Need a Scuba Refresher? PADI Reactivate!
Have you been out of the water for too long? Need to freshen up your scuba skills before your next big trip? Lone Star Scuba offers PADI Reactivate as a Scuba Refresher for divers who have been out of the water for no more than ten years. The course is held every Sunday that we have a pool session for our Open Water classes.
Why Take A Scuba Refresher?
Though you may have done well in your scuba class years ago sometimes you can get rusty. A scuba refresher is one of the best ways to alleviate your pre-trip jitters and rebuild perishable skills. The course also helps build your confidence so you can participate in diving activities in a fun and safe way. Furthermore, many dive operators want to see that you've made some sort of logged dive within the last couple of years. Some won't even let you on the boat for fun dives if you don't have proof of recent dive experience. These operators may require you to take a refresher with them and use up your valuable vacation time.
How Your Scuba Refresher Works?
During your PADI ReActivate course you will complete an online knowledge review and one of our Instructors or experienced Divemasters will inspect and reacuaint you with your scuba equipment. If you haven't used the gear in a while we'll want to determine what is still safe to use. Then, they will walk you through proper gear assembly and go over the skills that you learned in your beginning scuba certification course to get you ready for your trip. The Instructor / Divemaster will also help you gain comfort and confidence in the water with a confined water dive skills refresher focusing on mask clearing, neutral buoyancy, safety procedures and a review of ear equalization techniques.
What gear will your need?
You will need to have your own personal gear of mask, fins, snorkel & boots. This is the gear you would have used for your Open Water course. The Instructor / Divemaster will bring the tanks, weights, regulators, and, BCD's to the pool for you if you do not own your own. We encourage all Refresher students to bring any gear they plan to use on their trip to the pool. Also, make sure to bring your log book so the instructor can sign it to show your took a refresher!
As a training environment we also encourage students to ask questions. If you have something you'd like to learn more about or practice just let us know. We want to make sure you're ready for your big dive with Manta Rays in Hawaii!