 The UKDMC (UK Diving Medical Committee) has been working on a simple way for a divers to carry out a self-assessment of their risk based on simple questions about their medical history. This document was approved by the UKDMC on the 14th June and will be published to the market later this week. There are recommendations for what actions to take based on the risk level. Download the Scorecard below... 
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 Visiting the shop will require a certain number of changes and restrictions in order to safeguard everyone's health. Simple measures can easily help us protect you and others from communicable diseases. Please assist us by following these commonly accepted and recommended practices with regards to the COVID-19.
Principally, access to the Training Center will be limited to customers only. We will be operating a one out, one in policy with only one customer (or household group) allowed in the Centre at a time and if possible, please leave the kids at home. Please note, if you suffer from any of the symptoms related to COVID-19, we kindly ask that you refrain from approaching the Training Center: Fever, Cough, Tiredness or muscle pain, Respiratory problems, Sore throats, Lung infections, Headaches, Loss of taste, Loss of smell or Diarrhea. Additionally, if you have recently returned from travel or been in contact with a potentially infected individual, please follow the self-isolation guidelines and/or arrange to be tested before entering the Training Center. When paying, please keep behind the yellow lines. Cash, card and contactless payment is acceptable. Hand sanitiser is available in the Centre. Please feel free to use it. Our recommendations: • If vulnerable or unable to guarantee social distancing, wear a "protective face mask" around other people and in enclosed areas, covering your nose and mouth. • Stay a safe distance of 2 metres/6 feet away from other people. • Avoid shaking hands or hugging when greeting people. • If you need to sneeze or cough, use the bend of your arm or into a tissue and then properly dispose of the tissue in a bin. • If exposed to possibly infected surfaces, blowing your nose, sneezing or coughing, avoid touching your mouth, eyes and nose. Immediately, either wash your hands with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitiser. Services available now For servicing, you may now bring your equipment in to the Centre. You will be asked to leave the equipment with us and we will contact you when it is ready for collection or give you a collection date when you drop it off. There will be an additional £5 per item cleaning / disinfection fee on top of the standard service cost. Servicing is available for BCDs, Regulators and Computers/Watches as these are completed in-house by our team. Cylinder Testing and Dry Suit repairs are now available but the turnaround will be slower than normal whilst the Testing Team get back up and running. For sales, our Shop is back up and running and ready to welcome you back. There is no facility for trying on wetsuits or drysuits at the present time. If buying these items, you will be given the opportunity to take things home and try them on there. If the size is wrong, you will be able to bring your item back and exchange it for the correct size. Kit Hire, is now available. You will need to contact us in advance by phone or email to tell us what kit you need and when you plan to collect it. We will get everything ready for you to collect and ensure it is clean and disinfected. When collecting, you will be asked to check all of the kit and sign for it, including a declaration regarding your health. When returning the kit, we will check it and you will sign a further declaration regarding your health and we will thoroughly clean and disinfect it. There is an additional £5 per item cleaning / disinfection fee on top of the standard Hire charge. For eligible Club Members, the £5 per item cleaning / disinfection fee is all that is payable. Training however remains affected. In order to meet the requirements for Social Distancing and following the closure of the pool, we have been forced to postpone all training and Club pool sessions until July at the earliest. The Government has not indicated when Lockdown easing may be implemented for pools and leisure facilities so we are simply forced to wait until they announce a change. Any courses that have been booked will be re-scheduled once the restrictions have been lifted and we have an idea of what options are available. To ensure that no one misses out on their course, the usual 6 month expiry date from the date of booking for courses has been extended to 6 months following the lifting of the Lockdown restrictions that allow us to access the pool and the Open Water facilities. That being said, things are changing rapidly so we advise everyone to check the website at regular intervals to check for any updates and get the latest information. In line with current medical advice, we would also ask that all people who meet the criteria for self-isolation or are in the high-risk categories to stay at home. Revised opening times: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am to 3:00pm Finally, we would like to express the hope that everyone manages to cope through these troubling times. If we can help, please let us know how and we'll do the best we can to assist you. All the team DIVE Northampton  The recently announced Lockdown easing will have an effect on the services we offer here at DIVE Northamton. As a result of the Government's Lockdown Policy changes, the shop remains closed for retail sales although you are able to purchase through our online store for home delivery. CLICK HERE to go to our online store. We hope that it won't be too long before we can open the shop properly, albeit with appropriate safeguards and social distancing measures.
Now that people are allowed to go out and travel for sport and exercise, the Dive Centre is now open for Air fills, Shooting Fills, Oxygen Fills and Equipment Servicing. For example, our Technical Services team can supply:
Air, Shooting & Oxygen Fills and anything that requires on-site assisstance, including high pressure Air and Oxygen fills, we will help you with while you wait to avoid the need for multiple visits. You will however, be asked to wait in your vehicle or outside during the filling process and we will be operating a one out, one in policy with only one customer allowed in the Centre at a time. For servicing, you may now bring your equipment in to the Centre. We will be operating a one out, one in policy with only one customer allowed in the Centre at a time. You will be asked to leave the equipment with us and we will contact you when it is ready for collection. Servicing is available for BCDs, Regulators and Computers/Watches as these are completed in-house by our team. Cylinder Testing and Dry Suit repairs are not currently available until at least the next phase of the Lockdown lifting takes place. For sales, our online shop is available at https://www.ns-a.co.uk/DIVENorthampton/index.php. As we generally only list items we have in stock, we will aim to ship direct from our storage facility, any purchases within 2 working days of order. Training however remains affected. In order to meet the requirements for Social Distancing and following the closure of the pool, we have taken the decision to postpone all training and Club pool sessions until Sunday 1st June at the earliest when the Government has indicated that the next phase of the Lockdown easing may be implemented. Any courses that have been booked will be re-scheduled once the restrictions have been lifted and we have an idea of what options are available. To ensure that no one misses out on their course, the usual 6 month expiry date from the date of booking for courses has been extended to 6 months following the lifting of the Lockdown restrictions that allow us to access the pool and the Open Water facilities. That being said, things are changing rapidly so we advise everyone to check the website at regular intervals to check for any updates and get the latest information. In line with current medical advice, we would also ask that all people who meet the criteria for self-isolation or are in the high-risk categories to stay at home. Revised opening times for Essential Services only: Tuesday to Saturday 10:30am to 1:30pm Finally, we would like to express the hope that everyone manages to cope through these troubling times. If we can help, please let us know how and we'll do the best we can to assist you. All the team DIVE Northampton  As a result of the Government's Lockdown Policy, those of us here DIVE Northampton are still turning up to do the odd Oxygen or Air fill for essential services, post out online orders and work through equipment servicing and repair. While we've all been stopped from going diving, this is an ideal opportunity to get your kit serviced, ready for the moment the government lets us out of our homes and we can get wet again. On top of Oxygen Fills, we're still doing Air Fills for Confined Space or BA Systems, Compressed Gas Fills for Pest Control and other services, Shooting / Air Fills and Life Support Equipment Servicing / Repair. For divers, we are also able to offer:
For servicing, there are a number of options. You can drop your equipment off during the current opening times, you can post/courier your equipment to us or for customers within a 10 mile range, we will arrange to collect your equipment for a charge of £7.50 - just email or call us to make the arrangements. Please ensure that your address, contact details and requirements are included with your equipment. Once we have completed the service work, we will contact you for payment and you can either collect it during the current opening times, we can post/courier your equipment back to you for the cost charged or for customers within a 10 mile range, we can arrange to deliver your equipment for a charge of £7.50. Alternatively, you are welcome to leave anything with us until such time as the restrictions are lifted. Revised opening times: Tuesday to Friday 10:30am to 1:30pm  As a result of the Government's Lockdown Policy, DIVE Northampton will only offer a limited service to meet the needs of Essential Workers and Services. For example, we are still able to supply:
Anything essential that requires on-site assisstance, including high pressure Air and Oxygen fills, we will help you with while you wait to avoid the need for multiple visits. You may however, be asked to wait in your vehicle during the filling process. For servicing, please post/courier your equipment to us and we will return it the same way. Please ensure that your return address details and requirements are included with your equipment. For sales, our online shop is available at https://www.ns-a.co.uk/DIVENorthampton/index.php. As we generally only list items we have in stock, we will aim to ship any purchases within 2 working days of order. Training however is now affected. In order to meet the requirements for Social Distancing and following the closure of the pool, we have taken the decision to postpone all training and Club pool sessions until Sunday 3rd May. As Thursday 30th April is the date for our monthly Social Thursday, I hope that we'll be able to get back into the swing of things by doing something fun. That being said, things are changing rapidly so we advise everyone to check the website at regular intervals to check for any updates and get the latest information. In line with current medical advice, we would also ask that no one visits the shop unless it is essential and would urge all people who meet the criteria for self-isolation or are in the high-risk categories to stay at home. Revised opening times: Tuesday to Friday 10:30am to 1:30pm Finally, we would like to express the hope that everyone manages to cope through these troubling times. If we can help, please let us know how and we'll do the best we can to assist you. All the team DIVE Northampton At present, DIVE Northampton is open as usual although our usual opening hours have changed slightly. We are able to provide air fills, oxygen fills, equipment servicing and sales as normal.
We've been advised that Stoney Cove and many other in-land sites remain open and with the spring weather coming along, the coast could be an option, so as things stand, there is no excuse not to go diving. Training however is now affected. In order to meet the requirements for Social Distancing and in anticipation of increased restrictions being implemented over the coming days, we have taken the decision to postpone all training and Club pool sessions until Sunday 3rd May. Sunday 22nd March will be our last pool session until then. As Thursday 30th April is the date for our monthly Social Thursday, I hope that we'll be able to get back into the swing of things by doing something fun. In the meantime, if you want to dive, it's good old Stoney or event off to the coast. That being said, things are changing rapidly so we advise everyone to check the website at regular intervals to check for any updates and get the latest information. In line with current medical advice, we would also ask that no one visits the shop who meets the criteria for self-isolation and would urge all people in the high-risk categories to stay at home. Revised opening times: Tuesday to Saturday 9:30am to 4:00pm (late night Thursday until 6:30pm) Finally, we would like to express the hope that everyone manages to cope through these troubling times. If we can help, please let us know how and we'll do the best we can to assist you. All the team DIVE Northampton  Darren, one of our dive staff, has organised another trip over to Rugby to play with the Chamber in the evening of Thursday 30th April.
The wonderful guys at Midlands Diving Chamber are giving us the chance to do a 50 metre Dry Dive, all for only £40. The event goes as follows: Everything kicks off at 6:30pm at MDC and starts with a power point presentation with a brief on what they do at the chamber and the dive profile you will complete. They will then load us into the chamber for the dive. They have a neuro indicator for us to complete at depth and they also put a ball/balloons, 6mm neoprene and other toys into the chamber so we can see the effects of the gas laws taking place. We can also take our dive computers and underwater cameras with housings in with us. The 50m dive lasts 48 minutes with 28 minutes of decompression. 27 of these minutes will be spent on 100% 02 for safety so we will leave the chamber with less nitrogen in us than before we started the dive. There will then be a debrief of the dive and a look around the chamber panel and an explanation on how they operate the chamber. Total time with MDC is approximately 2½ hours depending on how many questions we have. We are also giving you a chance to complete the DIVE Northampton SSI Chamber Workshop at the same time which simply adds a further £10 to the cost. For this, you will receive a recognition certification on your SSI App. Key Facts:
To book, simply let me know ASAP and drop your Payment in to the shop or if you’re really stuck, pay by card over the phone. Because we only have limited spaces, your place will not be held until your payment is received. Here’s to a fun evening. Andy Hillier 01604 586156 www.divenorthampton.co.uk  Just arrived from Mares. The incredibly shiny and brilliantly clever Regulator... the 28XR - HR. The perfect Regulator for divers who want a Regulator that will do everything. From standard recreational diving that will take everything you can throw at it, to technical backmount, sidemount and stages. The new dual piston design allows for consistent breathing regardless of cylinder pressure. These new regulators are also environmentally sealed, giving you the performance you need when diving colder waters.
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LEG3ND is for the passionate, the explorers, the ones for whom diving is more than a sport. Aqua Lung, the original pioneer of the scuba regulator, brings you the most capable, coveted and advanced line of regulators ever created: This is the new LEG3ND, a masterpiece of engineering, built for all conditions, all depths and all dives. After all, the ocean is the ultimate proving ground - a place where respect is given and earned equally, where true Legends belong.  We are planning on running our next Stress & Rescue Course, Oxygen Administration Course and EFR First Aid and First Aid Refresher Courses through March and April. The exact dates haven’t been agreed yet so there is still some flexibility. Just pop in, give us a call or drop us an email and we can chat through the scheduling options. Once we’ve got a group organised, we’ll agree the final dates. Don’t forget, with only 1 day at Stoney Cove, the Stress & Rescue Course is an option even for those of you that don’t do Stoney that often! There are number of ways that the schedule can be varied to meet individual requirements, so please pop in if you have any scheduling issues.
The Stress & Rescue Course is open to anyone who has completed their Open Water Course, is at least 12 years old, has dived recently and who feels confident in-water. The Oxygen and First Aid Courses are open to anyone. The Stress & Rescue Course is a pre-requisite for anyone wishing to progress to Master Scuba Diver or follow the Professional route and become a Divemaster. These Courses can be undertaken separately or for anyone looking to complete their complete Stress & Rescue program, this consists of all 3 elements, one of which is optional but highly recommended: Emergency First Response (CPR & First Aid Course). This is compulsory unless you have an alternative, current, CPR certification and takes 1⅓ full training days in the classroom. The first day can be used as the EFR Refresher Course for existing First Aiders needing a refresher. Oxygen Administration. This is optional and requires ⅔ full classroom day. We normally combine the second First Aid day and the optional Oxygen Administration course into 1 full day of training. This allows us to integrate Oxygen use into the practical scenarios. Rescue Course. At least 1 day of academics followed by at least 3 or 4 Sunday afternoon / Thursday evening pool sessions and 1 day at Stoney Cove for the 3 practical application dives. We will schedule the academic sessions to run on a Saturday or Sunday and the Confined Water sessions to run on a number of Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings are for practice and catch-up. The format for this course enables us to spend more time developing skills in the pool and finish off with a single day at Stoney Cove running through a number of realistic Rescue Scenarios. Schedule for all elements: Training Day 1 - 9:00am to 4:00pm - Emergency First Response Lectures including Defibrillator Training Training Day 2 - 8:30am to 12:00pm - Oxygen Admin Specialty Lectures followed by 12:00 to 14:00 - EFR & Oxygen Admin Scenarios (Day 2 of the full EFR Course) followed by 5:00pm to 7:00pm Pool Skill Review * Training Day 3 - 8:30am to 4:00pm – Stress & Rescue Theory sessions followed by 5:00pm to 7:00pm Rescue Pool * Training Day 4 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Rescue Pool * Training Day 5 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Rescue Pool * Training Day 6 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Rescue Pool * Training Day 7 - 7:00am to 2:00pm Rescue Stoney * For anyone that cannot make every Sunday Pool session, it is possible to catch up on the Thursday evenings before or after the missed Sunday or use these Thursday evenings as additional practice sessions. For more detailed information and costings, see below. All of the information about the Stress & Rescue Course and other elements is available from our web site - www.divenorthampton.co.uk In case accessing this is difficult for you, I'll run through the basics.... Emergency First Response Course - from £90. A compulsory part of the Stress & Rescue Course. This is a stand-alone course that provides a complete medical first-aid qualification. This qualification must be renewed every 2 years. Excellent first aid and emergency CPR training for divers and non-divers alike. You may opt out of this course if you hold a valid and appropriate first aid/CPR qualification. 11/3 full training days in the classroom or it may be possible to combine this with the Oxygen Administration Course and run both Courses over 2 full Saturdays or a Saturday & Sunday. This course will include the use of Defibrillators and training to deploy them in an emergency. Oxygen Administration Specialty - from £99. An essential course that teaches the use and administration of oxygen in diving emergency situations. This course is a PADI distinctive specialty and counts towards a Master Scuba Diver rating. It is not necessary but highly recommended that this course be taken during your Rescue Course. 2/3 full classroom day or it may be possible to combine this with the EFR Course and run both Courses over 2 full Saturdays or a Saturday & Sunday. Stress & Rescue Course - from £265. Min Age 12 and you must already be an Open Water diver or equivalent, be at least 12 years old, have dived recently and who feels confident in-water. You must have completed the EFR course or hold a valid and appropriate first aid/CPR qualification. The Stress & Rescue Course teaches exemplary rescue and self-rescue skills and is a must for all serious divers. 1 full day of lectures (usually Saturday or a Sunday 9:00am to 5:00pm in our training room), usually 4 pool sessions (Sunday evening pool session - 4:00pm onwards) followed by 1 very intensive day of Open Water dives at Stoney Cove. Rescue Package - from £425 See the appropriate sections above. Covers the Stress & Rescue Course, Emergency First Response & Oxygen Administration Specialty Feel free to visit the shop for a chat or give us a ring for more information. All the best Andy Hillier 01604 586156 www.divenorthampton.co.uk |
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