May 31st – 6:00pm
PADI Nitrox Course
$199.00
One of our most popular courses, the PADI Nitrox Course will be running on May 31st at St George Underwater Centre. Learn about Nitrox, the benefits of using it and elarn how we blend and analyse a tank. The course is all theory based and runs for around 3 hours in store.
Give our team a call on 02 9502 2221 if you would like to make a booking or send us an email at info@stgeorgeunderwater.com.au
We’ve been talking about it for a while.
This trip is especially designed for your adventurous new divers (Yes! We mean YOU!). It features 7 nights on Hideaway Island, Vanuatu and boasts some serious warm water diving! With Peter as your Instructor (and there may even be a celebrity Instructor if you’re lucky….) you’ll cover some great training courses while having a great time.
Take a look at the details and see for yourself. Limited spots and a whole adventure ahead of you!
This is a trip you will NOT want to miss!
Kel and Crew
So… you have just completed your open water course. You can tick the “Learn to dive” box and move on to something else, right? Well, you could, but you could also use the skill you have just learned and explore the amazing underwater world.
Diving in Sydney might seem uninteresting, especially when compared to tropical diving but there is amazing number of animals to see around Sydney. Many of the animals we see you won’t ever see in the tropics, such as weedy seadragons, Port Jackson sharks at pineapplefish. Some other animals are much more abundant and accessible in Sydney, such as cuttlefish, octopus and seahorses.
As I’m cleaning my gear I get a lot of questions from guys around the shop about “where I’ve been diving” and “what’s down there at that depth”. Here’s a little film I put together that gives you some insight into the deeper wrecks around NSW. Many of the wrecks shown in the video are inside the 50m mark, meaning that with the right training and experience they can even be dived on a single and pony. Of course, a set of twins, and/or rebreather give you a lot more time at depth. Ask Kel or myself if you’re interested in deeper training, like TDI deep or wreck.
We have a number of PADI and SDI courses scheduled over the next couple of months that may whet your appetite.
- SDI Advanced Open Water Course + Nitrox Course – 19 – 22 January 2012 – $498
- SDI Nitrox Course – 19 January 2012 – $199
- PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Course – 29 January 2012 – $199
- PADI Advanced Course + Nitrox Course – 2 – 5 February 2012 – $498
- PADI Nitrox Course – 2 February 2012 – $199
- PADI Rescue Diver Course – 17 – 19 February 2012 – $399
Click on the links above for more information or call or visit the shop. Books are essential.
Our end of year trip just keeps getting better. I’m happy to announce that the underwater photography will be run by Damien Siviero, who many of you will know from around the shop. Damien is an award winning photographer, who has published images in magazines,
marketing campaigns and all manner of stuff online. He’s typically found diving on a rebreather, shooting sharks or off on a cave/wreck expedition, but we have him on this trip! If you want to learn how to take photos underwater, here’s an opportunity to learn from one of the best.
I asked Damien the other day what the workshop would cover, here’s what he said:
“I think we can all fall victim to wanting/needing the newest camera model, more megapixels, higher ISO, etc… whilst that’s important, I want to take things back to basics and focus on light. It might sound simple, but that is what photography is all about. Subject, framing, shutter aperture – these are the key to a great image. Read More
Did you take advantage of our Living Social and Jump On It sale last weekend? If you did, it’s time to book your course and secure your place!
Our courses are booking VERY fast! In order to book, you’ll need to send us an email, or give us a call and give us your email address over the telephone.
You will recieve an email with our list of available course dates, and all you need to do is select a date that fits into your social calendar! Easy!
When you’ve chosen a date and you’re ready to book, you’ll need to email us with you PDF Living Social voucher as an attachment, pop dow your full name and the dates you’d like to book, and shoot it to us in an email.
You’ll recieve an email back from us with either a confirmation or other possible course dates if the course you selected is full.
If you have any questions, please send us an email or give us a call- we are more than happy to help!
EMAIL: info@stgeorgeunderwater.com.au
PHONE: 02 9502 2221
Do you want to dive deeper that you can now? Want to explore some of those wrecks? What about deep divers in the Coral Sea?
If you want to do the above and more, we have a course that will give you the skills.
This course introduces the diver to the theory, methods and procedures of planning staged decompression dives to depths of 45 metres in seawater. Incorporated in this course will be advanced dive techniques both practical and theoretical with emphasis on equipment and understanding of configurations for deep decompression dives using Enriched Air Mixtures as decompression gases if qualified to do so.
Course includes:
- Decompression Diver Manual
- Nitrox fills
- Instruction
- 4 Dives
- TDI Decompression Diver Certification
Course duration: 4 Days
Prerequisites:
- Advanced Diver Certification
- 18 Years of age
- 25 logged dives
- Medically fit
Dates:
6th, 7th, 13th and 14th August.
In the early 1990’s, nitrox or “voodoo gas” as it was often referred to was the exclusive domain of the expedition or technical diver. Today, with education and aware nitrox has become a common, safe and affordable gas that is considered standard in many parts of the world. Contrary to popular misconception, nitrox doesn’t allow you to go deeper but instead limits your maximum depth limit. What it does do exceptionally well is extend no decompression limits (NDL), meaning you can stay down longer. Read More
