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Congratulations! Congratulations to Dave and Karl for finishing Divemaster! Congratulations to Brent, Rick and Tom for finishing Assistant Instructor! Congratulations to Dave, Brent and Rick for completing their Instructor Exam and becoming PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors!!! Click here for IE photos 
 
 Congratulations to Glen for completing his Master Scuba Diver Special thanks to all of you that worked hard to complete your Divemaster and Assistant Instructor courses. Thanks to your hard work, I'm now a PADI Master Instructor. Upcoming IDC: February 11-19, Dive Magic, Boise, Idaho Attention Divemasters & Assistant Instructors: Kelly Rockwood will be conducing an Instructor Development Course (IDC) at Dive Magic in Boise, Idaho in February. This is the course you have to take before attending a PADI Instructor Examination to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. Contact Kelly to enroll in the program. I'm really looking forward to staffing this IDC. I think we're going to have an awesome time. 2008 Training Schedule Be sure to check the online calendar for a more detailed course schedule. Here's the short list of what's going on during the first half of 2008: February: EFR Instructor course, Instructor Development course, Open Water Diver March: Advanced Open Water, Adventure Dives & Specialty Dives, Project AWARE April: Digital Underwater Photography, Adventure Dives, Specialty Dives May: Rescue Diver June: Open Water, Adventure Dives, Advanced Open Water, Specialty Dives, Peak Performance Buoyancy Details for courses can be found here Charting your course to PADI Master Scuba Diver To become a Master Scuba Diver, you need to complete Open Water, Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver (PADI or equivalent ratings). Then, complete 5 PADI specialties and have logged 50 dives and you're there. With the new training schedule, you can work on your Advanced and Specialty ratings on a dive-by-dive basis. Contact me to customize a training plan to meet your scheduling needs. Track your progress towards your PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. Check it out here Contact me if any corrections need to be made. The upcoming Equipment and Project AWARE specialties do count towards your PADI Master Scuba Diver rating! Upcoming Classes The 2008 Specialty of the Year is Project AWARE. I'll be offering Project AWARE in March, as well as when ever people ask for it. It's open to divers & non-divers alike, so bring your friends & family. Learn more about underwater ecology and how we're impacting the underwater environment. Coming in January: Enriched Air & Dry Suit diver courses (and other specialty dives you're interested in.) Sign up for Project AWARE Now! Learn More about Project AWARE Please be sure to allow jon @ webscuba . net to send you email. You may need to add this address (without the spaces) to your address book, friend list, white list, etc. December 2007 newsletter October/November 2007 newsletter September 2007 newsletter Sorry--no August 2007 newsletter. July 2007 newsletter June 2007 newsletter May 2007 newsletter April 2007 newsletter March 2007 newsletter February 2007 newsletter January 2007 newsletter 2006 Newsletter Archive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
