What Will I do as part of the SSI Skills Update?
Prior to your confined water, you will create a profile in the SSI App (if you do not already have one) and we will allocate you the online course.
Then you will ensure that you have completed all of the required paperwork including a Medical Questionaire - please read the section below Medically Fit to Dive because if you have any YES (on page 2) then you will need a Physician signature prior to commencing on the course.
You will meet us at the Dive centre for dry skills practise... Building of dive equipment and meet of your dive professional along with a dive brief.
Our Pool Sessions are Saturdays and during non-term time Thursdays. On Saturdays it is a meet at the Dive centre at 16:30 for dry skills practise, prior to the pool from 18:00 - 20:00. Thursdays are 17:30 meet at the Dive Centre with pool from 19:00 - 21:00
The pool we use is Oakham School Pool, Oakham
In the water a Dive Rutland Professional will help you regain comfort and confidence in scuba diving. You'll practice a few safety-related skills and then go over anything you specifically want to review.
During the Water Skills part you will have to assemble your equipment, enter the water and:
- Practise Controlled Descents and Ascents
- Remove, replace and clear the mask
- Practise Neutral Buoyancy (Proper Diving positions)
- Use the weight system’s quick release to become positively buoyant in water too deep to stand in
- Ascend using an alternate air source and establish positive buoyancy on the surface
- Practise Emergency Ascent Skills
After this our Instructor will help you to practice and SCUBA skills you would like to practice.