Refresher Course

This program generally takes just either a half day or full day depending on whether or not your make the optional ocean dives.

• Be certified to at least the Open Water Diver level with any recognized diver training agency..
• Be able to answer No to all the questions on the medical questionnaire or obtain a physician’s approval for diving.

Pricing is as follows:

• Pool only: $249.95
• Pool plus beach dive: $325.95

For a limited time, the “Pool plus beach dive” option is on sale for just $295.00.

Price includes:

• All instruction (eLearning course fee is additional)
• Certification processing when earned

You supply:

• Mask and snorkel
• Adjustable scuba fins and wetsuit boots
• Adequate exposure protection
• Cylinder (one per dive)
• Regulator system with alternate air source
• BC with integrated weight system or weight belt
• Weights
• Dive computer
• Underwater compass
• Dive knife/cutting tool
• Dive light
• SMB

Items you don’t already own are generally available for rent.

How long has it been since you made your last dive?

• A year?
• Two years?
• More?

Your diving knowledge and skills degrade over time. This can not only spoil your fun it can easily be dangerous.

The good news is that you can rectify this situation in less than a day. The Aquatic Ventures Refresher Course is designed to help you bring both your knowledge and skills back up to speed.

• You start by completing the Refresher Certification processing when earned course. You can do this when and where it is most convenient.

• With the Certification processing when earned done, your next step is to come to the store. Here we will do a quick review session and make sure you have everything you need to head to the water.

• Following this, we will go to the pool where one of our highly experienced instructors will get you back up to speed on nearly two dozen critical skills.

• You will also have the option to follow your pool session with beach or boat dives.

If you have a diving vacation planned — or any significant diving excursion coming up — the Refresher course provides cheap insurance that you will get the most out of your investment.

By the way, it doesn’t matter what training agency issued your original certification. The knowledge and skills covered in the Refresher course applies equally to all of them.

In this course, we cover:

• Watermanship assessment
• Regulator recovery and clearing
• Mask clearing (partial and full)
• Mask removal/replacement
• No mask swim (15 m/50 ft)
• BC oral inflation (surface)
• Surface swim (50 m/50 yd)
• Cramp removal
• Tired diver tow
• BC use under water (power and oral)
• Swim, stop and turn while neutral
• Descents and ascents (with reference)
• Descents and ascents (without reference)
• Alternate air source use (stationary)
• Alternate air source ascent
• Independent emergency ascent
• Regulator free flow
• Air depletion exercise
• Runaway power inflator
• Weight removal/replacement (surface)
• Scuba removal/replacement (surface)
• Weight removal/replacement (underwater)
• Scuba removal/replacement (underwater)

Most importantly, we don’t practice these skills until you finally get them right. We have you repeat them until you can’t do them wrong.