SDI Search & Recovery in Monterey, California

TRAINING COSTS:

• $300 Tuition per person
• $75 SSI E-learning materials

2 person minimum. If minimum participation is not met, the module will be cancelled and you can either be bumped to the next scheduled event, or refunded

OBJECTIVE: treasure! my precious!

DURATION:

• 4 hour Class & Pool
• 2 Certification Dives in Monterey, with practice on the lawn in the morning (all day affair)

SCHEDULE:

• 6PM - 10PM Class & Pool (Thursday)
• All Day Saturday (Monterey)

TECHNIQUES/SKILLS:

• Equipment Familiarization
• Equipment Techniques
• Information gathering
• Visualization/Drawing
• Team dynamics
• Communication
• Search Patterns
• Marking & Recovering Items

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In our Class Session we will review topics relating to the tools we use for Navigation, Search Patterns, how we go about finding objects and then safely recovering them to the surface.

We will then practice those techniques in the pool and gain familiarity with our new equipment and communication skills.

Then when we meet in Monterey, we will begin our day on the lawn at San Carlos Beach and do some dry runs of using triangulation, running different search patterns, working as buddy teams, and creating a basic dive plan.

Then we hop in the ocean and test our accuracy on the first dive by ___________. You will be working in teams to locate and bring various objects to the surface.

Search & Recovery is a fun and challenging way to put your navigational skills to the test and also learn new team building skills and learn to use new equipment. Mastering Search & Recovery takes time and practice but will allow you to have fun and be safe while hunting for lost treasures by knowing where you are and how to get them home.

This year we will be hosting a couple of Treasure Hunt Fun Dives in Monterey to provide folks with a silly fun way to refine their skills- we hope you'll join us!

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DIVER REQUIREMENTS:

• Open Water Diver Certification or higher
• 16 years old (parent/guardian release is required)
• Mastery of buoyancy
• Navigation
• Night & Low Visability
• at least 25 Cold water dives, and 50 dives total

DIVER RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Perfect Buoyancy
• Finning Techniques
• Full Face Mask

GEAR REQUIREMENTS:

• Mask & snorkel
• Boots & fins
• Compass
• Slate & pencil

GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS:

• SMB & spool/reel
• Lift Bag
• Dive light

ADDITIONAL GEAR REQUIREMENTS (Certification Dives):

• Tanks
• Weights
• BCD
• Regulator
• Dive Computer
• Wetsuit/Drysuit w/Hood

Additional Gear Requirements for Certification Dives are available through rental at additional cost

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The payment of Course Fees guarantees TRAINING, not necessarily certification. Certification is EARNED only by successfully meeting all applicable standards and objectives.