Charity Events and PADI Members

Events such as a Dive Against Debris clean-up, or charitable fund raising event can be a great way to support an important cause and bring good publicity to your business. Here are two examples of charity events from two PADI Dive Centers in our region.

Dive for a Cure

Eugene Skin Divers, a PADI IDC Center in Eugene, Oregon will hold its Fourth Annual Dive for a Cure event this Saturday. In the last three years, Dive for a Cure  has raised over $100,000 for breast cancer research and education.

Divers who will be in the Pacific Northwest this weekend can find additional details at diveforacure.org. The event takes place this Saturday September 24, 2011 in Florence, Oregon. The day includes fun activities for divers and their family members including: a diving poker run, above-water games, BBQ, relevant speakers, children’s activities, and sweepstakes drawings - including one for a limited edition pink Vespa LX150.

Divers who do not live in the area but wish to support this event can visit diveforacure.org to make a tax-deductible donation. 

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A Chance for Children Summer Camp

A Chance For Children Summer Camp was created for "at-risk" youth of inner city Los Angeles. Some of the camp attendees have lived their whole lives in Los Angeles and have never been to the beach, had a bathing suit or learned how to swim.

Staff from Ocean Adventures, a PADI IDC Center in Venice participated in this year's camp - introducing kids to scuba diving. Read more about dive instructor Szilvia Gogh's experience working with the kids.

Divers in the Los Angeles area interesting in helping out (there are many activities in addition to the summer camp) please visit achanceforchildren.org.

 

Have a charity organization or event you'd like to share? Please drop a comment below.

Project AWARE Manual Download and Photo Contest

Project AWARE Manual Download

Our World, Our Water - the manual used when teaching the Project AWARE specialty - is available as a free download from the new Project AWARE website. The Project AWARE specialty counts towards the Master Scuba Diver rating and is something non-diving family members or students may be interested in.

While you're on the new site, become my dive buddy in My Ocean, or submit a photo for this month's contest: Weirdest Marine Debris. The grand prize winner receives an Intova C9 camera, a variety of gear from SCUBAPRO and a PADI elearning pass for a EANx speciality course. Two runners-up will each win a PADI elearning pass for a Digital Underwater Photography course

Closed Circuit Rebreather PADI Materials Now Shipping

PADI Rebreather Courses

PADI's Rebreather / Advanced Rebreather Diver courses have launched. This article will provide a brief overview of the new programs followed by a list of the new products.  For complete information on PADI's new recreational CCR programs, please review the 3rd Quarter 2011 Training Bulletin - available on the PADI Pro's Site under Training Essentials.

You may also want to attend one of the PADI Tec Revolution events being held in Orange County, California, Orlando, Florida and other locations around the world.

Rebreather Specialty Course Requirements
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PADI Rebreather Instructor Requirements

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PADI Rebreather Course Materials

Rebreather / Advanced Rebreather materials are combined

 We don't have separate products for rebreather and advanced rebreather. When you buy the rebreather manual, exams, etc. you also get the advanced rebreather material along with it.

PADI Rebreather / Advanced Rebreather - student materials
Student crewpak with manual DVD and pre-dive checklist slate (R-Type) - 60174

PADI Rebreather / Advanced Rebreather - instructor materials
Instructor guide  70977
Lesson guides (CD-ROM) 70992
Instructor slates  60275
Rebreather / Advanced Rebreather student exams  71070
(exam answer key / sheet are in the Appendix of the Instructor Guide)

Use the product numbers above to order the new PADI Rebreather / Advanced Rebreather materials from your PADI Americas sales rep, or from the online shopping cart. You can also print the complete list of the new CCR products and part numbers. Instructor-trainer materials are available to qualified PADI Members.

What's next?
Technical rebreather programs that include Tec 40, 60 and 100 CCRs are coming down the line. A PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty course is also in the works. Release dates for both these programs are to be announced.


For the latest tec diving news, I highly recommend subscribing to PADI's Tec Rec blog. Click the image or link below to view.

Visit tecrec.padi.com for the latest news

Discounted PADI DEMA Program Registration

2011 DEMA Discounts

Save money on PADI's 2011 DEMA programs by registering before 1 October. Discounted rates are available for the following PADI programs:

• 2012 Course Director Update (Tues 1 Nov)
• 2012 IDC Staff Instructor Update (Fri 4 Nov)
• EFR Instructor Trainer Program (Thurs 3 Nov)

DEMA Travel Discounts 

Car Rental

My new favorite car rental website is autoslash.com. I used to spend ages  trying different promo codes, and comparing Expedia vs Kayak, now I only use autoslash.

Autoslash scrapes the interwebs for promo codes and discounts and automatically applies them to your reservation.I recently rented a car and saved 20% using a Car and Driver magazine discount - who knew? After booking, the site automatically drops your rate if it finds a cheaper price. They use major car rental places like Hertz, Thrifty, Dollar, etc.and don't require a credit card. Seriously, it couldn't be easier.

Sample DEMA rental rates - $29/day

I ran a search for a car rental from 2-6 Nov, pickup and drop off at the Orlando airport.  The cheapest car is $29/ day - beating both carrentals.com, hotwire and expedia.com. You can see the results at right - email subscribers may need to click through to view.

Hotel

Rooms are available from $165/nt (not including tax). Includes include complimentary parking, internet hook up, access to the hotel’s fitness center, and shuttle to the North Hall of the convention center.

To book, contact PADI Travel Network at 800 736 7021 (US and Canada) or email ptn1 at padi dot com.