Are you age 21 or under?
Do you want to try
Scuba Diving?

Sign up for a free 90 minute session of
“Discover Scuba” at the Centennial Pool.

Our next session will be November 2009
Choose from one of these sessions:

Friday, Nov. 6:   1-2:30 p.m. or  3-4:30 p.m.
   Sat. Nov. 7:   3-5:30 p.m.  or 5-6:30 p.m.

Deadline for registration, October 31, 2009 at 4 p.m.

Click here for photos of January 2007 Discover Scuba

What: In “Discover Scuba” you’ll learn beginning information about scuba diving and can try it out in the pool. Sessions are led by two PADI certified dive instructors. Session includes video, poolside instruction, and assistance in the pool with the gear on. You'll learn how to clear your mask, breathe through a regulator, and clear your ears. There are 4 identical sessions to choose from - join in on one!
 

Instructors: Carson Ganci, a PADI certified dive instructor from the Alberta Underwater Council, will run each session. Carmen Boisvert, a Fort McMurray dive instructor, will assist.

Who: Anyone aged 12 years and up. Priority given to ages 12 to 21 years old. First come, first served. If there is space, parents are welcome. Maximum number of participants per session is 12. You must be in good health. You must have basic swimming skill (be able to swim the length of the pool).
 

Cost: $25 registration fee. The $25 will be reimbursed to those participants who complete the Discover Scuba session. Registration fee is non-refundable for people who do not complete the session.

Where: Centennial Pool
 

How::  Pick up forms and pay at Outdoor Essentials, #7, 213 Timberline Drive, 743-5121. (Outdoor Essentials is a great place to get outdoor gear, gift ideas, and order scuba gear!)

Forms: A quick waiver and a medical checklist will need to be completed. If you are under the age of 18, it must be completed by a parent or guardian. Forms are to be brought to the session.

Deadline for payment: Friday, October 31 at 4 p.m.

What do you bring? Bathing suit and towel. All other dive equipment will be supplied by the Alberta Underwater Council. If you wear glasses, you'll remove them to wear the mask; you can usually see better through the mask. You can wear contacts with the mask.
 

Brought to you by: The Wet and Wild Scuba Diving Society and the Alberta Underwater Council

For more info, call: Contact Greg, 743-3123, halindag@shaw.ca

For more info on the
Wet and Wild Scuba Diving Society, click here.

For more information on the
Alberta Underwater Council, click here.