PADI DroËpakspesialiteit-skubakursus kaapstad - inleiding

Is jy een van daardie mense wat maklik koud kry? Is dit die koue wat gereeld voorkom dat jy herhaalde duike doen en dan mis jy uit op die pret? Of wil jy net jou duikervaring meer gemaklik maak en jou skubaduiktye verleng? Dan is die PADI Droëpak-spesialiteit definitief vir jou!

Om met ‘n Droëpak te kan duik sal jou horisonne geweldig verbreed. Jou lys van moontlike reisbestemmings raak groter en dit dra by tot die gemak wat jy met ‘n duik voel wat jou in staat stel om vir langer in koue water te skubaduik, en dit te geniet!

Hierdie spesialiteit stel jou in staat om te ervaar hoe dit sal voel om die koeligheid te elimineer uit duik in koue water, en om die pret terug te bring.

Vinnige oorsig van die PADI Droëpakspesialiteit-skubakursus in kaapstad

  • Jy moet jou PADI Oopwater-sertifikasie hê
  • Duur: 3 duike (minimum 2 dae)
  • Minimum ouderdom: 12 jaar
  • Hierdie kursus strek oor twee dae waar jy die eerste dag in die swembad sal spandeer, of jy kan een duik in waters wat begrens is doen. Die tweede dag sal bestaan uit twee oopwaterduike waar jy die tegnieke sal leer van duik met ‘n droëpak.
  • Bring jou swemklere, sonbrandroom, handdoek, warm onderklere om onder jou droëpak te dra, en ‘n versnappering

PADI DRoËpakspesialiteit-skubakursus struktuur

Ons kom elke oggend by Into the Blue-winkel in Kaapstad bymekaar as ons sentrale beginpunt. Hier doen ons registrasie, teorie en ons kry jou skubatoerusting bymekaar. Ontmoetingstye is gewoonlik so 09:15. Jy kan verwag om tussen 15:00 en 18:00 in die middag klaar te wees, afhangende van waar ons op die dag duik. Jou kursus sluit beide teorie en praktiese aspekte in, en dit bestaan uit die volgende:

Skuba Teorie

Daar is twee teorie-elemente aan die kursus:

  • Deelnemers moet die PADI Droëpakduik-DVD kyk
  • Deelnemers moet die PADI Droëpak-duikhandleiding lees, voltooi en die kennisbesprekings hersien

Prakties

  • Begrensde waters:
    • Evaluering van toerusting en uitrusting met ‘n droëpak
    • Droëpak-duikvaardigheide
  • Oopwaterduik een:
    • Neutrale dryfvermoë-beheer
    • Doen ‘n pret-skubaduik!
  • Oopwaterduik twee:
    • Diskonnekteer en konnekteer die lae-druk pomp van die droëpak
    • Doen ‘n pret-skubaduik!
    • Neutrale drywingstyging

PADI DRoËpak-spesialiteitskursus-gereelde vrae

1. Voorsien julle ‘n droëpak of moet ons ons eie hê?

Ons het ‘n beperkte hoeveelheid droëpakke, so as ons jou grootte het kan jy een huur, maar as ons nie jou grootte het nie, sal jy jou eie een moet kry.

2. Hoe diep skubaduik ons?

Vir hierdie duikspesialiteit hoef jy nie dieper as 18 meter te duik nie.

3. Hou dit mens heeltemal droog?

Nee, dit hou mens nie heeltemal droog nie, want mens se hande en gesig word nie deur die droëpak bedek nie, so dit word nat, alhoewel die res van jou droog behoort te bly.

4.  Is dit gemaklik?

Ja! Dit is baie gemaklik! Jy behoort glad nie koud te kry nie.

5. Hoekom sal ek die droëpakkursus wil doen?

As jy maklik koud kry en jy jou duikervaring meer gemaklik en genotvol wil maak, dan is hierdie kursus vir jou. Jy mag miskien nooit weer terug gaan na ‘n normale duikpak toe nie!

6. Is droëpakke duur?

Scubapro Droëpakke kos tussen R8295 en R9995, maar die voordeel van ‘n droëpak is dat dit baie lank sal hou as dit goed versorg word, so die voordele weeg swaarder as die koste.

7. Is dit moeilik?

Met die behoorlike opleiding wat jy van hierdie kursus kry, is dit nie so moeilik nie.

Wat het ander gesê oor in die blou Duik Sentrum?

Globetrekker Oxford

“Top marks for safety and professionalism”....

The reason for giving five stars is not because my dive day was good - it was horrible, a complete washout, no viz, unpleasant swell, just all round yucky conditions.

However, that's nature, and dive operators can do nothing about it. What all dive operators should do is be as professional and customer-focused as the guys from ITB diving.

First thing to note is that ITB is considerably cheaper (by almost 1000.- Rand) than Simonstown operators, which is baffling considering that they also have the transport cost from Cape Town to budget for.

DMs, Instructors and Shopfloor staff are all super friendly and helpful; I even got picked up from my Cape Town digs and dropped off afterwards, free of charge.

On the boat, I saw all the emergency and redundancy gear I like to see: twin engines (VERY important!), Oxygen, comms gear, flares, the lot. Briefings were thorough, and buddy check was insisted on.

The trip to Seal Rock in the RIB was fun in the swell, but when we got there the captain did not let us dive because of the unsafe conditions. Disappointing as this was, he was totally right. Low tide and heavy swells are a dangerous combination this close to the rocks, and as for trying to get back into a RIB in seas like this....
We then tried the PMB wreck, where zero viz and nasty vertical swell separated the group and forced us out of the water after 25 minutes.

The captain did offer to try another spot but was honest enough to tell us that in his opinion it was going to be rubbish everywhere, and so we called it a day.

Back at the dive shop, we were all offered a re-schedule, but as I'm out of time I was given half my money back. I know from experience that this is not the norm in the industry, sadly.

Into the Blue is a top notch outfit that does things by the book, with a strong safety focus and very customer centered, on top of offering reasonable pricing and a fair refund policy. You'll have a hard time to find a better operator anywhere around. They'll definitely be my first choice when I pass through next, and for doing my IDC sometime this year.

Just hope mother nature will be in better mood then.

Visited April 2017

 

Amy Musto

Had the best diving experience with Into the Blue, first...

dive was a ship wreck followed by doing yoga moves with the seals. Would highly recommend diving with these guys, very professional and fun! I sadly lost my go pro whilst diving with the seals but I'll always have the memories!

Brian Brown

Great diving courses. Friendly staff. 5 star.