Ice
Diving Specialty Class
Schedule Feb. 11,12,13, 2005
Outline
Experience three days of information
packed ice diving. With over 28 years of experience setting up and running
ice dive training Pirates Cove will
guarantee a safe and enjoyable course. All equipment including dry suits
will be provided. Lunch is provided Saturday (homemade soups) and Sunday
(chilli).
| I. Classroom theory and dive skills |
A. PADI requirements
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B. Ice Diving
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1. Hole cutting
2. Line setup
3. Gear layout
4. Divers, Tenders, Safety divers
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C. Dry suit Diving
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1. Proper don and doff of dry suits
2. Vales and buoyancy
3. Diving with a dry suit
4. Care and repair of dry suits
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D. Dive 1
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1. Gear setup: Tanks, Regulators, BC, Weight Belts, Mask, Fins
2. Dive Skills
a. Air in air out
b. 360 around hole
c. Upside down recover
d. Exiting hole
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E. Dive 2
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1. Gear up
2. Descents, Ascents
3. Buoyancy Control- swimming OFF bottom
4. Line signals
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F. Dive 3
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1. Gear up
2. Navigation under ice
3. Emergency procedures
4. Line pull back
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| II. Saturday at Lake Nagawicka |
A. Time 9am to 1pm
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1. Set up with harness
2. Scuba gear up
3. Entry and exit
4. Dive 1- General orientation and buoyancy control
5. Dive 2- Swimming and working with lines
6. Line tending
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B. Lunch 1pm
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| III. Sunday at Lake Nagawicka |
A. Time 9am to 1pm
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1. Dive 3- Swimming at depth and emergency measures
2. Hole closing and danger signs
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B. Lunch at 12 noon
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| Costs |
Ice diving certification: $175
One Ice Dive w/ Dry suit: $50
One Ice Dive your suit: $25 |
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