Scuba Dive LA News
11-28-2003

Scuba Dive LA News
News for the LA Diver (Turkey / Nov. Issue 2003)
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Diver

First...Have a Great Thanksgiving Holiday.

Second...
Reports are in from the islands and.....70-90 ft
visabillity! Watch out for those swells. (see channel
island swell reports and condtions)

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in this issue
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* Christmas PARTY Invite
* Sea Creature Contest
* Swell after swell after...
* Dive conditions and swell report
* Cool Stuff and Holiday sales....
* D.E.M.P. Course (like a mini EMT Course)...
* Good divers are ALWAYS learning...


Christmas PARTY Invite
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The staff of Ocean Adventures Dive Co. is hosting
another Christmas bash and you're invited.
December 2nd is the night, starts around 7pm til 10pm.
Come join us, lots of good
grub, wine, beer, meet other divers, etc, etc..

Bring all your dive buddies!

Party Location and other info..... >> https://www.oceanadventuresdiveco.com/dive_club.htm

Sea Creature Contest
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Sea Creature Contest. "What kind of creature am I,
what do I eat and
where in the world can you find me?"



Swell after swell after...
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All excited and no where to go. Swell after swell...
Sunday the 16th was one of those days that happen
once or twice a year. 5 to 8 foot swells rocked the
Encore and made the captian turn about.

We had 16 open water students, 4 rescue students, 2
advanced, 5 staff of OADC and 11 certified divers just
going for fun. Destination... Santa Barbara Island.
We had to cancell the trip and we were bummed out.
But...It happens once or twice a
year, mother nature just says "not today".

Due to the weather, all passengers recieve a rain check
for the December 14th trip to SB on the Encore.

Next Sea Lion Adventure Trip is Dec 14th...Limited on
tickets. So book ahead.

2003 and 2004 boat schedule.... >> https://www.oceanadventuresdiveco.com/local_trips.htm

Dive conditions and swell report
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Every diver should know how to evaluate environmental
dive conditions. These are a couple of really cool sites
to help divers in pre-dive planning.
www.noaa.gov & http://cdip.ucsd.edu

Beach or boat dives, always check.

3 Day Swell Reports... >> http://cdip.ucsd.edu/models/forecast/fm_scb_xxx.gif

Cool Stuff and Holiday sales....
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SALE: Day after Thanksgiving sale starts 10am on the
28st.
15% Off Everything and 20% Off Packages

Holiday Special: AERIS Dive Computers Starting at
$199.00

SCUBA Gift Certificates also aval.....

Cool New Stuff: 20% Off Uwatec Computers in
December.
· Integrated
software/hardware system
· Compatibility with all
UWATEC computers
(excluding Smart)
· Stores up to 66 hours of dive
profile information
· Graphic and written record
of each dive
· Periodic upgrades available
at www.uwatec.com
· Multiple computer download
capability

See Sale Items...... >> https://www.oceanadventuresdiveco.com/buy_gear.htm

D.E.M.P. Course (like a mini EMT Course)...
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It is a rare event when a dive emergency is a single
event. More often than not, separate small problems
compound to create a larger problem.

Divers and dive professionals interested in
understanding first aid care for dive emergencies can
now take the Diving Emergency Management Provider
course from a DAN Instructor. This single program
integrates the knowledge and skills from several DAN
Training Programs into three week nights.

The Diving Emergency Management Provider course
includes:

Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba
Diving
Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries

After reviewing the skills and knowledge development
portions of this program, the students then participate
in an integrated scenario where they get the
opportunity to bring together all of the skills they
learned in each of the segments into a single scenario.

To participate in this program, students must be
current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) providers.

Schedule
December 16, 17 and 18th 7pm to 9:30pm @ OADC

Divers Alert Network.. >> http://www.diversalertnetwork.com/

Good divers are ALWAYS learning...
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OADC is proud and happy for all of our students that
successfuly completed thier performance requirements.
Completing a PADI Open Water, Advanced, Rescue or
any professional level course takes a lot of dedication,
motivation and commitment. Congrats to all 350
students of OADC this year.

Last Quarter of 2003.
Rescue Diver Grads: Jesse, Bob Gibbs, Ann
Rolf,Ashley S, Shawn Lowell, Amanda Mason,Steve
Mcguire, Steve Mohme and John Prokup.

Divemaster Grads: Son-Seer Wilson, Steve Mohme,
Bryan Whitney, Kyaa Heller and Glen Suhd.
DMC's - Amanda Mason and Peter Holm.

Instructor Course Grads: Steve Najera, Yuki Miyasaka,
Corrine Boswell, Phillipe Besson.

Specialty Instructor Grads: Beth Dorso, Dave Mandell,
George Gonyaw, Yuki Miyasaka and Ronnie Wilson.

Additional Diver Courses...... >> https://www.oceanadventuresdiveco.com/instruction.htm

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