Assisted with Open Water Class (Confined Water Dive 1)

Date: 10/15/14
Students: Keith Gaff
Activities: Completed all activities per cue card for 1st confined water dive as part of the PADI Open Water class with additions based on new material (correct lifting techniques, weight removal and weight drop... etc)

Dive #131 - DL Bliss, Lake Tahoe

As part of my Dive Master training I was assisting with an Advanced Class. 
Assisted with the Navigation Dive and also used lift bag to recover a submerged object as part of the Search and Recover skill for the Dive Master program.

Dive Location: D.L Bliss, Lake Tahoe
Dive Date: 09/07/14
Time: 1:08pm
Dive Type: Shore dive leading a Navigation Dive
Total Dive Time: 0:44
Max Depth: 18.7m
Visibility: 15m
Temperature: 18°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 84:52
Description: Used sloping sand bank as navigational aid and large log as marker point. Lifted log using a lift bag (with partial success since bag had a hole in it).

Dive #130 - DL Bliss, Lake Tahoe

As part of my Dive Master training I was assisting with an Advanced Class. 
Simulated Discover Local Diving by giving a dive briefing and leading the dive.
Second part of the dive was simulating the 2nd Open Water dive of a Discover Scuba Diving intro course.

Dive Location: D.L Bliss, Lake Tahoe
Dive Date: 09/07/14
Time: 10:31am
Dive Type: Shore dive leading a Discover Local Diving group
Total Dive Time: 0:29
Max Depth: 20.3m
Visibility: 15m
Temperature: 18°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 84:08
Description: Had very ornery 'students' for the simulated Discover Scuba Diving section of the dive. The viability was great though and I was surprised how many fish we observed. 

Dive #129 - Whitsundays, Queensland


Dive Location: Black Island Reef, Whitsundays
Dive Center: Samurai Yacht
Dive Date: 10/01/14
Time: 9:04am
Dive Type: Boat dive on Black Island fringing reef
Total Dive Time: 0:52
Max Depth: 10.7m
Visibility: 6m
Temperature: 28°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 83:39
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 3kg (stinger suit)
Description: Better dive then yesterday. Saw a turtle, eel, nudibranch and plenty of fish. Some cool coral swim-thrus as well.





Dive #128 - Whitsundays, Queensland

Dive Location: Blue Pearl Bay, Hayman Island
Dive Center: Samurai Yacht
Dive Date: 09/01/14
Time: 1:35pm
Dive Type: Boat dive on Hayman Island fringing reef
Total Dive Time: 0:31
Max Depth: 11.3m
Visibility: 4m
Temperature: 28°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 82:47
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 3kg (stinger suit)
Description: Poor visibility and not a great dive