worn or

damaged. We want your next dive to be your best dive!

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Scubapro MK11/C370 Regulator

The Mk11 First Stage Regulator is the

perfect choice for the recreational diver

who wants the advantage of a diaphragm

first stage for use in temperate waters.

Diaphragm-based first stages are environmentally sealed so that wa-

ter cannot enter the inner mechanism. This first stage comes stand-

ard with the Thermal Insulating System (TIS), which keeps your first

stage from freezing up and malfunctioning in cold water conditions.

Additionally, its over-balanced diaphragm first stage design gives you

better breathing performance at greater depths. he C370 is the

newest addition to Scubapro's family of high performance second

stages. Fully adjustable, the C370 includes a user adjustable inhala-

tion effort control knob along with a small coaxial dive/pre-dive lever.

The new air balanced C370 is lightweight, breathes easy, offers full

user controls and delivers effortless airflow.

PRICED RIGHT AT $495.00

Scubapro MK17 EVO/G260 Regulator

If you dive deep, dive cold, or often find yourself on silty bottoms or

in less-than-pristine waters, the MK17 EVO/G260 is the regulator

system for you. The new MK17 EVO is Scubapro's premium high

performance balanced diaphragm first stage. Engineered specifical-

ly for cold water and harsh environments, its internal components

are completely sealed off from the elements so neither water nor

pollution can get inside the chrome-plated marine grade brass body

to foul the mechanism. This total sealing system also allows for a

dry ambient pressure chamber which works to prevent freezing,

provides better protection and improves performance, ensuring

trouble-free operation no matter how cold or murky the water

gets. Now think about it, if this regulator performance flawlessly in

cold water it will also be a phenomenal regulator in warm temper-

ate waters. This is just simply a great regulator at a great value.

$655.00

Discover the new Legend

The new line of Legend regulators crafts the future with

innovative technology and sleek cosmetic appeal. The

new Legends are smaller and lighter making for a more

comfortable dive.

$645.00 IN STOCK

The new Wisdom 3 is an

intuitive easy to use and

operate with easy to read large

digital display. The computer

has diver selectable alarms, deep stop reminders, DECO

warnings, and has Air, Nitrox and Gauge Modes. The repetitive

dive planning mode uses information from previous dives to see

limitations of your next dive. Logging your dives is made easy

with the dive log function that stores profiles for later recall and

viewing.

MSRP $805.00

IN STOCK—OUR HOLIDAY PRICE $670.00

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GRENEDA AND CARRIACOU

Grenada lays claim to the title of “Shipwreck Capital of the Caribbean,” and this distinction is justified not only by the number of

sunken vessels that surround the shores but also by the variety. In addition to an extensive

collection of smaller, novice-friendly wrecks that sit at shallow to medium depths on the

leeward side of the island, advanced divers can explore the largest wreck in the Caribbean,

the 600-foot Bianca C, and other noteworthy blue-water wrecks. Ships aren't the whole sto-

ry, as there are also more than 40 sites where divers of all abilities can enjoy lively reefs,

plus a unique underwater sculpture garden.

About Diving in Grenada Though wrecks often receive top billing, Grenada actually offers a very diverse underwater scene that includes everyone from snorkelers and new divers to adventure seekers. In addition to shallow and deep reefs and mac-ro-life habitats in calm Caribbean water, there are walls, drift dives and open-water excursions to wrecks on the Atlantic side of the island. Water temperatures range from 75 degrees in winter to the mid 80s in summer. Diving in Grenada Tips Don't let the tag lines deter you. Grenada may be billed as the “Shipwreck Capital of the Caribbean,” but you don't have to be a griz-zled tech diver to enjoy this destination. More than 20 wrecks sit at all depths, with some suitable for novices. This is a good desti-nation to earn a wreck diving or drift diving specialty, or even extended range training. Best Places to Dive in Grenada The island's big ticket wreck, the Bianca C, is accessible to divers comfortable with a 90-foot profile, as is the MV Shakem. Shallower favorites include the Veronica L and Quarter Wreck. Flamingo Bay and Happy Valley offer healthy corals and abundant fish life; Grand Mal adds walls, canyons and pinnacles. Drift dives range from relaxing to exhilarating at sites such as Purple Rain and Shark Reef. A day trip to Isle-de-Rhode gives access to sites such as Twin Sisters.