Join us and learn to dive in less than a month.

Join us and learn to dive in less than a month. Learn from an instructor who has been teaching SCUBA for over 26 years. Your course is divided into classroom, pool and open water training. The classroom sessions are held at the store and the pool sessions are held at the Benedictine University Ada Rice Center (just a few minutes from the store). The open water portion of your course will be held at a nearby lake and requires 4 dives on two days. You may also elect to complete your open water training while on one of our trips or on a referral basis with an instructor in a warmer climate.

Your classroom sessions will be held on two Sundays from 9:00 AM to approximately 12:30 PM and each one is followed by a pool session from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. When you have successfully completed the classroom and pool training you are eligible for your open water training dives. Reservations for the open water training dives should be made well in advance of the weekend chosen for training.

Classroom and pool tuition     (Includes use of SCUBA Equipment) Text Book & Video Package    or CD ROM, Log Book, Table Certification / Referral Fee 6 Month Subscription to    Dive Training Magazine     Open Water Dives (4)      (Includes rental equipment)

$150.00 $ 75.00 $ 25.00 FREE ----------- = $250 $100

EACH STUDENT MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN MASK, FINS, SNORKEL AND BOOTS

ADVANCED OPEN WATER CLASS

Join us and expand your diving experience and knowledge. Learn from an instructor who has been teaching SCUBA for over 26 years. Your course is divided into classroom and open water training. The classroom sessions are held at the training dive site before each dive. This session gives you the opportunity to review the text material and have all your questions answered before the dive begins.

When you have successfully completed the knowledge reviews for each dive area you are eligible for your advanced open water training dives. The open water portion of your course requires 5 dives on two days. This course consist of the following dives: Navigation, Wreck, Night, Deep and Search & Recovery. These dives may also be used as the first dive of the appropriate specialty course. This is an opportunity to gain additional experience under the guidance of an instructor.

Tuition $150.00

Each student must have the following equipment: Text Book Package, Video, Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Complete Wet Suit (including hood, boots, and gloves) appropriate for cold water, Regulator system with octopus and gauges (including pressure gauge, depth gauge, and compass), BCD with power inflator, light, whistle, slate, light stick (chemical or battery), tank of air, and weight belt with appropriate weight for diving with a cold water wet suit. (Not all equipment is included in the rental package.)

2007 Class and Pool Schedule Sundays

January 7th, 14th February 4th, 11th March 4th, 11th April 15th, 22nd

May 6th, 13th June 3rd, 10th July 8th, 15th August 5th, 12th

Sept. 9th, 16th October 7th, 14th Nov. 4th, 11th Dec. 2nd, 9th

2007 Open Water Training Schedule

April 28th, 29th May 26th, 27th June 23rd, 24th

July 28th, 29th August 25th, 26th

Sept. 29th, 30th Oct. 20th, 21st

2007 Advanced Open Water Dates

April 28th, 29th May 26th, 27th June 23rd, 24th

July 28th, 29th August 25th, 26th

September 29th, 30th October 20th, 21st