Dry Dives
'Available in London and Great Yarmouth'

Chamber Awareness Course

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

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 and the possible treatment therein.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS.

Prerequisite certification: PADI Open water Diver (or equivalent certification with another organisation).

Minimum age requirement: 16 years of age.

Complete a UK Sports Diver Medical form.

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.

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.

A recent course with members of Newhaven Scuba Centre Club.

Want to arrange a dry dive for your club?

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 1222 or email her at janestevens1@hotmail.co.uk