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Scuba Los Angeles: Eco Diver Newsletter June 2009

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scuba Alert   Diver Update June 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diver, Scuba season is here and the water is warming up!  Take a moment to check out a few of these activities this month at Eco Dive Center. We've got something for just about everyone:   TONIGHT at 7PM! John Kades Investigates the Los Angeles Coast ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We'll start it all off with a sobering and important presentation from Capt. John Kades, a dive accident investigator with the Los Angeles County Coroner's office.  John is a diver and an expert in dive related accidents in Southern California.  He's given his presentation about dive safety to the Southern California Scuba Show and hopes that the insight he can provide will save the lives of divers.  His presentation to the Eco Divers is always popular and informative. Kick it all of with John Kades's presentation to the Eco Dive Club on Tuesday, June 2.  Show up at 7:00 PM for a bite to eat and be ready for an important presentation.

Automated External Defibrillator Specialty Certification 6/4 at 7pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We're offering a specially priced AED training program and certification.  Refresh your CPR and First Aid training and learn how to fully integrate today's common technology.  Automated External Defibrillators are becoming more common place - Eco Dive Center takes one on our dive charters - and easy to use.  This course covers all of the basics and prepares you to respond in an emergency whether on a dive boat or at the shopping mall.  Call the shop at (310) 398-5759 to sign-up for this specially priced course.  $40 includes training session and your certification card.  Shipwreck Diving this weekend in San Diego - GREAT VIZ RIGHT NOW! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  This weekend - June 6 and 7 - Eco Dive Center is doing another Wreck Weekend down in San Diego.  Two days of four amazing dives on the artificial reefs of Wreck Alley, plus a room in the downtown San Diego. What else could sweeten this trip and make it the perfect way to kick off the summer? MORE DETAILS Free Scuba equipment rentals for this trip! PADI Divemaster Program w/ Chris Robinson - Starts June 9th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Being a role model and inspiring divers is your passion, becoming a Divemaster is a necessity.  The first of the professional ratings, Divemasters supervise and counsel divers, work on dive boats and at dive centers all over the globe, and help instructors mold tomorrow's divers.  The world of being a professional diver and the culmination of all of your dive training can start this month with our Divemaster Course Orientation night on Tuesday, June 9th.  Once you have your books and are ready to get started, you'll begin the adventure and learn the ropes.  For more information email chris@ecodivecenter.com or call (310) 398-5759.   Oxygen Administration: Easy to Learn, Important to Know - 6/18 at 7PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All the experts agree, 100% oxygen is the best first aid when someone is suspected of having decompression illness. Are you ready to act? Do you know how to set up the equipment, which mask to use, or how to monitor the diver? Eco Dive Center is offering a PADI Specialty Course in Oxygen Administration for the special price of $40 including all the materials and certification. The Oxygen Administration course is an interesting, hands-on class that will prepare you to act and provide oxygen first aid to anyone in need. Youll leave with a full orientation on different protocols, the variety of masks, and how to assemble and disassemble the most popular oxygen units. To sign up for this special Oxygen Administration class on Thursday, June 18th at Eco Dive Center, call the shop.   Be Prepared for Every Dive - Rescue Diver Starts on Wednesday, June 10th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find out what it's all about doing your Rescue Diver Certification.  The Rescue Diver course is 3 evenings and 2 days of intensive training in CPR, First Aid, Self-Rescue, Dive Planning, and Emergency Procedures.  MORE

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