2010 PADI Open Water Course Dates
Scuba Clinics at the Dive Shop
Clinics run each Tuesday and Thursday for three weeks after the start date.
Spring 2012
- Orientation: 6 pm, May 3
- Clinics: May 8, 10, 15, 17, 22 ... 6-8 pm
- Orientation: June 7
- Clinics: June 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 ... 6-8 pm
- Orientation: July 12
- Clinics: July 17, 19, 24, 26, 31 ... 6-8 pm
- Orientation: August 2
- Clinics: August 7, 9, 14, 16, 21 ... 6-8 pm
Clinics run each Monday and Wednesday for three weeks after the start date.
Spring 2012
- February 6, 6-8 pm
- February 27, 6-8 pm
- April 2, 6-8 pm
Cost: $225 ARC Members / $250 Non-Members
The fee includes instruction, videos, scuba tank, regulator, BC, weight belt and wetsuit and use of the pool for instruction.
Registration: To register, please call 333-8747 (TRIP) or stop by the Adventure Center in the ARC.
What To Bring: Participants must provide their own mask, fins and snorkel along with classroom materials (books).
Location: ARC Wet Classroom and Indoor Pool
Class Session 1: The first session serves as an orientation. Bring your swimsuit and items for note taking.
Class Session 2-6: The remaining 5 sessions will consist of one hour of classroom instruction followed by one hour of in-pool instruction.
Entry Level: Learning the Techniques of Scuba Diving
Phase 1: Instructional Phase (6 sessions)
- use and function of gear and equipment
- myths and facts concerning the sport
- scuba diving areas and locations
- water entries and surface dives
- use of mask, fins and snorkel
- in-pool training with tanks
- classroom—science of scuba
Phase 2: Final Certification
To acquire your diving card an outdoor open dive and testing are required. There is an additional cost of approximately $155 for final certification. This second phase will be arranged through the instructor upon completion of the basic requirements covered in phase one.
2012 PADI Open Water Certification Dive Dates
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You may choose any of these weekends to do your certification, but you must attend both days. On Saturday, your dives will be done at Kankakee Quarry (entry fee is $20.00-cash only). On Sunday, your dives will be done at Kickapoo State Park, Danville, IL.
You must provide your own transportation. Carpooling is suggested.
Drive time to Kankakee is 1.5 hours and to Kickapoo it is 35 minutes.
These weekends are limited to 10 people, so decide early and sign up ASAP. At that time you will need to have a wetsuit fitting, which takes about 5-10 minutes, and pay your certification fee of $155. You must have boots and adjustable fins to do these dives; if you don't, we can rent them to you for $20.
Dress warmly and bring some food and drink. You will also need your dive table/ERDP and your logbook.
On Sunday, you will need a picture (1"x2") for your certification card. |
