SCUBA DIVING CLASSES: New Dates for both Basic and Advanced Courses!!

[AquamanE]

Below will be info for both Basic Open Water (BOW), and Advanced (AOW) Course in Scuba Diving. A total of three classes. Two for BOW (weekday, weekend), and one for AOW.

We are organizing for Aquanauts Scuba Academy. After reviewing the information contact me with any questions, either by PM, or email (AquamanE@comcast.net).

BASIC OPEN WATER (BOW)

2 different classes. Price of $300 is all inclusive. Includes, ALL equipment (borrowed) and books necessary, all classes and dives.

July 06-11 weekday evening classes (6p-9p), sat and sunday dives will be 8AM-12P.

or July 17-18-24-25 weekends only class. Those classes will be 8AM-5PM, the fisrst weekend, and then 8AM-12PM second weekend.

Payment goes to paypal@fmas1955.org

ADVANCED OPEN WATER (AOW)

The AOW for FMAS members is being offered for $275.00. The Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) course is $100.00 for FMAS members, and will be combined with the AOW. However EANx will be held one day prior to AOW. This includes the following:

SCHEDULE:
EANx Course - June 24 - Thursday 5-9pm Classroom
AOW Course - June 25 - Friday 6-9pm Classroom
- June 26 - Saturday Boat Dives 8-12am
- June 26 - Saturday Beach Dives 2-5pm & 7-9pm
- June 27 - Sunday Boat Dives 1-4pm

The ADVANCED Open Water Diver course is at minimum a 2 day class which is an important step in expanding the Diver knowledge and experience. Advanced Certification dives are credited to the MASTER SCUBA DIVER course. This performance-based course will involve classroom presentations, beach and boat skill development followed by five (5) ocean training and experience dives.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student is certified as an ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER and qualifies for further training into the Specialty Courses available.

You'll have the option of completing Beach Dives or Boat Trips for your Ocean Dives!

Total Clock Hours is Based on Elected Specialty Courses
Typical Specialty Courses Include:
BOAT DIVER
DEEP DIVER
DRIFT DIVER
NIGHT DIVER
WRECK DIVER
A.W.A.R.E. DIVER
NAVIGATION DIVER
PEAK PERFORMANCE BUOYANCY DIVER

Course Includes:
Boat Dives (2)
Beach Dives (3)
EANx Rental Tanks (4TK Included)
Discount% on Rental Tanks ($8.00 x 7TK = $56.00)
Discount% on Rental Equipment Package 01 ($35.00)

Special Equipment Required:
SCUBA Unit ( BCD, RSA, MSF)
Wetsuit (Full Body)
Gloves
Dive Slate
Dive Knife
Reel w/ Line
Signal Device
Light Sticks (x4)
Flash Lights (x2)

Aquanauts has most of these items available to you for rent or purchase.

Payment goes to paypal@fmas1955.org

SCUBA Diving will change your Life!

 

[Speckled Grouper]

I could have sworn Worth told me the AOW was $ 250.00. Can you recheck? Also, I am unclear about the tanks. How many are included and how many need to be rented at what total cost above the course price?
Thanks

 

[AquamanE]

I could have sworn Worth told me the AOW was $ 250.00. Can you recheck? Also, I am unclear about the tanks. How many are included and how many need to be rented at what total cost above the course price?
Thanks

Sorry if there's confusion: I have confirmed prices. Regarding tanks:, tanks are not included for AOW. Some might already have tanks.

Discount% on Rental Tanks ($8.00 x 7TK = $56.00)
Discount% on Rental Equipment Package 01 ($35.00)

He thinks we will likely do 7 dives. So yes another $56 for tanks, if you need them. If you need less; then $8 per tank for those you need.

For those needing equipment it will be $35 per day for rental equipment.

 

[SLane15]

I thought is was going to be same prices as last time? $200?

 

[lpsluver]

I thought is was going to be same prices as last time? $200?

This is what I was hoping for as well. For $300 we can go just about anywhere and get certified. Is there a reason for the price increase?

 

[Ding2daDong]

I was under the impression that the AOW certification price included everything like the previous basic open water course..

So if I choose the night dive I will have to rent the flash lights, glow sticks, signal device, reel with line, BCD, air tank, and wet suit? And that would be just for one of the seven dives?

Thanks

-Matthew

 

[AquamanE]

I was under the impression that the AOW certification price included everything like the previous basic open water course..

So if I choose the night dive I will have to rent the flash lights, glow sticks, signal device, reel with line, BCD, air tank, and wet suit? And that would be just for one of the seven dives?

Thanks

-Matthew

He revamped some of the lanquage for equipment for the Advanced OW, please review:

Course Includes:
Boat Dives (2)
Beach Dives (3)
EANx Rental Tanks (4TK Included)
Discount% on Rental Tanks
Discount% on Rental Equipment Package

Course Discounts%:
Discount% on Rental Tanks ($8.00 x 7TK = $56.00)
Discount% on Rental Equipment Package 01 (2REP01w/7TK = $90.00)

Special Equipment Required:
SCUBA Unit ( BCD, RSA, MSF, TKs)
Wetsuit (Full Body) {Recommended}
Gloves {Recommended}
Dive Slate {Recommended}
Dive Knife {Recommended}
Reel w/ Line {Recommended}
Signal Device {Recommended}
Light Sticks (x4)
Flash Lights (x2)

 

[snakeman2198]

question?

question?

Here is the final information regarding getting SCUBA certified with the FMAS group. :bounce3:

THIS IS A MEMBERS ONLY EVENT. You must be a paid/active member of FMAS upon registration. Go to www.fmas1955.org to join.

The maximum number of people will be 36. It will be on a first come first serve basis. The course consists of 27 academic hours, pool dives, and 4 beach dives. Beach dives will be on 2 separate days, very likely a weekend. Academics can be done in a large group; the pool and beach dives will be limited to 8-12 divers.

Optional boat dive can be done at a later date after the initial certification; Dates and fees to be announced at a later time.

Available Dates for Academic classes:

May 4- 9th, 2010- 9AM-12noon

May 4- 9th, 2010- 6PM- 9PM

May 18- 23rd, 2010- 6PM- 9PM

Location: Pro Dive and Pool at Ft. Lauderdale Aquatic Center
429 Seabreeze Blvd
Fort Lauderdale
Florida 33316, USA

Total payment of $200 will include books, equipment rental, academics, pool dives, and beach dives. Payments are to FMAS and due upon registration. Payments should be done via our PayPal option on the "œJoin us" link on www.fmas1955.org, or at the next general meeting.

Worth O'Brien from Aquanauts will be at the April 27th FMAS meeting taking registrations and answering questions regarding other courses, ie advanced open water, rescue, etc"¦, or any other concerns.

I will be the contact person for this event. Feel free to contact me with any other questions or concerns at AquamanE@comcast.net, or AquamanE on Reef Central.


Regards,

Eddie Soler
FMAS, Vice President

Will it be the same as this last one? If so, why did it go up $100?

 

[jpkboca]

Agreed why the $100 price increase, there really is not much of a incentive to go through FMAS now, when most dive shops are about the same price. Before it was a big incentive.

 

[screenguy]

Agreed jpkboca

 

[Speckled Grouper]

The $ 300 is for ADVANCED Open Water, not the initial Basic Open Water. But nevertheless I found the AOW for cheaper online and it is at the same address! For $ 380.00 you get AOW Certification, Nitrox Certification, ALL Boat dives, not Beach dives and all Tanks are included.

 

[AquamanE]

Why the increase I don't know, its up to him.

$300 is the same BOW course previously offered for $200. The initial was an "introductory price".

 

[AquamanE]

^^^

 

[SLane15]

You make it 300 you'll get like 2 or 3 people doing it. You make it 200 you'll be turning down people cuz u have too many. Seems like 200 would make them more money to me.

 

[BrassMonkey]

Will it be the same as this last one? If so, why did it go up $100?

must have set the price to low in a effort to help us out. its not like thats profit. registering you with padi, renting the room, renting the equipment, pool time,booklets, insurance if you die on his time,,, all ads up.

but agreed 300 is more of a going rate instead of group discount.

 

[Elan L.]

is it possible to have one of these in august?

 

[AquamanE]

is it possible to have one of these in august?

Elan- Right now they have 2 separate BOW classes in July, and one AOW. I think their continuing to offer the classes will be based on interest.

 

[SLane15]

Ok $200 is amazing but $300 really isn't that bad!! Let's get some ppl into the BOW class. The cheapest I found in south fl was 450 with books without taxes. So we r still saving like $150. In my opinion itsucks to see ppl just get I last month for $200 but is still an oppertunity I don't want to pass up for $300.

 

[SLane15]

^^^

 

[AquamanE]

Ok $200 is amazing but $300 really isn't that bad!! Let's get some ppl into the BOW class. The cheapest I found in south fl was 450 with books without taxes. So we r still saving like $150. In my opinion itsucks to see ppl just get I last month for $200 but is still an oppertunity I don't want to pass up for $300.

Sean: The minimum needed is 8. My GF wants to do the weekday class. At this point we have lots of open slots for both.

AOW also has open slots, but this weekend might not be a good idea since weather is expected to worsen due to tropical wave.