Dry Dives

Our Hyperbaric Facilities have extended their educational programmes to include a regular Educational Dry Diving Session for clubs, professional rescue organisations and other interested divers.

CHAMBER AWARENESS SPECIALITY COURSE

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Duration 4 Hours
The purpose of both the Chamber Dry Dive and the Recompression Chamber Awareness Distinctive Specialty is to provide a safe and well-supervised introduction to a Hyperbaric recompression chamber facility. It is designed to familiarise divers to the facilities available, the procedures, knowledge, problems and hazards associated with a recompression chamber.

Please take a look at the recent dry dive  we did at our facility to give you an idea of what to expect:

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisite certification: PADI Open water Diver (or equivalent certification with another organisation).
Minimum age requirement: 16 years of age.
A completed RSTC medical statement form or in date certificate of fitness to dive signed by a doctor*

* If you answer ‘YES’ to any question on the form you must provide an indate certificate of fitness to dive. It may not be possible to provide a diving medical for you on the day of your dry dive so if you have any questions regarding your fitness to dive or the form please call us for advice well in advance

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STUDENT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Proof of Qualification.
Divers Logbook.
Computers/Depth gauges may be taken on the chamber dive in a bucket of water.

COURSE DETAILS
There will be a chamber dive to 40 metres, this will involve a small test at depth. After the dive there will be a DCI presentation, and a tour of the facility. On successful completion of the course a PADI Recompression Chamber Awareness Distinctive Specialty certification card is awarded.
Dry-Dives will be undertaken in a modern computer assisted multiplace Therapy Chamber. Model Draeger Hypermed 220.

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COST.

The cost of the course is £40, there is an additional charge of £18 for those who wish the specialty card.
The full amount must be paid in advance to reserve your booking. There is a full refund if we have to cancel the course due to an incoming emergency.

Arrange a dry dive for your club today!

Dry dives can be arranged for any weekend, but you can join with other groups if there are 1 or 2 wishing to dry dive.

CONTACT DETAILS
For further details and to make a booking for one of our chamber dives please contact Jane Stevens on 020 8539 1222or email her at janestevens1@hotmail.co.uk