Winter has finally taken hold! Colds and snotty noses all round. The swells are up, winds are roaring and the temp has dropped. However diving conditions are still very good. Visibility is good and only getting better. Plenty of Club shore and boat dives to keep all our members in the water. Winter is a great time of the year to get those courses you have been wanting to do done, as conditions are good and diver numbers are smaller on the boats. Jimmy is still chilly down at Rye waiting for the AC to be fixed, (doing a super job mate) Trav is still holding down the fort at Glen Iris with kids in tow while I travel between Shops and instruct on the weekends. (Love being back in Melbourne Waters)
For those who where wondering where Trav and I had disappeared to last Thursday Club Night, we had to race to the Hills to attend to a Trampoline injury! Oliver has 10 Stiches in his head after the Trampoline came crashing down on top of him, he was a bit quite for a few days, but as you know Oliver isn't a shy one so that did not last long.
So here is what has been happening.
Kate ( yes the little one, we dragged her out of the aquarium) has been busy sorting out some more trips for the rest of 2010,
* Dive the Yongala whilst relaxing on a liveaboard in October 13th - 15th.(TBC)
* South West Rocks trip in December 10th - 12th.(TBC)
* Another Mike Ball Minke Whale Trip in 2011 after the huge success of the 2009 adventure up that way, that is one trip you do not want to miss.
Matty has been super busy with his videos see them here
We are still conducting a variety of courses every weekend. From August will are the only dive shops in Melbourne to offer an Open Water Course every weekend. So a great time to refer your family and mates and take up the $50 referral reward.
The compressor room is finished (thanks Hugh for volunteering/ getting pushed into this
one) and get our new compressor connected. After nearly 6 months of waiting we will finally have our new AOS baby that we can cherish for years. It has streamline all our tank filling operations here at Glen Iris. Very excited. Still heaps going on so read below.
Kat
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What's on Spot | |
| Club Dives | Check out the Website for all club dives both boats and Shores, under Calendars - Social. Check with the shops for the finer details of the Shore Dives For all events for dives and social activities go to our calendar. It is updated daily. |
| Graduation Nights | Glen
Iris- Thursday 5th August Rye- Friday 6th August |
Special Activities Courses | Travel Information Night Trips for 2011- Thursday 22nd July Twin Tryout day, Scubapro Tek Launch - Sat 11th September BOOK NOW Twin Tank setup and Adv Deco/Nitrox Talks - Thur 29th July Advanced Course - August 12th, 14th & 15th Underwater Photography - August 21st & 22nd Drysuit Course - August 5th, 7th & 8th Night Diver Course - August 26th, 27th, 29th & 29th Wreck Course - July 15th, 17th & 18th (1 Spots Left) Deep/Nitrox Course - July 20th, 21st, 24th & 25th ( 3 Spots Left) We now have an Open Water Course Starting every Weekend. So a great time to drag your mates into the water. Advanced Deco/Nitrox Course - August/September Book Now |
| Travel | Truk Lagoon- October 22nd- 31st 2010 Few spots still available! Whyalla- Cuttlefish breeding road trip. August 2011 Trips NOW being Finalised Stay tuned for more info |
| Specials | Academy of Scuba- Tank
Sale- 10.5 Litre steel tanks for only $400. That is saving a huge $280. Only a few tanks left. Scubapro Torches (not Nova 230) and Princeton Tec Torches 30% OFF Get a free wetsuit or $200 voucher towards snorkeling equipment for anyone who does their open water diver course in July or August. |
Want a easy way to see what boat dives are on?
A new Addition to the Website is a direct feed from Dive Vic with all of their boat times.This automatically updates, so you can always know what boats are going.
Just one more step to making our website the one stop diving site.
http://www.academyofscuba.com.au/index.php?id=85
Someone sent me something interesting:-
Dear Shark Advocate,It's been one month since Project AWARE launched the "Give Sharks a Fighting Chance" petition to demand international protection for critical shark species on the brink. In just a few short weeks nearly 25,000 divers and shark advocates like you have voiced their concern.
Are you in?
If you've not yet taken action - your help is needed today. Sign the petition to give threatened sharks species like hammerheads, oceanic whitetip and spiny dogfish a chance to survive.
Thank you to each of the 25,000 supporters who've signed the petition so far. With your help we're preparing to deliver a clear message to CITES Party representatives and demand better shark protection worldwide. As I've read through the signatures and concerns from divers around the globe, one thing is clear - divers are uniting with a common goal to demand better shark protection worldwide.
Despite recent setbacks at CITES 2010, shark advocates like you have helped secure protections in Europe, Palau, Maldives and most recently, Hawaii. As we speak, the United States Senate is poised to take action on the Shark Conservation Act to strengthen anti-finning legislation and show leadership in shark conservation.
But to ensure survival for the most vulnerable and heavily traded shark species, we must persuade CITES Party representatives around the world to control international trade for the future.
Please take two minutes of action and sign the petition today. Already signed? Help spread the word by asking your family, friends and colleagues to sign. Do you Facebook or tweet? Post the petition page (www.projectaware.org/givesharksachance) to your favorite social networking sites.
Thank you for being part of this global effort.
Sincerely,
Jenny Miller Garmendia
Director, Project AWARE Foundation
Project AWARE Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving underwater environments through education, advocacy and action. Project AWARE Foundation offices in Australia, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom and Switzerland help protect aquatic environments in 175 countries around the world.
 IANTD Advanced Nitrox CourseDates for August and September TBA, if Interested call the shop to book. This course incorporates two nights of theory and four dives. It further develops diving skills through the teaching of Limited
Accelerated Decompression. During training divers are taught in the use
of EANx mixes from 21-40% for bottom gas and EAN 50 for decompression.
Diver certification depth is 42mSome of the skills required are:
 Equipment
required will be:
Gas management will also be covered so as you will be able to determine your own gas consumption at different depths. This course enables you to take the next step in your leadership role of leading and planning your dives . Your next step after this is Technical Diver.  Prerequisites for the course are :Hold a IANTD Basic Nitrox Certification, Deep Diver Certification or equivalent with 25 logged dives or sufficient experience to satisfy the instructor.This Program is designed to extend the divers knowledge in the further use of EANx 22%-100% for recreational diving. |
Sorry we have had to postpone our Travel information night to Next Thursday the 22nd of July to ensure everything is booked in and finalised. We have also missed the Cuttlefish run for this year as the best time to go is Mid July, So we will be putting a Road Trip together for 2011.
Below are some of the trips we will be talking about.
- Yongala Liveaboard - October 2010
- South West Rocks - December 2010
- Mike Ball Liveaboard - Minke Whale 2011
Here is our new promo to get you and new students into the Water.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo697PYASaw&feature=player_embedded
A huge thanks to Matty Krumins for all of his work over the last few months, his videos are amazing!
Spread the word. We are the only Dive Shops in Victoria that have a Open Water Course Starting every weekend. If you have had friends that want to learn to dive, but have always been procrastinating, tell them to get their skates on and book onto their PADI Open Water Diver Course in winter. Any one who learns to dive in June, July or August will recieve a free wetsuit worth $350 or get a $200 voucher towards a semidry suit or thier snorkelling package. Remember that if you let us know that you have refered them you will also receive $50 cash. Book your friends and family on by calling Rye or Glen Iris now. Free wetsuits are limited.
In the last couple of years we have produced some outstanding divemasters. They have been an integral part of the 
Academy of Scuba family assisting on courses and taking people out diving. Now is your chance to join the elite team of AOS Divemasters. The divemaster course is your first step to claiming all your dive gear back on tax and becoming a PADI professional. You will learn about all the ins and outs of dive theory from Decompression to physics and physiology and to dive equipment. You have to be a Rescue diver before starting this course so if this is something that interests you jump on our July Rescue course and start the greatest adventure of your life.
The dates for the Divemaster course are August 28th and 29th, and September 11th, 12th, 18th and 19th. Contact kat@academyofscuba.com.au for more details or book on.
Please let us know?
Yours in diving
Kat, Trav, Jimmy, Kate, and the rest of the Academy of Scuba crew.
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