POSTPONED TO MAY 20. Strong Divers Needed! Experience A Must.

POSTPONED TO MAY 20. Take a look at this surf forcast for La Jolla , look at the time of our event, and see whether nature isn't telling us something. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE NEW DATE OF MAY 20TH (new event page).

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To all strong/experienced divers who read this: Will you help me give back for two or three hours?

Experienced divers only RSVP on this page. You do not need to be a Power Scuba member to participate in this event. (If you are not, contact me to be placed on the list.)

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I was helped by several divers when I was brand new to scuba. They answered my questions, went diving with me, and were patient as hell! Perhaps you experienced that also when you were new. Let's do that very same thing for some of the new or inexperienced divers in this group. You'll take them out on one dive at the Shores and help them along on their path to "veteran" status!

Will you help me give back? (For obvious reasons this is a definite "no flake" event.)

WHAT: One tank dive with an inexperienced diver as a buddy.

WHY: Because it's greatly needed

ARRIVALTIME: Please be at our canopy NO LATER THAN 8:30 am. (I'll be there at least by 7:30 am.) I'll begin my indoc speech then.

PAIRING UP TIME: We'll begin buddying up around 9:30 am

IN-WATERTIME: Approximately 10 am

WHAT IF: Q- What if it becomes painfully obvious your dive buddy does not have the skills necessary to complete the dive? In other words, they're not simply rusty, they're missing a significant amount of the skillset and knowledge to safely perform a dive. A- You must be candid, honest, and gentle with your buddy. Tell them, in your estimation, they're not ready to perform a dive and suggest they take a refresher class or repeat their o/w class. Let Bill know of this as well. (Addendum- If you are already in the water and the realization strikes you that your buddy shouldn't be diving, end the dive immediately and have the above conversation.)

Major thanks to the following scuba shops/instructors for contributing at least one of their staff to our little endeavor here:

Unified Team Divers (http://www.unifiedteamdiving.com/) (Carlsbad): Primary, Advanced, Side Mount, and Technical training with local instructors. Join our "Thinking Team." UTD is global community, training agency, and dedicated equipment seller.

This will not be a "Scuba Review Class" or anything similar... just one diver (you) buddying up with another certified (albeit less-experienced) diver. No teaching relationship, real or implied, is existant.

BAR-B-Q after the dive! Power Scuba will spring for some meat. You bring a side (maybe a little to share too?) and something to drink.

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THIS IS A NO FLAKE EVENT

ADMIN STUFF:

If you have not filled out a liability release for Power Scuba Meetup, please follow this link to the file, print, sign and bring to the event, along with your C-Card (scuba certification card). You only need to do this once: Liability Release and Assumption of Risk (http://files.meetup.com/1307107/Liability%20Release.doc) (I'll have blanks at the event too.)

There will be no professional or teaching relationship between divers... either real or implied. (If you would like your partner to sign any kind of waiver please bring it with you.)

You must also read this: Disclaimer and Clarification... AKA Terms and Conditions (https://www.meetup.com/Scuba-Diving-San-Diego/messages/boards/thread/5914647)

Anyone with a medical condition possibly counter-indicitive to diving must have a doctors signature on a diving waiver form and submit signed form to Bill Powers (or an organizer) before they may attend any Power Scuba event. YOU MAY NOT ATTEND AN EVENT WITH AN UNDISCLOSED MEDICAL CONDITION. Doing so is grounds for expulsion from the group. Here is the PADI medical statement to be used as a reference only: PADI Medical Statement (http://files.meetup.com/1307107/Medical%20Statement%20and%20Questionaire-%20PADI.pdf) Therein you'll find a good example of a Doctor Waiver form.

Attending any scuba event Power Scuba facilitates constitues attendee's affirmation they are medically fit to dive and have submitted a signed Liability Release to an organizer.

Your participation constitutes your affirmation you agree to these above rules and disclaimers.