See the "Core" Continuing Education Flyer for more classes

For most current schedule information and to sign up, visit www.huronscuba.com, call 734-994-3483, or email dive@huronscuba.com

Scuba Tune-up Refresher		Class fee: $75
"Tune up" your skills with a brief review of tables, planning, and dive safety, then a pool session with practice of basic scuba skills, including buoyancy control, equipment removal & replacement, and entry/exit skills. Private sessions available; call for pricing & scheduling

Required equipment: Personal snorkeling gear. Personal mouthpiece (if using rental regulator). Optional equipment: Personal scuba equipment Books & materials: PADI Scuba Tune-up Workbook or DVD - optional
2/28/2012 David Bowen	Start your evening at Huron Scuba at 6pm and review Scuba Tune-Up Workbook and dive tables, then over to a local pool until about 10pm.	Scuba Tune-Up Workbook is required for PADI Decal; Open Water Diver DVD is also available for rental if interested.
3/2/2012 David Burgoyne	Start your evening at Huron Scuba at 6pm and review Scuba Tune-Up Workbook and dive tables, then over to a local pool until about 10pm.	Scuba Tune-Up Workbook is required for PADI Decal; Open Water Diver DVD is also available for rental if interested.
3/20/2012 David Bowen	Start your evening at Huron Scuba at 6pm and review Scuba Tune-Up Workbook and dive tables, then over to a local pool until about 10pm.	Scuba Tune-Up Workbook is required for PADI Decal; Open Water Diver DVD is also available for rental if interested.
4/13/2012	Start your evening at Huron Scuba at 6pm and review Scuba Tune-Up Workbook and dive tables, then over to a local pool until about 10pm.	Scuba Tune-Up Workbook is required for PADI Decal; Open Water Diver DVD is also available for rental if interested.

Emergency First Reponse First Aid/CPR/AED Course		Class fee: $39
Two evenings of training designed to help you respond to medical emergencies, injuries, or accidents. Improve your readiness and ability with this fun class! Renew every 2 years.Class includes free latex gloves

Required equipment: Barrier devices for rescue breathing (pocket masks @ Huron Scuba) Optional equipment: Books & materials: Emergency First Response student text and DVD

DAN Oxygen Provider Course		Class fee: $75
Learn when and how to provide oxygen first aid for dive accidents. Get hands-on practice with actual DAN oxygen kits in realistic scenarios.

Required equipment: Personal Barrier Device for Rescue Breathing Optional equipment: We provide latex gloves Books & materials: DAN Oxygen Provider Student Workbook

DAN Emergency Management Provider Course		Class fee: $145
Three courses in two sessions: DAN Oxygen Provider, DAN First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries, and DAN AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Provider. Current CPR training required. Includes O2, AED, and HMLI class modules

Required equipment: None Optional equipment: Books & materials: DAN EMP Student Workbook

PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Workshop		Class fee: $85
A fun class to get wet & perfect your buoyancy control, weighting, and trim in the water.

Required equipment: Personal snorkeling equipment Optional equipment: Personal wetsuit and scuba equipment Books & materials: PADI Peak Buoyancy DVD - optional
2/7/2012 David Bowen	Start at Huron Scuba 6pm for a fun evening of learning about comfortable body positioning and buoyancy; finish between 10pm.	The best night you could spend getting more comfortable with cruising around the pool.
3/16/2012 David Bowen	Start at Huron Scuba 6pm for a fun evening of learning about comfortable body positioning and buoyancy; finish between 10pm.	The best night you could spend getting more comfortable with cruising around the pool.
4/20/2012 David Burgoyne	Start at Huron Scuba 6pm for a fun evening of learning about comfortable body positioning and buoyancy; finish between 10pm.	The best night you could spend getting more comfortable with cruising around the pool.

Reef Fish Identification Workshop		Class fee: $38
Learn to identify the reef inhabitants of the Caribbean, Florida, and Bahamas. The Beginner course focuses on the 30 most common fish, while the Advanced course builds with some less common species.UAW TAP application accepted as deposit

Required equipment: None Optional equipment: Books & materials: Paul Humann's Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas - optional

Underwater Buddy Communications		Class fee: $59
Learn underwater signals & methods of making your dives more enjoyable through clear communication. This class is a great way to laugh your way to being a great dive buddy! One text per buddy team

Required equipment: None Optional equipment: None Books & materials: Sign Language for Scuba Divers - one per buddy team

PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Level 1		Class fee: $95
This classroom and pool course gets you familiar with choosing, using, caring for, and shooting with a digital camera with underwater housing. Hands-on practice on dry land and in the pool emphasize the "SEA Method" - Shoot, Examine, Adjust. You'll practice the dive techniques that lead to great pictures while not being hard on the environment. You'll learn how to use manual white balance to improve color in your underwater photos. Limited digital camera rentals available ($50/day for camera/housing); rental fees may be applied towards purchase of camera from Huron Scuba within 7 days of class. Level 2 course (including advanced techniques and strobe use) offered on selected Huron Scuba group trips.

Required equipment: Personal snorkeling equipment. Personal or rental digital underwater camera. Optional equipment: Personal scuba equipment. Books & materials: PADI Digital UW Photo student kit

PADI Search & Recovery Specialty		Class fee: $199
Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you looking for lost treasure? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface. Four open water dives required.

Required equipment: One Reel w/clips and lift bag per buddy team Optional equipment: Books & materials: PADI Search & Recovery student kit with video

PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty		Class fee: $169
When you're underwater, knowing where you are and where you're going comes in handy, especially if you're looking for that beautiful reef that you've heard all about. The PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course will help you become a pro at finding your way underwater. Three open water dives required.

Required equipment: Complete Scuba Equipment incl. compass w/slate Optional equipment: Lift bags, reels, clips Books & materials: PADI Underwater Navigator DVD and manual

PADI Wreck Diver Specialty Course		Class fee: $199
Learn how to handle the potential hazards of diving around shipwrecks, as well as how to understand what you're seeing underwater. This course is offered in conjunction with our wreck diving trips, such as Tobermory, Alpena, and Lake Huron charters.

Required equipment: Personal snorkeling gear. Personal or rental scuba gear. Slate & pencil. Line reel or spool. Cutting tool. Primary & backup lights. Optional equipment: Personal or rental drysuit. Books & materials: PADI Wreck Diver DVD video & workbook and choose a wreck book relevant to open water dive location: 100 Best Shipwrecks (Vol 1 or 2), or Shipwrecks of the Straits of Mackinac.

PADI Equipment Specialist Course - Basic		Class fee: $195
Two days of hands-on sessions with Huron Scuba's Course Director and Service Manager, learning just about everything you could want to know about anything used in scuba diving - service a regulator too!

Required equipment: Personal equipment may be brought for use in hands-on workshop. Optional equipment: Books & materials: None (Scuba Regulator Savvy book is optional)

Regulator Repair; Cylinder Specialist - Advanced		Class fee: $749
Two days of hands-on sessions with Huron Scuba's Course Director and Service Manager, learning just about everything you could want to know about anything used in scuba diving - all at a more advanced level than the basic Equipment Specialist course!

Required equipment: Personal equipment may be brought for use in hands-on workshop. Optional equipment: Books & materials: Scuba Regulator Savvy Book

PADI Divemaster		Class fee: $525
This course includes certification as a PADI Divemaster. 40-50 hours of class & pool work plus internship. Materials, equipment and fills not included; see course description.

Required equipment: Personal snorkeling and complete scuba diving equipment Optional equipment: Personal drysuit Books & materials: PADI Divemaster candidate kit

PADI Assistant Instructor		Class fee: $650
As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you'll not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional but you'll also start learning the PADI System of diver education. See Course Director Dave and our website for complete details on this program. Materials & PADI registration additional (at member pricing)

Required equipment: Personal snorkeling equipment and complete scuba diving equipment. Must be personally owned, may not be rented or borrowed. Optional equipment: Personal drysuit. Books & materials: PADI Assistant Instructor kit (see Course Director or website for complete list).
3/5/2012 Course Director David Kasper	Start your path to PADI Instructor with this Ass't Instructor or IDC Instructor Developement Course. Orientation night 7-9pm to get everyone on track and set remaining schedule.	Contact Course Director Dave at 730-4429 to set up a meeting where we will go over your options.

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor		Class fee: $795
See our website or Course Director Dave for the complete details on becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. Held right here in Michigan, this course prepares you to teach locally as well as in exciting destinations around the world. IE and Instructor Application paid directly to PADI.

Required equipment: Complete personal snorkeling and scuba equipment. Optional equipment: Personal drysuit. Books & materials: PADI IDC candidate kit (see website or Course Director for complete list).
4/2/2012 Course Director David Kasper	PADI Instructor Course (for AI's or other agency instructors) or as 2'd part of IDC Instructor Developement Course. Orientation night 7-9pm to get everyone on track and set remaining schedule.	Contact Course Director Dave at 730-4429 to set up a meeting where we will go over your options.

DAN Instructor Qualification Course		Class fee: $200
Become certified to teach the DAN Oxygen Provider, AED Provider, and First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries Courses! DAN Instructor Registation Fee ($35) additional.

Required equipment: None Optional equipment: None Books & materials: DAN Instructor manuals (Core module plus manual for each module you will teach).

PADI Deep Diver Specialty Course		Class fee: $249
Huron Scuba's PADI Deep Diver Specialty Course is unique, in that it provides you with the knowledge and skills to plan and make deep dives while minimizing risks and avoiding the need for staged decompression. Prereq: Advanced

Required equipment: Personal snorkeling gear. Personal or rental scuba gear & dive computer. Dive tables, slate & pencil, primary & backup lights, line reel or 100 ft safety spool, 50# lift bag, pony bottle, logbook. Optional equipment: Personal or rental drysuit. Books & materials: PADI Deep Diver video & manual

PADI/DSAT Apprentice Tec Diver		Class fee: $750
This course is designed to give the nitrox-certified Open Water or Advanced Open Water Diver an opportunity to improve their skills, knowledge and equipment configuration to increase their dive safety and efficiency. For those interested in technical diving, this course is also the first step in the technical training progression at Huron Scuba. Equipment, gas fills (approx. $50), dive site fees, food & lodging additional.

Required equipment: See course description Optional equipment: Books & materials: Tec Deep Crew-Pak

PADI/DSAT Mixed Gas Blender		Class fee: $225
This course provides the student-diver with the skills and knowledge needed to safely handle high pressure gases, prepare oxygen enriched air and helium based mixes, and prepare equipment for up to 100% oxygen service.

Required equipment: Optional equipment: Personal Cylinder to fill with nitrox or tri-mix (if qualified) Books & materials: DSAT Gas Blender, NAUI Mixed Gas Blender & O2 Service Tech Manual, and Recreational Nitrox Blending Manual.