Got my AOW cert!

[TimK]

Yeah! Just completed my SSI AOW certification with a couple of night dives at Nubble over the weekend. Looking forward to a U-853 dive at the end of the month through Aquatic Escapes and the Canned Air out of Point Judith. Now everyone do the good weather and calm seas chants for me OK?

 

[spectrum]

Congratulations!

Nubble at night, I have yet to do that.

You must have been on a fairly low tide this weekend, how did you manage on the entry & exit?

Pete

 

[nereas]

Sounds great! I plan someday to make at least 1 UBoat dive as well.

SSI also teaches a great rescue couse. You may want to focus on it next. Try to get the book and read it in advance. It is a great book, and it will help you just by reading it.

 

[TimK]

Dives where done at low tide with lots of rock to be careful on while getting in and out. I have to admit that I did fall getting out on the first dive -- slipped and dropped to my hands and knees while still in about 8-10 inches of water. Nothing broken nor hurt fortunately. Nubble is diveable no matter what the tides but is much more tricky getting in and out at low tide. At low tide, its better to actually move to the left about 50 feet from the normal high tide entry point and follow a crack in the rocks out to a rock that shows up which is great for gearing up. Can lay fins/mask on it and lean on it to put final gear on. Then just a few steps and your in floating depth water to take the weight off and wait for buddies.

 

[spectrum]

When in doubt I wear knee pads there.

 

[DavidInNH]

Congratulations Tim! Now that you're AOW-certified, next step for you is as a dive club president!

 

[TimK]

Congratulations Tim! Now that you're AOW-certified, next step for you is as a dive club president!

You and Kim are in cahoots aren't you? I thought before you could be club president you had to be Rescue, DM, Instructor, Trimix/Advanced deco certified, and own a dry-suit?

 

[RIOceanographer]

Now everyone do the good weather and calm seas chants for me OK?

Ooooogala moooogala!!!! Weebo naha!!!

Hmm... wait I can't remember if that was the calm seas chant or the I hope I got a good fill chant..... oh well.

 

[TimK]

Ooooogala moooogala!!!! Weebo naha!!!

Hmm... wait I can't remember if that was the calm seas chant or the I hope I got a good fill chant..... oh well.

I'll let you know if I have two steel 130s pumped up to their full 3442 (or better) psi and I'm so seasick I can't do the dive or if I have just enough Nitrox to make it to the sub and back with 0 bottom time -- but seas are flat calm.

Knowledge might come in handy for future trips.

 

[Ken abucs]

Just check the pressure before you leave the shop, and have Ed top 'em off if need be.

Congrats again.

Spectrum, I can't believe a Mainer hasn't done a night dive at Nubble. That's almost sacreligous.

Ken