Northern Ronquil, Kelvins Grove

UWE is very excited to announce that the Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest section is once again in the process of being up dated with new images and information being added.   We have updated the Fish Section with the addition of some new Black Eyed Goby pictures, along with the Northern Ranquil and some updated images of the Rock fish (Copper to be more accurate).

We also added the Worm section as well as the Crab section, where we have added some pictures of the various images of the Northern Crab, Alaskan Hermit Crab, and we are in the process of adding some of the various worm pictures we have taken along with the information we have researched.

Be sure to stop in and check out the sections…let us know how we are making out!!

Daniel Worger

UWE and Ocean Quest Dive Centre are very excited to announce that in the March Advanced Course we have five new graduates!  This was a great course, we had plenty of challenges that presented on this course.  High winds, poor visibility,  but all of the students did an excellent job with their training!

It all began in the Pool, where we did Drysuit Skills, as well as various Buoyancy skills, and of course advanced Fin techniques.  All of the students did very well, and this was later evident in the ocean when we practiced the PPB skills.

Well done to all the students, that graduated the March Advanced Course.

Ke-Ham PADI Drysuit Diver

UWE is very excited to announce that we completed our first PADI Assistant Instructor Course.  Roger L.  did a fabulous job, completing his PADI Dive Master Course and PADI Assistant Instructor Course one right after the other.

In early March, Roger worked on the AI lecutres, and exams, while learning how to properly make lesson plans for Confined Water, Open Water as well and Class Room presentations.  Once he had master this section, we proceeded to learn the proper instructing techniques.  Roger did a fabulous job with all of this.

Once he completed this intensive three day course, he went directly into his OWSI course.  He is currently waiting to conduct his PADI Instructor Exam which is approaching quickly.  He will be joining the Capilano University group this weekend up in Sechelt where he will do his IE.  Best of Luck to Roger and everyone on the exam!!

Sean M. PADI Drysuit Diver

UWE and Ocean Quest Dive Centre is excited to announce that Sean has successfully completed his PADI Drysuit Diver course.  We had some quick scheduling to get done in order for Sean to be able to get is course completed in the time frame he was hoping for, but we met his needs.

Sean did a fabulous job with his training.  After getting all of his gear fitted, we headed out to Whytecliff Park to conduct his dives.  We took things slowly as he had not been in cold water before.  Sean met with all of the challenges and successfully completed his skills dive.

On dive two we headed out to the Anemone Garden, where he demonstrated advanced buoyancy, and we had a fabulous dive, seeing all the cool things that can be found at Whytecliff park!  Great work Sean, I hope we can get out and go diving together again soon!!

Greg and Roger Feb's Dive Master Students

UWE and Ocean Quest Dive Centre are very excited to announce we have two new PADI Dive Masters!  Greg V, and Roger L have successfully completed the intense 5 week PADI Dive Masters course which commenced back on the 3rd of Feb 2012.

We certainly put the guys through their paces, from learning how to lead a dive, assist their instructors, Search and Recovery and my favourite the Deep Dive.  On top of all that we had two nights a week for theory, and exams, plus Roger had started working on his Assistant Instructors course at the same time so he would be ready this weekend for his OWSI course.

Well done boys you did a great job and you should be very proud of yourselves!!!

Eric. S Enriched Air Diver

UWE and Ocean Quest had a request to complete a short notice PADI Enriched Air Course course on Saturday.  So, when I returned from the SMD and the Divemaster training I started up an PADI Enriched Air Course for Eric from Winnipeg.  Go figure, Winterpig lol what can I say!!  So, Eric started off watching the video, and I got the various training aids together.

As one can imagine we need some Enriched Air cylinders so you can do the analysis of the contents.  Once the video was completed we started working on the Knowledge Reviews, and since I like doing everything by hand, I made sure Eric knew and understood how to use the various formula’s to do a second check of everything your dive computer maybe wanting to tell, but I to be sure my computers is correct so I do all the checks manually as well just to ensure safety.  Mine to be exact!

Eric had no problems completing all the skills that were expected so it was off to the 25 question quiz, which he had no problems.  Well done Eric, thanks for selecting Ocean Quest to complete your training needs!!

Greg and Roger Feb's Dive Master Students

UWE and Ocean Quest Dive Centre has started the first PADI Divemaster course of 2012 here at the dive center.  We have two students Greg and Roger who have come and joined us for their training, both students have signed up to do their instructor ratings as well, so there certainly is a lot of work ahead of them.

Classes are running at a hectic pace with Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.  Both students are working hard and doing a fabulous job on their training.  With the first exam session quickly approaching, both Greg and Roger have been working hard at learning all the Regulations that apply to the position while learning how to be an assistant in the Open Water training role, and how to become Dive Leaders.

This Saturday past Roger and Greg worked as the Dive Leaders on our Saturday Drop in Dive (SMD).  They were tasked to give the dive briefings, as well as lead the dives where they faced various realistic problems with the divers they were responsible to lead.  Both DMT’s did a fabulous job, with all be some minor problems that were pointed out and fixed for the next dive.

Greg and Roger Feb's Dive Master Students

Well done to you both Roger and Greg, keep up the good work, and I will seeing you in some beautiful tropical location one day soon!  Interested in taking the PADI Divemaster Course, or going on the Saturday Morning Drop in dive, contact us at Ocean Quest and let us answer your questions.

Danny doing CPR PADI EFR Training

UWE and Ocean Quest Dive Centre would like to say congratulation to Amy and Danny for completing their PADI EFR course.  We met at Ocean Quest Dive Centre at 6pm on the 8th of Feb, and started the PADI EFR training course.  The diver version takes around 4 – 5 hours to complete so there was no time fool around.

We started off with Scene Assessment and Primary Assessment techniques and from there we proceeded into Rescue Breathing, CPR and Choking.  Both students quickly learned that it would not be a lot of fun to do any of those procedures for real as it takes a lot of you both physically as well as emotionally.  However, they did a great job and sure worked hard to complete this section properly.

From there we went into covering severe bleeding, splinting, slings and Secondary Assessment.  Overall both students did a great job!! Well done!!

PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider

UWE and Ocean Quest Dive Centre are excited to announce we have four new PADI Emergency Oxygen Providers.  Last Thursday had Mark, Greg, Anton and Heather join me at Ocean Quest so we could do the PADI Emergency Oxygen Providers course for them.

The course is a 4 hour classroom practical session where we go over the various maladies that Oxygen can help improve the casualties condition.  We discuss in depth Lung Over expansion injuries and Decompression Sickness, and how oxygen can help.  This is a very informative class, and overall we try to make a fun but educational at the same time.

Great work guys, and congratulations on becoming PADI Emergency Oxygen Providers!!