Sub-Mission had a really good group of students this weekend taking part in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course at Stoney Cove. Nathan, Nigel, Mark, Paul E, Paul H, Sam, Carl, Laura and Andy kept the staff busy over the 2 days with lots of different dives going on including Drysuit, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Navigation, Wreck, Deep, Enriched Air, Search and Recovery and Underwater Photography.
The students were spoiled by the good weather but worked hard in the water to compensate for the poor visibility. There were some significant improvements over the weekend such as Mark’s air consumption, Andy’s buoyancy and each divers general confidence increased as the dives went on. By the last dive (the Wreck Dive) each student had improved enough to enjoy the dive without worrying too much about buoyancy, air consumption, orientation and they were keen to explore the Stanegarth and its features. It was a brilliant dive and a fantastic end to a great PADI Advanced Open Water Course.
Nigel and Andy also completed the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty during the weekend. They worked with Richard on their weighting, trim, positioning in the water and breath control to give them extra confidence in their own buoyancy. As a result their dive was one of the most comfortable and relaxed either had experienced and improved their following dives over the weekend. Congratulations everyone, make sure you put those skills to good use soon!
Deep, Dark and Delightful – PADI Deep Diver Specialty
Did we mention that we are going on holiday soon on a super duper liveaboard? It is certainly exciting for those preparing for the liveaboard and to make the most of the dives on holiday; Jenny, Ian, Debbie and Pete enrolled onto the PADI Deep Diver Specialty. This ensures that should they want to make the most of their dives on the Thistlegorm, Rosalie Muller and the Reefs of Ras Mohammed, that they can!
They completed the PADI Deep Diver Specialty at Stoney Cove over the weekend, which encompassed a wide range of requirements such as completing skills at depth, taking increased air consumption into consideration, diving with additional equipment such as torches as well as accounting for the physiological effects of increased depth. The students didn’t really show signs of nitrogen narcosis except for Ian, but this had already been demonstrable on the 7m shelf during the dives!
Each student got the chance to carry an additional cylinder as a backup redundant air source and also to breathe from this during a simulated extended safety stop. They were all confident in the water which made it a really easy and enjoyable course to teach. So thank you and congratulations!
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