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Scuba Trek Till August I 1B7S Halton scuba club emphasizes fun and safety By Herald suit writer Most know what Fairy Lake looks like from the surface the members of the Scuba Trek It looks like from under The Scuba Trek is a club for people in scuba diving It wis formed about five years ago and averages between four and ten members Club president Noble told The Herald week new divers are welcome but the club will take each diver out on a practice divt before they Join the club With a club you always have somebody go diving with Mr Noble said The buddy system prevails in diving as It docs with swimming In unfamiliar Courses In scuba diving ore available from the Mai ton Hills recreation department Mr Noble said with the next course beginning in Septemb er To lake the course a beginning diver must supply his own snorkel mask and weight belt The rest of the equipment is supplied by the recreation department The cost for a Outfit ranges and Mr Noble said The pieces of equipment are a wet suit weights to keep the diver submerged a dive knife a mask a snorkel a buoyancy compensator to as sist in getting back to the surface a regulator which regulates the low of air from the tanks diving tanks and a depth gauge Another piece of equipment a diver should have a diver lag which Is a red flog with a diagonal white stripe This Is put over the where a diver is submerged and means boats should stay dear or about feet SUITS Wet suits range In price from to depending on whether buy Mill off the rack or get it custom Tit ted Mr Noble said The suits will have replaced every five or six years depending on how much weir and tear they have been put through he said I say the more zippers in a wet suit the better Mr Noble said It gets colder but It easier to get in and get out A dive knife is a necessary tool underwater in case the diver gets caught In the weeds Mr Noble said It can also be used a hammer or to pry something open A diver should take a mended diving course before vcn attempting to go scuba diving Courses arc available through the recreation depart and a numb er of diving organizations Once a diver has completed a course he can request on examination in order to bt certified as a diver Cerlificitlon tests are by different groups such as the National Association of In Part of the test is written and part practical Mr said that in Ins test they out for an open check out on November in Mala where qualified diving instructors studied their practical skills and knowledge Mr Noble said he and his wife look the test at the logo in fur a set period of time skindiving which is diving with a snorkel only Then they came out of the for a Then it was back into the water wilh the scuba gear for about m mules SMI Other divmf skills Include removing all the diving mtnt underwater then putting it back on This may involve swimming away from it out on tht bottom and going back down again to put It on Another valuable skill is diving which is necessary in dirk water where divers nny lost there is no visible up In a diving test the people doing the testing may turn off the in a diver tank to see how he or slit will react Mr said So far government has not involved In scuba diving and Mr Noble slid most ditcrs hope to keep the government from getting because they fear It would place loo many restrictions on Pile Underwater Council keeps check on the stations which fill air tanks to make sure the quality of going into the tanks is good Mr Noble said Thais all that s necessary The govern tends to put too much red tape around Accidents in diving arise from people not knowing they redoing from care lessness and of alcohol and drugs Mr Noble said I never of an with people who wen careful and checked every thing and who were confident underwater In a recent scuba diving accident two women diving in Georgian Day died One of the women was trying to qualify till if Walter Noble of the equipment diver needs take part In the The diving knife la a purpose tool which con come In In any number of situation The tank contains nir under tremendous and care Jim lo be taken the tank not explode as It might was knocked about for hi instructor Mr Nobk that wire several factors Involved in tint accident from what he rod in the newspapers which kdtothetngedy One the fiit that the women were loo deep in It They realize that the water is is cold in Georgian at 100 feet in the is it is just under the ice in the winter he said Also one of the divers was a novice and she have been diving that deep with so few previous Mr said the women probably died from lowering of the body temperature and panic The limit wet suit is to 25 minutes in the winter Mr Noble said When start feeling warm come up because tint the first sign of frost bile All com pare to drunk driver he s He doesn know what lies Diving is just as dangerous FURNITURE warehouse ltd 334 GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN REBATE SALE ON ANY 3 to PIECE BEDROOM SUITE IN STOCK BRING THIS AD AND RECEIVE A REBATE AT THE TIME OF SALE I terms inn Damn OPEN FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE TUK WED SAT FRIDAY am Mr Hit po of the Hilton Trek is tike a diver down for a dive before he joins be the of the diver level of skill and the amount of cant ion the diver tikes in readying himself or herself fur the due No matter how impressive the divers credentials he or she must undergo this test lot of people don I go in over one summer and then they try to go hack in the Mr without it some It like up on for first time winter r the first time your legs are pretty tired the tie winter re back in Mr Noble the club enerj tarts out the sum seisuti with a due two in I airy before further afield been in t Lake five limes this year already he pulled out some Interesting stuff like an old and a fishing rod KIT OF There lot of stress in diving and it import ant for a diver to s si Mr Noble Most diving courses re commend that be able to swim one milt free style Mr Noble Even diving in calm water tikes a lot of energy and the colder the iter the more energy it likes After you been in rial witer or if ve longtime you all come up feeling very hungry tired Being in condition and being lo dive will also mean diver can stay down longer with the amount of in or her diving tanks Mr Noble said of last mean ige of one and a half limes as long as a novice diver because I m more related he Some people are certified divers but they at all once re under tie water Mr Noble slid have to leirn to rtl Tit will frequently eet together a group of people to organize a charter for I diy of diving A costs on the Mr Noble said and ith 10 or people the cost is Tin re arc i number of ores partieuhrly in around Tobermory which will arrange charters once the group lets them know Continued on Page IS Wurseiy HOLIDAY WEEKEND SPECIALS LOWGROWING JUNIPERS FOR GROUND COVER Sea Spray Emerald Spreader Blue Rug Junipers Reg SI A Special Q OR Andorra Juniper Reg Special EFFECTIVE AUG 1st FOR PROTECTING YOUR VALUABLE FRUIT TREES Including Crab Apple 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