AOW students certified

Congratulations to  Advanced Open Water divers David Didomenico, Ryan Abelman, Norman Mercado,  Jimmy Huynh for completing their Advanced Open Water certification this past weekend (10/17  thru 10/19) .  Over the past few days I was very fortunate to have them as students who were very passionate in learning and improving their scuba diving skills.

From left to right: Student David Didomenico, Student Norman Mercado, Student Ryan Abelman, Instructor Joseph Huynh, fun diver Richard Ho
From left to right: Student David Didomenico, Student Norman Mercado, Student Ryan Abelman, Instructor Joseph Huynh, fun diver Richard Ho

Training requirements:

  • Attend Briefing Session and Complete Assignments.
  • Attend Pool Session if you are required to do so by Instructor
  • Complete “Navigation Dive”
  • Complete “Deep Dive”
  • Complete “Night Dive”
  • Complete the Two additional “Elective Dives”

Itinerary included: Training included pool a training session (Friday), 2 morning dives (Deep dive, Underwater Navigation) at Veteran’s Park (Saturday), 1 night dive at Veteran’s Park (Saturday), and 2 morning dives (Search & Recovery, Underwater Naturalist) at Heisler Park (Sunday)

Advance Open Water (10/18/2014)

Dive 1: Deep Dive
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Start time:    9:17AM
Max depth:    98 ft
Surface temp:    72 degrees
Bottom temp:    64 degrees
Dive Time:    35 minutes

Dive 2: Nagivation Dive
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Start time:    11:41AM
Max depth:    65 ft
Surface temp:    70 degrees
Bottom temp:    64 degrees
Dive Time:    29 minutes

Dive 3: Night Dive
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Start time:    6:28PM
Max depth:    67 ft
Surface temp:    72 degrees
Bottom temp:    68 degrees
Dive Time:    26 minutes

Dive 4: Search & Recovery
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Start time:    9:37am
Max depth:    21 ft
Surface temp:    68 degrees
Bottom temp:    68 degrees
Dive Time:    60 minutes

Dive 5: Underwater Natuarlist
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Start Time:    11:58AM
Max depth:    34 ft
Surface temp:    70 degrees
Bottom temp:    68 degrees
Dive Time:    49 minutes