Skills-n-Drills Weekend

[Driftwood]

<font color='#0000FF'>Gonna treat meself to the full boonah - could do with it to be honest

So, where can I park the Skoda for a kip? Bull carpark?

[mike]

Hi everybody

booked my self in to the bull hotel for saturday its not a bad hotel i have stayed there before.

Bren dont think i will make it for friday night so will probably see you s aii saturday &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;MIKE

[Davey Willo]

Sorry guys and gals I'm gonna have to pull out of the weekend... hopefully catch the next one.... don't have too much fun without me..

Bren/Phil if my place cannot be filled in time then please let me know and I'll cough up the money.

[Diving Daisy]

ok ... I assume that total lack of replies means that dry suits are the order of the day for this gig??

Ian

[Mr T.]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (AirAssisted @ April 29 2004,21:38)]ok ... I assume that total lack of replies means that dry suits are the order of the day for this gig??

Ian

Aye,

Dry-bag's the norm - unless you want to join the three brass monkeys looking for a welder!

[Mr T.]

OK goodly YD'ers, here's the skinny.

After this weekend's splendidly successful TDI Advanced Nitrox course in the Lakes and at the Cape, HelenM, Jules and Phil Ennis cooked up a cunning plan to run a 'I'm under water, it's hit the fan, what skills do I need to extract myself from the brown stuff?' weekend.

Projected Rescue &amp; Safety Skills to be Covered:

* Complete regulator failiure and how to address this
* Controlled Buoyant Lift - of unconscious diver from depth
* Rescue Scenarios - e.g. search drills
* O2 Provider


Course Make-up:

* A day in the training suite at Dales Divers combined with
* A full day in the water learning and drilling the skills.

MINIMUM DIVER CERT FOR THIS GIG: Either PADI Advanced Diver or BSAC Sports Diver or other equivalent.

Envisaged a maximum of 12 divers for the course - this allows for a ratio of 1:4 instructor to candidate.

Course (Day One) to be held at Dales Divers training facility at:

Dales Divers
Bramhaw
Sedbergh
Cumbria
LA10 5HP

Day Two (in water) to be held at Wastwater in the Lake District (if you've never experienced 30 metre viz in the UK, now's your opportunity!! I jest you not.)

Cost is £45.00 per diver which covers both days instruction, air and resources from Dales Divers (instructors, CPR Dummies, O2 etc.) NB: This is a Dales Divers 'Brush up Your Skills' weekend and is NOT a certifiable course - it is open to ALL diver training agencies and schools. It's a good idea for those who are maybe just getting back into diving now the season is upon us and for those attending some of the dive trips currently on the YD Dive Trip calendar.

If it is found that this 'course' becomes over-suscribed, then we shall be happy to run another one very shortly after this one, so please don't worry if you can't get on this one, as we envisage that they will become regular events.

** NB: We aim to get there Friday night, so we might partake of some comestibles and a sherry or two - the social side of the weekend begins here!

Right then, let's be having your names:

YD 'Skills-n-Drills' Weekend - Sat 08th &amp; Sun 09th May 2004

* 01 Helen 'Speak Up!' Mutter
* 02 Julia 'Tiggie Winkles' Clark
* 03 Bren Tierney
* 04 Rick 'Frogman' Huggins
* 05 AirAssisted (Ian)
* 06 Dave (Psmudge)
* 07 Mark 'Mind the Steps, please Sir' Davies
* 08 Mike
* 09 Ben 'Driftwood' Durrant
* 10

Troop Gig Total = 09.....filling up nicely and NEARLY FULL!! KEEP EYES-ON FOR ANY SPACES BECOMING AVAILABLE!!!


YD 'Liggers-in-Residence' - Sunday only, and doing their own thing

* Gavin Yates
*

[psmudge]

<font color='#0000FF'>Hi All,

Being kinda new to this, I feel I can ask the odd question or seventeen....

What do I need to bring for this weekend?
I have most kit, dry suit, bcd, regs, tanks, weights, etc....
However, having only limited experience of UK (or any) diving, I don't want to appear any more stupid than neccessary :-)

Also, being a bit of a depth wus, how deep will we go, I know to some, the deeper the better, but at the moment, well I'm happy in a muddy puddle (No additional comments requried thankx) &nbsp;I ain't gonna suddenly find everyone heading doen to 40M am I? &nbsp;I've been to 30M in the Med where all was bright and clear, but I expect Wastwater is slightly darker!

Thankx

DaveS

[Rick Huggins]

<font color='#0000FF'>Smudga,

Fear not, I doubt Phil or anyone else will push anyone beyond their comfort/training levels.

Bring a notepad and pen as you well take loads of usefull notes, bring your questions too

HTH

Rick

[Driftwood]

<font color='#0000FF'>Smudge,

Bring all your kit is probably the most important thing

Yes, Wast does go deep and dark (despite Mr T. trying to trump it up, last I was there is was kinda grey) bit there's a long (5 min fin) gently slope from zip to 18m to go over first!

Andy and co will only take you to what you are comfortable with. You can call a dive at any point without recrimination or piss taking.

If you have a torch I'd bring it. Wast may not be pitch black but focusing on a torch beam can be nice and calming if you don't like the dark around you.

[Mark Davies]

<font color='#000080'>Bren,

Got the leave booked and so definitely on for this.

Do we have a start time for Saturday? Not sure whether to come up on Friday night or just to have an early start on Saturday.